Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Match Highlights & Results

That concludes the proceedings for this match. Chennai have jumped to the top on the points table now and this win against Mumbai will give them some extra boost. The next game on Monday, 20th September 2021 is going to see the clash between Kolkata and Bangalore in Abu Dhabi. The action will begin at 6 pm local (2 pm GMT) but you can join us in advance for the build-up. Cheers!

Ruturaj Gaikwad is chosen for the Man of the Match award! Says it is one of his best innings till now as they were under a lot of pressure and he had to grind, take it deep and create partnerships. States they targeted 120-130 but then 140 looked possible and then 150. Also says the Chennai team gives him a lot of confidence and they back him and it helps a lot. Further says that the Lankan tour also helped him. Shares the ball was moving around at the start so he had to go after the spinners and it came off. Ends by saying the dropped catch at that stage of de Kock could have been crucial but he is happy it did not cost them.

MS Dhoni, the victorious captain of Chennai, says that at that point of time when they were 24/4, they wanted something respectable on the board. He praises Gaikwad and Bravo's knocks to take them to 156 and calls it a tremendous effort. On the surface, MS replies that it was two-paced and was slightly difficult for the new batsmen at the start. Agrees that it was tough to come back from there but some sensible batting and a very good finish took them to a good total. Talks about the batting depth of Chennai but calls it sensible that one guy batted through to the end. Dhoni also says that one of the conscious attempts is to finish the overs in time, so the choice of the bowlers also depend on it sometimes. Regarding Ambati Rayudu's fitness, Dhoni shares that he was smiling, so he has not broken his arm, some rest and he should be back.

Dwayne Bravo also comes up for a chat. Says that it is a good feeling, against Mumbai, it is always like a final and starting off with a win is good. Adds he was just trying to protect himself in the final stages of the CPL and when he came here, he had one session of bowling and he felt good. Mentions that he bats lower down the order and for him it is about winning the moments, if there are 12 balls left, then he looks to capitalize on those 12 balls and if there are 11 overs left, he looks to stay out there. Credits the way Ruturaj Gaikwad played and says he has been a star performer for them. Adds that he batted really good and has a big appetite for runs. Ends by saying he is pleased they got over the line.

Kieron Pollard, the stand-in captain of Mumbai, says he felt it got away in the middle but things like this happen in cricket. Mentions that Ruturaj Gaikwad played really well and he batted them out of the game. Admits they did not finish off well with the ball. Tells that the wicket was a good one, there was assistance at the start and they did make use of it but could not continue. Further says that Chennai's batsmen tried to continue the momentum throughout which they didn't do. States that they kept losing wickets and they needed someone to play deep. Talks about a few soft dismissals and feels that they should have avoided. Ends by saying there are 6 games to go and he hopes to turn it around.

Presentation time...

This game appeared done and dusted very early once Chennai lost their four wickets inside the Powerplay. But Ruturaj Gaikwad took the charge and formed useful stands to keep Chennai afloat in their batting innings. A strong finish handed them a challenging total, not to forget Dwayne Bravo's scintillating cameo, and their bowlers turned on the heat. Mumbai also lost three wickets in the first six overs and it was a big task for them from thereon. Saurabh Tiwary held one end strongly but the wickets kept falling at the other end. The biggest blow came in the form of Kieron Pollard's wicket and after that, it just became too tough for the defending champions to deal with the required rate. Tiwary stayed till the end but failed to take his team home. Deepak Chahar with the new ball and Dwayne Bravo in the middle and death overs were very impressive and finished with five wickets between them.

Excellent defense from Chennai and they avenged their last loss against Mumbai. This is only the second occasion in the history of this tournament that a team batting first was 4 down for 24 but still went on to win the game. Take a bow, Chennai. Take a bow, Ruturaj Gaikwad!

CHENNAI WIN! Another slower one, full and on middle, Jasprit Bumrah flicks it across the line and Suresh Raina makes a half-stop at mid-wicket. They cross for a run. That's it, Chennai win by 20 runs!

