IPL 2021, MI vs CSK Highlights: The match was held in New Delhi.IPL 2021, MI vs CSK Highlights: Mumbai Indians (MI) notched their fourth win of the season as they beat table-toppers Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by four wickets in the ongoing IPL 2021 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.
Sent to bat first, CSK got off to a bright start even after losing opener Ruturaj Gaikwad in the first over. Faf du Plessis (50) and Moeen Ali (58) scored fifties before Ambati Rayudu’s devastating 27-ball 72* guided Chennai to 218/4 at the end of 20 overs. Chasing, MI relied on the opening partnership of Rohit Sharma (35) and Quinton de Kock (38) to get things going. Later on, Kieron Pollard’s 34-ball 87* proved to be enough for Mumbai to reach the target on the final delivery of the contest.
Match EndedIndian Premier League, 2021 - Match 27
Mumbai Indians
219/6 (20.0)vs
Chennai Super Kings
218/4 (20.0)Match Ended ( Day - Match 27 )
Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets
Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets
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Lungi Ngidi bowls the final over. MI need 16 runs to win. A dot ball to start with as Kieron Pollard denies the single. FOUR! Another yorker from Ngidi but it goes between Pollard's legs. FOUR! That was a full toss down the leg side and Pollard guides it towards the boundary. Lucky enough for CSK, it was not above the waist. Pollard goes for the big shot but mistimes. Shardul Thakur goes for the catch but could not get to it. He gets his body in the line of the ball, no run. SIX! Another full toss from Ngidi and Pollard hits it behind square leg for a maximum. Last ball, Pollard plays it towards long-on without any timing and gets a couple of runs. MI win the match by 4 wickets. Pollard remains unbeaten for 87 runs from 34 balls. MI 219/6 after 20 overs
James Neesham comes to the middle but he is off strike. Sam Curran bowls another yorker. Kieron Pollard takes just a single. WICKET! Golden duck for James Neesham. He goes for the scoop shot but finds Shardul Thakur. Curran finishes with three wickets and 34 runs from 4 overs. MI need 16 runs from last over. Kieron Pollard will be on strike. MI 203/6 after 19 overs
Sam Curran bowls the penultimate over. SIX! Hardik Pandya stays deep in the crease and hits the full delivery over long-off for an 80-metre six. SIX! Curran bowls the length delivery and Pandya smokes it over square leg for a six. This is some serious hitting. Slower dipping yorker and Pandya plays it towards mid-wicket for a couple of runs. WICKET! Faf du Plessis makes no mistake this time. Pandya departs after scoring 16 from 7 balls. MI 202/5 after 18.4 overs
Shardul Thakur back in attack to bowl his final over. Hardik Pandya plays it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. Next ball, Thakur bowls it wide and Kieron Pollard swings it hard but misses. The umpire signals wide but Ambati Rayudu convince MS Dhoni to review as he suspected an outside edge. The review shows there was no disturbance. SIX! Nobody moved as Pollard clobbers it for a maximum straight into the sight screen. FOUR! Pollard hammers it along the ground and gets another boundary. Pollard pulls and gets a couple of runs towards mid-wicket. DROPPED! A rare drop from Faf du Plessis. Pollard gets a second life and a couple of runs. A slower bouncer to follow, umpire signals a wide. Another slower ball to end the over. 17 runs from Thakur's last over. MI need 31 runs from 12 balls. MI 188/3 after 18 overs
Hardik Pandya comes in to bat. Sam Curran beats Hardik with a slower one, a dot ball. Hardik gets off the mark with a single towards mid-wicket. Full delivery on the pads, a dot ball to end the over. Outstanding over from Sam, just two singles and a wicket from it. MI need 48 runs from last three overs. MI 171/3 after 17 overs
