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IPL updates: Dhoni takes CSK past Mumbai

Thu, 21 April 2022

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23:42

Win by 3 wickets

CSK 156-7 (20 ovs) vs MI 155-7 (20 ovs) | Scorecard

Mahendra Singh Dhoni brought out memories of yore as he helped Chennai Super Kings get across the line off the last ball of the innings to register a 3-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.

With Dan Sams striking early, Uthappa and Rayudu put on a rescue effort but then Sams struck thrice to swing the game back in MI's favour.

With 28 needed off the last two overs, Pretorius did well to score 22 off 14 balls to take the pressure off Dhoni who eventually saw his team home, scoring the winning runs.

Sams was the pick of the bowlers for MI with four wickets.

Bravo is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single.

16 needed off 4 and Dhoni just smashes the wide ball straight down the ground into the sightscreen for a 6.

Dhoni then swivel pulls, gets a top edge and the ball goes to fine leg for a four. 6 needed off 2 now.

Good yorker, Dhoni digs it out to mid-wicket and scampers back for a couple.

4 needed off 1 now and Dhoni flicks the full ball to backward square leg to bring up the winning boundary. CSK win by 3 wickets.

17 needed off the last over as Unadkat continues and he starts with a full ball straight into the pads of Pretorius. He misses the ball but scampers for a single. The umpire says no, MI take the review and it shows that it pitched in line. Pretorius out for 22 off 14. CSK lose the 7th wicket.

Bumrah continues and Pretorius wants a risky single but sent back. Next ball Pretorius just crunches the ball down the ground for a four.

Pretorius then gets a single before Dhoni takes a single to long on.

Pretorius then gets cheeky, comes across to the off side, and scoops the full ball to fine leg for a four.

Full and straight and Pretorius pummels the ball down the ground for a single. 11 come off the over.

23:12

CSK have task ahead as 28 needed off 12

CSK 128-6 (18 ovs) vs MI 155-7 (20 ov)

Unadkat back in the attack and Dhoni starts with a single to mid-wicket.

Pretorius then flicks the ball over deep backward square leg for a six!

Pretorius then takes a single to the lrg side before Dhoni slices the wide ball past backward point for a four.

Dhoni then takes single to cover

Pretorius then creams the ball to sweeper cover for a single as 14 come off it.

Bumrah back in the attack and he starts with a wide.

Dhoni and Pretorius can only manage 5 singles as 6 runs come in the over.

23:03

Jadeja out for 3

CSK 108-6 (16 ovs) vs MI 155-7 (20 ov)

Pretorius is the new man and after a dot, he gets off the mark with a couple to cover. Just 5 runs and a wicket come in the over.

Meredith back in the attack and Dhoni starts the over with a single.

Two dots and a wide later, Meredith bowls it slow, full and wide, Jadeja tries to go after it, gets no timing and Tilak takes the catch at long on as Jadeja out for 3.

It's game on now as CSK lose 5th wicket.

Dhoni is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single as 5 come off it.

Sams continues and Jadeja nearly hands a catch to long off luckily it goes one bounce to the fielder.

The batters are happy to just take singles off the first four balls of the over before Rayudu hands a catch to Pollard at long off where he puts in a dive forward to complete the catch. Rayudu is out for 40.

68 needed off the last 7 overs and Rayudu and Jadeja rotate the strike for singles and a couple before Rayudu gets a lucky boundary down the leg side where Meredith misfields at fine leg to allow the boundary.

Wide ball next.

Rayudu then gets a single and a dot to end the over as 10 come off it.

22:45

CSK lose 4th wicket

CSK 88-4 (13 ovs) vs MI 155-7 (20 ov)

Jadeja is the new man in and that is a dot. 9 runs and a wicket come off it.

Sams back in the attack and he is welcomed with a six that he pulls over deep mid-wicket! Much needed pressure release that six!

Rayudu then gets a single off the next ball.

