Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK), regardless of the venue, the situations, the lengthy batting line-up of the Mumbai Indians, pulled off what’s uncommon on the Wankhede Stadium, defending a complete, particularly within the night time video games because the Males in Yellow received by 20 runs on Sunday, April 14. Former Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma smashed his second IPL century however no different batter supported him from the opposite finish. Matheesha Pathirana was the distinction between the 2 sides ultimately as he took 4 wickets to interrupt the again of the chase for the house workforce.
At 130/2 within the 14th over, Mumbai Indians have been on the right track to chase down 207 runs with two set batters in, nonetheless, the wicket of Tilak Varma proved to be the turning level because the strike dried up for Rohit and the incoming batters stored hitting out to the fielders on the boundary and finally the Mumbai Indians fell quick. Captain Hardik Pandya struggled to get going, Tim David hit a few massive sixes however he too acquired out because the stress stored mounting on Rohgit and the required run charge stored rising to 14, 15 and 17.
Rohit did get a couple of boundaries on the finish however it simply wasn’t sufficient was most likely too late and the Mumbai Indians will likely be disillusioned at how the chase panned out in the end. Rohit and Ishan Kishan acquired off the blocks quite rapidly and Mumbai Indians had a sizeable powerplay of 63 runs at over 10 runs per over.
Nonetheless, Pathirana’s first over on return helped CSK put breaks on Mumbai’s scoring. Pathirana not solely broke the opening partnership but additionally acquired the massive wicket of Suryakumar Yadav, the No 1 T20 batter on this planet. Tilak and Rohit did nicely to sew a fast 60-run partnership however it all got here downhill from there on for the five-time champions.
The win margin was 20 runs and who scored these? MS Dhoni! Sure, Chennai Tremendous Kings have been already headed in direction of a powerful complete on the board however the booster shot Dhoni gave in these 4 deliveries – smashing three of them for a six – did make a distinction between a rating of 190 and a 200-plus.
There’s all the time a psychological benefit of getting a complete of in extra of 200 and the Tremendous Kings will need to have felt that and it confirmed in Mumbai Indians’ physique language as nicely given they made a mockery of 197 simply three days in the past.
CSK had began gradual of their batting innings and the bizarre change within the positions was a bit startling as nicely. Nonetheless, the 90-run stand between captain Gaikwad and Shivam Dube turned the tide. Not simply because it got here off simply 45 deliveries however that it pressured the Mumbai Indians to suppose out of the field, to not bowl a spinner after the eighth over and to go awry from their plans. CSK might have performed higher of their order with Daryl Mitchell going within the sixteenth over and struggling however Dhoni’s burst washed away all of the sins.
CSK at the moment are instantly again within the prime three pack with the Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders with their first away win of the season whereas the Mumbai Indians are down with the likes of Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals with two wins and 4 losses.
 beat the Mumbai Indians by 20 runs to register their fourth win of the 2024 edition of the IPL. Rohit Sharma smashed his second IPL hundred, however, no other batter supported him long enough and Matheesha Pathirana's four-wicket haul ended up being the difference.){kind=link}