Sam Curran into the attack. Curran starts off with a yorker to Kieron Pollard, no run. Full and wide to Pollard, just a single. Pollard is having a few words with Curran but the youngster is ignoring them with a smile. LBW! Curran is fired up and he traps Krunal Pandya in front of the wickets. He departs for 32 runs. MI 170/3 after 16.3 overs
Lungi Ngidi continues. SIX! That was a short ball from Ngidi and a top edge off Krunal Pandya's bat goes for a six. CSK under immense pressure now. Krunal goes for the wild slog over long-on but misses the ball due to lack of pace. FOUR! That was a freebie from Ngidi way down the leg side. All Krunal had to do was get bat on it. Full and wide from Ngidi and Krunal takes a single towards off side. Kieron Pollard pulls but gets a single towards deep square leg. FOUR! Ruturaj Gaikwad covers a lot of ground but missed the ball by a few inches. Another boundary for Krunal. MI need 50 runs from 24 balls. MI 169/3 after 16 overs
Shardul Thakur back in attack. He starts off with a wide. SIX! That was in the slot for Pollard and he hits it over long-on for a massive 103-metre six. FOUR! Full and wide from Thakur and Pollard hits it through covers for a boundary. A misfield from Moeen Ali costs CSK 4 runs. Another wide from Thakur. He is clearly under immense pressure. FOUR! The outside edge goes past MS Dhoni for a boundary. FIFTY! Another boundary for Pollard and he completes his half-century from just 17 balls. This is the fastest fifty of the season. He is playing the role Ambati Rayudu played for CSK. A single off the next ball. Krunal Pandya takes a single off the last ball. MI need 66 runs from 30 deliveries. MI 153/3 after 15 overs
Lungi Ngidi back in attack. Krunal Pandya could not pick the slower ball, just a single. Pace off from Ngidi again, Pollard gets just a single towards mid-wicket. Krunal beaten by the pace again, just chips it for a single. SIX! Short ball and Pollard smacked it in front of square for a maximum. SIX! In the slot and Pollard hits it well over long-on for another maximum. He has hit five sixes already. A quick single off the next ball. MI still need 89 runs from 30 balls. MI 130/3 after 14 overs
Ravindra Jadeja continues. Kieron Pollard hammers it down the ground but gets just a single. Good field placement from MS Dhoni as the long-off fielder was straighter. Krunal Pandya sweeps and gets a single. SIX! That was full and wide. Pollard hits it towards wide on for a 97-metre six. 100 up for MI. Pollard pulls the length back, a dot ball. SIX! That one teased the sweeper cover fielder near the ropes. Another six for Pollard. SIX! This time Pollard goes over deep mid-wicket for another maximum. MI need more of these overs to stay alive in the run chase. They still need 105 runs from 42 balls. MI 114/3 after 13 overs
Shardul Thakur into the attack replacing Moeen Ali. SIX! Krunal Pandya hits it over long-off for a maximum. An ideal start to the over when the game is getting away. A wild swing from Krunal but he misses the ball, no run. Slower ball from Thakur and Krunal misses it, another dot ball. Krunal plays it towards covers, gets a couple of runs. A single to follow. Thakur gives no room to Pollard, just a single to end the over. Good comeback from Thakur after getting hit for a six first ball. MI 94/3 after 12 overs
Kieron Pollard comes in to bat ahead of Hardik Pandya. Pollard plays two dot balls. The required run rate is now 13.8 runs per over. Just one single and the wicket of Quinton de Kock in Moeen Ali's first over. Ravindra Jadeja continues. Pandya comes down the wicket but plays it towards mid-off, a dot ball. He tries to sweep but fails, a dot ball. He plays it towards covers but finds the fielder, another dot ball. A single towards square leg for Krunal. He has scored just 3 runs from 7 balls so far. MI need a miracle here to make a comeback in the match. Pollard plays it towards long-on, gets off the mark with a single. Another single to end the over. The required run rate is now 15 runs per over. MI 84/3 after 11 overs
