IPL 2020, MI vs CSK Highlights: CSK won by 5 wickets.IPL 2020, MI vs CSK Highlights: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Mumbai Indians (MI) by 5 wickets with 4 balls to spare in the opening match of IPL 2020 on Saturday.
MI scored 162/9 in the first innings. Rohit Sharma (12) and Quinton de Kock (33) got MI off to a flying start before it was new recruit Piyush Chawla who got the first wicket in the 5th over. Sam Curran struck soon after to give CSK two quick wickets. Suryakumar Yadav (17) and Saurabh Tiwary (42) then built a steadying partnership. Faf du Plessis took two back-to-back boundary catches to see the ends of Tiwary and Hardik Pandya (14). CSK pulled things back after the quick wickets to end the MI innings at 162/9 in 20 overs. In the chase, CSK lost both their openers in the first two overs. Faf du Plessis (58*) and Ambati Rayudu (71) then built a big partnership to take them towards the target, which CSK hauled down in the last over, with cameos from Sam Curran and Ravindra Jadeja helping them on their way.
Mumbai Indians had very bright starts to both innings but it was CSK who came back strongly in both and eventually ended with the win. CSK were 6/2 after the 2nd over in their chase of 163, but a partnership between Ambati Rayudu and Faf du Plessis took them towards victory, before some cameos from Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran helped them see out the win.
CSK need 5 to win in last over. Faf is on strike. Trent Boult will bowl the last over. The first ball of the over is slashed past point for four by Faf. And the scores are tied with that. And the second ball is a boundary as well. CSK win by 5 wickets with 4 balls to spare.
MS Dhoni joins Faf with CSK needing 10 runs to win off 10 balls. Faf slams a boundary to long off. Brings up his 50 with a single. Dhoni to take strike with two balls remaining in the 19th over. He is given out first ball. Caught behind. Dhoni Reviews. The decision is reversed. CSK 158/5 after 19, need 5 in last over
It's Bumrah to bowl the 19th. Curran slams a six off the first ball! He goes for a big shot off the net ball and is caught in the deep. He goes for a 6-ball 18. CSK 153/5 after 18.2, they need 10 runs to win off 10 balls
Sam Curran goes big! Krunal bowls a full toss and he goes the full distance! Six to start off. Another loose half-tracker in the over and Curran slices for another four. 'The left hand-right hand combination must be the only reason'! Specualtions are rife as to why Dhoni is still not in there. Curran, with these big shots, is showing a few reasons why he is in there though! CSK 147/4 after 18
Krunal Pandya bowls the 18th over. And strikes off the first ball. Jadeja is lbw. He is out for 10. Faf, on 44. Sam Curran is in at Number 6!!! Dhoni, Kedar still in the duugout.
Who do CSK send in at 5? Dhoni? Kedar? Nope. It's Ravindra Jadeja! It's crunch time in this opener! Jadeja starts off with a boundary to fine leg. Pattinson bowls out his last over. Faf gets lucky with one aerial shot as the ball goes miles in the air but lands in between three converging fielders. Jadeja ends the over with another slashed boundary. 13 runs off the over. CSK 134/3 after 17
Rahul Chahar bowls the 16th over. Rayudu is dropped at point. Krunal Pandya got his hands to it but the ball slips out. Big chance goes begging for Mumbai Indians. And off the last ball, Chahar strikes! Rayudu is gone! After going for one aerial shot too many. Caught and bowled! He is gone for 71 off 48. CSK lose their third wicket. CSK 121/3 after 16, Has Chahar turned the match around?
Bumrah bowls the 15th over. The 100 partnership comes up between Faf and Rayudu. They were 6/2 after the 2nd over. Rayudu fails to find the perfect connection. Du Plessis joins the party, running a four past a diving Rohit Sharma. CSK need 47 in the last 5 overs
Pattinson back to bowl the 14th over. And Rayudu keeps going after him too. Boult cuts off a crashing shot at the ropes. Just 6 runs come off the over. Pattinson's figures of 0/14 in 3 overs standing out at the moment. And it's time for the final TimeOut of the match. CSK are 105/2 after 14 overs, needing 58 runs to win in 6 overs
It's Rayudu on the charge! Slams Bumrah back past him for a four. That brings up his 50. Rahul Chahar bowls the 13th over. Faf does well to get Rayudu back on strike with a single. And Rayudu continues in same style. Blasts Chahar for a massive six hit inside out over long off. The runs have started flowing for CSK and for Ambati Rayudu.
Krunal continues in the 11th over. Rayudu keeps ramping up CSK's charge. Steps out of his crease and slams a six over cow corner. 11 runs off the over. The umpires seen trying to dry the ball. Dew could have become a factor when it comes to spin bowling now. Both batsmen keep the score moving in singles, trying to score a boundary in every over.
Krunal continues in the 9th. Rayudu gets a bit of a let-off as Rahul Chahar just fails to get to the catch. Krunal doing well to keep tight lines and lengths, not letting the batsmen go for aerial shots. Chahar continues bowling in the 10th over. Rayudu gets a boundary to fine leg. Follows up with a four through the covers. A big over for CSK finally. 12 runs in the 10th over.
