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Best performances - Batsmen

RG Sharma
RG Sharma
105(63) 11x4 - 5x6
Control %77%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 29 runs
  • 3x4 - 1x6
7 4 31 15 14 2 4 28
RD Gaikwad
RD Gaikwad
69(40) 5x4 - 5x6
Control %85%
  • Productive Shot
  • on drive
  • 13 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
2 6 6 16 8 9 13 9

Best performances - Bowlers

M Pathirana
O4
M0
R28
W4
Eco7.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
HH Pandya
HH Pandya
O3
M0
R43
W2
Eco14.33
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Deivarayan Muthu

END OF OVER:
20 | 13 Runs | MI: 186/6 (21 runs required, RR: 9.30)

  • Rohit Sharma105 (63b)
  • Mohammad Nabi4 (7b)
  • Matheesha Pathirana4-0-28-4
  • Mustafizur Rahman4-0-55-1

11.48pm Top defensive bowling from CSK, that. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as we did bringing it to you. Until next time, this is Deivarayan Muthu signing off on the behalf of Thilak Ram and Chandan Duorah. Good night and cheers.

11.25pm That is that. CSK halt MI's winning streak at home and seal their first win away from home this IPL. They have defended 206 at the Wankhede, thanks to excellent defensive bowling. Pathirana led the way with 4 for 28 in his four overs. He bows to Bravo, his bowling coach. Bravo would've been proud of his effort from his bowlers. Do stick with us for the post-match presentation.

Gaikwad, CSK captain: Our young wicketkeeper scoring three sixes down the order helped a lot and I think that was the difference. To start off, on this kind of ground, you need 10-15 extra runs. We were looking at 215-220, but Bumrah bowled well. Bowling-wise, we were spot on with our execution. Even in powerplay, I would have taken six overs for 60. These kinds of venues demand both skills: batting and bowling. Our Malinga bowled exceptionally well and nailed those yorkers. Not to forget - even Tushar and Shardul bowled well. We encourage everyone to be in a good headspace. Nothing, Jinks was carrying a bit of a niggle. Thought it was better for him to open and get away quick runs. I'm fine batting anywhere.

Hardik, MI captain: Definitely, gettable. But they bowled pretty well and Pathirana was the difference. They were smart with their plans and used the longer boundary well. They got the hang of it and they have a man behind the stumps telling them what's working. The ball was slightly gripping and they got ahead of the game. Until Pathirana came, we were on course for the total. It was just about what was best at that point (on whether they could have used a spinner to Dube?). To seamers it was more difficult to hit on this wicket. We are now on the road for the next four games. If we are smart, we can get the goal we want.

Pathirana, Player of the Match: When we bowled in powerplay, I was nervous. I then came to do my regular things. I don't think about results and I just think about execution. First of all, I was having a niggle before two weeks and all support staff and players helped me. That's the main thing to have my form.

Thakur: Much-needed  win. Playing against opponents like MI, especially at the Wankhede is not easy. Rohit, Ruturaj and Shivam the way they batted...but at the end of the day, we held our nerve better. We spoke about keeping it simple, meaning we need to have fielders where we bowl. This is a repeated pitch and MI played on it on April 11. We felt we needed to bowl slower ones into the pitch. Pathirana was magical and the way he bowled the yorkers was amazing to see. Not much dew today. When Rohit was going strong, we felt the game was sliding away a little but I wanted to challenge Rohit to hit me on the bigger side. If he can't, it might be the turning point.

Sudhir: "In hindsight, those hits from Dhoni towards the very end (20) have made the difference. Dhoni is in top form this year making an impact just when it's needed. I bet he is going to be back for one more season."

Sampath Bandarupalli, our stats wiz: This is the first time Rohit Sharma remained unbeaten in an unsuccessful run-chase in the IPL. His team won on all 18 previous instances where he remained unbeaten in a run-chase.


19.6
1
Pathirana to Sharma, 1 run, inch-perfect off-stump yorker from Pathirana. 146.2ks. Rohit digs it out
19.5
1
Pathirana to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, another yorker, Nabi swings and squirts an inside edge behind to Dhoni
19.5
2w
Pathirana to Sharma, 2 wides, leg-side wide. Pathirana has to re-bowl it

Mayank: "To RCB: This is how you defend against MI. You bowl and field like your life depends on it."

19.4
4
Pathirana to Sharma, FOUR, Rohit shuffles across off and picks this full ball away over short fine leg. No chance for Rizvi in the deep
19.3
4
Pathirana to Sharma, FOUR, Hundred for Rohit! Full and outside off, 146.6ks, Rohit laces it through the line and puts it away to the left of long-off. He draws big cheers from the Wankhede crowd. But muted celebrations from Rohit himself. He didn't even raise his bat

DJ Bravo applauds Pathirana from the dugout

19.2
1b
Pathirana to Mohammad Nabi, 1 bye, scorching yorker from Pathirana. Nabi can't bring his bat down in time. MI scamper across for a bye

MI 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st70RG SharmaIshan Kishan
2nd0RG SharmaSA Yadav
3rd60RG SharmaNT Tilak Varma
4th4RG SharmaHH Pandya
5th14RG SharmaTH David
6th9RG SharmaR Shepherd
7th29Mohammad NabiRG Sharma