Krunal Pandya is the new man in. Pandya plays the first ball towards long-on to get off the mark with a single. Quinton de Kock gets a single as well. An excellent first over from Jadeja. Meanwhile, the required run rate is now nearing 13 runs per over. Moeen Ali into the attack now. Automatic choice for MS Dhoni considering two left-handed batsmen are in the middle. Pandya comes down the wicket but beaten by Ali, a dot ball. A single off the next ball. QDK defends on the front, no run. WICKET! Caught and bowled. QDK departs after scoring 38 runs. MI 81/3 after 9.4 overs
Ravindra Jadeja into the attack. Quinton de Kock gets a single first ball. Suryakumar Yadav goes for the sweep shot but Lungi Ngidi does well to stop it in the deep, just a single. QDK plays it behind the square, just a single. WICKET! An inside edge off SKY's bat goes into the hands of MS Dhoni. Big wicket for CSK. MI 77/2 after 8.3 overs
Suryakumar Yadav comes to bat but on the non-striker's end. Thakur bowls in the block hole, just a single for Quinton de Kock. SKY gets off the mark with a couple of runs towards deep mid-wicket. MI 74/1 after 8 overs
Shardul Thakur into the attack after the strategic time out. Quinton de Kock drives it past point for a single. Rohit Sharma flicks it towards deep mid-wicket, just a single as the two openers do not take on the arm of Ravindra Jadeja. QDK plays it towards mid-wicket and gets just a single. Good fielding from Ruturaj Gaikwad in the deep. WICKET! Rohit mistimes it to point and Gaikwad takes an easy catch. The skipper departs for 35. MI 71/1 after 7.4 overs
Deepak Chahar continues. Once again MS Dhoni wants to bowl out Chahar with the new ball only. Two singles off the first two balls. FOUR! That was a full toss on the pads and Quinton de Kock flicks it away for a boundary behind square leg. A short ball from Chahar and De Kock pulls it away for a single. Chahar beats Rohit outside off stump, a dot ball. Slower short ball from Chahar goes down the leg side, umpire signals wide. Fuller from Chahar and Rohit flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. MI 68/0 after 7 overs
Lungi Ngidi into the attack. SIX! Rohit Sharma gets it right into the slot and he deposits it over long-on for a maximum. 50 up for MI. Short ball from Ngidi but Rohit mistimes, just a single. Quinton de Kock plays it towards backward point, gets a single. That one kept really low but Rohit manages to keep it out and get a single towards leg side. FOUR! De Kock slaps it down the ground for a boundary. There was nothing mid-on fielder could do there. A single to end the over. MI 58/0 after 6 overs
Deepak Chahar continues. Quinton de Kock tries a similar scoop shot but this time mistimes it, just a single. Fuller from Chahar and Rohit works it towards on side for a single. A dot ball to follow ass De Kock could not get under that one. Another dot ball to follow. De Kock is getting anxious to hit boundaries. Chahar bowls a slower bouncer, just a single. Another single to end the over. Good over from Chahar. MI 44/0 after 5 overs
Sam Curran continues. Two singles followed by a dot ball. FOUR! Wild shot from Rohit Sharma going down the wicket. The outside edge goes over short third man for a boundary. FOUR! Just a chip off Rohit's bat but it still runs away for a boundary. A dot ball to end the over. Good start for Mumbai Indians. They are in the game. MI 40/0 after 4 overs
Mumbai have finally found their groove tonight! Rohit ups the ante after smashing Chahar for back-to-back boundaries on the first two balls of the over. After an overturned LBW decision, de Kock ends it with a six straight behind the stumps. MI: 30/0 (3 overs)
Sam Curran comes into the attack. After an opening dot ball, he is punished with a boundary by de Kock (10*). The South African nicely slices the ball behind point and beats Chahar to the right in the deep. Rohit is on 3* on the other end. MI: 15/0 (2 overs)
Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock come out to open the chase for Mumbai. Deepak Chahar has the ball for Chennai. Off the first ball itself, de Kock smacks a four through backward square leg. Chahar does well to recover later in the over. MI: 8/0 (1 over)