Krunal Pandya bowls the 7th over as MI go to spin for the first time. Six runs off the over as the 3rd wicket partnership takes CSK along. Rahul CHahar brought on in the 8th over. Faf du Plessis chips Chahar for four, finding the gap in the outfield. Rayudu on 26, Faf on 18, and CSK finally have some momentum in this chase. 50 has come up for CSK in the 8th over.
Boult continues in the 5th over. Rayudu crashes him through the covers for another four. Five dot balls to follow up. Boult also goes very close to Rayudu's edge off the last ball. Nervy times for the CSK batting order. Jasprit Bumrah is the new bowler in the 6th over. Gets Du Plessis jumping about in his crease. Rayudu ends the over with a boundary above point. But its a no ball. And a free hit. Rayudu clubs a six to midwicket to get the run rate above 6 for the first time.
Replays show the Murali Vijay Lbw decision was incorrect. The ball would have missed the stumps by a lot! Rayudu is in at 4. Faf du Plessis creams a drive through covers to bring up a welcome boundary. Rayudu starts off the 4th over, as Pattinson continues, with another four on the off side.
James Pattinson bowls the 2nd over. Mumbai's pace attack could be the ace up their sleeve in this IPL in UAE season. Watson's wicket has brought out Faf du Plessis at 3. Big appeal for LBW against Vijay. MI do not take the Review after much deliberation. Gavaskar reckons Vijay would have been a gonner. Pattinson strikes Vijay on the pad again! This time the umpire raises his finger. Vijay is out for 1. Pattinson has bowled a maiden. MI are flying!
Shane Watson is gone in the first over. He faces three dot ball, slashes a four over the inner circle and is then caught on his pads by a Boult inswinger. Watson goes for 4. CSK lose their first wicket. 5/1 after 1 over, with Boult having struck for MI.
Shane Watson and Murali Vijay step in in yellow to start the chase. 163 to win for CSK. Rohit Sharma leads the men in blue out. Trent Boult, MI's new recruit, to bowl the first over. Murali Vijay faces the first ball.
Despite losing wickets in flurry in the death overs, Mumbai Indians post 162/9 after 20 overs. Saurabh Tiwary emerges as the leading scorer with 42 from 31 deliveries. Can the defending champions fightback with the ball?
Lungi Ngidi strikes again and this time he gets the huge wicket of Pollard. It was a back of a length delivery, cramping Pollard for room and the ball takes an outside edge and falls straight into the hands of Dhoni's gloves. MI: 151/7 (18.1 overs)
Sam Curran goes for the yorker, but misses it completely as the ball falls right on the legs of Keiron Pollard. The all-rounder flicks it just wide of the fielder as the ball races towards the boundary rope. MI are playing on 151/6 after 18 overs, how much more can they add in the final two overs of the inning?
Lungi Ngidi strikes, a short delivery going down the leg side. However, Krunal Pandya decides to guide the ball towards fine-leg but gets a thick edge and Dhoni completes the proceedings plucking a brilliant catch diving to his left. MI: 136/6 (16.1 overs)
Two wickets in the Jadeja over! And in identical fashion. Faf takes another stunner on the ropes. It's Hardik Pandya who falls this time. For 14 off 10 balls. Krunal Pandya joins Pollard at 7 with CSK again having picked up some quick wickets.
Saurabh Tiwary is out. Faf du Plessis takes a catch on the ropes. Throws the ball inside and comes back inside the ropes to collect the catch. Tiwary is out for a 32-ball 41. Kieron Pollard joins Hardik Pandya at 6.
Chawla back in the attack in the 14th. Another excellent over from the spinner. Vijay does another misfield in the deep, letting the batsmen come back for two. CSK take a Review against Tiwary for LBW. Chawla himself was not the most enthusiastic about the Review. Just 5 runs from the Chawla over, who has been so far the best CSK bowler by a mile.
Ngidi brought back in the 13th over. Saurabh Tiwary looks to give him the charge. Pulls for four to move into his 30s. Hits Ngidi down the ground for another four. Lungi Ngidi has gone for 29 runs in his 2 overs so far.
Hardik Pandya is in at 5. And he hits a six over midwicket off his third ball! Gets down on his knees and slams the biggest six of the day so far. And he follows up with another off the next ball! What an introduction from Hardik! He is on 12 off 4 balls.
Piyush Chawla continues in the 10th over after a Strategic Timeout. Just 2 runs off the bat in the over. Mumbai get to the halfway stage of the innings at 86/2. Deepak Chahar is back in the attack for the 11th over. And that's a much better over from the seamer as well. Tiwary pulls awkwardly as CSK just bring things back after a cracking start from MI. And the thir wicket falls! Suryakumar goes for an aerial shot but its Sam Curran who comes under the catch at long on. Suryakumar is out for 17 off 16.
