Mumbai, May 12: Daniel Sams claimed 3/16 while Riley Meredith and Kumar Kartikeya busted 2/27 and 2/22 respectively as the Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by 97 before surviving some anxious moments to shake up the runs and claim a victory of five wickets in match 59. of the IPL 2022 at Wankhede Stadium here on Thursday.
Chasing 98 for victory, the Mumbai Indians were in trouble at 33/4, losing top batsmen Ishan Kishan (6) and captain Rohit Sharma (18) cheaply.
However, judicious hitting by young middle batsman Thilak Varma (34 NASB, 32 balls, 4×4), Hrithik Shokeen (18, 23 balls, 2×4) and Tim David (16 NASB, 7 balls, 6×2), helped the Mumbai Indians to reach 103/5 and record their third win in 12 matches.
Choosing to bowl first, the Mumbai Indians pacers bowled good lines and hard lengths and used the juice well at the wicket. The ball was swinging even at 8 but there were no demons on the field. CSK were tough at times, but their batsmen also didn’t show the application needed to counter condition and good bowling.
In response, Mumbai seemed to be in trouble as they finished the power play at 36/4, only a slightly better position compared to CSK who were 32/5. Mukesh Choudhary bowled brilliantly, claiming 3/23 in four unchanged overs, worrying the Mumbai Indian batsmen with his excellent line and length, using the juice on the bowl. But in the end, the score of 97 did not give CSK enough room to manoeuvre.
Mukesh Choudhary raised Chennai Super Kings’ hopes of an unlikely victory as he went 3/23 from his four overs, bowling unchanged, as Dhoni went on the attack. Choudhary, CSK’s most successful bowler along with Dwayne Bravo in 16 wickets, made the most of the conditions and bowled an excellent line drive and hard length to shake up the Mumbai Indians’ batting order.
He made the breakthrough for CSK in the first on himself, sending back Ishan Kishan (6) as the batsman chased down an outswinger who was throwing wide and closing in on Dhoni. Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma started with a four from Simarjeet Singh in the second over and then sent Choudhary to the fence twice in the third, backing into one thrown in the middle and hitting it flat in the middle and hitting a punch. completely but slightly. Wide delivery to the limit. But he was out for 18 of 14 deliveries, nibbling on a wide and giving Dhoni an advantage over Simarjeet Singh.
And when Daniel Sams and debutant Tristan Stubbs (0), in place of Kieron Pollard, departed in quick succession, Mumbai was in trouble at 33/4.
However, Thilak Varma and Hrithik Shokeen put them on the road to victory with a 48-run partnership for fifth wicket. Neither took chances and batted sensibly, mostly dealing with singles and doubles but not hesitating to push to the occasional edge as they led Mumbai to 81 before Shokeen went down, succumbing to an unnecessary torrent of blood as he jumped. outside the area. to a nice delivery from Moeen Ali that went big, avoided the bat and shook the stumps.
But with just 17 runs needed to win the match, Tim David hit Moeen Ali for two sixes in the 15th to seal a five-wicket victory for the Mumbai Indians with 31 balls to spare.
This was Mumbai’s third win in 12 games and took them to six points, while CSK fell to their eighth loss and held to eight points from 12 games, thus ending their slim hopes of reaching the last four.
Earlier, Chennai Super Kings got off to a horrible start finishing the power play at 32/5.
Devon Conway was the first to go, delivering Daniel Sams’ lbw to the second delivery of the former who seemed to go down the side of the leg to the naked eye. With DRS unavailable due to “technical reasons”, Conway had to return to the stadium without reviewing the decision. Two deliveries later, Moeen Ali (0) joined him on the bench. Caught double-minded, he overcame a short one from Sams and Hrithik Shokeen pocketed a well-timed catch. CSK was 2/2 in the first over.
Robin Uthappa (1) didn’t last long, trying to cross the line with a long shot from Jasprit Bumrah and banged into the front bag as Ruturaj Gaikwad (7), who had seen the carnage from the other end, closed in on one. side of the leg and was caught by the goalkeeper.
Ambati Rayudu (10) stayed for 14 deliveries, hitting two fours: one from Bumrah, sliding a long ball thrown off the stump past the third man under, and the second from Riley Meredith with a superb square-foot kick, before get towards a good delivery, turning into a swinger. CSK were reeling at 29/5 in the sixth over.
Shivam Dube, who rescued CSK with a good batting in the order in a couple of games, hit Meredith for a four with a fine shot, but the bowler had the last laugh when Dube beat the next ball, a short one in the middle. stump to Ishan Kishan and the keeper made an excellent catch, dropping CSK to 39/6 and looking down the barrel.
Captain MS Dhoni and Dwayne Bravo added 39 runs for the seventh wicket association but couldn’t get CSK out of trouble. Bravo fell for a well planned strategy by the Mumbai Indians. Tilak Varma, stationed nearby, made a brilliant one-handed catch as Bravo blasted a low, full pitch from Kumar Kartikeya Singh. It was a lucky break for the Mumbai Indians, as those catches are limited to raised hands, but Varma was quite brave in reaching out for a ball that flew like a bullet.
Dhoni fought a lonely battle as he didn’t sit out with 36 runs, hitting four bounds and two sixes. He hit Kumar Kartikeya to the limit on successive deliveries and raised Shokeen to a big six in the 10th. He also hit Meredith in a four and a six on the 16th before trying to hold the punch, but they missed when Choudhary was caught off guard and ran.
Short scores: Chennai Super Kings 97 in 16 overs (MS Dhoni 36 no outs; Daniel Sams 3/16, Riley Meredith 2/27, Kumar Karthikeya 2/22) lost to Mumbai Indians 103/5 in 14.5 overs (Rohit Sharma 18, Thilak Varma 34 outs, Hrithik Shokeen 18, Tim David 16 outs; Mukesh Choudhary 3/23) for 5 wickets.