IPL 2013: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians - As it happened...

Mumbai Indians take on the two-time IPL winners Chennai Super Kings in the first play-off at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.

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==================================================================================== Updates by Suyash Srivastava Follow Suyash Srivastava here on twitter: @Syu4u» SCORECARD» | COMMENTARY» REPORT» Meet the centurions of IPL» ALSO READ: Captaincy could change Rohit Sharma’s fortune» ==================================================================================== Brief summary: So it was routine work for the Chennai Super Kings. They are once again through to an Indian Premier League final, their fifth. The game was played in three phases. The first one had Michael Hussey and Suresh Raina going berserk as they added unbeaten 140 runs for the second wicket. The second one had the brilliant knock of Dwayne Smith (68 from 28) and he at one stage single-handedly took the game away from the Dhoni-led side. Everything from his bat was crossing the ropes. Then came the third phase and the turning point of the match where Jadeja bowled an incredible spell and dismissed Karthik, Smith and Pollard and brought his team back into the game. CSK deserve to be there in the final and they outclassed Mumbai with this comprehensive victory. Mumbai still have a chance and they will have to work hard to make the most of it. ==================================================================================== Mumbai innings: Over 18.4 || Score 144/10 Sharma brought back into the attack. Ambati Rayudu smashes one high in the air and Morris takes a catch running to his right at the cow corner! Pragyan Ojha is the new man in. And after facing a dot ball, he hits the second high in the air and Bravo runs to his right from mid-off and takes another good catch! So this is nothing new, the Chennai Super Kings have entered another IPL final. PP Ojha c Bravo b Sharma 0 (2b) AT Rayudu c Morris b Sharma 15 (14b) ==================================================================================== Over 18 || Score 140/8 Bravo to continue. The third ball was a short of length delivery and hits it towards midwicket, Raina runs all the way from mid-on and takes a brilliant catch! That will go into one of the best of the tournament. Lasith Malinga is the new man in. The last ball was short and wide and Malinga hits that straight to Hussey at point! Three runs from the over and two wickets for Bravo. SL Malinga c Hussey b Bravo 0 (2b) MG Johnson c Raina b Bravo 6 (7b) ==================================================================================== Over 17 || Score 137/6 Morris to bowl his third over. Eight from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 16 || Score 129/6 Bravo into his second over. The fifth ball was a short delivery, Harbhajan pulls and hits that straight to Vijay at deep square leg! Mitchell Johnson comes to the crease. And Dhoni has dropped him off the first ball! Just two runs and a wicket for Bravo from that over. Harbhajan Singh c Vijay b Bravo 0 (4b) ==================================================================================== Over 15 || Score 127/5 Jadeja into his final over. The first ball is a length delivery and Pollard spanks that over long-on for a SIX! The second one is full again and Pollard goes straight down the ground for another SIX! The fifth ball was a quicker delivery and Pollard hits that straight to Hussey at short square leg! The danger man is out and that could be the match for Mumbai. Harbhajan Singh is the new man in. 14 from the over but the big wicket of Pollard. Jadeja ends his superb spell 4-0-31-3 KA Pollard c Hussey b Jadeja 24 (16b) ==================================================================================== Over 14 || Score 113/4 Dwayne Bravo comes into the attack. Four from the over. Time for a strategic break. Both the teams need one. ==================================================================================== Over 13 || Score 109/4 Jadeja into his third over. Pollard was looking to play a big stroke off the first ball and he mistimed it over point for a boundary! Eight from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 12 || Score 101/4 Chris Morris comes into the attack. Just three runs came off the first five balls, Sharma decided to take a chance, advanced down the wicket, didn’t time it well and hit it straight to Bravo at long-off! The skipper is gone and this is a big big wicket for Chennai! Ambati Rayudu is the new man in. Three runs and a wicket from the over. RG Sharma c Bravo b Morris 8 (15b) ==================================================================================== Over 11 || Score 98/3 Jadeja to continue. The third ball was pitched full, Karthik attempted a sweep shot and missed the line, Jadeja gets his second, Karthik is out lbw! Jadeja is once again proving to be handy with his spin. Kieron Pollard comes to the crease. Six from the over. KD Karthik lbw b Jadeja 11 (18b) ==================================================================================== Over 10 || Score 92/2 Ashwin to continue. Three from the over. Some damage control being done by Chennai. ==================================================================================== Over 9 || Score 89/2 Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack. And he strikes! It spun away from Smith who was looking to work that towards midwicket, mistimed it high in the air and Raina at covers takes an easy catch to dismiss Smith! A superb innings comes to an end, he’s got Mumbai off to a flier. Rohit Sharma comes to the crease. Excellent over from Jadeja, just three runs and a wicket. DR Smith c Raina b Jadeja 68 (28b) ==================================================================================== Over 8 || Score 86/1 Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack. The third ball and full and Smith launched that straight down the ground for a SIX! The fifth ball was a length delivery and Smith worked that fine towards fine leg for a boundary! 