Rohit hits 31-ball fifty, Mumbai close in on win
April 28, 2018  23:33


Mumbai 165-2 (19 ovs) vs CSK 169-5 | Scorecard

Dhoni takes a risk by bringing back part-timer Watson to bowl the 18th over.

Rohit had hit him for a couple of sixes in his previous over and would no doubt be keen to attack the medium pacer yet again.

Rohit drives the first ball but can't beat the fielder in the covers before Watson bowls a wide.

Watson tries the slower ball which is wide and Rohit smashes it over the covers where Tahir misfields to give away a four.

Watson bowls a length ball and Hardik clubs it over long-on for a six.

A single for Hardik before Rohit drills a full toss through the covers for two runs as Watson concedes 15 in his final over.

Mumbai are 148 for two in 18 overs, needing 22 runs from the last two overs for victory.

Thakur to bowl the 19th over. Pandya picks a single from the first ball before Rohit carves a full toss over point for a boundary.

Thakur bowls it on the stumps as Rohit walks across and flicks it through the vacant fine leg region for another four.

Thakur tries a slower ball but Rohit manages to steer in the gap between thirdman and point to complete a hat-trick of fours.

Rohit sweeps the last ball through square leg for the fourth boundary of the over, which also helps him race to his fifty from just 31 balls.

Thakur has gone for 17 in his final over, leaving Mumbai to get five from the last over for victory.
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