Dhoni-led CSK win; Mumbai eliminated

MI made one changes to their playing eleven – Shreyas Gopal made way for Praveen Kumar.

CSK made a couple of changes to their playing (Samu)eleven – Mithun Manhas and Badree made way for Brendon McCullum and Ishwar Pandey.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 53, without the loss of a wicket.

MI’s openers put on 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). CSK had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. While Lendl Simmons’ contribution to the partnership was 28, Michael Hussey’s contribution to it was 23.

Michael, whose 33-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 39. Fifty-eight balls into the match, Ravindra Jadeja broke the 76-run partnership.

Corey Anderson, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 20. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Ishwar. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 23-run stand.

MI scored 100 off 12.2 overs (74 balls).

Simmons’ half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 36 balls.

He eventually scored 67 off 44 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to four sixes. Twenty-seven balls after Anderson’s dismissal, he was caught by Suresh Raina, the player of the match. Jadeja broke the 44-run stand.

MI scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls).

Rohit Sharma, MI’s skipper, scored 20 off 16 balls, which included three sixes. Five balls after Simmons’ dismissal, he was caught by McCullum. Needless to say, Sharma’s namesake, Mohit was in seventh heaven.

Kieron Pollard, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Seven balls later, he was caught by Mohit. Ashish Nehra broke the 13-run stand.

Aditya Tare, who faced a ball, did not get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Faf du Plessis. Nehra broke the one-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair D(av)id not get off the mark. Ambati Rayudu, who faced three balls, scored a couple. The next ball, he was caught by the younger of the Hussey brothers off the bowling of Mohit.

Although he was unbeaten, Harbhajan Singh, whose two-ball innings included a six, had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Praveen, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, Mohit broke the two-run stand.

Pragyan Ojha, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.  

MI score 173 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Raina, who bowled an over, was wicketless, as was Ishwar, who bowled three overs, conceding 25.

Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket.

Nehra and Jadeja bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 31.

Mohit, who bowled four overs, conceded 42. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 60, without the loss of a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). MI had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Dwayne Smith’s contribution to the partnership was 19, du Plessis’ contribution to it was 30.

Dwayne, whose 20-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 24. Thirty-eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Pollard. Harbhajan broke the 60-run partnership.

Du Plessis, whose 20-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 35. Three balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Ben Dunk. Harbhajan broke the four-run stand.

McCullum, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Sixteen balls later, he was stumped by Tare. Pragyan broke the 23-run stand.

CSK scored 100 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). MI had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While the contribution of Raina to the partnership was 25, the contribution of David to it was 24. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

CSK scored 150 off 16 overs (96 balls). MI had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Raina’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 30 balls.

He eventually scored 54 off 33, which included four boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. He was unbeaten, as was David, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 40.

MI eventually conceded nine extras. CSK, who scored 176 for the loss of three wickets off 18.4 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they won with eight balls to spare, and advanced to Qualifier 2.

Pollard, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10.

Anderson, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 35.

Jasprit Bumrah, who bowled 3.4 wicketless overs, conceded 40.

Praveen, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Pragyan, who bowled three overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket.

Harbhajan, who bowled four overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of scalps.