Harbhajan-led MI beat Chennai narrowly

MI made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Thisara Perera and Pragyan Ojha made way for Dwayne Smith (the player of the match) and Rudra Pratap Singh.

CSK made no changes to their playing eleven.

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 52, and lost a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 47. Faf du Plessis, who faced 11 balls, scored nine. Thirty-two balls into the match, Rudra Pratap ran him out.

CSK scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). MI had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Murali Vijay, whose 29-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, scored 41. Eight balls after du Plessis’ dismissal, Rudra Pratap broke the five-run stand.

CSK scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). The number of extras at that point gave MI no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Suresh Raina’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Dwayne Bravo’s contribution to it was 15. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Raina, whose 21-ball (Frankl)innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 36. Forty-five balls after Vijay’s dismissal, he was caught by Rudra Pratap. James broke the 62-run partnership.

CSK scored 150 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). MI had conceded eight extras at that point.

Bravo, whose 33-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 40. Twenty-two balls after Raina’s dismissal, Lasith Malinga broke the 44-run stand.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, scored 25. His 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Four balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Rudra Pratap broke the run-a-ball stand.

Albie Morkel, who faced three balls, scored as many. Three balls later, Rudra Pratap had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Ravindra Jadeja, whose six-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Five balls later, he was caught by Franklin. Malinga broke the four-run stand.

Subramaniam Badrinath, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

Ravichandran Ashwin, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A ball after Jadeja’s dismissal, he was caught by Harbhajan off the bowling of Malinga.

MI eventually conceded nine extras. CSK scored 173 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Smith and Robin Peterson bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 22.

Harbhajan, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 14.

Munaf Patel, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 46.

Franklin, who bowled an over, conceded eight. He picked up a wicket.

Rudra Pratap and Malinga bowled four overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 25.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 46, and lost a wicket.

Franklin, who faced nine balls, scored a run. Fourteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Vijay. Ben Hilfenhaus broke the eight-run stand.

MI scored 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). CSK hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Sachin Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Sharma’s contribution to it was 28. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Tendulkar’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 32 balls.

MI scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). CSK had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 65 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 53, Sharma’s contribution to it was 47. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Tendulkar, whose 44-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a six, eventually scored 74. Eighty-one balls after Franklin’s dismissal, he was caught by du Plessis. Ashwin broke the 126-run partnership.

Sharma’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 37 balls.

Dinesh Karthik, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Bravo had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the 13-run stand.

Ambati Rayudu, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Jadeja broke the one-run stand.

Smith, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 24. He was unbeaten.

Sharma, whose 46-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 60. Three balls later, Jadeja broke the one-run stand.

MI scored 150 off 18.1 overs (109 balls). CSK had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on a couple. Peterson, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, du Plessis ran him out.

Harbhajan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Wriddhiman Saha. Needless to say, Bravo was in seventh heaven.

Malinga, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, Hilfenhaus broke the one-run stand.

Rudra Pratap, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

CSK eventually conceded three extras. MI, who scored 174 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, won by a couple of wickets.

Morkel and Shadab Jakati bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 27.

Ashwin bowled four overs, conceding 28. He picked up a wicket.

Jadeja bowled a couple of overs, conceding a dozen. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Bravo and Hilfenhaus, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 34.