Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Match Highlights & Results

Right then, that's it from Match 41. What a one-sided affair the 2nd round of El Clasico was between Mumbai and Chennai. The former have bulldozed their way to the top with a strong NRR while the latter has to head back home in most respects now. How sad to see the second most successful side in the League meet such a fate! Anyway, moving on, Saturday, 24th October 2020, sees a return to double headers. In the 1st game, Kolkata take on Delhi at Abu Dhabi and later Punjab take on Hyderabad in Dubai. All the action starts at 1400 Local (1000 GMT) then. We hope to have your company again. Until then, take care and good night.

For his wreckage at the top, Trent Boult, 4/18 from his 4 overs is the MAN OF THE MATCH. Says that it is a new franchise, different personnel and he is enjoying it. Is happy with the way it is going. States that it was about pitching it nice and full. On the swing factor, Boult says that he is lucky to be getting it upfront in his very first over. Boult believes that it comes down to accuracy when bowling. Keep it accurate and the batsmen will find it hard to go out against you, he says.

The VICTORIOUS MUMBAI SKIPPER, Kieron Pollard, to share his thoughts now. On what does he feel about winning 15 matches on the trot as a captain, Pollard jokingly says who's counting and then laughs a little. States that he was working closely with the team and is pleased that it came off well in this game. Adds that it was important to rein in Chennai later on as they had done well to recover. States that it is a total team effort. Finishing the game without any uncertainties was fantastic, Pollard reckons. On the Net Run Rate factor, Pollard says that it has been spoken many times and always want to finish in the top 2 in the points table. He further adds that the 2 points are more important, winning games are more important. Once those are taken care of, Pollard believes that the NRR takes care of itself. Adds that everything is fine in the dressing room. States that he will discuss this game now in the dressing room and then formulate the plan on how to go about for their next game.

Stay tuned for the presentation ceremony.

Ishan Kishan is up for a chat. He says that he was trying to be positive. In the middle, he was talking with Quinny on how to play - should he keep knocking the ball around or play the big shots. Adds that he has enjoyed batting with de Kock and has learnt a lot from him. In the off season, Kishan says that he did a lot of hard work. States that he was playing the shots according to how the ball landed. Says further that no game against Chennai is an easy one and that Mumbai were keeping their focus on the process.

MS Dhoni, Chennai's skipper, says that losing by 10 wickets does hurt. Says one must see what has been going around them. This season itself has not gone well for the side, Dhoni states. He says that his side has been doing everything but sometimes such things happen in the tournament, cannot do much about it. Dhoni further adds that when a bit of luck is on your side, it is always good, which was not there on Chennai's side. On not playing on the home ground being a reason for Chennai not doing well, Dhoni says that if one sits down and analyzes why someone has not done well, one can come up with 100 reasons. States that when 3-4 batsmen in the side don't do well, it becomes hard on the side. States that such things do happen and it is important to go back to the process. Need to put up with the tough times with a smile, he says. Hopes that it might turnaround in the next 3 games. On the next season, Dhoni says there are a lot of ifs and buts, where the venue will be etc. States that the coming 3 games provides the ideal opportunity for the youngsters, in terms of exposure and in terms of experimenting to see who fits in well. On Mark Nicholas's aspirations of seeing Dhoni hit a good 50 or 60 in some game, Dhoni smiles and says that he will be playing in every game, without directly addressing his question.

Earlier, after winning the toss, Mumbai opted to field. It was a horror start for Chennai. They had slumped to 43/7 towards the end of the 9th over. After that, they managed to stitch a recovery of sorts, posting 114/9, courtesy of Curran and some useful little knocks from Thakur and Tahir towards the end. But it was never going to be enough against a champion side like Mumbai. The Men in Blue and Gold coasted home with ease, with 10 wickets to spare.

There was nearly no way the Chennai bowlers were going to spring a surprise, that too against the calibre of a side like Mumbai. They barely put up a fight. The fielding was not upto the mark, defending a low total. None of the bowlers showed any intent. They could not manage a single wicket!

