IPL 2019 highlights: Mumbai Indians end Chennai Super Kings winning spree

Riding Hardik Pandya's blitzkrieg, Mumbai Indians creamed 29 runs in the final over to reach 170 for five against Chennai Super Kings. Check MI vs CSK live score here

7:18 PM

Key stats ahead of MI vs CSK clash

Since 2017 in Indian Premier League, the average first innings total at the Wankhede Stadium is 174.

Harbhajan Singh needs one more wicket to take 50 wickets in IPL at the Wankhede Stadium.

 

7:16 PM

Key bowlers for Mumbai Indians

Jasprit Bumrah come back after a poor show against Delhi Capitals and he would be key for Mumbai Indians as usual. Lasith Malinga won the match for MI against RCB in the last over but overall he looked off-colour. Mitchel McClenaghan has failed to live up to the expectations and most likely he will be replaced by Jason Jason Behrendorff, who is back to IPL fold after finishing his national duties for Australia.

7:14 PM

7:11 PM

Key batsman for Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock did provide flying start to Mumbai Indians at the top of batting order but Suryakumar Yadav failed to keep the momentum going at number 3 spot and it is most likely that he will be replaced by youngster Ishan Kishan

7:05 PM

In Pics: Team CSK leave for Wankhede Stadium

6:58 PM

Key bowlers for Chennai Super Kings

Deepak Chahar was useful with the ball the other day and would look to continue the good work. In the spin department, CSK have world class bowlers like Imran Tahir, Ravindra Jadeja and Harbhajan Singh, who played most of their matches for Mumbai Indians till last year when CSK grabbed them in IPL 2018 players' auction.

6:50 PM

Here are the playing 11 probables of both the teams:

MI playing 11: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Ishan Kishan, Yuvraj Singh, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah, Jason Behrendorff, Lasith Malinga/Ben Cutting

 

CSK playing 11: Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir/Mohit shar,a, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar

 

6:33 PM

Here's what happened when CSK and MI locked horn in IPL 2018 at Wankhede Stadium

When arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were playing the opening game of the 11th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL), it was hard to pick a clear favourite between the two. The twists and turns kept you at the edge of your seat all through the game – such a match could have been anything but predictable. It was not before Dawyne Bravo displayed some heroics and the match turned on its head from the 18th over that one thought CSK would go on to win. Until  then, MI appeared to have a rock-solid grip on the match. How then did they manage to lose their way?

 

Batting first, Mumbai Indians put on the board an average-looking total of 165 in their quota of 20 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Even as Chennai Super Kings were chasing this modest score, they never looked comfortable and their top order collapsed like a pack of cards – all throwing away their wickets at regular intervals. But  in hindsight, it would appear, Mumbai Indians did everything to lose the nail-biter.

 

At one point, Chennai were reeling at 106 for 7, and Kedar Jadhav already back in the dug-out retired hurt. At this point, perhaps, some complacency could have crept into Mumbai Indians bowlers. Far too many freebies were given to valiant Dwayne Bravo, who took the opportunities with both hands and continuously slammed balls out of  the park. Bravo went on to hit 7 sixes in 3 overs and become the hero of the game before getting out on 68 off 30 balls.

 

Bumrah’s over (19th) and McClenaghan’s before his could be safely called the biggest reason for Mumbai Indians’ loss to CSK – the requirement of 47 runs off 18 balls got reduced to 7 off 6 by the time Rahman was pressed into service. To sum it up, Mumbai’s failure against Bravo in both innings cost them the match. Not only did they give him too many runs but they also failed to score enough off the Caribbean’s last few overs while batting.

 

6:21 PM

Key batsmen for Chennai Super Kings

The visitors have experience in their batting departments with the likes of Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav and Ambati Rayudu adding to the might. Rayudu, who is still hopeful of retaining his No. 4 spot in the Indian team for the World Cup, has been off colour and has to get his act together quickly. He might be replace by Faf du Plessis. 
 

6:02 PM

Here are the squad to pick from

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (capt), Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Yuvraj Singh, Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga, Rahul Chahar, Ben Cutting, Pankaj Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan, Siddhesh Lad, Evin Lewis, Mayank Markande, Mitchell McClenaghan, Alzarri Joseph, Jason Behrendorff, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Salam, Anmolpreet Singh, Barinder Sran, Aditya Tare, Suryakumar Yadav, Jayant Yadav, Quinton de Kock.

 

Chennai Super Kings: M.S. Dhoni (captain & wk), Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Murali Vijay, Kedar Jadhav, Sam Billings, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Shorey, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Rituraj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Karn Sharma, Imran Tahir, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Sharma, K.M. Asif, Deepak Chahar, N. Jagadeesan (wk), Scott Kuggeleign.

5:50 PM

Preview: CSK favourites against MI in clash of titans

Chennai Super Kings will start as favourites riding on skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's rich form when they take on slow-starters Mumbai Indians in a high-voltage Indian Premier League clash. CSK, who have won the cash-rich T20 league thrice like the hosts, are sitting pretty at the top of the eight-team table with three wins on the trot from three games. Placed sixth, Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, have not started well as usual with a victory sandwiched between two defeats. On the morrow, Super Kings will hold the edge with Dhoni in rollicking form. The 37-year old former India captain hit a 46-ball 75 in their last game against Rajasthan Royals to singlehandedly lift his team from 27/3 to 175/5 at home. Chasing 176 for victory, Royals could not match up to Super Kings' death bowling and Dhoni's shrewd captaincy. Called the 'Daddy's Army' for a host of over the hill cricketers in their arsenal, Super Kings have defied all odds to win the title last season and have continued their form this year in the opening exchanges.