Talented Ruturaj Gaikwad laid the foundation with an unbeaten 88 off 58 balls before Dwayne Bravo led an outstanding bowling performance to guide Chennai Super Kings to a crushing 20-run victory over Mumbai Indians. IPL Here on Sunday. After the first leg was suspended in India due to the COVID-19 pandemic in May, Gaikwad led Chennai Super Kings to 156 for six after the IPL-14 resumed in the United Arab Emirates. Batted through the innings to pick up.
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The late spark was provided by Bravo (23 off 8 balls) as CSK were making a fighting total to recover from a disastrous start. Chasing 157 on a pitch where the ball often stopped at the batsmen, MI also had a poor start as they were dismissed for 37 for three in the sixth over at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Quinton de Kock (17) and debutant Anmolpreet Singh (16) were both dismissed after the starts, with pace bowler Deepak Chahar on both occasions. Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan also returned to the dugout in quick succession and troubled Mumbai for 58 for four in the 10th over.
Saurabh Tiwary (50 not out) and stand-in captain Kieron Pollard tried to form a partnership before Josh Hazlewood was caught in front of Trinidad’s big-hitting all-rounder wicket. CSK brightened their chances when Krunal Pandya was run out by the Dwayne Bravo-MS Dhoni combination. Tiwary and Adam Milne tried but could not succeed, the latter dismissed the experienced Bravo in the second ball of the 20th over.
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Bravo scored 3/25 while Chahar scored 2/19 as MI posted 136 for eight. Earlier, the 24-year-old Gaikwad added 81 runs for the fifth wicket with Ravindra Jadeja (26) and dismissed skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for 24 runs in the sixth over.
Gaikwad hit nine fours and three sixes, while Bravo hit three sixes as CSK scored 112 runs in the back 10. CSK lost three wickets in the power play, including the wickets of skipper Dhoni and the team’s experienced run-getter Suresh Raina. The top order batsmen could not open the account. The start was ominous for CSK as Trent Boult had already dismissed Faf du Plessis in the fifth ball of the over when the New Zealand pacer caught the veteran South Africa player by backward point fielder Adam Milne, who was very close. stood well. The batsman had prepared himself to play the cut shot.
One for two became two for two in the next over as Milne dismissed Moeen Ali who slapped a slightly shorter ball straight to Saurabh Tiwary over cover. What didn’t help Moeen was that as the England all-rounder went for his shot, the ball stopped. CSK were in for even more trouble as the three-time winner lost the big wicket of Raina in the third over when the veteran left-hander, who has helped the team win so many matches in the past, was dismissed for an irresponsible shot. Went. When he missed one while trying to attack the Kiwi seamer.
Meanwhile, Ambati Rayudu retired hurt after suffering a blow to his body to make matters worse for the Super Kings. If that wasn’t enough, the Mumbai Indians holders heaped more misery on CSK by sending the veteran Dhoni back to the hut for a poor score.
The World Cup-winning Indian captain used his shot at the right time, but, to his shock, Boult completed a well-decided catch at deep square leg, capping a forgettable powerplay for the unit from Chennai. did. After that, Gaikwad and Jadeja scored invaluable runs by carefully mixing their team with overall aggression to defend against a side that is missing two of its big players in regular skipper Rohit Sharma and all-rounder Hardik Pandya. , whose seam-up had missed the bowling when the Chennai pair were rebuilding their innings.
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