Chennai Super Kings rode on a strong show by the bowlers to hand a 20-run defeat to defending champions Mumbai Indians in the first match of UAE leg of IPL 2021.
Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by 20 runs in the first match of the second phase of the Indian Premier League (IPL), on Sunday. Electing to bat, Chennai Super Kings scored 156/6 against the defending champions. CSK were 44/4 at halfway mark after a horrendous start but Ruturaj Gaikwad rescued the side with his blistering unbeaten knock of 88 runs along with Ravindra Jadeja (26) and Dwayne Barvo, who scored 23.
Chasing a tricky target of 157, Mumbai faltered early losing three wickets in the PowerPlay. Saurabh Tiwary scored a fifty but never managed to get any support from the other batsmen around him. Mumbai was ultimately restricted to 136/8 in their quota of 20 overs.
Full Scorecard
Chennai super Kings 156/6(20.0 OV) RR 7.8
EXTRAS: 11
(b – 0, w – 8, no – 0, lb – 3, penalty – 0)TOTAL156/6 (20.0 OV) RR 7.8
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Faf du Plessis, 0.5 ov), 2-2 (Moeen Ali, 1.3 ov), 3-7 (Suresh Raina, 3 ov), 4-24 (MS Dhoni, 6 ov), 5-105 (Ravindra Jadeja, 16.4 ov), 6-144 (Dwayne Bravo, 19.2 ov)
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | WKT | WD | NB | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRENT BOULT | 4 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.75 |
| ADAM MILNE | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 |
| JASPRIT BUMRAH | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8.25 |
| KIERON POLLARD | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| RAHUL CHAHAR | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| KRUNAL PANDYA* | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.5 |
MATCH NOTES
Chennai Super Kings
- Anmolpreet Singh makes his IPL T20 debut for Mumbai
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): Chennai 24/4
- R Gaikwad dropped on 19 by de Kock in 9.0 overs
- Strategic Time-out: Chennai 35/4 in 9.0 overs
- Chennai 50/4 in 11.2 overs
- 5th wkt Partnership: 50 runs off 42 balls between R Gaikwad (29) and R Jadeja (15)
- Strategic Time-out: Chennai 87/4 in 15.0 overs
- R Gaikwad T20: 50 runs in 41 balls (6×4) (1×6)
- Chennai 104/4 in 16.2 overs
- Chennai 150/6 in 19.5 overs
- Innings Break: Chennai 156/6 in 20.0 overs
Mumbai Indians 136/8(20.0 OV) RR 6.8
EXTRAS: 4
(b – 0, w – 4, no – 0, lb – 0, penalty – 0)TOTAL136/8 (20.0 OV) RR 6.8
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Quinton de Kock, 2.2 ov), 2-35 (Anmolpreet Singh, 5 ov), 3-37 (Suryakumar Yadav, 5.4 ov), 4-58 (Ishan Kishan, 9.2 ov), 5-87 (Kieron Pollard, 13.1 ov), 6-94 (Krunal Pandya, 14.4 ov), 7-134 (Adam Milne, 19.2 ov), 8-135 (Rahul Chahar, 19.4 ov)
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | WKT | WD | NB | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEEPAK CHAHAR | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.75 |
| JOSH HAZLEWOOD | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 |
| SHARDUL THAKUR | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.25 |
| MOEEN ALI | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.33 |
| DWAYNE BRAVO | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.25 |
| RAVINDRA JADEJA | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
MATCH NOTES
Mumbai Indians
- Referral 1 (2.2 ovs): CHE against MUM (LBW) Successful (CHE: 1, MUM: 1)
- MUM 18/1: de Kock lbw b D Chahar 17(12)
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): Mumbai 41/3
- Mumbai 50/3 in 8.2 overs
- Strategic Time-out: Mumbai 54/3 in 9.0 overs
- Referral 2 (13.1 ovs): K Pollard against CHE (LBW) Unsuccessful (CHE: 1, MUM: 0)
- MUM 87/5: K Pollard lbw b J Hazlewood 15(14)
- Mumbai 100/6 in 15.2 overs
- S Tiwary dropped on 41 by MS Dhoni in 17.4 overs
- S Tiwary T20: 50 runs in 40 balls (5×4) (0x6)
