Time for the chase! The two umpires stride out in the middle. Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, walks out to open the innings along with de Kock. Deepak Chahar to begin with the ball for Chennai.
Right! Chennai have got a massive score on the board. However, the track looks superb for batting. Mumbai have a strong batting unit but it is not going to be easy. Early wickets will be key for Chennai. Let's see which way the game goes. Chase coming your way shortly.
Moeen Ali is down for a chat. He says that the conditions are good and they batted well. Adds that they have to take the conditions into account and play accordingly. Says that Rayudu played an amazing knock when the situation was tricky. Adds that they will look to take early wickets as Mumbai has a strong batting lineup.
Take a bow, Rayudu! What a sensational finish from him. 82 from the final 5 overs and Chennai have put on a mountain of a total. What a brilliant effort from them. They didn't start well and got going. They lost track again but Rayudu has finished things in a blazing style for them.
Mumbai opted to bowl first after winning the toss and Boult with a wicket in the first over proved the decision right as he got rid of Gaikwad. However, after that, the bowlers were spanked all over the park. It was Pollard's 2-wicket over that brought them back in the game. But they failed to apply the pressure after Pollard was taken off as Rayudu smashed the other bowlers all over the park. Bumrah was taken apart in his 4 overs as he gave away 56 for his 1 wicket. Boult and Dhawal too weren't
The start for Chennai wasn't a good one as one of their in-form openers was dismissed for just 4, in the first over. However, Faf continued his form and so did Moeen. The southpaw took the aggressive route and took the bowlers on. The duo added 108 between them with Moeen getting dismissed in the 11th over after getting to his half ton. Faf too reached the milestone but soon joined Ali in the pavilion. Suresh Raina got out without doing much and 112 for 1 soon became 116 for 4. If Mumbai thought
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, ! Poor ball and punished! Full toss, outside off. Rayudu moves across the line and pulls it over the square leg fence.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, ! Dropped and four! That sums up Mumbai's effort in the last few overs! Short and wide outside off. Ambati Rayudu cuts it aerially and it should have been an easy catch at deep point. The fielder drops it and the ball rolls to the fence. CHENNAI END AT 218 FOR 4!
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Very well bowled. Full and wide outside off. Ambati Rayudu comes down the track looking to go big but misses. Can he finish well here?
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Excellent bowling this. Full and wide outside off. Jadeja smacks it long on for just a single.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Excellent yorker, outside off. Rayudu drills it down to long on for one.Â
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and way outside off. Left alone. Wide given by the umpire.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Full toss, on off. Jadeja miscues it to deep mid-wicket for one.
What will Rohit do now? He has got a few options for the 20th over. Pollard, Dhawal and Neesham. Who will Hitman trust? He has gone with Dhawal Kulkarni here.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Low full toss, on off. Clipped to deep square leg for one. Bumrah ends at 4-0-56-1. Yes, you read that right.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Such is the format of T20 cricket! Even the best death bowler is going for plenty! Full ball, on the pads. Ravindra Jadeja flicks it down to the fine leg fence. That brings up 200 for Chennai.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Low full toss, on the stumps. Rayudu can't get under and it chips it towards long on for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller ball, on the pads. Clipped away to deep square leg for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Full toss, outside off. Ambati Rayudu miscues his slog and the ball goes wide of long on. One run is taken.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Low full toss, on off. Jadeja pushes it to long on and brings Rayudu on strike.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and way down the leg side. Wided as Ravindra Jadeja leaves it alone.
Who will bowl the penultimate over? Bumrah it is. Hasn't been his evening so far.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, ! Outstanding, outrageous, extraordinary! Call it whatever you want, it still won't do justice! Fuller ball, on off. Ambati Rayudu makes room for himself and carves it all the way over the fence at cover.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, Length ball, down the leg side. Rayudu misses his flick. Wided.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, ! FIFTY FOR RAYUDU! What an innings this has been! Absolute carnage! Length ball, on off. Rayudu makes room for himself and thumps it to the long off fence.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, ! Dispatched and that takes him to 49! Shorter ball, on the stumps. Ambati Rayudu pulls it over the square leg fence.
Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja, Low full toss, on off. Ravindra Jadeja clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, Full ball, on the stumps. Rayudu comes down the track and clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Who will bowl the 18th now? Pollard? Neesham? Dhawal? Or will Rohit go to Boult and ask him to break this stand. Trent Boult it is.
Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja, Just a single as this is drilled down to long off.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, ! Not where he wanted but that adds 4 runs to his tally! Full ball, on off. Ambati Rayudu frees his arms looking to go through the off side. Ends up getting inside edge to the fine leg fence. 21 from that over.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, NO BALL AND A ! SIX! Dismissed from his presence! Bumrah bowls a length ball, outside off. Ambati Rayudu clears his front leg and deposits it over the cover fence. That brings up the 50 run stand between these two. No ball as Bumrah has overstepped. Free hit coming up.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Six!
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Well bowled. Full one, on the off stump. All that Rayudu can do is work it wide of deep square leg for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length ball, on off. Jadeja runs it to short third man for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and way down the leg side. Ravindra Jadeja misses his flick. Wided.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Deft touch of Jadeja! Shorter ball, off. Ravindra Jadeja waits for it and runs it between the keeper and short third man for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Full toss, on off. Rayudu drills it to wide long on for a run.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, ! Oh ho! This is even bigger and better! Length ball, on off, Rayudu once again comes down the track and smokes it miles in the air. The ball goes way over the sight screen for a maximum.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Yorker, on the pads. Clipped away to deep square leg for one. That brings Ambati Rayudu on strike.
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the 17th over.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, ! Not if Ambati Rayudu keeps batting like that! Rayudu comes down the track and takes it on the full. Deposits it over the mid-wicket fence.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Excellent yorker, outside off. Pushed to extra cover for one. Can Dhawal Kulkarni finish well here?
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Good length ball, on the stumps. Rayudu backs away to the leg side and runs it to short third man. Just a single again.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Digs this one shorter, on the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja offers no shot and the umpire calls it a wide.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower length ball, on off. Jadeja waits for it and then flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Fuller ball, on the off. Rayudu clips it to long on for one.
Change in bowling! Dhawal Kulkarni is back on.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Loopy ball, on off. Eased to long off for one.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Quicker, flatter, on the stumps. Rayudu defends it back to the bowler.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, ! Out of here! That has gone in the second tier! Shorter ball, on the stumps. Ambati Rayudu rocks back in his crease and pulls it deep over the square leg fence.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Play and a miss! Short and wide outside off. Jadeja goes for the cut but misses.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Flatter ball, on the pads. Rayudu clips it down to fine leg for one.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Shorter and wider, outside off. Cut away to sweeper cover for one.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Flatter ball, lands on leg and turns down the leg side. Jadeja misses his flick and the umpire calls it a wide.
Strategic Time-Out! Chennai were motoring along well but Mumbai have pulled things back in the last few overs. First, Jasprit Bumrah got Moeen Ali and then Kieron Pollard struck on consecutive balls to send back Faf du Plessis and Suresh Raina. They are new batsmen in the middle who are very much capable to finish the innings on a high. But Mumbai have a strong death bowling unit. It should be an interesting finish to this innings.
Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, Single to end the over! Around off on a length, it is tucked through mid-wicket for one. Another good over from Pollard. Should've had another wicket but Pollard failed to hold on.
Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, Chance! Put down? Yes. Pollard, one of the best fielders going around. That should've benn taken. A slower one from him. Good length and around off, Jadeja just checks his shot. It lobs to the left of the bowler and it goes slowly. Pollard goes that side, gets hands to hit but fails to hold on.
Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, Full and around off, played back to the bowler.
Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, ! Timing, brilliant from Rayudu. Another length ball, this is just outside off, Rayudu punches it through covers, hits it wide of deep cover and bags a boundary.
Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, NOT ! Pitching outside leg. Jadeja survives. A length ball on the pads, Jadeja looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad. A big, big appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Jadeja goes for the review quickly. Replays roll in. Ultra Edge shows nothing. Ball Tracker time. It is pitched outside leg. So, Jadeja is safe. Good use of the review.
Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, WIDE! What happened there! Pollard slips this one way down the leg side.
Review time! Ravindra Jadeja has reviewed this LBW decision. Nothing on the Ultra Edge but it is pitching outside leg. Will be not out.
Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, Full and outside off, driven to deep cover for one.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Dot to finish! A tight over. Just 2 from it. Mumbai building the pressure now. On middle and leg, Jadeja goes down for the sweep. Fails to connect and is hit on the pad.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Flat and around middle, tucked to mid-wicket.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and outside off, punched well but straight to the cover fielder.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated on middle, Jadeja looks to flick but misses. Not given wide. Jadeja asks why. Gets no response from the umpire.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Flat and around middle, Rayudu punches it to long on to get off the mark.
Chennai are in a spot of bother, who do they turn to now? Ravindra Jadeja it is. Also, Rahul Chahar is back on. 2-0-20-0 for him so far.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, On the pads, Jadeja clips it to fine leg and opens his account.
Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, ! TAKEN! Another one for Pollard. He is turning it on for Mumbai here. Raina has been sent packing for just 2. What an over. Fuller ball around middle, Raina looks to power it over the deep mid-wicket fence but he fails to time it as well as he would've liked. Ends up hitting it high in the air and straight to Krunal at deep mid-wicket. Brilliant over from Pollard and a superb decision from Rohit to give the ball to him.
Kieron Pollard to Faf du Plessis, ! TAKEN! Faf du Plessis has been removed now. It is Pollard who has provided them the big wicket. A lovely slower one from him. It is outside off, Faf moves inside the crease and looks to scoop. He though ends up miscuing it high in the air towards short fine leg. De Kock and Bumrah both try to catch but Bumrah manages to hold on. Could've been a collision there but Bumrah managed to hold on.
Will we see MS Dhoni come up the order? No, here comes Ambati Rayudu.
Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, Full and on the pads, flicked to deep square leg for an easy single.
Kieron Pollard to Faf du Plessis, FIFTY FOR DU PLESSIS! His amazing form in the Indian T20 League continues. A length ball on the pads, he flicks it to deep square leg and gets to the other end. His 20th fifty in the tournament.
Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, Raina is up and running! Pollard bangs it short and bowls it on middle. Raina pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Will Neesham get another one after going for 18 in his last one? No, here comes Kieron Pollard.
Kieron Pollard to Faf du Plessis, Fullish and on the pads from Pollard. It is flicked to deep square leg for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina, No surprises here, a bouncer to welcome Raina. He does well to negotiate it.Â
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, ! Ohh this is excellent by du Plessis! Full ball, outside off. Faf du Plessis runs it between the keeper and short third man for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, ! Two in a row! This is outrageous hitting! Shorter ball, on the stumps. Faf du Plessis pulls it to the mid-wicket fence.
Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Jasprit Bumrah gets the big wicket of Moeen Ali! Shorter ball, on off. Moeen Ali sways across the line and looks to run it down to third man. But the ball goes Quinton de Kock, who takes a good catch.
Suresh Raina walks out in the middle now.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, Just a single as this is drilled away to sweeper cover.
Jasprit Bumrah is back. Went for 8 in his first over. Mumbai need a wicket. Rohit has gone to his most trusted bowler. Let's see if Bumrah can get them the breakthrough.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, ! Even Bumrah is not safe against this onslaught! Length ball, on the stumps. Faf du Plessis gets into position and nails it over the mid-wicket fence. 100-run stand is up between the two.
