That CSK was able to reach the three-figure mark was due to the unique effort of Sam Curran, who hit a fine 52 (47b, 4×4, 2×6). But the Mumbai Indians’ hitters barely broke a sweat to burnish the sub-par total, knocking down their arch rivals to win by 10 wickets and with 7.4 overs to spare.
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While Ishan kishan, who was promoted to open the entrances after Rohit sharma missed the match due to a hamstring strain, led the CSK players to the clean-up by crushing an undefeated 68 (37b, 6×4, 5×6), Quinton de Kock (46 *, 37b, 5×4, 2×6 ) gave him capable support.
Mumbai thus finished off CSK’s chances in the tournament, three times champions, and avenged their defeat in the first leg. They also came back to the top of the table with 14 points (7 wins, 3 losses) from 10 games.
In an attempt to alter the fortunes of his side, Dhoni made three changes to his side: Ruturaj Gaikwad for Kedar Jadhav, N Jagadeesan for Piyush Chawla, and Imran Tahir for Shane watson. But it did not mean any change in the level of performance of the team. It was a procession and CSK’s struggles at this IPL were exposed by the bowlers of the Mumbai Indians.
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In a Sharjah field where runs flowed freely as De Kock and Kishan later demonstrated, CSK’s hitting was a study in contrast.
Mumbai bowlers, on the other hand, vindicated the alternate captain Kieron pollarddecision to go bowling first.
While left arm pacemaker Trent Boult (4/18) primed opposing hitters with his smart bowling altering their pace, line and length, CSK had no responses to test deliveries from Jasprit Bumrah (2/25).
Dhoni seemed determined to turn things around and hit Rahul Chahar for a whopping six, but the leggie had the last laugh when he tossed one to the CSK captain. Dhoni couldn’t resist the temptation and went after him only to hit goalkeeper De Kock. That sealed CSK’s fate before Sam Curran fought a lone battle to help Chennai reach 114 of 9. But it wasn’t close enough.
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