A dot later Dube then gets a couple to backward point.

Sams strikes next ball, Dube gets a thick edge and is well caught behind by Kishan. Dube is out for 13.

Shokeen continues and he keeps it tight bowler quicker and fuller as just two come in the over.

Meredith back in the attack, overpitches and Dube drives it cleanly overs covers for a six! So effortless!

A dot later, Dube then gets a couple and a 1 before Rayudu sees off two dots as 9 come off the over.

22:28

CSK lose their third

CSK 68-3 (10 ovs) vs MI 155-7 (20 ov)

Dube is the new man in as Shokeen continues. Rayudu starts the over with a single.

4 dots later, Dube gets off the mark with a single as 2 come off it.

Unadkat back in the attack and the batters are happy to rotate the strike off the first three balls. Unadkat then bowls a wide before Rayudu slashes the widish delivery past backward point for a four.

Rayudu then takes a risky single.

Uthappa is then done in by a slower off cutter as he tries to go across and he pulls straight down to the man in the deep. He is out for 30 off 25 and CSK lose their 3rd wicket.

Offie Shokeen is in the attack now and after a dot, Uthappa and Rayudi take a single off the next two balls before Uthappa gets a reprieve. What looked liked a good return catch came undone as the replays showed that the ball had grazed the pitch as Shokeen was completing the catch.

Uthappa hits a six off the next ball straight into the sightscreen. A single to end the over as 9 come off it.

Meredith continues and he gives just two in the over.

22:18

Uthappa goes after the bowling

CSK 46-2 (6 ovs) vs MI 155-7 (20 ov)

Uthappa goes after debutant Riley Meredith taking 9 runs in the over before Unadkat is taken down for 8 runs, Uthappa hitting a 6 down the ground.

CSK have done well to come back in the Powerplays.

21:56

Sams gets two wickets

CSK 29-2 (4 ovs) vs MI 155-7 (20 ov)

Bumrah continues and he gives 7 in the over as Rayudu hits another six, another pull to backward square leg.

Rayudu is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a six. A pull to fine leg. Two dots to end the over as 7 come off it.

Sams continues and he gets his second as he takes out Santner who is caught by Unadkat for 11.

Bumrah opens at the other end and he gives 6 runs in the over.

Santner walks in at No 3 and he smashes a couple of fours in the over as 9 come off the opening.

Uthappa and Gaikwad open for CSK while Sams opens the bowling for Mumbai and he strikes first ball as Gaikwad cuts and is caught at point for a golden duck.

21:24

Tilak top-scores with 51 not out

MI 155-7 (20 ov) vs CSK

Mumbai Indians rode on a lone battle by Tilak Verma (51 not out) to get to 155 for 7 against CSK in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.

CSK's Mukesh Choudhary picked three early wickets to have Mumbai tottering at 27 for 3 after 4 overs.

Suryakumar Yadav then did a mini rescue act before he was taken out by Santner.

Tilak Verma and debutant Hrithik Shokeen then rotated the strike while getting the big hits in but MI kept losing wickets and in the end Unadkat and Tilak struck 29 runs off the last two overs to take MI to a respectable score.

Bravo continues and he starts with a wide.

Tilak then takes a single before Unadkat gets a boundary to third man.

A dot later, Unadkat miscues a shot square on the off side for a couple. Unadkat then pulls the ball over mid-wicket for a six! Unadkat ends the innings with 2 to deep extra cover. 16 come off the over and MI make 155 for 7.

Pretorius back in the attack and Tilak welcomes him with a huge six over long-off.

A dot later, Tilak takes three runs to get to his 50.

Unadkat then takes a couple to deep point. He gets another couple off the next ball before a dot to end the over as 13 come off it.

21:06

Tilak fighting on

MI 126-7 (18 ov) vs CSK

Unadkat is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single.

A dot later, Tilak gets a four as he pulls the ball to fine leg.

Single to end the over as 7 come off it.