Direct hit from the deep. This looks really close. Faf can be in trouble. De Kock has took the bails off with his hands. But looks like when the ball came in the mitts, even then Faf wasn't in. A tough call for the TV umpire to make. The umpire is taking his time. Replays show that Faf made it in by the time the second bail was dislodged. Third umpire confirms the same.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, ! Another one! This one almost went for maximum. Short and wide outside off. Moeen Ali carves it to the sweeper cover fence. The TV umpire is called in and the replay shows that the ball had landed just inside the rope before going over.
James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, NOT ! Faf du Plessis is back in just in time! Full toss, on the pads. Clipped away to deep mid-wicket. They come back for the second but the fielder makes a bullet throw at the keeper's end de Kock whips the bails off. Third umpire is called and the replay shows that de Kock has dislodged one of the bails before he had the ball. But the second bail is intact and while he takes that of du Plessis gets inside the line. Lucky escape for him.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, ! That one traveled like a bullet! Fuller ball, on off. Moeen Ali drills it down the ground. The man at long off runs to his left and dives for it but he has no chance of stopping that.
James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, Length ball, around off. Runs it down to third man for one.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, FIFTY FOR MOEEN ALI! This has been a fine, fine knock from him. Length ball, outside off. Moeen Ali goes for the cut but the ball takes the toe end of the bat and goes to the leg side. One run is taken.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, ! Another one and that takes him to 49! Slower length ball, outside off. Moeen Ali picks the change of pace early and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence.Â
Who will bowl the 10th over? James Neesham will continue.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, ! Dispatched! Poor ball and punished! I guess they have decided to take on the spinner. Short ball, on the stumps. Faf du Plessis shifts his weight to the back foot and pulls it deep over the mid-wicket fence. 16 from that over and these two are looking really dangerous now.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Flatter ball, on off. Punched down to long on. Just a single this time.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Short and wide outside off. Faf du Plessis cuts it wide of sweeper cover for one.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Chahar drops his length this time, outside off. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, ! Wow! That was perfectly executed! Googly, on off. Moeen Ali picks it early, comes down the track and smokes it over long off. Moves on to 41 from just 29.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, du Plessis backs away to leg side and Chahar follows him with a flatter ball. It is pulled to deep square leg for one.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Excellent yorker to end the over, on the off pole. Moeen Ali digs it out.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Full again, outside off. Drilled to extra cover.
James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, Dropped! James Neesham drops a tough one in his follow-through! Fuller ball, on off. Du Plessis hits it straight. Neesham gets his right hand to it but can't hold on. The ball rolls away and they take one.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Fuller ball, on the pads. Clipped to deep mid-wicket for one.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, ! Just over the fielder! Shorter ball, outside off. Moeen Ali rocks back and pulls it to the mid-wicket region. Krunal Pandya runs to his right, jumps in the air but the ball goes over him and over the ropes.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Fuller ball, outside off. Moeen frees his arms and crunches it to cover.
Will Boult bowl out? No. Rohit gives the ball to debutant James Neesham.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Just a single as this is worked to deep mid-wicket. Excellent first over by the leggie, just 4 from it.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, An appeal for caught behind but Moeen Ali is safe! Loopy ball, on the pads. Moeen Ali misses his sweep and the ball hits his pad and lobs up in the air. Quinton de Kock takes it and appeals but the umpire is unmoved.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Shorter ball, on the stumps. Clipped to deep square leg for one.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Moeen Ali comes down the track and Rahul Chahar fires it outside off. Moeen Ali manages to push it to sweeper cover for one.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Googly, lands on the stumps. Moeen Ali defends it from the crease.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Flatter ball, on off. Clipped away to mid-wicket for one.
Strategic Time-Out! Chennai are off to a good start but Mumbai won't be too disappointed with their performance too. Ruturaj Gaikwad fell in the first over but Moeen Ali and Faf du Plessis have stitched a good stand. But now, we enter the middle overs and Mumbai will unleash Rahul Chahar. It will be interesting to see how Chennai plays him. They need these two to continue to give them a good platform. Here comes Rahul Chahar.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Good ball to end the over! A brilliant yorker on the toes. Moeen misses to flick and gets hit on the pad. 49 for 1 at the end of the Powerplay.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, ! Moeen finds the fence this time. Poor work in the field there. He moves to 25 off 18 balls. Full ball on the pads, Moeen flicks it wide of deep square leg. The firelder, Krunal overruns to his left and fails to stop.
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, NOT ! The bat is in. The dive saves Moeen. Moeen is safe! Full ball around off and middle, it is flicked to mid-wicket. Moeen wants a single but Faf sends him back. Suryakumar quickly gets to the ball and has a shy at the non-striker's end. He hits it as Moeen dives to make his ground. The ball deflects away to deep cover and they take the single. However, the TV umpire has been called for. Replays show Moeen was in.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Play and a miss! Short ball outside off, Moeen looks to carve it ove the off side but misses to connect.
Is that a run out? The dive seems to have saved the batter.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Full and on the pads, Moeen misses his flick and gets hit on the pad. A leg bye taken as the ball goes on the leg side. There was an appeal from the bowler but it was quickly turned down.
Who will bowl the last over of the Powerplay? Trent Boult is back on. 2-0-16-1 for him so far.
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Low full toss, Faf comes down the track and looks to hit it through the off side but the ball takes the inner half and goes to deep square leg for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, Single to end the 5th over. 8 off it. Short and around middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, Angled in from middle, Moeen looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pad. They sneak a leg bye as the ball goes to square leg.
Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, ! SHOT! Moeen gets the wrists in the play again! A fuller ball, around middle and leg, Moeen uses his wrists, picks it up and deposits it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, Good length and around off, this one is punched to mid off.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, A bit too straight this time. Du Plessis tucks it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, Good start from Bumrah. A length ball, around off, Faf pushes it to the cover region.
Will Boult bowl 3 in a row? No. Here's Jasprit Bumrah.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, ! The last ball spoils the over a touch! Full toss, on the stumps. Moeen Ali swipes it wide of mid-wicket. The man from long on runs across for it but the ball wins the race.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Fuller ball, around off. Pushed away to mid off.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Excellent yorker, on the pads. Moeen Ali is beaten all ends up and is hit on the pads.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Shorter ball, on off. Moeen Ali sways across the line.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Fuller ball, outside off. Pushed wide of the bowler and to long off for one.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Length ball, on the pads. Moeen miscues his pull shot to long on for one.
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Serves a length ball, on the leg stump. Faf du Plessis looks to scoop it to the fine leg fence but is beaten. The ball goes over the stumps.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, They almost had Moeen Ali there! Short ball, outside off. Moeen Ali pulls it away towards deep mid-wicket. The ball lands well short of the fielder. One run is taken.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, ! On the off side this time! Length ball, outside off. Moeen Ali hits through the line, over the mid off for a boundary.
Another meeting! Rohit, Pollard and the bowler get together.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, ! Dispatched! Sublime timing! Back of a length, angled on the pads. Moeen Ali simply helps it all the way over the square leg fence.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Back of a length, outside off. Moeen Ali looks to go through the off side but gets the inner half of the bat. The ball goes to mid on.
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Length ball, outside off. Du Plessis runs it down to short third man. The fielder there gets down in time to save 3 runs for his team.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Serves a length ball, on the pads. Moeen clips it to mid on. 11 runs from the over, courtesy of some excellent batting by du Plessis.
Dhawal wants a different field it seems. The fine leg comes in the circle. The mid-wicket fielder goes in the deep.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Fuller ball, outside off. Faf du Plessis pushes it wide of long off. There was a call for the second run, but Pollard gets across and keeps it down to one.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Fuller ball, around off. Pushed to mid on.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, ! Ruturaj Gaikwad may be gone but Faf du Plessis is making his presence felt! He comes down the track and smokes this over the long off fence. The ball was in the slot and he played this to perfection.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Good length ball, outside off. Defended from the crease.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, ! Nicely done! Lands on off, on a length and nips back in. Faf du Plessis clips it down to the fine leg fence. There is a fielder in the deep but he has no chance.
Who will partner Boult from the other end? Dhawal Kulkarni to share the new ball.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Beaten! Fuller ball, lands outside off and nips away. Moeen Ali goes for the drive but doesn't connect. 4 runs and a wicket from that over and Mumbai will be very happy.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Good length ball, outside off. Left alone.
Moeen Ali is in at 3. He wouldn't have expected to come this early.
Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! TAKEN! Trent Boult strikes in the first over and he is delighted! Good length ball, lands on middle and nips back in. Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to run it through the leg side but closes the face of his bat a touch early. The ball takes the leading edge and goes straight to Hardik Pandya at point. He is not going to drop those. Early success for Mumbai and Chennai's in-form opener has been sent packing.
Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller ball, outside off. Defended off the front foot.
Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Oh my goodness! Such a glorious stroke! Full ball, outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on his front foot and creams it past cover. The ball races to the fence.
Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Boult is on the money straightaway! A length ball, just outside off, Gaikwad stays back and pushes it towards gully.
Right! We are done with all the pre-game formalities. It is time for the action to unfold. The Mumbai players take the field following the two umpires. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis, the Chennai openers, stride out in the middle as well. Trent Boult will begin with the ball for Mumbai. All set for this exciting clash. Here we go...
Chennai (Unchanged Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (WK/C), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar.
Chennai skipper, MS Dhoni, tells that they were looking to bowl first as well. Feels that the ground is not a big one and the wicket became better to bat on. Says that each and every opposition is a strong one and that's the beauty of the tournament. Adds that irrespective of the opposition, their preparations remain the same. Informs that they are unchanged for this game.
Mumbai (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Neesham (In for Nathan Coulter-Nile), Dhawal Kulkarni (In for Jayant Yadav), Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult.
Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, says that the wicket looks good and it should stay the same throughout the game. Informs that there are two changes. Dhawal Kulkarni and James Neesham are in, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Jayant Yadav miss out. Adds that it is always a big game against Chennai and this game is no different.
TOSS - Both the skippers, Rohit Sharma for Mumbai and MS Dhoni for Chennai strides out for the flip of the coin. Up it goes and it lands in Rohit's favor. Mumbai will BOWL FIRST.
Breaking - We have a news for all the Mumbai fans. James Neesham is set to make his debut for Mumbai.
Hello and welcome everyone! It is the clash of the titans in the Indian T20 League. 5 times champion Mumbai take on 3 times winner Chennai. Rohit vs Dhoni. It is always a big encounter when these two teams battle. In the last season, it was Chennai who won the first battle but Mumbai managed to take revenge. And they went on to win the tournament. Who will come out victorious this time around? An exciting clash is on the cards. Stay with us for the toss and team update.
Hardik Pandya is caught for a little chat. Tells that it is a matter of time that he gets going. Feels the process is more important than the result. Tells that every game is fresh and it doesn't matter if he scores a 100 or 0. Adds that they have great support as a team. Thanks the front-line workers and medical staff for all their hard work in such difficult times. Adds that he, Krunal and his entire family has been finding ways to help people. Adds that they have decided to donate 200 oxygen
PITCH REPORT - Darren Ganga is down for the pitch report says one side of the ground is short and the batters would look to target that. Anjum Chopra joins him. She says that there is good grass covering on the pitch and it will stay true throughout the game. Tells that this wicket was used during a domestic game where over 300 was scored by the team batting first and that score was chased down. Adds that there will a little bit of dew post 8 pm but it shouldn't be a big factor for the team batt
Time for the chase! The two umpires stride out in the middle. Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, walks out to open the innings along with de Kock. Deepak Chahar to begin with the ball for Chennai.