Bravo nails the yorker, on middle, Bumrah digs it out on the surface.

OUT! Another one bites the dust! The Bravo-Raina combo has one more wicket. Slower one, full and around off, dipping in, Chahar tries to heave but there is no elevation on his shot. A simple catch for Suresh Raina at short mid-wicket. Jasprit Bumrah has walked out.

Fullish and outside off, Saurabh Tiwary dances down the track but only manages to push it as far as mid off. Only a run. Fifty for Saurabh Tiwary but this game has slipped away.

Rahul Chahar is in next.

OUT! Caught in the deep! Dwayne Bravo delivers it on a length, slower in pace, as expected, Adam Milne tries to chance his arms, swings his bat across the line but it comes from the bottom half of his blade. Krishnappa Gowtham (sub for Ambati Rayudu) makes no mistake near the fence at deep mid-wicket.

Saurabh Tiwary has a word with Adam Milne. 23 needed off 5 balls.

Not the best result, Saurabh Tiwary is off strike. Fuller and outside off, it's driven square of the wicket on the off side for a single.

Dwayne Bravo to bowl the final over. 24 needed off 6 balls. Saurabh Tiwary is on strike.

DOT! Swing and a miss from the Kiwi. Fuller and outside off, the pace is right up there, 133 clicks, Milne attacks it with all his might but fails to connect.

Wide! Thakur has lost his range. Another wayward delivery, short and way wide outside off, Adam tries to cut but misses.

Wide! Shardul Thakur loses his grip and delivers it way wide outside off, Milne leaves. This one is called a wide. 25 needed off 7.

Slower one, short and around leg, Milne shapes up to pull but fails to connect. Not called a wide. Thakur is lucky.

SIX! No need to be cheeky if you have the power! Thakur delivers it on a length and wide outside off, slower in pace, Milne latches onto it and launches it over wide long off.

Fullish and outside off, Adam Milne tries to be adventurous. Attempts to be cute with his paddle scoop but it takes the inner half and rolls in the gap at mid-wicket. Two taken.

Fuller and wider outside off, hammered down to long off for a single.

FOUR! Saurabh Tiwary is certainly keeping Mumbai in the game. Full in length and wide outside off, Tiwary drills his drive through covers and finds the fence.

Fuller and outside off, lofted over covers for one. 39 needed off 12 balls. All on Saurabh Tiwary's shoulders now.

On a length around middle, Milne goes hard at it and mishits it through mid on for a single.

PUT DOWN! MS Dhoni has put down the catch, that's a rare sight. This one is on a length and outside off, angling away, Saurabh Tiwary shuffles across the stumps for the paddle scoop but it takes the top edge. The ball loops in the air towards short fine leg, Dwayne Bravo is present there but Dhoni comes running in, probably calls for the catch but fails to hold on. Bravo is disappointed, that was his catch, he was right under that one. Could be a costly miss. The batsmen have crossed.

Well played in the end. Saurabh Tiwary makes a premeditated move across the stumps and Chahar follows him outside off with a very full delivery. Tiwary makes late adjustment and squeezes it through point for a couple.

FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Mumbai. Fractionally short and close to off, Saurabh Tiwary camps back and clubs it down the ground. It races away to the long off fence in a flash. 44 needed off 16 balls.

On a length around middle and leg, angling down, Milne tries to heave but misses. He is hit high on the pads and the ball rests near the surface. They cross for a leg bye. Chahar limps back to his mark.

Chahar steams in to bowl but pulls up. Seems cramps. A bit of stretching and Deepak Chahar is ready to bowl.

Deepak Chahar is back on. 2/9 in his 3 overs so far. 49 needed off 18 balls.

On a length and around off, Milne stays back and hits it firmly past the bowler to long off. A single is taken. Top over by Josh Hazlewood to finish his spell.

Fuller and angling in on off, Adam pushes it back to the bowler.

