MI vs CSK Highlights, IPL 2021: Pollard blitz powers Mumbai to thrilling 4-wicket win against Chennai

Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Length ball, outside off. Du Plessis runs it down to short third man. The fielder there gets down in time to save 3 runs for his team.

Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Serves a length ball, on the pads. Moeen clips it to mid on. 11 runs from the over, courtesy of some excellent batting by du Plessis.

Dhawal wants a different field it seems. The fine leg comes in the circle. The mid-wicket fielder goes in the deep.

Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Fuller ball, outside off. Faf du Plessis pushes it wide of long off. There was a call for the second run, but Pollard gets across and keeps it down to one.

Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Fuller ball, around off. Pushed to mid on.

Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Ruturaj Gaikwad may be gone but Faf du Plessis is making his presence felt! He comes down the track and smokes this over the long off fence. The ball was in the slot and he played this to perfection.

Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Good length ball, outside off. Defended from the crease.

Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Nicely done! Lands on off, on a length and nips back in. Faf du Plessis clips it down to the fine leg fence. There is a fielder in the deep but he has no chance.

Who will partner Boult from the other end? Dhawal Kulkarni to share the new ball.

Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Beaten! Fuller ball, lands outside off and nips away. Moeen Ali goes for the drive but doesn't connect. 4 runs and a wicket from that over and Mumbai will be very happy.

Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Good length ball, outside off. Left alone.

Moeen Ali is in at 3. He wouldn't have expected to come this early.

Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! TAKEN! Trent Boult strikes in the first over and he is delighted! Good length ball, lands on middle and nips back in. Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to run it through the leg side but closes the face of his bat a touch early. The ball takes the leading edge and goes straight to Hardik Pandya at point. He is not going to drop those. Early success for Mumbai and Chennai's in-form opener has been sent packing.

Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller ball, outside off. Defended off the front foot.

Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Oh my goodness! Such a glorious stroke! Full ball, outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on his front foot and creams it past cover. The ball races to the fence.

Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Boult is on the money straightaway! A length ball, just outside off, Gaikwad stays back and pushes it towards gully.

Right! We are done with all the pre-game formalities. It is time for the action to unfold. The Mumbai players take the field following the two umpires. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis, the Chennai openers, stride out in the middle as well. Trent Boult will begin with the ball for Mumbai. All set for this exciting clash. Here we go...

Chennai (Unchanged Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (WK/C), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar.

Chennai skipper, MS Dhoni, tells that they were looking to bowl first as well. Feels that the ground is not a big one and the wicket became better to bat on. Says that each and every opposition is a strong one and that's the beauty of the tournament. Adds that irrespective of the opposition, their preparations remain the same. Informs that they are unchanged for this game.

Mumbai (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Neesham (In for Nathan Coulter-Nile), Dhawal Kulkarni (In for Jayant Yadav), Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult.