Rohit and SKY’s Dhamaka, MI defeated CSK by 9 wickets, created pressure in the playoffs race|

In Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Kings by 9 wickets on the basis of Rohit Sharma’s 76* runs in 45 balls and Surakumar Yadav’s 68* runs in 30 balls. This was MI’s 3rd consecutive win and with this win MI has come to the 6th position in the points table. CSK’s struggle continues, 6th defeat in 8 matches.

Turning point of the match

CSK scored only 70 runs in the first 10 overs, but MI added 93 runs during this period. MI’s bowlers did not give much freedom to CSK’s batsmen in the powerplay and middle overs. And later Rohit and Surya made a partnership of 114* runs in just 54 balls and chased the target in 15.4 overs, at the loss of only 1 wicket.

CSK batting – Slow start, Dube-Jadeja fightback

Powerplay (48/1)

Shik Rasheed and Rachin Ravindra started well but were not getting any break. Rachin got out in the 4th over. And then came debutant Ayush Mhatre who made 32 runs in 15 balls and kept the momentum going, but CSK could make only 48 in 6 overs.

Middle Overs (70/2)

Mhatre and Rasheed both got out in the 7th and 8th overs. Shivam Dube and Jadeja tried to handle the situation. Dube bowled shorts, but the run rate was slow.

Death Overs (58/2)
Dube scored 50 runs in 30 balls and Jadeja scored 53* runs in 34 balls in 6 overs. But Bumrah bowled tight, but Jadeja gave away 16 runs in Boult’s last over and CSK’s total score reached 176/5.

MI batting – Rohit and Surya’s tamasha

Powerplay (62/0)
Rikelton and Rohit gave an explosive start to MI. With Rohit’s classic pull shots and Rickelton’s boundaries, the team maintained a 10+ run rate. For the first time this season MI’s opening stand reached 50+.

Middle overs (95/1)

Rickelton got out in the 7th over as the only wicket of Jadeja, but Surya kept the momentum going as soon as he came in. Rohit completed his 50 in 33 balls and SKY in just 26 balls. Both completely dominated the spinners – Jadeja, Ashwin, Noor Ahmed all looked useless.

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Death Overs (20/0)

20 runs were needed in 15 overs, but both finished the job in just 4 balls. SKY’s 2 sixes and Rohit’s one six ended the match.

MI’s next match is against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 23 April and CSK will also play against SRH on 25 April in Chepauk.