IPL 2021, MI vs CSK as it happened: Pollard’s jaw-dropping knock guides Mumbai to a famous win
Highlights of match No 27 of Indian Premier League 2021.

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Batting first, CSK finished with 218/4
In reply, MI finished with 219/4
#IPL2021 #MIvCSK
— The Field (@thefield_in) May 1, 2021
What a fabulous win for the Mumbai Indians!!! How good was Pollard...
🎥: IPLpic.twitter.com/jyStICRLre
What incredible hitting by Polly Kaka.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 1, 2021
Absolute carnage.
Ole karoon karoon maarla se. Bhigo bhigoke maara.#CSKvsMI pic.twitter.com/Z8sqioQN6T
A player in need is Pollard indeed 🥳 One of the greatest IPL innings. #MIvCSK #IPL2021 #MI
— Wear a Mask. Stay Safe, India (@cricketaakash) May 1, 2021
WHAT A MAN. WHAT AN ATTITUDE. WHAT A LEGEND. Bow down to you a million times. 🙌🏻 @KieronPollard55 #MIvCSK
— Rahul Chahar (@rdchahar1) May 1, 2021
That was incredible game of cricket🤯🤯.. Big man winning it in style @KieronPollard55 💪congratulations @mipaltan well done @RayuduAmbati super inn macha super spell @CurranSM
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 1, 2021
At the end, cricket is the real winner.#MIvCSK pic.twitter.com/lS9sJ88Rxf
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 1, 2021
It's almost unfair that at the end of all this, the losing team gets zero points. But then, it also seems unfair that the winning team gets just two.
— Snehal Pradhan #MaskUp (@SnehalPradhan) May 1, 2021
Thank you #MIvCSK. An #IPL classic.
KIERON POLLARD🔥👏🏻#IPL2021 #MIvCSK
— Delhi Capitals (Stay Home. Wear Double Masks😷) (@DelhiCapitals) May 1, 2021
What a game !! My man!!! @KieronPollard55 🙌🏻 you beauty !!‘ great knock from @RayuduAmbati aswell !! #MIvCSK
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) May 1, 2021
Incredible. Will become part of @mipaltan folklore..@KieronPollard55
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 1, 2021
The name of the game is CLASSICO! Well played @mipaltan!#MIvCSK #WhistlePodu #Yellove 💛🦁
— Chennai Super Kings - Mask P😷du Whistle P🥳du! (@ChennaiIPL) May 1, 2021
Superb game #VIVOIPL cricket. Kieron Pollard is a legend. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💪💪💪
— Ian bishop (@irbishi) May 1, 2021
Hall of fame innings from Kieron Pollard.
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) May 1, 2021
One of the greatest T20 batsmen the game has seen, masterminds the second highest ever chase in the IPL - in the blue of Mumbai Indians, against their greatest rivals. #IPL2021 #MIvCSK
Pollard squeezed a four of a Ngidi Yorker ! Most precious stroke of the match ! #CSKvsMI
— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye) May 1, 2021
I should say #KingPollard ... always been a man for the big games #IPL2021 #MIvsCSK @KieronPollard55
— Paul Adams (@PaulAdams39) May 1, 2021
Highest successful run-chase for us 😍😍😍
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 1, 2021
Kieron Pollard take a bow. That was some knock!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 1, 2021
Pol-LORD👏👏👏👏Man what hitting #VIVOIPL #MIvCSK Oh my.. oh my 😃
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) May 1, 2021
That’s a champion team. Wowza
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) May 1, 2021
Wow! I thought I had seen it all,don't have words to express what just happened! What a knock @KieronPollard55 , it's the greatest hitting I have seen in the ipl, Kudos @mipaltan deserved it sheerly on your brilliance! @ChennaiIPL put up a fight but it was a great match #CSKvsMI
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) May 1, 2021
.@KieronPollard55 just proved yet again why he’s one of THE best in this format. A smashing performance 👏👏.Period! #MIvCSK #MIvsCSK #CSKvsMI #csk
— RK (@RK_sports) May 1, 2021
437 runs: Most in an IPL match between MI and CSK. (8th highest overall in tournament)
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) May 1, 2021
219/6: Second highest successful run-chase in IPL (highest successful run-chase by MI).#IPL2021
Highest targets successfully chased in IPL:
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) May 1, 2021
224 - RR v PBKS, Sharjah, 2020
219 - MI v CSK, Delhi, 2021*
215 - RR v Deccan Chargers, Hyderabad, 2008#MIvCSK
Dhoni: “Difference was the execution... what we wanted to bowl and what we bowled. We dropped too many catches too. We were off-target when it came to execution. We knew it would be a close game unless they lost too many wickets.”