On a length around middle, Saurabh Tiwary hangs on the back foot and smashes it over mid on for a single.

The Aussie goes short and the Kiwi brings out the pull shot. No timing though. It goes over square leg and they cross.

Angles it in, around off and on a length, Milne pushes it firmly but back towards the bowler.

On a length and outside off, it's forced through point for a single.

Bowling change. 53 needed off 24 balls and here comes Josh Hazlewood back into the attack.

Well stopped by DJ! A near-yorker on off, Milne forces it back towards the bowler who dives across to his right to make a partial stop.

Very full and wide outside off, Saurabh leans and drives it through covers for a single.

Wide! Another attempted slower one but this time the radar of the bowler is wrong. Way too wide outside off, Tiwary allows it through.

Milne gives the charge and yorks himself. He somehow digs it out at the last moment and pushes it past the diving bowler to long on. Another single.

Bravo goes fuller and outside off, Saurabh Tiwary squeezes his drive to sweeper cover for a run.

Slightly short, around off and angling away, Saurabh Tiwary stays back and smashes it down towards long off. A couple taken as Moeen Ali mops it up in the deep.

A slower one, full and close to off, Adam drives it down through mid off and takes a single.

Strategic Time-Out. Two quick wickets and Mumbai are staring down the barrel. 60 needed in the last 5 overs. This was the stage when Chennai stepped up with the bat. They amassed 69 from the last 30 balls. Can the champs do something similar? Dwayne Bravo returns to bowl after the break.

Two to end! On middle, Tiwary works it through mid-wicket. Two taken.

Milne is off the mark! On off, this is pushed down to long off for one.

Adam Milne walks out to bat! 63 needed off 32 balls.

OUT! RUN OUT! Even the dive does not save Pandya and that has to be the game for Chennai as now, only the bowlers are left and the required rate has almost touched 12. Not sure where Pandya was trying to go. There was never a run available. Flatter and on the pads, this is worked to mid-wicket and Pandya takes off. He is halfway down and Tiwary sends him back. Bravo takes a step to his left, picks the ball up and fires it to Dhoni who whips the bails off. It is referred but Dhoni is celebrating and Pandya has started to walk off. Replays roll in and they show Krunal is short.

Run out appeal and Krunal has started walking back! It is taken upstairs to refer.

Just short! On middle, Pandya flicks, uppishly but short of mid-wicket.

Not a good delivery! On the pads, this is swept behind square on the leg side for two.

Moeen Ali is back! Really brilliant from Dhoni, gets Moeen on as soon as there are two-left handers in the middle.

Tiwary skips down the track but that is spotted. Ali shortens the length. It is pushed down to long on for one.

Brilliant comeback over from Josh! Just 4 runs and a wicket from it. Shorter and on middle, this is pulled towards mid on. The game is slipping away. The required rate now is 11.

Just the one! Singles will only push the game away further from Mumbai! Fuller and on off, it is hit down to long off for one.

On the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.

Another one on a length, defended.

Pandya is off the mark! On off, this is pushed to mid off for one.

Krunal Pandya walks out to bat now!

Pollard is a goner! He has been given out LBW but he reviews. That looks out.

OUT! THAT NOT ONLY LOOKS OUT BUT IT IS OUT! Three reds and is that the game for Chennai? The one who took the game away from Chennai last time around falls at a crucial moment and Josh Hazlewood gets the big fish. A much-needed wicket for the Aussie. He would have been slightly low in confidence after the beating he took earlier on but has come back and has struck gold. Gets this one to jag back in really sharply. It lands outside off, on a length. Comes back in. Pollard probably makes the mistake of not coming forward, he tries to flick but stayed rooted to the crease. Misses and the ball hits the pad. An appeal and the finger is raised. The review is taken but to no avail. A wicket goes down on 87, that's the devil's number and an Aussie has done the damage. Hmm... we love to be superstitious sometimes. 70 needed more by Mumbai.

Josh Hazlewood is back! He took a real pounding at the start. Can he come back strongly here?

