IPL 2020 Match 1, MI vs CSK highlights: Chennai beats Mumbai by 5 wickets
Chennai lost Vijay and Watson early into the innings but du Plessis and Rayudu stabilised the inning with a 115-run partnership, setting the stage for Chennai to register a comfortable victory
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CSK players react after the wicket of Mumbai Indians player Quinton de Kock during the first cricket match of IPL 2020, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Photo: PTI
Half-centuries from Ambati Rayudu (71) and Faf du Plessis (58 not out), coupled with a blistering six-ball cameo from Sam Curran (18), helped last year's runners-up Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat reigning IPL champions Mumbai Indians (MI) by five wickets in the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
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This is the first time CSK have beaten the MI after five matches in the IPL.
After limiting MI to 162/9 earlier in the evening, the CSK got off to a shaky start to their chase. Openers Shane Watson and Murali Vijay were dismissed in the first two overs and the CSK found themselves 6/2 at the start of the third. However, the next wicket came only 14 overs later and during this time, du Plessis and Rayudu put up 115 for the third wicket to practically take the game away from MI.
Rayudu took the attack to the opposition, smashing six fours and three sixes in a 48-ball knock. He was also helped by MI not able to hold on to their catches, surviving a close call in the ninth over when he was on 27 and then later off the second ball of the 16th over bowled by Rahul Chahar. He eventually fell off the last ball of the over, with Chahar taking an impressive catch sprinting backwards off his own bowling.
However, Sam Curran then launched a six-ball blinder to close any chance that MI may have visualised of winning the match. du Plessis ended the match with consecutive fours off the first two balls of the 20th and last over.
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IPl 2020, Match 1: MI vs CSK 2020 highlights
CSK playing 11: Murali Vijay, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Lungi Ngidi
MI playing 11: Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Stats
CSK wins by 5 wickets
Over 19.2
Over 19.1
Faf du Plessis hits over backward point for FOUR. Score is tied
CSK needs 5 runs in 6 balls
Over 19, MI vs CSK live score: 158-5; Curran departs
Jasprit Bumrah [3.0-0-32-0] is back into the attack
MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Chennai Super Kings need 16 runs in 12 balls
Over 18, MI vs CSK live score: 147-4; Jadeja departs but Curran hits a six and four
Krunal Pandya [3.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack
Over 17, MI vs CSK live score: 134-3
James Pattinson [3.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack
Over 16, MI vs CSK live score: 121-2; Rahul Chahar breaks 115-run stand
Rahul Chahar [3.0-0-31-0] is back into the attack
Over 15, MI vs CSK live score: 116-2
Jasprit Bumrah [2.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: A bumper, called wide
TIME OUT
Over 14, MI vs CSK live score: 105-2; CSK needs 58 runs in 36 balls
James Pattinson [2.0-0-8-1] is back into the attack
Over 13, MI vs CSK live score: 99-2; CSK needs 64 runs in 42 balls
Rahul Chahar [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: du Plessis hits down the ground for a single.
Over 12, MI vs CSK live score: 88-2; Rayudu hits fifty
Jasprit Bumrah [1.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
Over 11, MI vs CSK live score: 81-2
Krunal Pandya continues...
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First Published: Sep 19 2020 | 4:32 PM IST