Dhawal Kulkarni bowls the final over of the innings. Kieron Pollard does not get a third over despite taking two wickets for 12 runs in the two overs he bowled. Ravindra Jadeja takes a single off the first ball. Ambati Rayudu hits the full delivery towards deep mid-wicket. Just a single for Rayudu as Pollard cuts it off. Kulkarni follows it up with a wide. Jadeja plays it towards long-on for a single. Kulkarni bowls a dot ball. Rayudu could not get his bat on that one. SIX! Full toss from Kulkarni and he hits it over fine leg for his seventh maximum of the night. FOUR! Kulkarni bowls a short ball and Rayudu hits it towards point. Suryakumar Yadav not only drops the catch but the ball goes for a boundary too. Rayudu walks back to the pavillion after scoring 72 runs from 27 balls. This is CSK's highest total against MI. CSK 218/4 after 20 overs
Jasprit Bumrah bowls the penultimate over of the innings despite going for 46 runs in his first three overs. He starts off with a wide. Four singles off the first four balls. FOUR! Bumrah bowls it down the leg side and Jadeja gets a boundary towards fine leg. Another single to end the over. Bumrah finishes with 56 runs and a wicket in four overs. This is his most expensive spell in IPL. CSK 204/4 after 19 overs
Trent Boult has been called to bowl the 18th over. Boult pitches it up and Rayudu plays it down the ground for a single. Ambati Rayudu on strike. He is batting on 42 from 17 balls. Boult hits Rayudu's pads, just a single. Jadeja plays it towards mid-wicket and gets a single. SIX! Boult bowls it short and Rayudu pulls it in front of square for a maximum. FIFTY! Rayudu plays it over mid-off for a boundary and gets to his half-century from just 20 balls. Boult follows it up with a wide down the leg side. SIX! Rayudu makes room for himself and deposits it over point for sixth six of his innings. This is turning out to be an excellent innings from Rayudu. CSK 194/4 after 18 overs
Jasprit Bumrah back in attack. Ravindra Jadeja gets a single first ball. Low full toss from Bumrah and Rayudu plays it towards mid-wicket for a single. FOUR! A deft touch from Jadeja and he gets his first boundary. Bumrah follows it up with a wide. A single off the next ball. Full delivery from Bumrah and Rayudu flicks it towards leg side for a couple of runs. SIX! Bumrah bowls it full and wide. Rayudu just holds his shape and hits it over covers for a maximum. The partnership has now gone past 50 runs. That was a no ball from Bumrah as well and he has been called up to bowl again. FREE HIT! That was a yorker but Rayudu manages to get a boundary towards leg side. CSK 174/4 after 17 overs
Dhawal Kulkarni back in attack. Ambati Rayudu plays it down the ground for a single. Ravindra Jadeja flicks it towards on side for a single. He has scored 4 runs from 10 balls so far. Rayudu guides it towards short third-man, takes a single. Kulkarni bowls it too short, the umpire signals wide. Kulkarni jams it in the block hole, a quick single for Jadeja. SIX! Rayudu gets hold of the low full toss and hits it over long on for his second six of the night. SIX! This time he advances down the ground and hits it back into the second tier for a maximum. He is batting on 29 runs from 13 deliveries. CSK 153/4 after 16 overs
Rahul Chahar bowls his final over. Ambati Rayudu takes a single first ball. Chahar bowls a googly, Jadeja fails to cut it away. Chahar follows it up with a wide down the leg side. Jadeja goes on the back foot and plays it towards covers for a single. SIX! Rayudu goes deep into the crease, almost takes a side stance to hit the ball over square leg for a huge 93-metre six. Rayudu defends the next ball. A single to end the over. No wicket for MI's star leg-spinner tonight. CSK 136/4 after 15 overs
