Mumbai : Today in IPL-2024, a clash was seen between the two most successful teams in the history of the tournament. In the match played at Wankhede Stadium, Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by 20 runs. Chennai has reached third place in the points table. Batting first, Chennai scored 206 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Mumbai Indians could score only 186 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs.
The 70-run partnership between Kishan and Rohit was a great start for Mumbai Indians, who came to chase the target given by Chennai. Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma scored 63 runs in the powerplay. Mumbai Indians got the first blow at 70 runs. Ishan Kishan was out after scoring 23 runs in 15 balls. Ishaan hit 3 fours and a six.
Suryakumar Yadav returned to the pavilion empty handed. Whereas Tilak Verma scored 31 runs in 20 balls with the help of 5 fours. Captain Hardik Pandya was caught out after scoring only 2 runs. Tim David scored 13 runs with the help of 2 sixes in 2 balls and became the victim of Mustafizur. Romario Shepherd was bowled in Pathirana's over after scoring 1 run.
Rohit Sharma's century
Former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant century at Wankhede. Rohit Sharma completed his century in 61 balls. Rohit achieved the feat of completing 500 sixes in T20 cricket during his innings. Rohit Sharma remained unbeaten after scoring 105 runs in 63 balls with the help of 11 fours and 5 sixes.
Hardik Pandya flopped in both batting and bowling
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya could not perform particularly well in both batting and bowling. Hardik Pandya gave 43 runs in 3 overs. Hardik needed two wickets but Dhoni hit three sixes in his last over. These three sixes were the difference between victory and defeat. When the team needed it in batting, Hardik was out after scoring 2 runs in 6 balls.
Pathirana's match winning spell
Pathirana made an important contribution to Chennai's victory. Pathirana took 4 wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs. Pathirana took the wickets of Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Shepherd and Ishan Kishan.
Chennai's new opening pair flopped
Chennai Super Kings started the innings today with Ajinkya Rahane and Rachin Ravindra. But this plan of Chennai was a flop. Ajinkya Rahane was out after scoring only 5 runs. Chennai lost the first wicket for 8 runs. Rachin Ravindra was also seen struggling. Ravindra was out after scoring 21 runs in 16 balls with the help of 2 fours and 1 six.
Brilliant half-centuries from Shivam Dubey and Gaikwad
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dubey batted brilliantly for Chennai Super Kings. Both scored half-centuries. Both of them also made a partnership of 90 runs for the third wicket. The captain of Chennai Super Kings was out after scoring 69 runs in 40 balls with the help of 5 fours and 5 sixes. Whereas Shivam Dubey remained unbeaten after scoring 66 runs in 38 balls with the help of 10 fours and 2 sixes.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni with four balls remaining
Came into the field. The spectators became happy after seeing Dhoni coming to the crease. MS Dhoni also made the audience happy. In the 20th over, Dhoni hit three consecutive sixes against Hardik Pandya. Dhoni remained unbeaten after scoring 20 runs in 4 balls. Daryl Mitchell was out after scoring 17 runs in 14 balls.