Right! Chennai have got a massive score on the board. However, the track looks superb for batting. Mumbai have a strong batting unit but it is not going to be easy. Early wickets will be key for Chennai. Let's see which way the game goes. Chase coming your way shortly.
Moeen Ali is down for a chat. He says that the conditions are good and they batted well. Adds that they have to take the conditions into account and play accordingly. Says that Rayudu played an amazing knock when the situation was tricky. Adds that they will look to take early wickets as Mumbai has a strong batting lineup.
Take a bow, Rayudu! What a sensational finish from him. 82 from the final 5 overs and Chennai have put on a mountain of a total. What a brilliant effort from them. They didn't start well and got going. They lost track again but Rayudu has finished things in a blazing style for them.
Mumbai opted to bowl first after winning the toss and Boult with a wicket in the first over proved the decision right as he got rid of Gaikwad. However, after that, the bowlers were spanked all over the park. It was Pollard's 2-wicket over that brought them back in the game. But they failed to apply the pressure after Pollard was taken off as Rayudu smashed the other bowlers all over the park. Bumrah was taken apart in his 4 overs as he gave away 56 for his 1 wicket. Boult and Dhawal too weren't
The start for Chennai wasn't a good one as one of their in-form openers was dismissed for just 4, in the first over. However, Faf continued his form and so did Moeen. The southpaw took the aggressive route and took the bowlers on. The duo added 108 between them with Moeen getting dismissed in the 11th over after getting to his half ton. Faf too reached the milestone but soon joined Ali in the pavilion. Suresh Raina got out without doing much and 112 for 1 soon became 116 for 4. If Mumbai thought
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, ! Poor ball and punished! Full toss, outside off. Rayudu moves across the line and pulls it over the square leg fence.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, ! Dropped and four! That sums up Mumbai's effort in the last few overs! Short and wide outside off. Ambati Rayudu cuts it aerially and it should have been an easy catch at deep point. The fielder drops it and the ball rolls to the fence. CHENNAI END AT 218 FOR 4!
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Very well bowled. Full and wide outside off. Ambati Rayudu comes down the track looking to go big but misses. Can he finish well here?
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Excellent bowling this. Full and wide outside off. Jadeja smacks it long on for just a single.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Excellent yorker, outside off. Rayudu drills it down to long on for one.Â
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and way outside off. Left alone. Wide given by the umpire.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Full toss, on off. Jadeja miscues it to deep mid-wicket for one.
What will Rohit do now? He has got a few options for the 20th over. Pollard, Dhawal and Neesham. Who will Hitman trust? He has gone with Dhawal Kulkarni here.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Low full toss, on off. Clipped to deep square leg for one. Bumrah ends at 4-0-56-1. Yes, you read that right.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Such is the format of T20 cricket! Even the best death bowler is going for plenty! Full ball, on the pads. Ravindra Jadeja flicks it down to the fine leg fence. That brings up 200 for Chennai.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Low full toss, on the stumps. Rayudu can't get under and it chips it towards long on for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller ball, on the pads. Clipped away to deep square leg for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Full toss, outside off. Ambati Rayudu miscues his slog and the ball goes wide of long on. One run is taken.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Low full toss, on off. Jadeja pushes it to long on and brings Rayudu on strike.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and way down the leg side. Wided as Ravindra Jadeja leaves it alone.
Who will bowl the penultimate over? Bumrah it is. Hasn't been his evening so far.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, ! Outstanding, outrageous, extraordinary! Call it whatever you want, it still won't do justice! Fuller ball, on off. Ambati Rayudu makes room for himself and carves it all the way over the fence at cover.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, Length ball, down the leg side. Rayudu misses his flick. Wided.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, ! FIFTY FOR RAYUDU! What an innings this has been! Absolute carnage! Length ball, on off. Rayudu makes room for himself and thumps it to the long off fence.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, ! Dispatched and that takes him to 49! Shorter ball, on the stumps. Ambati Rayudu pulls it over the square leg fence.
Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja, Low full toss, on off. Ravindra Jadeja clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, Full ball, on the stumps. Rayudu comes down the track and clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Who will bowl the 18th now? Pollard? Neesham? Dhawal? Or will Rohit go to Boult and ask him to break this stand. Trent Boult it is.
Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja, Just a single as this is drilled down to long off.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, ! Not where he wanted but that adds 4 runs to his tally! Full ball, on off. Ambati Rayudu frees his arms looking to go through the off side. Ends up getting inside edge to the fine leg fence. 21 from that over.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, NO BALL AND A ! SIX! Dismissed from his presence! Bumrah bowls a length ball, outside off. Ambati Rayudu clears his front leg and deposits it over the cover fence. That brings up the 50 run stand between these two. No ball as Bumrah has overstepped. Free hit coming up.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Six!
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Well bowled. Full one, on the off stump. All that Rayudu can do is work it wide of deep square leg for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length ball, on off. Jadeja runs it to short third man for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and way down the leg side. Ravindra Jadeja misses his flick. Wided.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Deft touch of Jadeja! Shorter ball, off. Ravindra Jadeja waits for it and runs it between the keeper and short third man for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Full toss, on off. Rayudu drills it to wide long on for a run.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, ! Oh ho! This is even bigger and better! Length ball, on off, Rayudu once again comes down the track and smokes it miles in the air. The ball goes way over the sight screen for a maximum.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Yorker, on the pads. Clipped away to deep square leg for one. That brings Ambati Rayudu on strike.
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the 17th over.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, ! Not if Ambati Rayudu keeps batting like that! Rayudu comes down the track and takes it on the full. Deposits it over the mid-wicket fence.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Excellent yorker, outside off. Pushed to extra cover for one. Can Dhawal Kulkarni finish well here?
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Good length ball, on the stumps. Rayudu backs away to the leg side and runs it to short third man. Just a single again.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Digs this one shorter, on the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja offers no shot and the umpire calls it a wide.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower length ball, on off. Jadeja waits for it and then flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Fuller ball, on the off. Rayudu clips it to long on for one.
Change in bowling! Dhawal Kulkarni is back on.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Loopy ball, on off. Eased to long off for one.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Quicker, flatter, on the stumps. Rayudu defends it back to the bowler.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, ! Out of here! That has gone in the second tier! Shorter ball, on the stumps. Ambati Rayudu rocks back in his crease and pulls it deep over the square leg fence.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Play and a miss! Short and wide outside off. Jadeja goes for the cut but misses.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Flatter ball, on the pads. Rayudu clips it down to fine leg for one.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Shorter and wider, outside off. Cut away to sweeper cover for one.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Flatter ball, lands on leg and turns down the leg side. Jadeja misses his flick and the umpire calls it a wide.
Strategic Time-Out! Chennai were motoring along well but Mumbai have pulled things back in the last few overs. First, Jasprit Bumrah got Moeen Ali and then Kieron Pollard struck on consecutive balls to send back Faf du Plessis and Suresh Raina. They are new batsmen in the middle who are very much capable to finish the innings on a high. But Mumbai have a strong death bowling unit. It should be an interesting finish to this innings.
Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, Single to end the over! Around off on a length, it is tucked through mid-wicket for one. Another good over from Pollard. Should've had another wicket but Pollard failed to hold on.
Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, Chance! Put down? Yes. Pollard, one of the best fielders going around. That should've benn taken. A slower one from him. Good length and around off, Jadeja just checks his shot. It lobs to the left of the bowler and it goes slowly. Pollard goes that side, gets hands to hit but fails to hold on.
Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, Full and around off, played back to the bowler.
Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, ! Timing, brilliant from Rayudu. Another length ball, this is just outside off, Rayudu punches it through covers, hits it wide of deep cover and bags a boundary.
Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, NOT ! Pitching outside leg. Jadeja survives. A length ball on the pads, Jadeja looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad. A big, big appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Jadeja goes for the review quickly. Replays roll in. Ultra Edge shows nothing. Ball Tracker time. It is pitched outside leg. So, Jadeja is safe. Good use of the review.
Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, WIDE! What happened there! Pollard slips this one way down the leg side.
Review time! Ravindra Jadeja has reviewed this LBW decision. Nothing on the Ultra Edge but it is pitching outside leg. Will be not out.
Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, Full and outside off, driven to deep cover for one.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Dot to finish! A tight over. Just 2 from it. Mumbai building the pressure now. On middle and leg, Jadeja goes down for the sweep. Fails to connect and is hit on the pad.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Flat and around middle, tucked to mid-wicket.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and outside off, punched well but straight to the cover fielder.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated on middle, Jadeja looks to flick but misses. Not given wide. Jadeja asks why. Gets no response from the umpire.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Flat and around middle, Rayudu punches it to long on to get off the mark.
Chennai are in a spot of bother, who do they turn to now? Ravindra Jadeja it is. Also, Rahul Chahar is back on. 2-0-20-0 for him so far.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, On the pads, Jadeja clips it to fine leg and opens his account.
Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, ! TAKEN! Another one for Pollard. He is turning it on for Mumbai here. Raina has been sent packing for just 2. What an over. Fuller ball around middle, Raina looks to power it over the deep mid-wicket fence but he fails to time it as well as he would've liked. Ends up hitting it high in the air and straight to Krunal at deep mid-wicket. Brilliant over from Pollard and a superb decision from Rohit to give the ball to him.
Kieron Pollard to Faf du Plessis, ! TAKEN! Faf du Plessis has been removed now. It is Pollard who has provided them the big wicket. A lovely slower one from him. It is outside off, Faf moves inside the crease and looks to scoop. He though ends up miscuing it high in the air towards short fine leg. De Kock and Bumrah both try to catch but Bumrah manages to hold on. Could've been a collision there but Bumrah managed to hold on.
Will we see MS Dhoni come up the order? No, here comes Ambati Rayudu.
Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, Full and on the pads, flicked to deep square leg for an easy single.
Kieron Pollard to Faf du Plessis, FIFTY FOR DU PLESSIS! His amazing form in the Indian T20 League continues. A length ball on the pads, he flicks it to deep square leg and gets to the other end. His 20th fifty in the tournament.
Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, Raina is up and running! Pollard bangs it short and bowls it on middle. Raina pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Will Neesham get another one after going for 18 in his last one? No, here comes Kieron Pollard.
Kieron Pollard to Faf du Plessis, Fullish and on the pads from Pollard. It is flicked to deep square leg for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina, No surprises here, a bouncer to welcome Raina. He does well to negotiate it.Â
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, ! Ohh this is excellent by du Plessis! Full ball, outside off. Faf du Plessis runs it between the keeper and short third man for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, ! Two in a row! This is outrageous hitting! Shorter ball, on the stumps. Faf du Plessis pulls it to the mid-wicket fence.
Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Jasprit Bumrah gets the big wicket of Moeen Ali! Shorter ball, on off. Moeen Ali sways across the line and looks to run it down to third man. But the ball goes Quinton de Kock, who takes a good catch.
Suresh Raina walks out in the middle now.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, Just a single as this is drilled away to sweeper cover.
Jasprit Bumrah is back. Went for 8 in his first over. Mumbai need a wicket. Rohit has gone to his most trusted bowler. Let's see if Bumrah can get them the breakthrough.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, ! Even Bumrah is not safe against this onslaught! Length ball, on the stumps. Faf du Plessis gets into position and nails it over the mid-wicket fence. 100-run stand is up between the two.