Chasing 115, it was always going to be a relatively easy chase for Mumbai's destructive batting line-up. Ishan Kishan and de Kock came out with intent and aggression. The pair was in a hurry to wrap this up with the Indian southpaw going after the Chennai bowlers to rub salt in their wounds. He finished unbeaten on 68 from 37 balls and de Kock was clinical with the bat as well, unbeaten on 46 from 37 balls. Mumbai won comfortably in the end with a good 46 balls to spare.

The first time Chennai have lost a league game by 10 wickets! Demolition, humiliation and complete annihilation! That is what Mumbai have done to Chennai! It was a game of men against boys and the experienced side of Chennai were made to look like kids. A comprehensive 10-wicket win for Mumbai and they overtake Bangalore and Delhi to sit top of the pile.

FOUR! De Kock finishes the game in style! Good length ball on middle and off, Quinton uses the angle to pull it over square leg to get a boundary. MUMBAI WIN BY 10 WICKETS!

Good length ball around off, de Kock punches it but cannot go past cover.

Edged and a single. Fuller on off, the ball pitches and shapes away a bit from de Kock. He looks to play it straight but the ball goes off the outside edge towards third man for a single. Quinny will keep the strike. 3 needed now.

Length ball on middle, de Kock taps it back to the bowler now.

Good length ball around off, de Kock taps it to the left of cover-point.

Slower ball outside off, Kishan punches it to long on for one.

On middle and leg, de Kock tucks it to the on side and rotates the strike. Just 5 needed now.

Good length ball which comes in with the angle. Kishan swats it using the angle but there is a man at deep backward square leg, so just a single.

Good length ball on off, de Kock defends it off the upper half of his bat.

DROPPED! Gaikwad's horror day continues. Very full on the pads of Kishan. He flicks it upishly to short mid-wicket. Ruturaj Gaikwad there jumps, gets both his hands to the ball but cannot hold onto it. Single taken.

Thakur pulls his length back, de Kock milks it to long off for one.

SIX! Smashed! De Kock now has joined Ishan Kishan in the mission to go back to the hotel room early. Full around off, de Kock lofts it over covers for a biggie.

Crunched but the fielder at short cover gets a hand to it and takes pace off the ball. Full around off, Kishan crunches his drive through extra cover. The man at short cover dives and gets his hand to it. Making it easy for Deepak Chahar in the deep to stop it. Just a single.

Good length ball around off, de Kock runs it down to third man for one.

SIX! Kishan goes big and gets a maximum. Tossed up around off, Kishan comes on the front foot and lofts this over the bowler's head, over long on. A huge one.

De Kock drives it on the off side for a single.

An appeal for LBW but not given. Perhaps it was outside the line of off stump. Tossed up around off, de Kock moves to the off side and looks to paddle this towards fine leg. But he misses to get hit on the pads. Dhoni and Tahir appeal but to no avail. Tahir tries to convince his skipper to take the review but Dhoni was not interested.

Floated on off, Kishan looks to slam that on the leg side but ends up mistiming it to backward square leg. Just the single.

Full and outside off, driven through mid off for a single.

Tossed up on the stumps, de Kock blocks it back to the bowler.

On midde, de Kock clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Short ball, Kishan pulls it firmly but finds deep square leg. Just the single.

SIX! Jadeja is just bowling to Kishan's comfort here. Full, around off, slog swept over wide long on for a maximum.

SIX! This is a terrific shot as well. What a way to get to your second fifty this season. Tossed up on middle, Kishan reverse sweeps this uppishly over deep backward point.

Flatter ball on off, tapped to the left of Dhoni and the Chennai skipper fields it.

Flatter on middle, tucked to deep square leg for a single.

Ravindra Jadeja is in to bowl now.

On the pads, glanced to deep square leg for a single.

