Mumbai Indians courtesy of an excellent display of batting by Kieron Pollard (87*) defeated Chennai Super Kings on the last ball of the match. MI while chasing 219, had a good opening partnership of 71 between Rohit Sharma (35) and de Kock (38). However, after losing 3 wickets in a span of 3 overs, Mumbai was on the backfoot.
But then, Pollard smashed 87* off just 34 balls, hitting 6 fours and 8 sixes. 16 runs were required off the last over, and Pollard won the match on the final ball. For CSK, Sam Curran picked up 3 wickets.
In the first innings, CSK with the help of its aggressive batting smashed 218/4. Ambati Rayudu smashed 72* runs off 27 balls, hitting 4 fours & 7 sixes to take the CSK score above the par total. After losing in-form opener Gaikwad in the first over, Faf du Plessis (50) & Moeen Ali (58) constructed a partnership of 108 runs in 10.1 overs. For MI, Kieron Pollard took two wickets in two balls in his first over but still Mumbai couldn't slow down Chennai's run rate. Bumrah went wicketless in his 4 overs, giving away 56 runs.
Earlier, MI captain Rohit Sharma won the toss & elected to field first. This match was played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.
Brief Score -
Mumbai Indians – 219/6 in 20 Overs. (Pollard - 72*(27), Sam Curran - 3/35)
Chennai Super Kings – 218/4 in 20 Overs. (Ambati Rayudu - 72*(27), Moeen Ali - 58(36), Pollard - 2/12)