Direct hit from the deep. This looks really close. Faf can be in trouble. De Kock has took the bails off with his hands. But looks like when the ball came in the mitts, even then Faf wasn't in. A tough call for the TV umpire to make. The umpire is taking his time. Replays show that Faf made it in by the time the second bail was dislodged. Third umpire confirms the same.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, ! Another one! This one almost went for maximum. Short and wide outside off. Moeen Ali carves it to the sweeper cover fence. The TV umpire is called in and the replay shows that the ball had landed just inside the rope before going over.
James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, NOT ! Faf du Plessis is back in just in time! Full toss, on the pads. Clipped away to deep mid-wicket. They come back for the second but the fielder makes a bullet throw at the keeper's end de Kock whips the bails off. Third umpire is called and the replay shows that de Kock has dislodged one of the bails before he had the ball. But the second bail is intact and while he takes that of du Plessis gets inside the line. Lucky escape for him.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, ! That one traveled like a bullet! Fuller ball, on off. Moeen Ali drills it down the ground. The man at long off runs to his left and dives for it but he has no chance of stopping that.
James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, Length ball, around off. Runs it down to third man for one.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, FIFTY FOR MOEEN ALI! This has been a fine, fine knock from him. Length ball, outside off. Moeen Ali goes for the cut but the ball takes the toe end of the bat and goes to the leg side. One run is taken.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, ! Another one and that takes him to 49! Slower length ball, outside off. Moeen Ali picks the change of pace early and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence.Â
Who will bowl the 10th over? James Neesham will continue.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, ! Dispatched! Poor ball and punished! I guess they have decided to take on the spinner. Short ball, on the stumps. Faf du Plessis shifts his weight to the back foot and pulls it deep over the mid-wicket fence. 16 from that over and these two are looking really dangerous now.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Flatter ball, on off. Punched down to long on. Just a single this time.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Short and wide outside off. Faf du Plessis cuts it wide of sweeper cover for one.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Chahar drops his length this time, outside off. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, ! Wow! That was perfectly executed! Googly, on off. Moeen Ali picks it early, comes down the track and smokes it over long off. Moves on to 41 from just 29.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, du Plessis backs away to leg side and Chahar follows him with a flatter ball. It is pulled to deep square leg for one.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Excellent yorker to end the over, on the off pole. Moeen Ali digs it out.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Full again, outside off. Drilled to extra cover.
James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, Dropped! James Neesham drops a tough one in his follow-through! Fuller ball, on off. Du Plessis hits it straight. Neesham gets his right hand to it but can't hold on. The ball rolls away and they take one.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Fuller ball, on the pads. Clipped to deep mid-wicket for one.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, ! Just over the fielder! Shorter ball, outside off. Moeen Ali rocks back and pulls it to the mid-wicket region. Krunal Pandya runs to his right, jumps in the air but the ball goes over him and over the ropes.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Fuller ball, outside off. Moeen frees his arms and crunches it to cover.
Will Boult bowl out? No. Rohit gives the ball to debutant James Neesham.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Just a single as this is worked to deep mid-wicket. Excellent first over by the leggie, just 4 from it.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, An appeal for caught behind but Moeen Ali is safe! Loopy ball, on the pads. Moeen Ali misses his sweep and the ball hits his pad and lobs up in the air. Quinton de Kock takes it and appeals but the umpire is unmoved.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Shorter ball, on the stumps. Clipped to deep square leg for one.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Moeen Ali comes down the track and Rahul Chahar fires it outside off. Moeen Ali manages to push it to sweeper cover for one.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Googly, lands on the stumps. Moeen Ali defends it from the crease.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Flatter ball, on off. Clipped away to mid-wicket for one.
Strategic Time-Out! Chennai are off to a good start but Mumbai won't be too disappointed with their performance too. Ruturaj Gaikwad fell in the first over but Moeen Ali and Faf du Plessis have stitched a good stand. But now, we enter the middle overs and Mumbai will unleash Rahul Chahar. It will be interesting to see how Chennai plays him. They need these two to continue to give them a good platform. Here comes Rahul Chahar.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Good ball to end the over! A brilliant yorker on the toes. Moeen misses to flick and gets hit on the pad. 49 for 1 at the end of the Powerplay.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, ! Moeen finds the fence this time. Poor work in the field there. He moves to 25 off 18 balls. Full ball on the pads, Moeen flicks it wide of deep square leg. The firelder, Krunal overruns to his left and fails to stop.
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, NOT ! The bat is in. The dive saves Moeen. Moeen is safe! Full ball around off and middle, it is flicked to mid-wicket. Moeen wants a single but Faf sends him back. Suryakumar quickly gets to the ball and has a shy at the non-striker's end. He hits it as Moeen dives to make his ground. The ball deflects away to deep cover and they take the single. However, the TV umpire has been called for. Replays show Moeen was in.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Play and a miss! Short ball outside off, Moeen looks to carve it ove the off side but misses to connect.
Is that a run out? The dive seems to have saved the batter.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Full and on the pads, Moeen misses his flick and gets hit on the pad. A leg bye taken as the ball goes on the leg side. There was an appeal from the bowler but it was quickly turned down.
Who will bowl the last over of the Powerplay? Trent Boult is back on. 2-0-16-1 for him so far.
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Low full toss, Faf comes down the track and looks to hit it through the off side but the ball takes the inner half and goes to deep square leg for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, Single to end the 5th over. 8 off it. Short and around middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, Angled in from middle, Moeen looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pad. They sneak a leg bye as the ball goes to square leg.
Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, ! SHOT! Moeen gets the wrists in the play again! A fuller ball, around middle and leg, Moeen uses his wrists, picks it up and deposits it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, Good length and around off, this one is punched to mid off.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, A bit too straight this time. Du Plessis tucks it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, Good start from Bumrah. A length ball, around off, Faf pushes it to the cover region.
Will Boult bowl 3 in a row? No. Here's Jasprit Bumrah.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, ! The last ball spoils the over a touch! Full toss, on the stumps. Moeen Ali swipes it wide of mid-wicket. The man from long on runs across for it but the ball wins the race.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Fuller ball, around off. Pushed away to mid off.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Excellent yorker, on the pads. Moeen Ali is beaten all ends up and is hit on the pads.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Shorter ball, on off. Moeen Ali sways across the line.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Fuller ball, outside off. Pushed wide of the bowler and to long off for one.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Length ball, on the pads. Moeen miscues his pull shot to long on for one.
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Serves a length ball, on the leg stump. Faf du Plessis looks to scoop it to the fine leg fence but is beaten. The ball goes over the stumps.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, They almost had Moeen Ali there! Short ball, outside off. Moeen Ali pulls it away towards deep mid-wicket. The ball lands well short of the fielder. One run is taken.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, ! On the off side this time! Length ball, outside off. Moeen Ali hits through the line, over the mid off for a boundary.
Another meeting! Rohit, Pollard and the bowler get together.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, ! Dispatched! Sublime timing! Back of a length, angled on the pads. Moeen Ali simply helps it all the way over the square leg fence.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Back of a length, outside off. Moeen Ali looks to go through the off side but gets the inner half of the bat. The ball goes to mid on.
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Length ball, outside off. Du Plessis runs it down to short third man. The fielder there gets down in time to save 3 runs for his team.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Serves a length ball, on the pads. Moeen clips it to mid on. 11 runs from the over, courtesy of some excellent batting by du Plessis.
Dhawal wants a different field it seems. The fine leg comes in the circle. The mid-wicket fielder goes in the deep.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Fuller ball, outside off. Faf du Plessis pushes it wide of long off. There was a call for the second run, but Pollard gets across and keeps it down to one.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Fuller ball, around off. Pushed to mid on.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, ! Ruturaj Gaikwad may be gone but Faf du Plessis is making his presence felt! He comes down the track and smokes this over the long off fence. The ball was in the slot and he played this to perfection.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Good length ball, outside off. Defended from the crease.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, ! Nicely done! Lands on off, on a length and nips back in. Faf du Plessis clips it down to the fine leg fence. There is a fielder in the deep but he has no chance.
Who will partner Boult from the other end? Dhawal Kulkarni to share the new ball.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Beaten! Fuller ball, lands outside off and nips away. Moeen Ali goes for the drive but doesn't connect. 4 runs and a wicket from that over and Mumbai will be very happy.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Good length ball, outside off. Left alone.
Moeen Ali is in at 3. He wouldn't have expected to come this early.
Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! TAKEN! Trent Boult strikes in the first over and he is delighted! Good length ball, lands on middle and nips back in. Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to run it through the leg side but closes the face of his bat a touch early. The ball takes the leading edge and goes straight to Hardik Pandya at point. He is not going to drop those. Early success for Mumbai and Chennai's in-form opener has been sent packing.
Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller ball, outside off. Defended off the front foot.
Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Oh my goodness! Such a glorious stroke! Full ball, outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on his front foot and creams it past cover. The ball races to the fence.
Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Boult is on the money straightaway! A length ball, just outside off, Gaikwad stays back and pushes it towards gully.
Right! We are done with all the pre-game formalities. It is time for the action to unfold. The Mumbai players take the field following the two umpires. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis, the Chennai openers, stride out in the middle as well. Trent Boult will begin with the ball for Mumbai. All set for this exciting clash. Here we go...
Chennai (Unchanged Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (WK/C), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar.
Chennai skipper, MS Dhoni, tells that they were looking to bowl first as well. Feels that the ground is not a big one and the wicket became better to bat on. Says that each and every opposition is a strong one and that's the beauty of the tournament. Adds that irrespective of the opposition, their preparations remain the same. Informs that they are unchanged for this game.
Mumbai (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Neesham (In for Nathan Coulter-Nile), Dhawal Kulkarni (In for Jayant Yadav), Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult.
Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, says that the wicket looks good and it should stay the same throughout the game. Informs that there are two changes. Dhawal Kulkarni and James Neesham are in, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Jayant Yadav miss out. Adds that it is always a big game against Chennai and this game is no different.
TOSS - Both the skippers, Rohit Sharma for Mumbai and MS Dhoni for Chennai strides out for the flip of the coin. Up it goes and it lands in Rohit's favor. Mumbai will BOWL FIRST.
Breaking - We have a news for all the Mumbai fans. James Neesham is set to make his debut for Mumbai.
Hello and welcome everyone! It is the clash of the titans in the Indian T20 League. 5 times champion Mumbai take on 3 times winner Chennai. Rohit vs Dhoni. It is always a big encounter when these two teams battle. In the last season, it was Chennai who won the first battle but Mumbai managed to take revenge. And they went on to win the tournament. Who will come out victorious this time around? An exciting clash is on the cards. Stay with us for the toss and team update.
Hardik Pandya is caught for a little chat. Tells that it is a matter of time that he gets going. Feels the process is more important than the result. Tells that every game is fresh and it doesn't matter if he scores a 100 or 0. Adds that they have great support as a team. Thanks the front-line workers and medical staff for all their hard work in such difficult times. Adds that he, Krunal and his entire family has been finding ways to help people. Adds that they have decided to donate 200 oxygen
PITCH REPORT - Darren Ganga is down for the pitch report says one side of the ground is short and the batters would look to target that. Anjum Chopra joins him. She says that there is good grass covering on the pitch and it will stay true throughout the game. Tells that this wicket was used during a domestic game where over 300 was scored by the team batting first and that score was chased down. Adds that there will a little bit of dew post 8 pm but it shouldn't be a big factor for the team batt
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Time for the chase! The two umpires stride out in the middle. Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, walks out to open the innings along with de Kock. Deepak Chahar to begin with the ball for Chennai.
