Mumbai disappointed; Dhoni-led CSK advance

CSK made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Srikkanth Anirudha and Yo Mahesh made way for Subramaniam Badrinath and Shadab Jakati.

MI 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 30, and lost a couple of wickets.

Murali Vijay, who faced five balls, scored a run. Seven balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Rohit. Dhawal Kulkarni broke the one-run stand.

The second-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Suresh Raina, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Kulkarni.

CSK scored 50 off 9.1 overs (55 balls). MI had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 47 balls. While Michael Hussey’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Badrinath’s contribution to the partnership was 27. Extras’ contribution to it was a couple.

Badrinath, whose 39-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, eventually scored 47. Seventy-two balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Kieron Pollard broke the 94-run partnership.

CSK scored 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point.

Hussey, whose 39-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 49. Half-a-dozen balls after Badrinath’s dismissal, he was caught by Kulkarni. James Franklin broke the 11-run stand.

Ravindra Jadeja, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Kulkarni broke the eight-run stand.

CSK scored 150 off 18 overs (108 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 22 balls. While the contribution of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper and the player of the match, to the partnership was 34, Dwayne Bravo’s contribution to it was 16. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Dhoni’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 20 balls.

He eventually scored 51, and was unbeaten, as was Bravo, who eventually scored 33 off 14 balls, which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes.

MI eventually conceded five extras. CSK scored 187 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Dwayne Smith, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded half-a-dozen.

Harbhajan bowled three wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 20.

Lasith Malinga and Rudra Pratap Singh bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter conceded 34.

Franklin, who bowled an over, conceded a dozen. He picked up a wicket, as did Pollard, who bowled three overs, conceding 26.

Kulkarni, who bowled four overs, conceded 46. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 54, and lost a wicket.

MI’s openers put on 47. Tendulkar, whose run-a-ball (Sach)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Five overs into the chase, Jadeja and Jakati ran him out.

MI scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). CSK had conceded three extras at that point.

Smith, whose 22-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 38. Eight balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Jadeja. Jakati broke the run-a-ball stand.

Dinesh Karthik, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Albie Morkel broke the 13-run stand.

Sharma, who faceD(ho)nineteen balls, scored 14. A dozen balls later, he was caught behind. Morkel broke the nine-run stand.

Although his innings included a couple of boundaries, Ambati Rayudu had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 11. Ten balls later, he was caught by Vijay. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 19-run stand.

MI scored 100 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). CSK had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

James, whose run-a-ball (Frankl)innings included a six, scored 13. Ten balls after Rayudu’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Bravo broke the six-run stand.

Harbhajan, who faced four balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was caught by Raina. Ben Hilfenhaus broke the one-run stand.

Pollard, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Raina. Bravo broke the 26-run stand.

Malinga, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. Ten balls later, Jadeja broke the 19-run stand.

Kulkarni, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, was unbea‘ten’.

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

CSK eventually conceded 11 extras. MI, who scored 149 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 38 runs.

Jadeja, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 15. He picked up a wicket.

Ashwin, who bowled three overs, conceded 18. He picked up a wicket.

Hilfenhaus and Jakati bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 25.

Bravo, who bowled three overs, conceded 10. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Morkel, who bowled four overs, conceding 31.

CSK advanced to Qualifier 2.