Kieron Pollard continues, on a hat-trick. Ambati Rayudu gets a single off the hat-trick ball. Ravindra Jadeja on strike. Huge shout for lbw and the umpire raises his finger. Jadeja opts for the review straight away and the ball was clearly pitching outside leg. Jadeja was not happy with that decision. Pollard follows it up with a big wide down the leg side. DROPPED! Pollard drops it in his follow-through diving to his left. The ball just bounces off his hands, a single for Jadeja to get off strike. FOUR! Rayudu just uses the pace to play it behind square for a boundary. One more single from the over. CSK 126/4 after 14 overs
Ravindra Jadeja and Ambati Rayudu are the two new batsmen in the middle. Rahul Chahar into the attack. MI will look to restrict CSK to under 180. Two singles off the first two balls as Jadeja and Rayudu get off the mark. Chahar bowls well and keeps Jadeja on strike. Four dot balls from the leg spinner. Good comeback after an expensive first spell. CSK 118/3 after 13 overs
Suresh Raina comes to bat in his 200th IPL match. Raina defends the short delivery, no run. 17 runs from Bumrah's second over but a much-needed wicket. Kieron Pollard into the attack replacing James Neesham. Just singles off the first four deliveries and Faf du Plessis gets to his fourth half-century of the season. WICKET! Du Plessis tries the scoop shot but Pollard did not provide any pace to work with. Jasprit Bumrah takes the catch at short fine leg. Du Plessis departs for 50. Two quick wickets for MI. WICKET! Make it two in two. Suresh Raina goes for a big shot and plays it straight to Krunal Pandya. CSK 116/4 after 12 overs
Jasprit Bumrah continues. SIX! Faf du Plessis is even converting good deliveries into boundary-scoring ones. Du Plessis pulls it away for a six over mid-wicket. SIX! Bumrah bowls it short and Du Plessis pulls it for another six. 100-run partnership for the second wicket for CSK. FOUR! Full delivery from Bumrah and the Proteas batsman gets bat on it. The ball beats the wicketkeeper and goes for a boundary. He drives it towards covers for a single. WICKET! Moeen Ali tries to play it fine but the edge carries to the wicketkeeper. Big breakthrough for MI as Ali departs for 58. CSK 112/2 after 10.5 overs
James Neesham continues. SIX! Moeen Ali absolutely smokes it over mid-wicket for a six. The good length delivery from Neesham is turning out to be a harmless one. FIFTY! A quick single to reach his 4th IPL fifty. Ali gets to it from 33 deliveries. Next ball, Faf du Plessis goes for a couple of runs and is short of his crease. However, Quinton de Kock removed the bails even before collecting the ball. A reprieve for the in-form Du Plessis. A big opportunity missed by Mumbai Indians. A single to follow. FOUR! Ali hammers it down the ground for a boundary. The long-off fielder puts in a dive but fails to cut it off. FOUR! Ali cuts it over the off side for another boundary. Expensive over from Neesham, 18 runs from it. CSK 95/1 after 10 overs
Faf du Plessis gets a single off the first ball of Rahul Chahar's second over. SIX! Moeen Ali advances down the wicket again and hits it over long-off for a huge six. Ali goes on the back foot and pulls it away for a single. Du Plessis slaps it towards covers for a single. Another single for Ali. SIX! Du Plessis goes deep into the crease and smacks it over mid-wicket for a huge six. Expensive over from Chahar. Will Rohit Sharma give him another over on the trot? CSK 77/1 after 9 overs
James Neesham, the Kiwi all-rounder bowls his first over on Mumbai Indians debut. Moeen Ali drives the fuller delivery towards covers, no run. SIX! Ali pulls and gets just over the deep mid-wicket boundary. Krunal Pandya could not push it back into play or attempt the catch even if it was in touching distance. Ali takes a single next ball. DROPPED! Neesham drops a half-chance off his own bowling. Du Plessis gets a second chance and a single. Ali drives but finds the covers fielder, a dot ball. Neesham finishes off with a yorker. Good comeback from him after getting hit for a six. CSK 61/1 after 8 overs
Rahul Chahar into the attack. Faf du Plessis gets a single towards mid-wicket. 50 up for CSK! Chahar bowls a googly to Ali and he defends, no run. Another googly but Ali manages to get his bat. A single for him. Two more singles from the over. Good first over from Chahar. CSK 53/1 after 7 overs