Right! Chennai have got a massive score on the board. However, the track looks superb for batting. Mumbai have a strong batting unit but it is not going to be easy. Early wickets will be key for Chennai. Let's see which way the game goes. Chase coming your way shortly.
Moeen Ali is down for a chat. He says that the conditions are good and they batted well. Adds that they have to take the conditions into account and play accordingly. Says that Rayudu played an amazing knock when the situation was tricky. Adds that they will look to take early wickets as Mumbai has a strong batting lineup.
Take a bow, Rayudu! What a sensational finish from him. 82 from the final 5 overs and Chennai have put on a mountain of a total. What a brilliant effort from them. They didn't start well and got going. They lost track again but Rayudu has finished things in a blazing style for them.
Mumbai opted to bowl first after winning the toss and Boult with a wicket in the first over proved the decision right as he got rid of Gaikwad. However, after that, the bowlers were spanked all over the park. It was Pollard's 2-wicket over that brought them back in the game. But they failed to apply the pressure after Pollard was taken off as Rayudu smashed the other bowlers all over the park. Bumrah was taken apart in his 4 overs as he gave away 56 for his 1 wicket. Boult and Dhawal too weren't
The start for Chennai wasn't a good one as one of their in-form openers was dismissed for just 4, in the first over. However, Faf continued his form and so did Moeen. The southpaw took the aggressive route and took the bowlers on. The duo added 108 between them with Moeen getting dismissed in the 11th over after getting to his half ton. Faf too reached the milestone but soon joined Ali in the pavilion. Suresh Raina got out without doing much and 112 for 1 soon became 116 for 4. If Mumbai thought
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, ! Poor ball and punished! Full toss, outside off. Rayudu moves across the line and pulls it over the square leg fence.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, ! Dropped and four! That sums up Mumbai's effort in the last few overs! Short and wide outside off. Ambati Rayudu cuts it aerially and it should have been an easy catch at deep point. The fielder drops it and the ball rolls to the fence. CHENNAI END AT 218 FOR 4!
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Very well bowled. Full and wide outside off. Ambati Rayudu comes down the track looking to go big but misses. Can he finish well here?
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Excellent bowling this. Full and wide outside off. Jadeja smacks it long on for just a single.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Excellent yorker, outside off. Rayudu drills it down to long on for one.Â
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and way outside off. Left alone. Wide given by the umpire.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Full toss, on off. Jadeja miscues it to deep mid-wicket for one.
What will Rohit do now? He has got a few options for the 20th over. Pollard, Dhawal and Neesham. Who will Hitman trust? He has gone with Dhawal Kulkarni here.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Low full toss, on off. Clipped to deep square leg for one. Bumrah ends at 4-0-56-1. Yes, you read that right.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Such is the format of T20 cricket! Even the best death bowler is going for plenty! Full ball, on the pads. Ravindra Jadeja flicks it down to the fine leg fence. That brings up 200 for Chennai.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Low full toss, on the stumps. Rayudu can't get under and it chips it towards long on for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller ball, on the pads. Clipped away to deep square leg for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Full toss, outside off. Ambati Rayudu miscues his slog and the ball goes wide of long on. One run is taken.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Low full toss, on off. Jadeja pushes it to long on and brings Rayudu on strike.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and way down the leg side. Wided as Ravindra Jadeja leaves it alone.
Who will bowl the penultimate over? Bumrah it is. Hasn't been his evening so far.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, ! Outstanding, outrageous, extraordinary! Call it whatever you want, it still won't do justice! Fuller ball, on off. Ambati Rayudu makes room for himself and carves it all the way over the fence at cover.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, Length ball, down the leg side. Rayudu misses his flick. Wided.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, ! FIFTY FOR RAYUDU! What an innings this has been! Absolute carnage! Length ball, on off. Rayudu makes room for himself and thumps it to the long off fence.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, ! Dispatched and that takes him to 49! Shorter ball, on the stumps. Ambati Rayudu pulls it over the square leg fence.
Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja, Low full toss, on off. Ravindra Jadeja clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, Full ball, on the stumps. Rayudu comes down the track and clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Who will bowl the 18th now? Pollard? Neesham? Dhawal? Or will Rohit go to Boult and ask him to break this stand. Trent Boult it is.
Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja, Just a single as this is drilled down to long off.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, ! Not where he wanted but that adds 4 runs to his tally! Full ball, on off. Ambati Rayudu frees his arms looking to go through the off side. Ends up getting inside edge to the fine leg fence. 21 from that over.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, NO BALL AND A ! SIX! Dismissed from his presence! Bumrah bowls a length ball, outside off. Ambati Rayudu clears his front leg and deposits it over the cover fence. That brings up the 50 run stand between these two. No ball as Bumrah has overstepped. Free hit coming up.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Six!
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Well bowled. Full one, on the off stump. All that Rayudu can do is work it wide of deep square leg for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length ball, on off. Jadeja runs it to short third man for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and way down the leg side. Ravindra Jadeja misses his flick. Wided.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Deft touch of Jadeja! Shorter ball, off. Ravindra Jadeja waits for it and runs it between the keeper and short third man for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Full toss, on off. Rayudu drills it to wide long on for a run.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, ! Oh ho! This is even bigger and better! Length ball, on off, Rayudu once again comes down the track and smokes it miles in the air. The ball goes way over the sight screen for a maximum.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Yorker, on the pads. Clipped away to deep square leg for one. That brings Ambati Rayudu on strike.
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the 17th over.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, ! Not if Ambati Rayudu keeps batting like that! Rayudu comes down the track and takes it on the full. Deposits it over the mid-wicket fence.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Excellent yorker, outside off. Pushed to extra cover for one. Can Dhawal Kulkarni finish well here?
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Good length ball, on the stumps. Rayudu backs away to the leg side and runs it to short third man. Just a single again.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Digs this one shorter, on the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja offers no shot and the umpire calls it a wide.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower length ball, on off. Jadeja waits for it and then flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Fuller ball, on the off. Rayudu clips it to long on for one.
Change in bowling! Dhawal Kulkarni is back on.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Loopy ball, on off. Eased to long off for one.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Quicker, flatter, on the stumps. Rayudu defends it back to the bowler.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, ! Out of here! That has gone in the second tier! Shorter ball, on the stumps. Ambati Rayudu rocks back in his crease and pulls it deep over the square leg fence.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Play and a miss! Short and wide outside off. Jadeja goes for the cut but misses.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Flatter ball, on the pads. Rayudu clips it down to fine leg for one.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Shorter and wider, outside off. Cut away to sweeper cover for one.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Flatter ball, lands on leg and turns down the leg side. Jadeja misses his flick and the umpire calls it a wide.
Strategic Time-Out! Chennai were motoring along well but Mumbai have pulled things back in the last few overs. First, Jasprit Bumrah got Moeen Ali and then Kieron Pollard struck on consecutive balls to send back Faf du Plessis and Suresh Raina. They are new batsmen in the middle who are very much capable to finish the innings on a high. But Mumbai have a strong death bowling unit. It should be an interesting finish to this innings.
Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, Single to end the over! Around off on a length, it is tucked through mid-wicket for one. Another good over from Pollard. Should've had another wicket but Pollard failed to hold on.
Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, Chance! Put down? Yes. Pollard, one of the best fielders going around. That should've benn taken. A slower one from him. Good length and around off, Jadeja just checks his shot. It lobs to the left of the bowler and it goes slowly. Pollard goes that side, gets hands to hit but fails to hold on.
Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, Full and around off, played back to the bowler.
Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, ! Timing, brilliant from Rayudu. Another length ball, this is just outside off, Rayudu punches it through covers, hits it wide of deep cover and bags a boundary.
Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, NOT ! Pitching outside leg. Jadeja survives. A length ball on the pads, Jadeja looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad. A big, big appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Jadeja goes for the review quickly. Replays roll in. Ultra Edge shows nothing. Ball Tracker time. It is pitched outside leg. So, Jadeja is safe. Good use of the review.
Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, WIDE! What happened there! Pollard slips this one way down the leg side.
Review time! Ravindra Jadeja has reviewed this LBW decision. Nothing on the Ultra Edge but it is pitching outside leg. Will be not out.
Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, Full and outside off, driven to deep cover for one.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Dot to finish! A tight over. Just 2 from it. Mumbai building the pressure now. On middle and leg, Jadeja goes down for the sweep. Fails to connect and is hit on the pad.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Flat and around middle, tucked to mid-wicket.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and outside off, punched well but straight to the cover fielder.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated on middle, Jadeja looks to flick but misses. Not given wide. Jadeja asks why. Gets no response from the umpire.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Flat and around middle, Rayudu punches it to long on to get off the mark.
Chennai are in a spot of bother, who do they turn to now? Ravindra Jadeja it is. Also, Rahul Chahar is back on. 2-0-20-0 for him so far.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, On the pads, Jadeja clips it to fine leg and opens his account.
Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, ! TAKEN! Another one for Pollard. He is turning it on for Mumbai here. Raina has been sent packing for just 2. What an over. Fuller ball around middle, Raina looks to power it over the deep mid-wicket fence but he fails to time it as well as he would've liked. Ends up hitting it high in the air and straight to Krunal at deep mid-wicket. Brilliant over from Pollard and a superb decision from Rohit to give the ball to him.
Kieron Pollard to Faf du Plessis, ! TAKEN! Faf du Plessis has been removed now. It is Pollard who has provided them the big wicket. A lovely slower one from him. It is outside off, Faf moves inside the crease and looks to scoop. He though ends up miscuing it high in the air towards short fine leg. De Kock and Bumrah both try to catch but Bumrah manages to hold on. Could've been a collision there but Bumrah managed to hold on.
Will we see MS Dhoni come up the order? No, here comes Ambati Rayudu.
Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, Full and on the pads, flicked to deep square leg for an easy single.
Kieron Pollard to Faf du Plessis, FIFTY FOR DU PLESSIS! His amazing form in the Indian T20 League continues. A length ball on the pads, he flicks it to deep square leg and gets to the other end. His 20th fifty in the tournament.
Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, Raina is up and running! Pollard bangs it short and bowls it on middle. Raina pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Will Neesham get another one after going for 18 in his last one? No, here comes Kieron Pollard.
Kieron Pollard to Faf du Plessis, Fullish and on the pads from Pollard. It is flicked to deep square leg for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina, No surprises here, a bouncer to welcome Raina. He does well to negotiate it.Â
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, ! Ohh this is excellent by du Plessis! Full ball, outside off. Faf du Plessis runs it between the keeper and short third man for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, ! Two in a row! This is outrageous hitting! Shorter ball, on the stumps. Faf du Plessis pulls it to the mid-wicket fence.
Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Jasprit Bumrah gets the big wicket of Moeen Ali! Shorter ball, on off. Moeen Ali sways across the line and looks to run it down to third man. But the ball goes Quinton de Kock, who takes a good catch.
Suresh Raina walks out in the middle now.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, Just a single as this is drilled away to sweeper cover.
Jasprit Bumrah is back. Went for 8 in his first over. Mumbai need a wicket. Rohit has gone to his most trusted bowler. Let's see if Bumrah can get them the breakthrough.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, ! Even Bumrah is not safe against this onslaught! Length ball, on the stumps. Faf du Plessis gets into position and nails it over the mid-wicket fence. 100-run stand is up between the two.