Just 5 runs from it! Fuller and on off, Pollard pushes it towards covers and a run is taken. 70 needed in 7 overs now.

Close! On middle, Tiwary looks to drive, he gets an inside edge on the leg side for one.

Dot! Fuller and on off, this is pushed to covers.

Quick run! On off, Pollard pushes it to covers, calls early and takes one.

Outside off, this is slapped through covers for one.

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Shardul Thakur is back! He has a wicket to his name, can he get Pollard here?

Pollard had to hit that! On middle, he works it through square leg for one. Had he missed that, he would have been a candidate for LBW.

A single to end! On middle, this is pushed down to long off for one. 75 needed in 48.

WIDE! That one slips out! Pollard takes a few steps down the track, Bravo looks to bowl a slower one but it is down the leg side. Wided.

Almost! Outside off and on a length. Pollard looks to cut but this one bounces extra. He is beaten.

Solid! Good length and on off, Pollard plays it back to the bowler.

Another single! A low full toss this time, it is hit down to long off for one.

FOUR! That is beautiful! Threads the gap wonderfully. This is fuller and outside off, there is a short cover, a cover and a mid off in place. Saurabh Tiwary hits it between them and it races away to the fence. Runs now flowing for Mumbai.

Fuller and outside off, this is driven nicely but to covers.

Better! Drags his length back and bowls it on middle, blocked. An expensive start for Jadeja.

SIX! This is what I was talking about. This is that in-between length. On middle, slightly fuller. Pollard whips it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. His first and Mumbai will hope, first of many. That was not from the middle of the blade but such is the power of this man, it has gone the distance.

Another single! On middle, Tiwary pushes it to long on for one.

Fuller and on middle, it is whipped through mid-wicket for one. You want to be either too full to Pollard or behind a good length. If it is in that in-between range, he will hit you long. That was way too full.

Sensible! Pushes it down to long on now and takes one.

FOUR! Smashed! Consecutive boundaries for Mumbai! Powerful hit. Tiwary will enjoy this match-up. Fuller and on middle, this is smashed down to the long on fence for a boundary.

Ravindra Jadeja is on now!

FOUR! Shot! Dhoni came up to the stumps before this ball to prevent Pollard from using his feet but the length from Bravo is short and Kieron doesn't need to venture out. He rocks back and whacks it through cover-point for a boundary. Spoils a very good over of his fellow countryman. 95 needed at the halfway mark.

Fuller and around off, Pollard uses his feet and defends it quietly to mid-wicket.

Beauty! Late movement, around off, Pollard pushes inside the line in defense and misses.

On a length and outside off, Kieron Pollard allows it through to the keeper.

Kieron Pollard arrives.

OUT! Caught at short cover! Interesting field from MS Dhoni and Kishan has walked into the trap. Bravo once again offers no pace and delivers it outside off, it's on a length and angling away, Kishan leans into the drive but does so aerially. Suresh Raina is alert and takes the catch easily. Kishan knew what the plan was and is very disappointed with himself.

FOUR! Almost drags it on. Bravo begins with his trademark slower one, on a length and around off, Kishan tries to drive through the line but it take the inside edge, beats the stumps and finds the fence at fine leg.

Strategic Time-Out! Chennai are on top at the moment! Yes, Mumbai need just 103 in 66 which is not a huge task nowadays but they are three down and the wicket does not seem to be the easiest. They will need one of these two to bat deep and someone to play a cameo like Bravo did. Chennai, on the other hand, will know they need to keep picking wickets. They will remember what Pollard did to them in phase 1 so they cannot relax. The next 5 overs will be very crucial.

Skidding back in from middle, Kishan gets back and whips it in front of square leg for one. 6 from the over!

A slider, landing around middle and skidding in, Tiwary steps back and punches it in front of square on the off side for a run.

Flighted and outside off, Kishan fetches it from there and sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A touch flatter and quicker through the air, on middle, Tiwary stays back and gently helps it towards short fine leg for one.