Chennai Super Kings tasted victory against Mumbai Indians. It was a nailbiter. Both teams had equal chances of winning till the last ball of the game. Chennai Super Kings won the toss and decided to bowl first. As the game ended, the decision worked in their favour. Mukesh Choudhary of Chennai got the Player of the Match award for his efforts. Dhoni worked his magic as a finisher yet again in this game.
Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan opened for Mumbai Indians. Tilak Varma(51 not out) was the top individual scorer for the team. Others who joined in building up the team total were Suryakumar Yadav(32), Hrithik Shokeen(25), Unadkat(19 not out), Pollard(14), Daniel Sams(5), Dewald Brevis(4). Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan failed to get any runs. With 5 extras,the team total for Mumbai Indians came to 155-7 in 20 overs.
Chennai bowlers and fielders had a pretty good grasp over the field despite some slip ups. Mukesh Choudhary picked out 3 wickets while DJ Bravo got 2 wickets. Santner and M Theekshana gained a wicket each.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Robin Uthappa opened for Chennai Super Kings. Gaikwad lost his wicket in the first ball of the innings. Mitchell Santner took his place. Although the highest score for the team came from Ambati Rayudu(40), Dhoni’s performance in the last overs was commendable. Others who joined the chae were Robin Uthappa(30), MS Dhoni(28 not out), Pretorius(22), Shivam Dube(13), Santner(11), Ravindra Jadeja(3), DJ Bravo(1 not out). Ruturaj Gaikwad did not score any runs. With 8 extras, the team total came to 156-7 in 20 overs.
Mumbai bowlers had a grip on the Chennai batters at start. As the game neared its end,Dhoni took the role of a finisher. Daniel Sams got 4 wickets while Unadkat took 2 and Riley Meredith gained a wicket. As the game ended, Chennai Super Kings won by 3 wickets.
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