11.29 pm: The last ball was a wide yorker and Pollard managed to hit it between deep mid-wicket and long-on and run two. What a finish! What a match! Pollard remains not-out on 87 off 34. This is the second-highest ever successful chase in IPL history. Wow!
MI WIN BY 4 WICKETS!
19.5: SIX! Another high full-toss and pulls it for six! MI need 2 off 1.
19.4: Dot ball! Fell just short of Shardul in the deep and he does a great job to stop it from going through. No single taken of course.
19.3: Four! It was a high full-toss and Pollard pulled it fine. MI need 8 off 3.
19.2: Four! Pollard squeezes out a top yorker by Ngidi for four. MI need 12 off 4.
19.1: Dot ball! Pollard could’ve taken a single but he refused. Kulkarni is at the other end. Ngidi is the bowler.
Pollard will be on strike in the last over!
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 1, 2021
After 19 overs, MI are 203/6: WICKET! James Neesham, playing his first game for MI, is out for a first-ball duck. The left-hander scoops it straight to wide fine leg. What a comeback by Curran in that over after being hit for two sixes at the start. MI need 16 off the last over. Who’s winning this?
After 18.4 overs, MI are 202/5: WICKET! This time du Plessis holds on! Hardik walks back for 16 off 7, MI need 17 off 8. What. A. Match!
Hardik Pandya hits the first two balls by Sam Curran for sixes!
6 6
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 1, 2021
HIT OUT OF THE PARK!!!! pic.twitter.com/rGgGTp1NG6
After 18 overs, MI are 188/4: DROPPED! Faf du Plessis (of all people!) has dropped Kieron Pollard! Would you believe it! It went high and Faf got under it running wide from long-on but he couldn’t hold on. Shardul concedes 17 runs in his last over to finish with figures of 1/56. MI need 31 off 12.
Over of the match from Sam Curran. He is growing with every performance.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 1, 2021
After 17 overs, MI are 171/4: Sensational over from Curran, just two runs and a wicket from it. He bowled to dot balls to Pollard! What a match this has turned out to be! The momentum is with CSK again.
After 16.3 overs, MI are 170/4: WICKET! Dot, single, and out! Brilliant bowling from Sam Curran and Krunal Pandya is out LBW. MI need 49 off 21 with Kieron Pollard and Hardik at the crease.
After 16 overs, MI are 169/3: Krunal survives as Ngidi concedes 16 runs in that over. The left-hander hit a six and a four in that over as the last ball fell just wide of Gaikwad in the deep. MI now need 50 off 24.
#MI in the first 10 overs scored just 44 runs in boundaries, between overs 11-15 they scored 54 runs in boundaries. #IPL2021
— Clive (@_vanillawallah) May 1, 2021
Fastest 50 vs CSK in #IPL:
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) May 1, 2021
17 balls - Kieron Pollard, Tonight
19 balls - KL Rahul (PBKS), Mohali, 2019
19 balls - Sanju Samson (RR), Sharjah, 2020#MIvCSK #CSKvMI
Fastest fifties for MI in IPL: (By balls)
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) May 1, 2021
17 : Kieron Pollard v KKR, Mumbai, 2016
17 : Ishan Kishan v KKR, Kolkata, 2018
17 : Hardik Pandya v KKR, Kolkata, 2019
17 : Kieron Pollard* v CSK, Delhi, 2021*#MIvCSK
Fastest 50s in IPL 2021
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 1, 2021
17 - Pollard
18 - Shaw
20 - Hooda
20 - Rayudu
21 - Russell#IPL2021 #MIvCSK
Kieron Pollard has hit 6+ sixes in a T20 innings on 22 occasions. Chris Gayle is the only man to do so more often - he's done it a remarkable 58 times. #IPL2021 #MIvCSK
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) May 1, 2021
This is power hitting of the highest order 👏👏👏
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 1, 2021
After 15 overs, MI are 153/3: Shardul concedes 23 runs in that over! Mumbai have added 59 runs in the last three overs. They now need 66 off 30. This looks set to go down to the wire!
FIFTY for Kieron Pollard off 17 balls! He was batting on 3 off 5 before cutting loose and hitting 6 sixes and 3 fours in 12 balls. Can MI pulls this off?
CSK scored 82 runs in the final 5 overs. Mumbai Indians need 89 runs in 6 overs.
