Bravo...you’re indeed a Champion. Take a bow 🙇♂️ #MIvCSK #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 7, 2018
Kedar hits a six and a four to take CSK home from a position where Mumbai looked all set to win. First the classic knock from Bravo and then the finish from Kedar. Full marks to CSK. Chennai win their first away opening game since 2008 when they won against KXIP at Mohali. This is also just the 2nd 1 wicket victory in the IPL. KKR won by 1 wicket against KXIP at Kolkata in 2011
WICKET!!! Bumrah gets Bravo for 68 against the run of play as CSK need 7 off 6 balls. This is the wicket the whole of Mumbai would have been looking for. What a brilliant knock from the West Indian as he has single-handedly brought CSK back in the game from a losing position. Chennai's score reads 159/9
WICKET! Another one for Hardik Pandya. That is his 3rd of the evening and not the best of balls as that was way down the leg side. But Wood hits that straight to Mustafizur at long leg. That was the easiest catches possible as Mumbai now has a stronger grip on the match. The score reads 119/8 as Mumbai need to bowl 18 more balls here.
9 runs from the Bumrah over as he makes a good comeback after being hit for a six. The Chennai players look like they have almost given up and are just playing time. Not the best of returns to the cash-rich league for Chennai Super Kings. Coming back after 2 years, they would have wanted to win this one and start with a bang. The score reads 115/7 after 16 overs
Two young Indian bowlers captured the imagination...first it was Chahar with his swing. And then Markandey with his googles and control. Loved it. #MIvCSK #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 7, 2018
WICKET!!! The end is near as McClenaghan now gets the wicket of Harbhajan to make it 7 down as Chennai Super Kings look like they have almost given up. That was a strange dismissal from Harbhajan as he hit that straight to third man. The score reads 106/7 with Chennai needing 60 off 30 balls.
Bravo and Harbhajan now trying their luck as much as they can as the Mumbai Indians need more than 11 runs per over. Mustafizur has bowled another decent over, but poor fielding at the end sees him give away 13 runs from the over. But Chennai still need 69 runs from the last 6 overs. The score reads 97/6 after 14 overs
WICKET!!! Markande has his man as he gets Chahar stumped by Ishan Kishan. Comes in to replace Kedar Jadhav as the latter has walked off with hamstring woes and immediately gets the wicket of Chahar for a golden duck. The score reads 84/6 as the Mumbai Indians are now almost certain of winning.
Hardik Pandya is now looking back to his best even though he is hoping around a little bit. But a very good over here as Mumbai Indians are looking to close the deal here with the ever increasing asking rate set to test the lower order batsmen in the Chennai ranks. Pandya has now walked off the field for a little treatment as the score now reads 56/4 after 10 overs
Brilliant over here from Markande as even Jadeja is now having trouble reading the googly from the leg-spinner's hand. Interestingly, Rohit had said at the toss that he has had good things to hear about the leg-spinner. Things getting more and more difficult for Chennai with the overs rolling over. The score reads 51/4 after 9 overs
This is good captaincy from Rohit Sharma as he is putting pressure on CSK batsmen by getting his strike bowler Bumrah. Dhoni and Jadhav look under immense pressure. Meanwhile, replays show that Markande had Jadhav in the previous over, but wasn't given out by the umpire. Five runs come from the over. It's 49/3 after eight overs.
Four: The right hander Rayudu is simply tearing apart the Mumbai bowling at the moment as he is dealing only in boundaries. This time, he cuts the ball on the off side for his fourth boundary of the innings. Rayuduis playing a more than crucial role in keeping the CSK's run-rate in good shape.
CricketNext’s expert Aakash Chopra: Either the swing has disappeared or Mumbai bowlers haven’t looked to swing the ball in the air because Chahar was able to swing the ball. There is still enough assistance for the fast bowlers in the wicket. I am slightly disappointed with Mustafizur Rahman. All the balls that he bowled were slower ones. Slightly surprised that Bumrah didn’t bowl the first or the second over.
Four: Chennai openers are dealing in boundaries at the moment as Rayudu hits a boundary on the last ball of the the second over off the bowling of Mustafizur. This is Rayudu's second four of the innings thus far as CSK have posted 16/0 in 2 overs. Jasprit Bumrah is brought into the attack now by Rohit.
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| Rank | Team | Points | Rating |
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| 1 | India | 5313 | 121 |
| 2 | South Africa | 5154 | 117 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3886 | 102 |
| 4 | Australia | 4599 | 102 |
| 5 | England | 5029 | 97 |
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