14 from the over. Smith is looking unstoppable here! ==================================================================================== Over 7 || Score 72/1 Chris Morris has been brought into the attack. The second ball was pitched short and Smith spanks that over deep midwicket for a SIX! The fifth ball was a half-volley and Smith this time goes high and handsome over long-on for another SIX which brings his 50 off just 21 balls! Sixteen from the over. Mumbai are off to a flier, Smith has scored 44 runs from boundaries so far! Dwayne Smith 55* (22b) Dinesh Karthik 7* (13b) ==================================================================================== Over 6 || Score 56/1 Morkel into his third over. He bowled the second ball at the pads and Smith flicked that towards midwicket for a boundary! Morkel bowled another one at the pads and Smith launched that one over mid-on for another boundary! The fifth one was a straight delivery and Smith advanced down the track and smashed it straight down the ground for his third boundary of the over. 16 from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 5 || Score 40/1 Sharma into his third over. The first ball was a slower delivery and Smith smashed that huge and high over long-on for a SIX! The second ball was banged short and Smith pulled that for another SIX over deep square leg! Smith took a single off the third ball. The fourth was a dot ball as Karthik was looking to play that one at fine leg, didn’t connect. The fifth ball had width on offer and Karthik couldn’t capitalize on that one, another dot ball. Karthik flicked the last ball towards mid-on where Hussey dived and saved four runs for his side as for some reasons, Smith didn’t go for the single! Thirteen from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 4 || Score 27/1 Morkel into his second over. The third delivery was a half-volley and Smith launched that straight down the ground for a boundary! Ten from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 3 || Score 17/1 Mohit Sharma into his second over. Just one run came off the first five balls. Sharma offered a little width off the fifth and Karthik punched that past cover for a boundary! Five from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 2 || Score 12/1 Albie Morkel comes into the attack. Morkel began the over with two dot balls. Tare smashed the third ball over mid-off and Morris’ excellent effort saved two runs at long-off. Tare tried to clear Vijay mid-on off the next ball, mistimed on that occasion and hit it straight to Murali Vijay at mid on! Dinesh Karthik comes to the crease. Just two from the over and a wicket. AP Tare c Vijay b Morkel 7 (7b) ==================================================================================== Over 1 || Score 10/0 Mohit Sharma to bowl the first over, Aditya Tare and Dwayne Smith to open for Mumbai. The second ball had some room on offer and Smith punches that through extra-cover for a boundary! Tare was given some room off the fourth ball and he played a cut shot through covers for another boundary! Ten from the first over. ==================================================================================== Chennai innings: Over 20 || Score 192/1 Malinga to bowl his final over. He begins with a full-toss and Raina spanks that for a massive Six over long-on! The second ball was a Yorker and Raina took a single. The third one was a low full-toss again and this time Hussey gets under it and dispatches that over fine leg for a SIX! Hussey hits the fourth ball over extra-cover for a single. Raina follows it with another single off the fifth ball. Malinga bowls another low full-toss and Hussey once again worked that towards fine leg for a one-bounce boundary! Suresh Raina 82* (42b) Michael Hussey 86* (58b) ==================================================================================== Over 19 || Score 173/1 Johnson to bowl his final over. Three runs came off the first three balls and then Raina launched the fourth for a one-bounce boundary at wide of long-on! The last ball was bowled at the pads and Hussey cleared the man at short fine leg for another boundary! 12 from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 18 || Score 161/1 Malinga brought back into the attack. Raina took a couple off the first ball that brought the 100-run partnership between these two off just 59 balls! Superb batting from both these left-handers. Six runs came off the first five ball and then Raina hits a full-toss towards deep cover for a boundary! ==================================================================================== Over 17 || Score 151/1 Pollard into his third over. Two runs came off the first two balls and then Raina smashed a full-toss over midwicket for a SIX! The fourth was a slow bouncer and Raina smashed that to deep midwicket for a boundary! Raina attempts another huge hit at midwicket, hits it towards midwicket where Dwayne Smith covers ground but drops the catch at the last moment. 