— Clive (@_vanillawallah) May 1, 2021
Kieron Pollard now holds the record of hitting most sixes against CSK in IPL, going past Kohli's tally of 35 sixes.#MIvCSK
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) May 1, 2021
Pollard’s gone bonkers!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 1, 2021
In the last two years of T20 cricket, 52 players have faced 1000+ balls. Only Andre Russell can beat Kieron Pollard's run rate of 9.7rpo. #IPL2021 #MIvCSK
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) May 1, 2021
After 14 overs, MI are 130/3: Back-to-back sixes for Pollard! This time Ngidi concedes 16 runs in an over. Another such over and CSK will surely be worried. MI have added 36 runs in the last two overs, they now need 89 off 36.
After 13 overs, MI are 114/3: Three sixes in the over from Pollard! Jadeja kept firing it in and the right-hander kept smashing it. He has such easy power. Mumbai need 105 off 42.
After 12 overs, MI are 94/3: Krunal starts the over with a six but Shardul does well to concede just four off the next five balls. Chennai struck 16 sixes, Mumbai have struck three so far.
After 11 overs, MI are 84/3: Another good over from Jadeja, just three singles from it. Mumbai have Krunal and Pollard at the crease now. They need a miracle of sorts to win it from here.
After 9.4 overs, MI are 81/3: WICKET! 7.4, 8.4, 9.4 – three wickets in three overs for CSK! Quinton de Kock (38 off 28) is the latest to be dismissed as Moeen Ali completes a simple caught-and-bowled. The MI chase is falling apart.
Dhoni the batsman is probably in the evening of his career. But Dhoni the captain and Dhoni the keeper seem ageless...
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 1, 2021
Suryakumar Yadav can't cope with Ravi Jadeja. He's faced 53 balls from the CSK spinner, scoring 41 runs, and getting out three times. #IPL2021 #MIvCSK
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) May 1, 2021
After 8.4 overs, MI are 77/2: WICKET! Now Ravindra Jadeja strikes in his first over as Suryakumar Yadav edges it to MS Dhoni. CSK are pulling away!
Rohit Sharma's false shot percentage today - 31% - is the highest of any batsman on either side. #IPL2021 #MIvCSK
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) May 1, 2021
After 7.4 overs, MI are 71/1: WICKET! Shardul Thakur strikes in his first over and Rohit Sharma is on his way. The MI skipper mistimed it and Ruturaj Gaikwad took a good catch in the deep. Rohit walks back for 35 off 24 as Suryakumar Yadav comes to the crease.
#CSK have scored 7.6 runs in boundaries per over in their innings, #MI in the powerplay have scored 40 runs in boundaries.
— Clive (@_vanillawallah) May 1, 2021
10 wickets in hand, this is going to be so interesting.
After 7 overs, MI are 68/0: Deepak Chahar finishes his spell with decent figures of 0/37 from his four overs. Mumbai will be happy with this platform, though, they are still in with a chance.
MI - 58/0 after 6️⃣ overs.#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI #MIvCSK #IPL2021 @ImRo45 @QuinnyDeKock69 pic.twitter.com/w8wni3wsCc
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 1, 2021
58-0.
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) May 1, 2021
That's Mumbai's highest Powerplay score of the season.#IPL2021 #MIvCSK
After 6 overs, MI are 58/0: Rohit Sharma starts that Lungi Ngidi over with a six and Quinton de Kock adds a four later. The openers have given Mumbai a steady start in the chase. That’s the end of the powerplay.
After 5 overs, MI are 44/0: Phenomenal over from Chahar, just four singles from it. Mumbai can’t afford to fall behind the asking rate. They would want to cash in on the last over of the powerplay.
After 4 overs, MI are 40/0: Consecutive fours for Rohit! Neither of them came off the meat of the bat but MI will take it. Curran used the cutters but the ball is coming on wonderfully. Mumbai are going at 10 an over, they need to be going at 11.
After 3 overs, MI 30/0: Two fours to start the over. The first was a genuine edge. Chahar got the ball to leave Rohit and the right-hander edged it just wide of first slip. The second was guided past slip to the boundary. Then, the MI skipper was given out LBW but the review showed that he had got an edge. And then, QdK ended the over with a six over fine leg. What an eventful over! Phew. MI are off to just the kind of start they would have wanted.
After 2 overs, MI 15/0: Seven runs off the Curran over. But CSK would like a wicket or two early... just to put some pressure on MI. These are the kind of wickets that Rohit Sharma can be so dangerous on.