Direct hit from the deep. This looks really close. Faf can be in trouble. De Kock has took the bails off with his hands. But looks like when the ball came in the mitts, even then Faf wasn't in. A tough call for the TV umpire to make. The umpire is taking his time. Replays show that Faf made it in by the time the second bail was dislodged. Third umpire confirms the same.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, ! Another one! This one almost went for maximum. Short and wide outside off. Moeen Ali carves it to the sweeper cover fence. The TV umpire is called in and the replay shows that the ball had landed just inside the rope before going over.
James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, NOT ! Faf du Plessis is back in just in time! Full toss, on the pads. Clipped away to deep mid-wicket. They come back for the second but the fielder makes a bullet throw at the keeper's end de Kock whips the bails off. Third umpire is called and the replay shows that de Kock has dislodged one of the bails before he had the ball. But the second bail is intact and while he takes that of du Plessis gets inside the line. Lucky escape for him.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, ! That one traveled like a bullet! Fuller ball, on off. Moeen Ali drills it down the ground. The man at long off runs to his left and dives for it but he has no chance of stopping that.
James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, Length ball, around off. Runs it down to third man for one.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, FIFTY FOR MOEEN ALI! This has been a fine, fine knock from him. Length ball, outside off. Moeen Ali goes for the cut but the ball takes the toe end of the bat and goes to the leg side. One run is taken.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, ! Another one and that takes him to 49! Slower length ball, outside off. Moeen Ali picks the change of pace early and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence.Â
Who will bowl the 10th over? James Neesham will continue.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, ! Dispatched! Poor ball and punished! I guess they have decided to take on the spinner. Short ball, on the stumps. Faf du Plessis shifts his weight to the back foot and pulls it deep over the mid-wicket fence. 16 from that over and these two are looking really dangerous now.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Flatter ball, on off. Punched down to long on. Just a single this time.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Short and wide outside off. Faf du Plessis cuts it wide of sweeper cover for one.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Chahar drops his length this time, outside off. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, ! Wow! That was perfectly executed! Googly, on off. Moeen Ali picks it early, comes down the track and smokes it over long off. Moves on to 41 from just 29.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, du Plessis backs away to leg side and Chahar follows him with a flatter ball. It is pulled to deep square leg for one.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Excellent yorker to end the over, on the off pole. Moeen Ali digs it out.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Full again, outside off. Drilled to extra cover.
James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, Dropped! James Neesham drops a tough one in his follow-through! Fuller ball, on off. Du Plessis hits it straight. Neesham gets his right hand to it but can't hold on. The ball rolls away and they take one.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Fuller ball, on the pads. Clipped to deep mid-wicket for one.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, ! Just over the fielder! Shorter ball, outside off. Moeen Ali rocks back and pulls it to the mid-wicket region. Krunal Pandya runs to his right, jumps in the air but the ball goes over him and over the ropes.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Fuller ball, outside off. Moeen frees his arms and crunches it to cover.
Will Boult bowl out? No. Rohit gives the ball to debutant James Neesham.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Just a single as this is worked to deep mid-wicket. Excellent first over by the leggie, just 4 from it.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, An appeal for caught behind but Moeen Ali is safe! Loopy ball, on the pads. Moeen Ali misses his sweep and the ball hits his pad and lobs up in the air. Quinton de Kock takes it and appeals but the umpire is unmoved.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Shorter ball, on the stumps. Clipped to deep square leg for one.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Moeen Ali comes down the track and Rahul Chahar fires it outside off. Moeen Ali manages to push it to sweeper cover for one.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Googly, lands on the stumps. Moeen Ali defends it from the crease.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Flatter ball, on off. Clipped away to mid-wicket for one.
Strategic Time-Out! Chennai are off to a good start but Mumbai won't be too disappointed with their performance too. Ruturaj Gaikwad fell in the first over but Moeen Ali and Faf du Plessis have stitched a good stand. But now, we enter the middle overs and Mumbai will unleash Rahul Chahar. It will be interesting to see how Chennai plays him. They need these two to continue to give them a good platform. Here comes Rahul Chahar.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Good ball to end the over! A brilliant yorker on the toes. Moeen misses to flick and gets hit on the pad. 49 for 1 at the end of the Powerplay.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, ! Moeen finds the fence this time. Poor work in the field there. He moves to 25 off 18 balls. Full ball on the pads, Moeen flicks it wide of deep square leg. The firelder, Krunal overruns to his left and fails to stop.
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, NOT ! The bat is in. The dive saves Moeen. Moeen is safe! Full ball around off and middle, it is flicked to mid-wicket. Moeen wants a single but Faf sends him back. Suryakumar quickly gets to the ball and has a shy at the non-striker's end. He hits it as Moeen dives to make his ground. The ball deflects away to deep cover and they take the single. However, the TV umpire has been called for. Replays show Moeen was in.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Play and a miss! Short ball outside off, Moeen looks to carve it ove the off side but misses to connect.
Is that a run out? The dive seems to have saved the batter.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Full and on the pads, Moeen misses his flick and gets hit on the pad. A leg bye taken as the ball goes on the leg side. There was an appeal from the bowler but it was quickly turned down.
Who will bowl the last over of the Powerplay? Trent Boult is back on. 2-0-16-1 for him so far.
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Low full toss, Faf comes down the track and looks to hit it through the off side but the ball takes the inner half and goes to deep square leg for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, Single to end the 5th over. 8 off it. Short and around middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, Angled in from middle, Moeen looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pad. They sneak a leg bye as the ball goes to square leg.
Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, ! SHOT! Moeen gets the wrists in the play again! A fuller ball, around middle and leg, Moeen uses his wrists, picks it up and deposits it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, Good length and around off, this one is punched to mid off.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, A bit too straight this time. Du Plessis tucks it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, Good start from Bumrah. A length ball, around off, Faf pushes it to the cover region.
Will Boult bowl 3 in a row? No. Here's Jasprit Bumrah.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, ! The last ball spoils the over a touch! Full toss, on the stumps. Moeen Ali swipes it wide of mid-wicket. The man from long on runs across for it but the ball wins the race.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Fuller ball, around off. Pushed away to mid off.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Excellent yorker, on the pads. Moeen Ali is beaten all ends up and is hit on the pads.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Shorter ball, on off. Moeen Ali sways across the line.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Fuller ball, outside off. Pushed wide of the bowler and to long off for one.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Length ball, on the pads. Moeen miscues his pull shot to long on for one.
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Serves a length ball, on the leg stump. Faf du Plessis looks to scoop it to the fine leg fence but is beaten. The ball goes over the stumps.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, They almost had Moeen Ali there! Short ball, outside off. Moeen Ali pulls it away towards deep mid-wicket. The ball lands well short of the fielder. One run is taken.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, ! On the off side this time! Length ball, outside off. Moeen Ali hits through the line, over the mid off for a boundary.
Another meeting! Rohit, Pollard and the bowler get together.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, ! Dispatched! Sublime timing! Back of a length, angled on the pads. Moeen Ali simply helps it all the way over the square leg fence.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Back of a length, outside off. Moeen Ali looks to go through the off side but gets the inner half of the bat. The ball goes to mid on.
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Length ball, outside off. Du Plessis runs it down to short third man. The fielder there gets down in time to save 3 runs for his team.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Serves a length ball, on the pads. Moeen clips it to mid on. 11 runs from the over, courtesy of some excellent batting by du Plessis.
Dhawal wants a different field it seems. The fine leg comes in the circle. The mid-wicket fielder goes in the deep.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Fuller ball, outside off. Faf du Plessis pushes it wide of long off. There was a call for the second run, but Pollard gets across and keeps it down to one.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Fuller ball, around off. Pushed to mid on.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, ! Ruturaj Gaikwad may be gone but Faf du Plessis is making his presence felt! He comes down the track and smokes this over the long off fence. The ball was in the slot and he played this to perfection.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Good length ball, outside off. Defended from the crease.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, ! Nicely done! Lands on off, on a length and nips back in. Faf du Plessis clips it down to the fine leg fence. There is a fielder in the deep but he has no chance.
Who will partner Boult from the other end? Dhawal Kulkarni to share the new ball.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Beaten! Fuller ball, lands outside off and nips away. Moeen Ali goes for the drive but doesn't connect. 4 runs and a wicket from that over and Mumbai will be very happy.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Good length ball, outside off. Left alone.
Moeen Ali is in at 3. He wouldn't have expected to come this early.
Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! TAKEN! Trent Boult strikes in the first over and he is delighted! Good length ball, lands on middle and nips back in. Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to run it through the leg side but closes the face of his bat a touch early. The ball takes the leading edge and goes straight to Hardik Pandya at point. He is not going to drop those. Early success for Mumbai and Chennai's in-form opener has been sent packing.
Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller ball, outside off. Defended off the front foot.
Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Oh my goodness! Such a glorious stroke! Full ball, outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on his front foot and creams it past cover. The ball races to the fence.
Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Boult is on the money straightaway! A length ball, just outside off, Gaikwad stays back and pushes it towards gully.
Right! We are done with all the pre-game formalities. It is time for the action to unfold. The Mumbai players take the field following the two umpires. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis, the Chennai openers, stride out in the middle as well. Trent Boult will begin with the ball for Mumbai. All set for this exciting clash. Here we go...
Chennai (Unchanged Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (WK/C), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar.
Chennai skipper, MS Dhoni, tells that they were looking to bowl first as well. Feels that the ground is not a big one and the wicket became better to bat on. Says that each and every opposition is a strong one and that's the beauty of the tournament. Adds that irrespective of the opposition, their preparations remain the same. Informs that they are unchanged for this game.
Mumbai (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Neesham (In for Nathan Coulter-Nile), Dhawal Kulkarni (In for Jayant Yadav), Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult.
Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, says that the wicket looks good and it should stay the same throughout the game. Informs that there are two changes. Dhawal Kulkarni and James Neesham are in, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Jayant Yadav miss out. Adds that it is always a big game against Chennai and this game is no different.
TOSS - Both the skippers, Rohit Sharma for Mumbai and MS Dhoni for Chennai strides out for the flip of the coin. Up it goes and it lands in Rohit's favor. Mumbai will BOWL FIRST.
Breaking - We have a news for all the Mumbai fans. James Neesham is set to make his debut for Mumbai.
Hello and welcome everyone! It is the clash of the titans in the Indian T20 League. 5 times champion Mumbai take on 3 times winner Chennai. Rohit vs Dhoni. It is always a big encounter when these two teams battle. In the last season, it was Chennai who won the first battle but Mumbai managed to take revenge. And they went on to win the tournament. Who will come out victorious this time around? An exciting clash is on the cards. Stay with us for the toss and team update.
Hardik Pandya is caught for a little chat. Tells that it is a matter of time that he gets going. Feels the process is more important than the result. Tells that every game is fresh and it doesn't matter if he scores a 100 or 0. Adds that they have great support as a team. Thanks the front-line workers and medical staff for all their hard work in such difficult times. Adds that he, Krunal and his entire family has been finding ways to help people. Adds that they have decided to donate 200 oxygen
PITCH REPORT - Darren Ganga is down for the pitch report says one side of the ground is short and the batters would look to target that. Anjum Chopra joins him. She says that there is good grass covering on the pitch and it will stay true throughout the game. Tells that this wicket was used during a domestic game where over 300 was scored by the team batting first and that score was chased down. Adds that there will a little bit of dew post 8 pm but it shouldn't be a big factor for the team batt
Time for the chase! The two umpires stride out in the middle. Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, walks out to open the innings along with de Kock. Deepak Chahar to begin with the ball for Chennai.