Trent Boult bowls his third over. Just three singles off the first four deliveries but Krunal Pandya's mistake behind the square leg costs MI a boundary. FOUR! Ali flicked that one and Pandya overran resulting into three extra runs. Another dot ball to finish the over. CSK 49/1 after 6 overs
Jasprit Bumrah into the attack. Faf du Plessis plays it towards covers, no run. Bumrah bowls it full and the ball keeps low but Du Plessis manages to work it towards on side for a single. Bumrah comes around the stumps to Moeen Ali, a dot ball. SIX! That was in the slot and on the pads. Ali flicks it away for a maximum. A single via leg byes off the next one. That one was not as full as the one that went for a six. Du Plessis pulls it away for a single. CSK 42/1 after 5 overs
Dhawal Kulkarni continues. Moeen Ali mistimes the back of the length delivery for just a single. Faf du Plessis plays it towards long-off for a single. Kulkarni bowls well, three dot balls to Ali. FOUR! Kulkarni could not finish off that one well. A full toss to Ali and he hits it for a boundary towards mid-wicket. CSK 33/1 after 4 overs
Trent Boult continues. Faf du Plessis gets a single off the first ball. Moeen Ali is yet to get off the mark, another dot ball. SIX! Ali flicks it away over square leg for a six. That is some way to get off the mark. FOUR! This time Ali plays through the line and lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary. Next ball, Boult balls a short ball and Ali pulls it away for a single. It would have been half a chance had Jasprit Bumrah gone for the catch. Du Plessis tries the scoop shot but fails. A dot ball to finish off the over. CSK 27/1 after 3 overs
Dhawal Kulkarni has been included in the side. His first match of the season. FOUR! Easy pickings for Faf du Plessis as he works the one bowled on his pads for a boundary. Du Plessis defends the next delivery. SIX! The Proteas batsman gets down the wicket in his typical fashion and lofts it over long-off for a maximum. He is a contender for the Orange Cap this season. Just one more single from the over. CSK 15/1 after 2 overs
Trent Boult opens the bowling for Mumbai Indians, Ruturaj Gaikwad on strike. Boult starts off with a dot ball. FOUR! Gaikwad drives it through the covers for a boundary. The CSK opener has been in excellent form in the tournament so far. A dot ball to follow. WICKET! A leading edge off Gaikwad's bat carries to Hardik Pandya at backward point. Big wicket for MI in the first over. Moeen Ali is the new batsman. He defends the first two balls he faces from Boult. CSK 4/1 after 1 over
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (w), Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, James Neesham, Rahul Chahar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar
Mumbai Indians have won the toss and have opted to field. "We will bowl first. Looks like a good pitch, we will get better and better as the game progresses. We have some tactical changes. James Neesham comes in place of Jayant Yadav," says Rohit Sharma.
Despite sharing an overall competitive rivalry, MI have dominated CSK in the last five encounters, winning four. MI and CSK last played each other in October last year where Mumbai (116/0 in 12.2 overs) beat Chennai (114/9 in 20 overs). The first leg between the two sides was the IPL 2020 opener in Abu Dhabi where MS Dhoni's side triumphed over the defending champions by four runs.
The two teams have played 32 matches in Indian Premier League (IPL) history, with MI winning 19 matches and CSK winning 13.
Mumbai Indians (Probable XI): Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
Chennai Super Kings (Probable XI): Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Lungi Ngidi/Imran Tahir
Hello and welcome to the live commentary of the IPL 2021 contest between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. Rohit Sharma's men have won three of their six matches. On the other hand, the MS Dhoni-led unit is aiming for a sixth win. Stay tuned!