Most sixes in an IPL match vs MI:
— ESPNcricinfo stats (@ESPNcric_stats) May 1, 2021
16 - CSK, Delhi, Today
15 - KKR, Kolkata, 2019
13 - KXIP, Mumbai, 2019
12 - KXIP, Mumbai, 2017#IPL2021 #MIvCSK
After 1 over, MI 8/0: Chahar sent the first ball – a full toss – on the pads and Quinton de Kock got a four. Just four more runs from the rest of the over. Eight runs off the first over. In 7 attempts, MI have never chased down a 200-plus target.
Rayudu: 72 off 27 balls.
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) May 1, 2021
Second highest strike rate by a #CSK player in IPL in an innings of 50-plus. (Behind Raina's famous 25-ball 87 at Wankhede)
By playing a great knock after the fall of quick wickets, @RayuduAmbati has conveyed the Tamil saying, "kenaru vetta poi, boodham vantha kadha ayidichu". Roughly translated, it means unearthing a genie in a bid to dig up a well.. #IPL2021 #CSKvMI
— WV Raman (@wvraman) May 1, 2021
146 runs conceded by No. 1, 2 and 3 bowlers of a team - the most for any team in the history of IPL. #MIvsCSK #MI #CSK #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/gtNUouKNq6
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 1, 2021
72 of 27. Sab ulta hai in 3D mode.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 1, 2021
The 3D glasses he ordered worked like how.
Absolutely brilliant hitting from Rayudu.
Chennai Romba Nalla this season. #CSKvMI pic.twitter.com/FVp8a7Q0KW
#IPL2021 #MIvCSK
— Ashish Magotra (@clutchplay) May 1, 2021
72 off 27 -- what a mad, mad innings by Rayudu. Hadn't scored too many runs this season but his intent was there for all to see.
Wow! What a knock by #rayadu ! That was a phenomenal knock for @ChennaiIPL when they were in a tricky situation! Looks like the Yellow brigade just showed what they can do to one of the best bowling attacks in the IPl! #MIvsCSK #IPL2021
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) May 1, 2021
148 runs from #CSK vs MI just in boundaries. #IPL2021
— Clive (@_vanillawallah) May 1, 2021
Superb batting from CSK. 218-4 is the 7th highest score they have ever made batting first, and their highest against Mumbai Indians.
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) May 1, 2021
CSK have never lost a game when scoring this many runs batting first. #IPL2021 #MIvCSK
This #CSK team could feature in the next ‘Transformers’ movie. Unbelievable transformation in a matter of six months. Team that’s hit most sixes this season. Struggled to get going in 2020....unstoppable in 2021. #IPL2021
— Wear a Mask. Stay Safe, India (@cricketaakash) May 1, 2021
Most expensive figures for #MI in IPL
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 1, 2021
58 - Malinga v KXIP, 2017
57 - H Pandya v KXIP, 2019
56 - Abu Nechim v RCB, 2011
56 - Bumrah v CSK, 2021
55 - Bumrah v DD, 2015 #MIvsCSK
CSK have left MI a mountain to climb
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 1, 2021
CSK finish with 218/4
A sensational, unbeaten partnership of 102 runs between Rayudu (72 off 27) and Jadeja (22 off 22). Chennai scored 82 runs off the last 30 balls. This is CSK’s highest ever score against MI.
Most expensive bowling figures for Bumrah in IPL:
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) May 1, 2021
56/1 v CSK, Delhi, 2021*
55/1 v DC, Delhi, 2015#MIvCSK
After 19 overs, CSK are 204/4: Jasprit Bumrah finishes with figures of 1/56, his most expensive spell ever in the IPL. Final over coming up, Chennai will be eyeing 220.
There has only been one instance of 200+ being chased at Feroz Shah Kotla, when Delhi chased down 209 v Gujarat Lions in 2017. #IPL2021 #MIvCSK
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) May 1, 2021
Fastest fifties for CSK in IPL:
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) May 1, 2021
16 : Suresh Raina v PBKS, Mumbai, 2014
20 : MS Dhoni v MI, Bangalore, 2012
20 : Ambati Rayudu v MI, Delhi, 2021*#MIvCSK
After 18 overs, CSK are 194/4: FIFTY off 20 balls for Ambati Rayudu! He has hit six sixes and three fours to put CSK on top. Stunning strokeplay from the right-hander. Boult gets taken. apart in his last over to finish with figures of 1/42.
After 17 overs, CSK are 174/4: Huuuge over for Chennai! Fourth six for Rayudu! He has added 58 off 35 with Jadeja in what could prove to be a crucial partnership for CSK. Bumrah was all over the place in that over.