Bravo continues. Tilak the over with a single.

Bravo then traps Sams leg before. Big shout, umpire raises the finger, MI review it and lose the review as ball tracking showed it was crashing low into the stumps. Sams out for 5.

20:58

Pollard out for 14

MI 119-6 (17 ov) vs CSK

With three overs remaining MI need to somehow get to 150 to put on a fighting total.

Dan Sams is the new man in and he wastes no time in getting off the mark with a four, a paddle sweep to fine leg.

Sams then gets a single. Tilak then takes a couple to deep cover before he takes a single to end the over as 9 runs and wicket come off it.

Theekshana continues and Tilak starts the over with a single to the off side.

Pollard is out next ball as he tries to go big but only ends up finding the fielder in the deep. Pollard out for 14 off 9.

Bravo continues and the batters are happy to rotate the strike. Tilak then comes into his own slaps the bowler over cover for a four 10 runs come off the over.

Theekshana back in the attack and Tilak and Pollard take three singles each before Pollard smashes the tossed up ball for a six over long-on.

Two more singles to end the over as 11 come off it.

20:42

Takes out Shokeen

MI 89-5 (14 ov) vs CSK

Pollard is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a four off an outside edge. Two dots to end the over as 5 runs and a wicket come off it.

Bravo in the attack now and Tilak starts the over with a single off a leg bye.

A dot later, Bravo takes out the debutant. Shokeen tries to dance down and hammer the bowler only to top edge it and is caught at mid-off. He is out for a run-a-ball 25.

Jadeja continues and Shokeen is happy to pick 2s in the over -- three of them -- before ending the over with a thump over extra cover for a four. 10 runs come off it.

20:33

Runs flowing for Tilak, Shokeen

MI 74-4 (12 ov) vs CSK

Santner back in the attack as Shokeen pulls the ball over square leg for a four.

A single to end the over as Shokeen is put down by Jadeja at cover. 5 come off it.

Jadeja continues and Shokeen starts the over with a single before Tilak slog sweeps the ball to cow corner for a six!

A single later, Shokeen places the ball wide of slips and runs it to third man for a four.

A dot and a single to end the over as 13 come off it.

20:24

CSK keep it tight

MI 56-4 (10 ov) vs CSK

At the halfway stage, CSK have kept the lid on the scoring after MI lost three wickets in the Powerplay overs and then Santner got the big one of Suryakumar Yadav who was looking good in the middle.

Tilak Verma and debutant Shokeen will have to put on a big fightback to take MI to a decent total.

Pretorius comes into the attack after the timeout and again all that the MI batters can manage are singles as 4 come in the over.

Jadeja continues and just three singles come in the over.

20:13

MI in deep trouble

MI 49-4 (8 ov) vs CSK

Debutant Shokeen comes out to bat. He starts with a dot, before getting off the mark with a single.

Verma takes a single to end the over as 3 runs and a wicket come off it.

Santner back in the attack and after a dot, he strikes big! Surya is gone for 32 off 21. He mishits the sweep, hits it straight to Choudhary at long leg. MI lose their 4th wicket.

Jadeja in the attack now and he keeps it down to just 4 singles in the over.

20:04

Surya in fine touch

MI 42-3 (6 ov) vs CSK

Harsha Bhogle tweets: 'That is the most frenetic start to a game that I can remember..So many mistakes,3 wickets, a great spell from Mukesh Choudhary, Dhoni misses a stumping, Jadeja and Bravo drop catches, Sky plays sublime shots....'

Theeksana continues and after a dot, Surya gets across, picks the ball and sweeps it over long leg for a six!

He then gets a couple to the leg side.

SKY then gets a single to long on.

Tilak and SKY then take a single each off the next two balls as 11 come off the over.

Choudhary continues, he gets some swing, Tilak edges it and he is dropped by Bravo slip who fails to hold on to the ball as it runs to the boundary.