Right! Chennai have got a massive score on the board. However, the track looks superb for batting. Mumbai have a strong batting unit but it is not going to be easy. Early wickets will be key for Chennai. Let's see which way the game goes. Chase coming your way shortly.
Moeen Ali is down for a chat. He says that the conditions are good and they batted well. Adds that they have to take the conditions into account and play accordingly. Says that Rayudu played an amazing knock when the situation was tricky. Adds that they will look to take early wickets as Mumbai has a strong batting lineup.
Take a bow, Rayudu! What a sensational finish from him. 82 from the final 5 overs and Chennai have put on a mountain of a total. What a brilliant effort from them. They didn't start well and got going. They lost track again but Rayudu has finished things in a blazing style for them.
Mumbai opted to bowl first after winning the toss and Boult with a wicket in the first over proved the decision right as he got rid of Gaikwad. However, after that, the bowlers were spanked all over the park. It was Pollard's 2-wicket over that brought them back in the game. But they failed to apply the pressure after Pollard was taken off as Rayudu smashed the other bowlers all over the park. Bumrah was taken apart in his 4 overs as he gave away 56 for his 1 wicket. Boult and Dhawal too weren't
The start for Chennai wasn't a good one as one of their in-form openers was dismissed for just 4, in the first over. However, Faf continued his form and so did Moeen. The southpaw took the aggressive route and took the bowlers on. The duo added 108 between them with Moeen getting dismissed in the 11th over after getting to his half ton. Faf too reached the milestone but soon joined Ali in the pavilion. Suresh Raina got out without doing much and 112 for 1 soon became 116 for 4. If Mumbai thought
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, ! Poor ball and punished! Full toss, outside off. Rayudu moves across the line and pulls it over the square leg fence.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, ! Dropped and four! That sums up Mumbai's effort in the last few overs! Short and wide outside off. Ambati Rayudu cuts it aerially and it should have been an easy catch at deep point. The fielder drops it and the ball rolls to the fence. CHENNAI END AT 218 FOR 4!
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Very well bowled. Full and wide outside off. Ambati Rayudu comes down the track looking to go big but misses. Can he finish well here?
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Excellent bowling this. Full and wide outside off. Jadeja smacks it long on for just a single.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Excellent yorker, outside off. Rayudu drills it down to long on for one.Â
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and way outside off. Left alone. Wide given by the umpire.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Full toss, on off. Jadeja miscues it to deep mid-wicket for one.
What will Rohit do now? He has got a few options for the 20th over. Pollard, Dhawal and Neesham. Who will Hitman trust? He has gone with Dhawal Kulkarni here.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Low full toss, on off. Clipped to deep square leg for one. Bumrah ends at 4-0-56-1. Yes, you read that right.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Such is the format of T20 cricket! Even the best death bowler is going for plenty! Full ball, on the pads. Ravindra Jadeja flicks it down to the fine leg fence. That brings up 200 for Chennai.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Low full toss, on the stumps. Rayudu can't get under and it chips it towards long on for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller ball, on the pads. Clipped away to deep square leg for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Full toss, outside off. Ambati Rayudu miscues his slog and the ball goes wide of long on. One run is taken.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Low full toss, on off. Jadeja pushes it to long on and brings Rayudu on strike.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and way down the leg side. Wided as Ravindra Jadeja leaves it alone.
Who will bowl the penultimate over? Bumrah it is. Hasn't been his evening so far.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, ! Outstanding, outrageous, extraordinary! Call it whatever you want, it still won't do justice! Fuller ball, on off. Ambati Rayudu makes room for himself and carves it all the way over the fence at cover.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, Length ball, down the leg side. Rayudu misses his flick. Wided.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, ! FIFTY FOR RAYUDU! What an innings this has been! Absolute carnage! Length ball, on off. Rayudu makes room for himself and thumps it to the long off fence.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, ! Dispatched and that takes him to 49! Shorter ball, on the stumps. Ambati Rayudu pulls it over the square leg fence.
Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja, Low full toss, on off. Ravindra Jadeja clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, Full ball, on the stumps. Rayudu comes down the track and clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Who will bowl the 18th now? Pollard? Neesham? Dhawal? Or will Rohit go to Boult and ask him to break this stand. Trent Boult it is.
Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja, Just a single as this is drilled down to long off.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, ! Not where he wanted but that adds 4 runs to his tally! Full ball, on off. Ambati Rayudu frees his arms looking to go through the off side. Ends up getting inside edge to the fine leg fence. 21 from that over.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, NO BALL AND A ! SIX! Dismissed from his presence! Bumrah bowls a length ball, outside off. Ambati Rayudu clears his front leg and deposits it over the cover fence. That brings up the 50 run stand between these two. No ball as Bumrah has overstepped. Free hit coming up.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Six!
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Well bowled. Full one, on the off stump. All that Rayudu can do is work it wide of deep square leg for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length ball, on off. Jadeja runs it to short third man for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and way down the leg side. Ravindra Jadeja misses his flick. Wided.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Deft touch of Jadeja! Shorter ball, off. Ravindra Jadeja waits for it and runs it between the keeper and short third man for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Full toss, on off. Rayudu drills it to wide long on for a run.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, ! Oh ho! This is even bigger and better! Length ball, on off, Rayudu once again comes down the track and smokes it miles in the air. The ball goes way over the sight screen for a maximum.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Yorker, on the pads. Clipped away to deep square leg for one. That brings Ambati Rayudu on strike.
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the 17th over.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, ! Not if Ambati Rayudu keeps batting like that! Rayudu comes down the track and takes it on the full. Deposits it over the mid-wicket fence.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Excellent yorker, outside off. Pushed to extra cover for one. Can Dhawal Kulkarni finish well here?
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Good length ball, on the stumps. Rayudu backs away to the leg side and runs it to short third man. Just a single again.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Digs this one shorter, on the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja offers no shot and the umpire calls it a wide.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower length ball, on off. Jadeja waits for it and then flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Fuller ball, on the off. Rayudu clips it to long on for one.
Change in bowling! Dhawal Kulkarni is back on.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Loopy ball, on off. Eased to long off for one.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Quicker, flatter, on the stumps. Rayudu defends it back to the bowler.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, ! Out of here! That has gone in the second tier! Shorter ball, on the stumps. Ambati Rayudu rocks back in his crease and pulls it deep over the square leg fence.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Play and a miss! Short and wide outside off. Jadeja goes for the cut but misses.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Flatter ball, on the pads. Rayudu clips it down to fine leg for one.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Shorter and wider, outside off. Cut away to sweeper cover for one.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Flatter ball, lands on leg and turns down the leg side. Jadeja misses his flick and the umpire calls it a wide.
Strategic Time-Out! Chennai were motoring along well but Mumbai have pulled things back in the last few overs. First, Jasprit Bumrah got Moeen Ali and then Kieron Pollard struck on consecutive balls to send back Faf du Plessis and Suresh Raina. They are new batsmen in the middle who are very much capable to finish the innings on a high. But Mumbai have a strong death bowling unit. It should be an interesting finish to this innings.
Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, Single to end the over! Around off on a length, it is tucked through mid-wicket for one. Another good over from Pollard. Should've had another wicket but Pollard failed to hold on.
Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, Chance! Put down? Yes. Pollard, one of the best fielders going around. That should've benn taken. A slower one from him. Good length and around off, Jadeja just checks his shot. It lobs to the left of the bowler and it goes slowly. Pollard goes that side, gets hands to hit but fails to hold on.
Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, Full and around off, played back to the bowler.
Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, ! Timing, brilliant from Rayudu. Another length ball, this is just outside off, Rayudu punches it through covers, hits it wide of deep cover and bags a boundary.
Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, NOT ! Pitching outside leg. Jadeja survives. A length ball on the pads, Jadeja looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad. A big, big appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Jadeja goes for the review quickly. Replays roll in. Ultra Edge shows nothing. Ball Tracker time. It is pitched outside leg. So, Jadeja is safe. Good use of the review.
Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, WIDE! What happened there! Pollard slips this one way down the leg side.
Review time! Ravindra Jadeja has reviewed this LBW decision. Nothing on the Ultra Edge but it is pitching outside leg. Will be not out.
Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, Full and outside off, driven to deep cover for one.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Dot to finish! A tight over. Just 2 from it. Mumbai building the pressure now. On middle and leg, Jadeja goes down for the sweep. Fails to connect and is hit on the pad.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Flat and around middle, tucked to mid-wicket.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and outside off, punched well but straight to the cover fielder.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated on middle, Jadeja looks to flick but misses. Not given wide. Jadeja asks why. Gets no response from the umpire.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Flat and around middle, Rayudu punches it to long on to get off the mark.
Chennai are in a spot of bother, who do they turn to now? Ravindra Jadeja it is. Also, Rahul Chahar is back on. 2-0-20-0 for him so far.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, On the pads, Jadeja clips it to fine leg and opens his account.
Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, ! TAKEN! Another one for Pollard. He is turning it on for Mumbai here. Raina has been sent packing for just 2. What an over. Fuller ball around middle, Raina looks to power it over the deep mid-wicket fence but he fails to time it as well as he would've liked. Ends up hitting it high in the air and straight to Krunal at deep mid-wicket. Brilliant over from Pollard and a superb decision from Rohit to give the ball to him.
Kieron Pollard to Faf du Plessis, ! TAKEN! Faf du Plessis has been removed now. It is Pollard who has provided them the big wicket. A lovely slower one from him. It is outside off, Faf moves inside the crease and looks to scoop. He though ends up miscuing it high in the air towards short fine leg. De Kock and Bumrah both try to catch but Bumrah manages to hold on. Could've been a collision there but Bumrah managed to hold on.
Will we see MS Dhoni come up the order? No, here comes Ambati Rayudu.
Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, Full and on the pads, flicked to deep square leg for an easy single.
Kieron Pollard to Faf du Plessis, FIFTY FOR DU PLESSIS! His amazing form in the Indian T20 League continues. A length ball on the pads, he flicks it to deep square leg and gets to the other end. His 20th fifty in the tournament.
Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, Raina is up and running! Pollard bangs it short and bowls it on middle. Raina pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Will Neesham get another one after going for 18 in his last one? No, here comes Kieron Pollard.
Kieron Pollard to Faf du Plessis, Fullish and on the pads from Pollard. It is flicked to deep square leg for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina, No surprises here, a bouncer to welcome Raina. He does well to negotiate it.Â
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, ! Ohh this is excellent by du Plessis! Full ball, outside off. Faf du Plessis runs it between the keeper and short third man for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, ! Two in a row! This is outrageous hitting! Shorter ball, on the stumps. Faf du Plessis pulls it to the mid-wicket fence.
Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Jasprit Bumrah gets the big wicket of Moeen Ali! Shorter ball, on off. Moeen Ali sways across the line and looks to run it down to third man. But the ball goes Quinton de Kock, who takes a good catch.
Suresh Raina walks out in the middle now.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, Just a single as this is drilled away to sweeper cover.
Jasprit Bumrah is back. Went for 8 in his first over. Mumbai need a wicket. Rohit has gone to his most trusted bowler. Let's see if Bumrah can get them the breakthrough.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, ! Even Bumrah is not safe against this onslaught! Length ball, on the stumps. Faf du Plessis gets into position and nails it over the mid-wicket fence. 100-run stand is up between the two.
