CSK vs MI IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians' top scorer this season, Tilak Varma, helped Mumbai Indians to a 5 wicket win against Chennai Super Kings.
Tilak Varma scored an unbeaten 34 runs in 32 balls with 4 fours to help MI reach the target in 14.5 overs. None of the other batters managed to cross the 20-run mark.
For CSK, Mukesh Choudhary picked up 3 wickets while Simarjeet Singh managed 1 wicket inside the powerplay, but young Tilak stabilized the inning and chased down the target with 5 wickets in hand. Moeen Ali also picked up 1 wicket.
In the first innings, Mumbai Indians' bowlers pulled off an incredible bowling performance, restricting defending champions Chennai Super Kings to 97 runs in 16 overs in a 'do-or-die' match.
For MI, Daniel Sams was the pick of the bowlers with 3 top-order wickets to his name. Riley Meredith & Kumar Kartikeya picked up 2 wickets each while Jasprit Bumrah & Ramandeep Singh chipped with one wicket each.
For CSK, captain MS Dhoni was the top scorer with 36* runs in 33 balls with 4 fours & 2 sixes. None of the other batters crossed the 20-run mark.
Earlier, MI captain Rohit Sharma won the toss & opted to field first against CSK in the 59th match of IPL 2022. This match is being played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Brief Score:
-
Chennai Super Kings - 97/10 in 16 overs (MS Dhoni - 36*(33), Sams - 3/16)
-
Mumbai Indians - 103/4 in 14.5 overs (Tilak - 34*(32), Mukesh - 3/23)