Tilak then sees off the over nicely as 4 come off it.

19:53

Lose 3 wickets; SKY in form

MI 27-3 (4 ov) vs CSK

Tilak Verma is the new man in and offie Theeksana comes into the attack.

Surya gets a single after a dot off the first ball. Tilak then gets off the mark with a single to long-off.

Surya and Tilak take 2 singles off the next three balls as 4 runs come off the over.

Choudhary continues and SKY starts the over with a beautiful drive through mid-off.

A dot later, SKY takes a couple to square leg and then flicks it to the leg side for 3.

Dot ball next.

Choudhary strikes again and he has Brevis caught behind for 4. He comes down the pitch and tries to go after the slower one only to edge it to the keeper.

MI in big trouble.

Mitch Santner opens at the other end and Brevis starts the over with a single.

A dot later, SKY picks a four over deep extra cover. He is in form and he is showing it!

Surya then takes a single to the leg side. A dot and a couple to end the over as Brevis gets a reprieve as he is dropped in the deep. 8 come off the over.

19:39

Rohit, Kishan out for ducks

MI 6-2 (1 ov) vs CSK

Suryakumar Yadav is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a four to mid-wicket. 6 runs and 2 wickets come in the over.

Brevis is the new man in and after a dot, he gets off the mark with a single to the on side.

Choudhary then bowls a wide down leg.

Kishan is out next ball, he is bowled all ends up for a duck, beaten on the outside edge. MI pushed on the backfoot now.

Rohit and Ishan Kishan open the batting for Mumbai while Mukesh Choudhary opens the bowling for CSK.

Dot ball to Rohit first up before Choudhary strikes!

Rohit is out for a duck as he hands a simple catch to mid-on. CSK strike early.

19:16

MI have two debutants

Chennai Super Kings captain Ravindra Jadeja has won the toss and invited Mumbai Indians to bat in their IPL match at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.

CSK leave out Moeen Ali and Chris Jordan and bring in Pretorius and Santner.

Mumbai Indians have two debutants in pacer Riley Meredith and off-spinner Hrithik Shokeen.

Playing XIs:

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Hrithik Shokeen, Riley Meredith, Jaydev Unadkat, Jasprit Bumrah

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja(c), MS Dhoni(w), Dwaine Pretorius, Dwayne Bravo, Mitchell Santner, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary

On the verge of elimination after six losses on the trot, a horribly out-of-form Mumbai Indians will be aiming to register their first win of IPL 2022 and keep their slim chances alive when they face Chennai Super Kings.

Defending champions CSK, who are just a rung above bottom-placed MI, have also faltered as a team though there has been a few instances of individual brilliance. With five losses from six games, a defeat on Thursday would also send them on the brink of elimination.

For Mumbai, the biggest concern is the form of skipper Rohit Sharma, who has gathered only 114 runs from six innings. If Mumbai have to chase or set up a big total, he will have to do the bulk of scoring.

Young batter Ishan Kishan has also not justified his heavy price tag of Rs 15.25 crore, with a tally of 191 runs from six matches, including two half-centuries.

Another disappointment so far has been all-rounder Kieron Pollard, whose ability to win matches has been on the wane. With just 82 runs, Pollard has been a complete failure, even as questions have cropped up over his retention.

For Chennai, the biggest positive is Ruturaj Gaikwad finding his mojo back with a 48-ball 73 against Gujarat Titans.

Robin Uthappa and Shivam Dube did shine in the team's solitary win against Royal Challengers Bangalore with their brutal hitting but the duo faltered against Gujarat.

Dube will have to shed his one match wonder tag and shoulder more responsibility along with Ambati Rayadu and Moeen Ali, the pinch hitter, who has looked out of sorts.

Captain Ravindra Jadeja and Mahendra Singh Dhoni can play the finisher's role. Jadeja hasn't really looked threatening with the ball and needs to put up a better show if his team is to stop MI's big hitters.

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