Flatter ball, keeping low on the leg pole line, de Kock looks to clip it on the leg side but it comes off his pads. It goes towards fine leg and they sneak in a couple off leg byes.

Full and around off, driven through mid off for a single.

Outside off, tossed up, Kishan looks to steer it to third man but misses.

SIX! He makes it ridiculously easy, Kishan. Tossed up on off, Kishan slog sweeps it over long on.

Lands on off and spins into middle, Kishan taps it to point.

Will Dhoni continue with Tahir after the break? Yes, it is the spinner to continue.

DRINKS! Mumbai are steamrolling through Chennai and the opening pair of de Kock and Ishan Kishan are in a hurry to finish this game. The pair have blasted to their 64-run stand. The Men in Blue need just another 51 off 78balls with all their wickets in tact.

Full and around off, driven to mid off.

Full and keeping low outside off, de Kock hangs his bat outside the line a touch but the ball sneaks past to the keeper.

SIX! De Kock has got plenty on that and he gets a maximum. Shortish ball on the body, de Kock swivels and pulls it over the fine leg boundary. De Kock exerted minimal effort there.

Very full around off, Kishan hits it firmly to long on for one.

Fullish on the pads, tucked to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! And he is welcomed with a boundary. Full and around off, de Kock lifts it over mid off for a boundary.

Shardul Thakur is into the attack now.

That brings to an end an excellent Powerplay for Mumbai. Mumbai are 52/0 and need 63 runs in 84 balls. Tossed up on the stumps, this one is hit back to the bowler for a dot.

Tossed up around off, clipped towards square leg for a single.

On the shorter side outside off, punched to Curran at mid off for a single.

Full and spinning into middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Very full and around off, driven past cover for one.

Flatter ball on off, tapped to mid-wicket for a single.

Imran Tahir, who is playing his 1st match in this edition is into bowl now.

SIX! The signal says it all, it is a maximum. Short ball, Kishan ferociously pulls it to the deep square leg fence. That one absolutely rocketed to the fence. Hit so hard.

FOUR! Kishan has taken a particular liking to that area there. Fullish and outside off, Kishan stands tall and punches this in front of point and bags a boundary.

FOUR! Firm shot. Full and width on offer outside off, Kishan cuts it firmly to the right of point and the ball races away for a boundary.

Full on leg, Kishan looks to flick but it comes off the shoulder and goes to short mid-wicket.

Full and outside off, Kishan hits it behind point and calls for two immediately. Gets it.

Full and on middle and leg, clipped to the on side for a single.

Full on middle and leg, with the angle from round the wicket, Kishan tucks this on the leg side and says no to a single.

Outside off, Kishan slashes hard at it but misses.

EDGED AND FOUR! Ishan Kishan is a very interesting player to watch. Fullish and outside off, Kishan looks to cut but gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies over du Plessis at first slip as he makes a leap to try to grab it. The ball goes to the third man boundary.

No single was possible there. Full and around off, Kishan hits this to cover and comes down looking for a single. But de Kock sends him back and that was the right thing to do.

Around off, fullish, tapped towards backward point.

MISFIELD AND A BOUNDARY! Oh dear.... that's not good, not good at all. Outside off, Kishan punches it firmly off the back foot. It goes straight to Gaikwad at point who fails to stop it. It goes through for a boundary.

Full and around off, driven to mid off.

FOUR! Lucky there for de Kock. Full and outside off, de Kock comes down and looks to hit this over covers. But he ends up getting a thick outside edge. The ball goes high in the air but lands safely and trickles away finely to the third man boundary.

Full and outside off, de Kock cuts but finds Hazlewood at backward point.

Around off, fullish, de Kock punches it nicely but finds the man at cover.

Outside off, punched to the right of third man for one.

Outside off on a good length, Kishan looks to play that on the off side but Chahar gets the better of him this time. That is the ball goes past the outside edge to Dhoni.

A singe to finish. 9 runs off that over. Outside off, Kishan comes on the front foot and gently nudges it towards point for a single.