Tiwary gets more runs off Jadeja. Cuts him for four. 15 runs from the 9th over. Jadeja has given away 24 runs in his first 2 overs. Not an auspicious start from him. MI 83/2 after 9
Sam Curran continues in the 8th over. He's been the most effective CSK seamer so far. Both Chahar and Ngidi went for runs. Tiwary goes for the drive and is beaten by Curran's away swing. Suryakumar cuts for four, Piyush Chawla putting in a valiant but ineffectual dive at third man. Jadeja continues in the 9th. Saurabh Tiwary goes for a big shot. And that's the first six of IPL 2020! Just beats the man at long on.
An excellent over from Sam Curran as the Powerplay overs end. Just 3 runs and 1 wicket of the dangerous De Kock in that. Ravindra Jadeja bowls the 7th over. Suryakumar goes inside out and finds the gap in the deep to hit his first boundary.
Suryakumar Yadav is the new batsman in at 3. He is off the mark with a single. Sam Curran bowls the 6th over. And gets the 2nd wicket! QdK is out. He pulls a shot straight to Shane Watson. Should see Lungi Ngidi's reaction in the field! De Kock is gone for 33 off 20 balls. Two quick wickets for CSK after a cracking start from MI. Curran and Chawla the wicket takers. Saurabh Tiwary joins Surya Kumar at 4.
With Ngidi going for 18 in the 4th over and seamers generally not finding much joy, CSK do what they always do. They go to spin. Piyush Chawal bowls the 5th over. And he gets the breakthrough! Rohit Sharma holes out at mid off. He is gone for 12 off 10 balls. Spin does the trick for CSK!
Lungi Ngidi bowls the 4th over. De Kock lofts him over his head for a one-bounce four. That's the first emphatic aerial shot we have seen so far today. Ngidi gives his countryman an unimpressed look. QdK steps across to cut for a single, with this turning out to be an interesting individual battle early on. QdK pulls Ngidi for another one-bounce four! Ngidi goes to a wide line to avoid bowling on the batsman's pads and the umpire obliges by signalling wides. De Kock keeps winning this individual battle - walks across and pulls a four to fine leg.
Chahar bowls the 3rd over. Tighter lines to start off. Chahar gets in two dot balls to Rohit. De Kock pulls off the fifth ball of the over, with just 2 coming off the first half of the over. A better over from Chahar. 8 runs off it.
Sam Curran bowls the 2nd over. Fresh from the recent England vs Australia series. Raps Qdk on the pad with a full inswinger first ball. De Kock has struggled to find the sweet spot of his bat so far. Cuts for a single to give back the strike to Rohit, who has faced just the 2 balls. Rohit slashes for four off his third ball too! Another misfield at mid off from CSK.
Deepak Chahar bowls the first over of IPL 2020. Rohit Sharma leans onto the front foot and drives a four through the covers. It's a four off the first ball of the season. A misfield from Vijay in the first over. De Kock on drives for four later in the over. Twelve runs off the first over.
The chairman of the Emirates Cricket Board gives a vote of thanks to officially unfurl the IPL 2020 season. The CSK players are stepping on to the green. Murali Vijay the last player to hurriedly join the team huddle. Dhoni seen having words in the huddle. Quite a long speech by Dhoni standards. Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock enter the field in blue. The season is set to begin!
No Bravo for CSK in the XI. No Raina either. Gavaskar says one big factor which might have led Dhoni to choose to bowl first is that he does not have enough trust in this CSK team. He wants to see how much of a target the opposition sets, which will decide his batting position, his batting gear. 15 minutes till the first ball! Strap yoursleves in, folks!
'Watto, Faf, Sam and Lungi are our four overseas players,' says Dhoni. 'Quinton, Pollard, Pattinson, Boult our overseas players,' says Rohit. Coulter Nile still not quite match fit. 'Good opportunity for Pattinson who's been bowling well for Australia,' says Rohit.
Chennai Super Kings XI: Murali Vijay, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Ravi Jadeja, Sam Curran, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Lungi Ngidi
Mumbai Indians XI: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
CSK win the toss and bowl first. Dhoni quips at the toss: "Wanted to know from the match refereee if we can have a slip (in line with social distancing)."
Dhoni is seen with the wicketkeeping gloves on the ground minutes before the toss. 'He looks unbelievable,' exclaims KP, as Dhoni looks as fit as an 18-year old leaping about on the ground. 'The amount of electricity that Dhoni can generate on any ground is unbelievable', says Gavaskar. It's MS-D-day for Indian cricket! Toss and team news coming up.
Michael Slater and Kevin Pietersen walk out for the pitch report. KP says he expects a high scoring match today. He also says there's a strong breeze today, which means the batsmen might target the long sixes towards the comm box side of the ground. 167 is the par score at this ground. 'That's set to be broken many times through this tournament,' says Slater. 5 minutes to toss and team news.
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The Sheikh Zayed Stadium is the Mumbai Indians' home ground today. Mumbai Indians players have stepped on to the field. They can be seen having a look at the pitch. Still waiting for the CSK players to step on to the field.
Less than one hour to go till the first match of IPL 2020 - Mumbai Indians, the defending champions, take on Chennai Super Kings, the most successful side in the IPL. MS Dhoni returns to action after more than one year. All the cricket narratives that matter come to a head in the UAE today. Toss and team news in 45 minutes.