Dhoni-led CSK beat Mumbai narrowly

CSK made no changes to their playing eleven.

MI made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Dominic Thornely and Pinal Shah made way for Dwayne Bravo and Twenty20 debutant Vikrant Yeligati.

On winning the toss, Harbhajan Singh, MI’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 53, and lost a couple of wickets.

Parthiv, whose (Pat)eleven-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Nineteen balls into the match, he was caught by Luke Ronchi. Ashish Nehra broke the 34-run stand.

Michael Hussey, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. (Kulkar)Nine balls later, Dhawal broke the five-run stand.

CSK scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). MI had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While the contribution of Matthew Hayden, the player of the match, to the partnership was 19, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

CSK scored 100 off 11.3 overs (70 balls). MI had conceded 10 extras at that point.

While Hayden’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 33 balls, Raina’s half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 33 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 58 balls. While Hayden’s contribution to the partnership was 40, Raina’s contribution to it was 50. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 10.

Raina, who faced 37 balls, eventually scored 53. Sixty-two balls after Hussey’s dismissal, he was caught by Bravo. Musavir Khote broke the 104-run partnership.

CSK scored 150 off 15.3 overs (94 balls). MI had conceded 16 extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While Hayden’s contribution to the partnership was 25, the contribution of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 51. Hayden, whose 46-ball innings included a dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 81. Four overs after Raina’s dismissal, Harbhajan ran him out.

CSK scored 200 off 19.1 overs (117 balls). MI had conceded 17 extras at that point.

Dhoni, whose 16-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 30. Five balls after Hayden’s dismissal, he was caught by Bravo. Khote broke the 12-run stand.

Jacob Oram, whose two-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten, as was Subramaniam Badrinath, who faced a ball, scoring a couple.

MI eventually conceded 18 extras. CSK scored 208 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Yeligati and Nayar bowled (Abhish)ek wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 16, the latter conceded 14.

Harbhajan bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 14.

Bravo and Shaun Pollock bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 32.

Kulkarni bowled three overs, conceding 25. He picked up a wicket, as did Nehra, who bowled four overs, conceding 35.

Khote bowled three overs, conceding 29. He picked up two scalps.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 52, and lost a couple of wickets.

MI’s openers put on nine. Ronchi, who faced three balls, scored a couple. An over into the chase, Badrinath ran him out.

Jayasuriya, whose 11-ball innings included four boundaries, scored (Sana)thirty. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Joginder Sharma. Manpreet Gony broke the 21-run stand.

MI scored 50 off five overs (30 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave CSK no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Robin’s to the (Uthap)partnership was 41, Pollock’s contribution to it was seven. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Uthappa, whose 36-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, eventually scored 43. Thirty-six balls after Jayasuriya’s dismissal, Sharma broke the 51-run partnership.

Pollock, whose 15-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 17. A dozen balls later, Palani Amarnath broke the 16-run stand.

MI scored 100 off 12.1 overs (74 balls). CSK had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Bravo, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 24. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Oram. Sharma broke the 33-run stand.

Nayar, whose 20-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 45. He was unbeaten.

Khote, whose five-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Seven balls later, he was caught by Raina. Muttiah Muralitharan broke the 11-run stand.

MI scored 150 off 16.2 overs (99 balls). CSK had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Harbhajan, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 28. Twenty balls after Khote’s dismissal, he was caught by Badrinath. Muralitharan broke the 48-run stand.

MI scored 200 off 19.2 overs (118 balls). CSK had conceded 13 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Nehra, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

MI, who scored 202 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by half-a-dozen runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Oram, who was wicketless, conceded 53.

Amarnath conceded 57, picking up a wicket.

Gony, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 18. He picked up a wicket.

Muralitharan and Sharma conceded 40 and 29, respectively. He picked up a couple of scalps.