Good length ball outside off, Kishan chops it towards short third man off the track.

Outside off, steered to short third man.

FOUR! And again, Kishan splits the gap well. Shortish and outside off again from Hazlewood, Kishan cuts it nicely in the gap between short third man and point for a boundary.

Outside off, stroked to backward point.

FOUR! Beautifully hit for a boundary. Kishan is off the mark as well. Shortish and outside off, Kishan cuts it in front of point and gets a boundary.

Who will bowl from the other end? Hazlewood? Yes, it is him.

Outside off, punched to cover-point. 8 off the first over.

Full and around off, driven to mid off.

Outside off, de Kock looks to cut but ends up chopping it on the off side off the pitch.

FOUR! SHOT! Full and around off, driven straight down the ground, to the long off boundary.

FOUR! This one swings the other way, takes the outside edge and goes away for a boundary. Full and swinging away outside off, de Kock looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge. It goes to the third man region. Hazlewood runs to his right, puts in the dive but fails to stop it.

We are back for the chase! 115 is what Mumbai require. Ishan Kishan and de Kock are their openers who stride out to the middle. The Chennai players make their way out to the middle and take their respective positions on the field. Deepak Chahar with the ball. Here he comes...

Full and swinging into middle, driven to mid off.

So 115 is what Mumbai need to win this game and avenge for their loss earlier in the season. Though Mumbai do not have their skipper, Rohit Sharma, their batting is still too strong and should chase it with ease. Chennai will need a miracle to win this but will look to at least make it hard for the Men in Blue. Can Chennai do the unthinkable or will Mumbai do what is expected of them? Join us for the chase to find out.

The star of Mumbai's bowling attack tonight and the man of the moment, Trent Boult is up for a chat. Trent Boult says that it feels nice. States that the wicket is good, there is a little bit of swing. The job is only half done, now we need to come out and bat well, he says. Boult says that he tries not to do too much, this is a finicky format. Boult says that it is nice to be working with Shane Bond. States that Kieron Pollard is a good replacement for Sharma as the captain, given the former's experience.

No Rohit - No problem. Mumbai did not miss their talismanic skipper at all. After opting to bowl, Mumbai's New Zealand recruit, Trent Boult set the ball rolling for his side with early wicket. The Kiwi was at his magnificent best and finished with the enviable figures of 4-1-18-4. He was well supported from the other end as well as Bumrah and Chahar picking up 2 each while Coulter-Nile scalping one. All-in-all, it was as close to a perfect bowling display as Mumbai could have asked for.

If you thought Chennai's performance could not get worse then you were completely wrong. Their batting has been sub par before this but tonight they were woeful and abject. Their only ray of light that has kept shinning throughout the season, Sam Curran once again shone and his lone fight of helped Chennai reach the total of and save them from complete humiliation. His 52 has given something for the bowlers to bowl at.

Decent recovery from Chennai. They have managed to get past 100 and save some blushes and given them something to bowl at. Nonetheless a magnificent performance from the Mumbai bowlers. They are head and shoulders ahead in this game and their bowlers have set up the platform for a comprehensive win.

OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Boult has 4 wickets. But it is a fine innings from Sam Curran, 52 runs from 47 balls. Boult knows that Curran will move across to the off side and hence bowls a yorker on the off pole. Curran moves to the off side and looks to flick on seeing the yorker length. He though misses and the off pole is knocked out. CHENNAI FINISH ON 114/9.

FOUR! This is a good over for Chennai. 50 for Curran as well. His first for Chennai and second in the League. Shortish ball on top of the stumps, Curran moves to the off side and pulls it well to the right of fine leg for a boundary.

FOUR! Nice little stroke from Sam Curran. Full and outside off, Curran slashes this over point for a boundary.

An appeal for LBW but not given. Could have been outside the line of off stump. Full and around off, Curran moves to the off side and looks to slam this on the leg side. Misses to get hit on the pads. De Kock and Boult appeal but the umpire is not interested.