14 from the over. Suresh Raina 60* (32b) Michael Hussey 67* (50b) ==================================================================================== Over 16 || Score 137/1 Munaf Patel into his third over. Raina works the first ball past the fielder at deep backward point for a boundary! The second ball was pitched full and Raina played a straight drive for another boundary! 12 from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 15 || Score 125/1 Pollard brought back into the attack. The second ball was short and Hussey handsomely pulled that over deep square leg for a SIX! Eleven from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 14 || Score 114/1 Malinga to bowl his second over. The last ball was pitched full and Hussey drives that for a boundary towards extra-over. Seven from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 13 || Score 107/1 Johnson into his third over. Hussey took a single off the third ball and reached his half-century off 40 balls! Another crucial knock in a big match. The fifth ball was short and wide, Raina made some room for himself and slapped that over extra-cover for a SIX! 11 from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 12 || Score 94/1 Harbhajan to bowl his final over. Raina shimmied down the track off the fifth ball and went over extra-over for a SIX! Ten from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 11 || Score 84/1 Ojha into his second over. The third ball had some room on offer and Hussey once again plays a reverse-sweep that gets him a boundary! Raina advanced down the wicket off the last ball and launched that over midwicket for a SIX!`Top shot that! 15 from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 10 || Score 69/1 Harbhajan into his third over. Six from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 9 || Score 63/1 Patel brought back into the attack. Hussey was offered some room off the third ball and he cuts that past the point fielder for a boundary! Eight from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 8 || Score 55/1 Kieron Pollard comes into the attack. And he gets the breakthrough; Murali Vijay is caught at midwicket. It was a slower on and Vijay flicked that, didn’t time it well and Smith takes an easy catch. Suresh Raina is the new man in. Just three from the over. M Vijay c Smith b Pollard 23 (20b) ==================================================================================== Over 7 || Score 52/0 Pragyan Ojha comes into the attack. Just five from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 6 || Score 47/0 Bhajji to continue. Hussey shimmied down the track off the second ball, went inside out for a one-bounce boundary over extra-cover! Eight from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 5 || Score 39/0 Lasith Malinga brought into the attack. The third ball was a low full-toss and Hussey drives that through covers for a boundary! The fourth ball was a slower one, Hussey picked that and he drove that through extra-cover for another boundary! Ten from the over. This is a good start by Chennai so far. ==================================================================================== Over 4 || Score 29/0 Harbhajan Singh brought into the attack. Just two from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 3 || Score 27/0 Johnson to continue. The first ball had some room on offer and Hussey plays a cut short over point for a boundary! Nine from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 2 || Score 18/0 Munaf Patel to bowl the second over. The second ball was a short of length delivery and Vijay flicks that for a boundary at deep square leg. The third ball was a half-volley and Vijay clears extra-cover for another boundary! 12 from the second over. ==================================================================================== Over 1 || Score 6/0 Mitchell Johnson to bowl the first over, Hussey and Vijay will open for CSK. Johnson begins with a full-toss and Hussey is off the mark with a boundary at midwicket. Six from the first over. ==================================================================================== TOSS: MS Dhoni has won the toss and Chennai Super Kings will bat first. The match is a crucial one for both the teams as the winner will straight away book a berth for the final match to be played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on May 26. Mumbai have a slight advantage over Chennai as they have defeated the Dhoni-led side in both the league matches. Chennai on the other hand are known to bounce back in crucial games and it is expected to be a high-voltage clash between the two teams. The strength of the Chennai Super Kings is the presence of some outstanding all-rounders. They could probably play Albie Morkel, Dwayne Smith and Ravindra Jadeja to strengthen their batting line-up. Mumbai on the other hand have all the in-form players and their only concern should be the form of Tendulkar who missed the last match due to some injury.