Direct hit from the deep. This looks really close. Faf can be in trouble. De Kock has took the bails off with his hands. But looks like when the ball came in the mitts, even then Faf wasn't in. A tough call for the TV umpire to make. The umpire is taking his time. Replays show that Faf made it in by the time the second bail was dislodged. Third umpire confirms the same.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, ! Another one! This one almost went for maximum. Short and wide outside off. Moeen Ali carves it to the sweeper cover fence. The TV umpire is called in and the replay shows that the ball had landed just inside the rope before going over.
James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, NOT ! Faf du Plessis is back in just in time! Full toss, on the pads. Clipped away to deep mid-wicket. They come back for the second but the fielder makes a bullet throw at the keeper's end de Kock whips the bails off. Third umpire is called and the replay shows that de Kock has dislodged one of the bails before he had the ball. But the second bail is intact and while he takes that of du Plessis gets inside the line. Lucky escape for him.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, ! That one traveled like a bullet! Fuller ball, on off. Moeen Ali drills it down the ground. The man at long off runs to his left and dives for it but he has no chance of stopping that.
James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, Length ball, around off. Runs it down to third man for one.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, FIFTY FOR MOEEN ALI! This has been a fine, fine knock from him. Length ball, outside off. Moeen Ali goes for the cut but the ball takes the toe end of the bat and goes to the leg side. One run is taken.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, ! Another one and that takes him to 49! Slower length ball, outside off. Moeen Ali picks the change of pace early and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence.Â
Who will bowl the 10th over? James Neesham will continue.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, ! Dispatched! Poor ball and punished! I guess they have decided to take on the spinner. Short ball, on the stumps. Faf du Plessis shifts his weight to the back foot and pulls it deep over the mid-wicket fence. 16 from that over and these two are looking really dangerous now.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Flatter ball, on off. Punched down to long on. Just a single this time.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Short and wide outside off. Faf du Plessis cuts it wide of sweeper cover for one.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Chahar drops his length this time, outside off. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, ! Wow! That was perfectly executed! Googly, on off. Moeen Ali picks it early, comes down the track and smokes it over long off. Moves on to 41 from just 29.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, du Plessis backs away to leg side and Chahar follows him with a flatter ball. It is pulled to deep square leg for one.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Excellent yorker to end the over, on the off pole. Moeen Ali digs it out.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Full again, outside off. Drilled to extra cover.
James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, Dropped! James Neesham drops a tough one in his follow-through! Fuller ball, on off. Du Plessis hits it straight. Neesham gets his right hand to it but can't hold on. The ball rolls away and they take one.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Fuller ball, on the pads. Clipped to deep mid-wicket for one.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, ! Just over the fielder! Shorter ball, outside off. Moeen Ali rocks back and pulls it to the mid-wicket region. Krunal Pandya runs to his right, jumps in the air but the ball goes over him and over the ropes.
James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Fuller ball, outside off. Moeen frees his arms and crunches it to cover.
Will Boult bowl out? No. Rohit gives the ball to debutant James Neesham.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Just a single as this is worked to deep mid-wicket. Excellent first over by the leggie, just 4 from it.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, An appeal for caught behind but Moeen Ali is safe! Loopy ball, on the pads. Moeen Ali misses his sweep and the ball hits his pad and lobs up in the air. Quinton de Kock takes it and appeals but the umpire is unmoved.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Shorter ball, on the stumps. Clipped to deep square leg for one.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Moeen Ali comes down the track and Rahul Chahar fires it outside off. Moeen Ali manages to push it to sweeper cover for one.
Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Googly, lands on the stumps. Moeen Ali defends it from the crease.
Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Flatter ball, on off. Clipped away to mid-wicket for one.
Strategic Time-Out! Chennai are off to a good start but Mumbai won't be too disappointed with their performance too. Ruturaj Gaikwad fell in the first over but Moeen Ali and Faf du Plessis have stitched a good stand. But now, we enter the middle overs and Mumbai will unleash Rahul Chahar. It will be interesting to see how Chennai plays him. They need these two to continue to give them a good platform. Here comes Rahul Chahar.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Good ball to end the over! A brilliant yorker on the toes. Moeen misses to flick and gets hit on the pad. 49 for 1 at the end of the Powerplay.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, ! Moeen finds the fence this time. Poor work in the field there. He moves to 25 off 18 balls. Full ball on the pads, Moeen flicks it wide of deep square leg. The firelder, Krunal overruns to his left and fails to stop.
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, NOT ! The bat is in. The dive saves Moeen. Moeen is safe! Full ball around off and middle, it is flicked to mid-wicket. Moeen wants a single but Faf sends him back. Suryakumar quickly gets to the ball and has a shy at the non-striker's end. He hits it as Moeen dives to make his ground. The ball deflects away to deep cover and they take the single. However, the TV umpire has been called for. Replays show Moeen was in.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Play and a miss! Short ball outside off, Moeen looks to carve it ove the off side but misses to connect.
Is that a run out? The dive seems to have saved the batter.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Full and on the pads, Moeen misses his flick and gets hit on the pad. A leg bye taken as the ball goes on the leg side. There was an appeal from the bowler but it was quickly turned down.
Who will bowl the last over of the Powerplay? Trent Boult is back on. 2-0-16-1 for him so far.
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Low full toss, Faf comes down the track and looks to hit it through the off side but the ball takes the inner half and goes to deep square leg for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, Single to end the 5th over. 8 off it. Short and around middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, Angled in from middle, Moeen looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pad. They sneak a leg bye as the ball goes to square leg.
Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, ! SHOT! Moeen gets the wrists in the play again! A fuller ball, around middle and leg, Moeen uses his wrists, picks it up and deposits it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, Good length and around off, this one is punched to mid off.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, A bit too straight this time. Du Plessis tucks it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, Good start from Bumrah. A length ball, around off, Faf pushes it to the cover region.
Will Boult bowl 3 in a row? No. Here's Jasprit Bumrah.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, ! The last ball spoils the over a touch! Full toss, on the stumps. Moeen Ali swipes it wide of mid-wicket. The man from long on runs across for it but the ball wins the race.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Fuller ball, around off. Pushed away to mid off.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Excellent yorker, on the pads. Moeen Ali is beaten all ends up and is hit on the pads.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Shorter ball, on off. Moeen Ali sways across the line.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Fuller ball, outside off. Pushed wide of the bowler and to long off for one.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Length ball, on the pads. Moeen miscues his pull shot to long on for one.
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Serves a length ball, on the leg stump. Faf du Plessis looks to scoop it to the fine leg fence but is beaten. The ball goes over the stumps.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, They almost had Moeen Ali there! Short ball, outside off. Moeen Ali pulls it away towards deep mid-wicket. The ball lands well short of the fielder. One run is taken.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, ! On the off side this time! Length ball, outside off. Moeen Ali hits through the line, over the mid off for a boundary.
Another meeting! Rohit, Pollard and the bowler get together.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, ! Dispatched! Sublime timing! Back of a length, angled on the pads. Moeen Ali simply helps it all the way over the square leg fence.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Back of a length, outside off. Moeen Ali looks to go through the off side but gets the inner half of the bat. The ball goes to mid on.
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Length ball, outside off. Du Plessis runs it down to short third man. The fielder there gets down in time to save 3 runs for his team.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Serves a length ball, on the pads. Moeen clips it to mid on. 11 runs from the over, courtesy of some excellent batting by du Plessis.
Dhawal wants a different field it seems. The fine leg comes in the circle. The mid-wicket fielder goes in the deep.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Fuller ball, outside off. Faf du Plessis pushes it wide of long off. There was a call for the second run, but Pollard gets across and keeps it down to one.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Fuller ball, around off. Pushed to mid on.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, ! Ruturaj Gaikwad may be gone but Faf du Plessis is making his presence felt! He comes down the track and smokes this over the long off fence. The ball was in the slot and he played this to perfection.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Good length ball, outside off. Defended from the crease.
Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, ! Nicely done! Lands on off, on a length and nips back in. Faf du Plessis clips it down to the fine leg fence. There is a fielder in the deep but he has no chance.
Who will partner Boult from the other end? Dhawal Kulkarni to share the new ball.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Beaten! Fuller ball, lands outside off and nips away. Moeen Ali goes for the drive but doesn't connect. 4 runs and a wicket from that over and Mumbai will be very happy.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Good length ball, outside off. Left alone.
Moeen Ali is in at 3. He wouldn't have expected to come this early.
Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! TAKEN! Trent Boult strikes in the first over and he is delighted! Good length ball, lands on middle and nips back in. Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to run it through the leg side but closes the face of his bat a touch early. The ball takes the leading edge and goes straight to Hardik Pandya at point. He is not going to drop those. Early success for Mumbai and Chennai's in-form opener has been sent packing.
Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller ball, outside off. Defended off the front foot.
Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Oh my goodness! Such a glorious stroke! Full ball, outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on his front foot and creams it past cover. The ball races to the fence.
Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Boult is on the money straightaway! A length ball, just outside off, Gaikwad stays back and pushes it towards gully.
Right! We are done with all the pre-game formalities. It is time for the action to unfold. The Mumbai players take the field following the two umpires. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis, the Chennai openers, stride out in the middle as well. Trent Boult will begin with the ball for Mumbai. All set for this exciting clash. Here we go...
Chennai (Unchanged Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (WK/C), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar.
Chennai skipper, MS Dhoni, tells that they were looking to bowl first as well. Feels that the ground is not a big one and the wicket became better to bat on. Says that each and every opposition is a strong one and that's the beauty of the tournament. Adds that irrespective of the opposition, their preparations remain the same. Informs that they are unchanged for this game.
Mumbai (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Neesham (In for Nathan Coulter-Nile), Dhawal Kulkarni (In for Jayant Yadav), Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult.
Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, says that the wicket looks good and it should stay the same throughout the game. Informs that there are two changes. Dhawal Kulkarni and James Neesham are in, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Jayant Yadav miss out. Adds that it is always a big game against Chennai and this game is no different.
TOSS - Both the skippers, Rohit Sharma for Mumbai and MS Dhoni for Chennai strides out for the flip of the coin. Up it goes and it lands in Rohit's favor. Mumbai will BOWL FIRST.
Breaking - We have a news for all the Mumbai fans. James Neesham is set to make his debut for Mumbai.
Hello and welcome everyone! It is the clash of the titans in the Indian T20 League. 5 times champion Mumbai take on 3 times winner Chennai. Rohit vs Dhoni. It is always a big encounter when these two teams battle. In the last season, it was Chennai who won the first battle but Mumbai managed to take revenge. And they went on to win the tournament. Who will come out victorious this time around? An exciting clash is on the cards. Stay with us for the toss and team update.
Hardik Pandya is caught for a little chat. Tells that it is a matter of time that he gets going. Feels the process is more important than the result. Tells that every game is fresh and it doesn't matter if he scores a 100 or 0. Adds that they have great support as a team. Thanks the front-line workers and medical staff for all their hard work in such difficult times. Adds that he, Krunal and his entire family has been finding ways to help people. Adds that they have decided to donate 200 oxygen
PITCH REPORT - Darren Ganga is down for the pitch report says one side of the ground is short and the batters would look to target that. Anjum Chopra joins him. She says that there is good grass covering on the pitch and it will stay true throughout the game. Tells that this wicket was used during a domestic game where over 300 was scored by the team batting first and that score was chased down. Adds that there will a little bit of dew post 8 pm but it shouldn't be a big factor for the team batt