After two losses and a washed out recreation in Lucknow, CSK returned to successful methods as MS Dhoni and co. secured the second spot on the factors desk whereas the fifth defeat of the season for Mumbai meant they remained caught in the midst of the factors desk.
Chahar, in his second recreation after getting back from harm, wreaked havoc with the brand new ball as he together with Tushar Deshpande, decreased Mumbai to 14 for 3 within the first three overs of the sport. But as Nehal Wadhera’s (64) maiden IPL fifty gave some respite to the guests within the center overs, Pathirana’s excellent dying bowling show restricted Mumbai to 139 for 8.
In the beneath par chase, Conway (40) and Gaikwad (30) as soon as once more shined on the high whereas Shivam Dube (26*) and Ajinkya Rahane (21) additionally added vital runs as Chennai wrapped up the chase with 14 balls to spare.
As It Happened
Earlier, Rohit Sharma earned a doubtful document because the MI skipper was out for a document sixteenth duck, essentially the most for a batsman in IPL historical past, in Mumbai’s wrestle to 139.
Put into bat, Mumbai modified its batting order to assist Rohit get off his poor run. The skipper had failed to achieve double digits in his final three innings.
Ishan Kishan (7) and Cameron Green (6) opened the innings, however each fell cheaply.
Tushar Deshpande bowled Green for six, whereas Kishan skied off Deepak Chahar (2-18) and was out caught.
Rohit, coming in at quantity three, then chipped to backward level for a three-ball duck as Mumbai was right down to 14-3 in 2.5 overs.
Nehal then performed the rescue hand together with his maiden IPL half-century off 46 balls. He placed on 55 off 46 balls with Suryakumar Yadav (26), earlier than Ravindra Jadeja bowled the latter within the eleventh over.
Wadhera scored 64 off 51 balls, hitting eight fours and a six, and placed on one other 54 off 42 balls runs with Tristan Stubbs (20), as Mumbai reached 123-5 in 17.3 overs.
But the ultimate push for fast runs by no means got here as Chennai bowlers etched out three extra wickets within the house of seven deliveries.
Pathirana completed with 3-15 in 4 overs bowling on the dying.
In reply, Chennai obtained off to a different strong begin with openers Conway and Gaikwad placing on 46 off 25.
Veteran wrist spinner Piyush Chawla (2-25) continued his nice kind for Mumbai by selecting one other couple wickets. First he had Gaikwad caught behind, earlier than trapping Ajinkya Rahane lbw for 21.
Conway, although, held on at the same time as different batsmen hit out. Impact participant Ambati Rayudu scored 12, earlier than Shivam Dube helped end issues off in a rush with 26 not out off 18 balls.
Dube hit three sixes as Chennai beat Mumbai at its house floor for the primary time since 2010 and climbed to second within the factors’ desk.
(With inputs from AP)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com