Ambati Rayudu typifies the change in approach for CSK. His Attack Rating this season is 187, the highest he's ever recorded in an IPL season - ridiculously high intent. #IPL2021 #MIvCSK
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) May 1, 2021
After 16 overs, CSK are 153/4: Back-to-back sixes! Rayudu is playing a crucial hand for Chennai here. He steps out twice and strikes it cleanly both times. Kulkarni concedes 17 runs in his third.
After 15 overs, CSK are 136/4: Shot! Wow, that was a huge six from Rayudu! Chahar dropped it short and the right-hander pulled it a long, long way. Chahar finishes with figures of 0/32.
Raise your 🙌 if you just sent 3️⃣ batsmen back to the pavilion in a span of 8️⃣ deliveries!#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI #MIvCSK #IPL2021 @KieronPollard55 @Jaspritbumrah93 pic.twitter.com/ozykyWU9qA
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 1, 2021
After 14 overs, CSK are 126/4: Jadeja survives, twice! First the umpire raises his finger for LBW but DRS shows the ball pitched outside leg. Then the left-hander hits it straight back but a diving Pollard can’t hold on to the catch. Superb spell by the West Indies all-rounder, though. Chennai had so much momentum and they seem to have lost all of it.
At the Arun Jaitley stadium, CSK have lost 3 wickets in a heap and Mumbai Indians have taken control of the game
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 1, 2021
This is the first time since 2013 that Kieron Pollard has taken 2+ wickets in an IPL match. #IPL2021 #MIvCSK
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) May 1, 2021
After 13 overs, CSK are 118/4: Superb over from Chahar, just two singles from it. Chennai have Rayudu and Jadeja at the crease now.
CSK have gone from 112/1 to 116/4!
After 12 overs, CSK are 116/4: WICKET! Kieron Pollard has two in two! Poor batting from Suresh Raina. CSK had just lost their two set batsmen and the senior pro slogs it straight to deep mid-wicket. MI are right back in this!
After 11.4 overs, CSK are 116/3: WICKET! Kieron Pollard gets Faf du Plessis! MI remove both the set batsmen as Faf’s scoop goes to Jasprit Bumrah at short-fine.
The #CSK of 2020 has been completely transformed. 51 from 3 overs in the middle overs!! Unthinkable last year.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 1, 2021
After 10.5 overs, CSK are 112/2: WICKET! 6, 6, 4, 1, OUT! Faf du Plessis takes Jasprit Bumrah apart but the pacer gives #MI a much-needed breakthrough but getting rid of Moeen Ali. The left-hander edges it to the keeper and has to walk back for a brilliant 58 off 36. Suresh Raina is the new batsman.
After 10 overs, CSK are 95/1: Du Plessis survives! It was a run-out chance but De Kock knocked the bail over with his gloves before gathering the ball. Huge over for Chennai as Neesham is hit for two fours and a six.
#MIvCSK
— Ashish Magotra (@clutchplay) May 1, 2021
50 off 33 balls for Moeen Ali. Such a big difference the confidence of a captain can make in a player. England use him so differently. But CSK believe in Moeen the batsman and it is paying off so far.
FIFTY for Moeen Ali off 33 balls! His fourth IPL half-century. He has hit three fours and five sixes so far. MI struck in the first over but Moeen has put CSK on top with some classy strokeplay.
After 9 overs, CSK are 77/1: Two sixes in that Chahar over! First Moeen drives one over long-off, before du Plessis pulls the last ball over mid-wicket. Chennai are on top!
Moeen Ali has been batting with a lot of flourish this season. Taking chances, but attractive to watch as he relies on timing, not power
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 1, 2021
After 8 overs, CSK are 61/1: Six! Neesham, playing his first game for MI, drops it short and Moeen pulls it for a maximum. Eight runs from that over.
After 7 overs, CSK are 53/1: Good start for MI after the timeout. Rahul Chahar joins the attack and concedes just four singles in his first over.
After 6 overs, CSK are 49/1: Faf du Plessis and Moeen Ali have hit some glorious shots and ensured CSK don’t lose another wicket after the early blow. Boult concedes seven runs in his third over as Krunal gifts Moeen a four with a misfield at the fence.
Mumbai Indians' Powerplay strike rate this season is a wicket every 60 balls. It's the worst Powerplay strike rate they have recorded for any IPL season. #IPL2021 #MIvCSK
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) May 1, 2021
After 5 overs, CSK are 42/1: Six! Moeen is timing the ball wonderfully! Another delivery on his pads and he whips it over the rope again. Bumrah concedes nine runs in his first over.
Faf du Plessis has played 40 scoop shots in IPL - nobody has played more. #IPL2021 #MIvCSK
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) May 1, 2021
After 4 overs, CSK are 33/1: Kulkarni bowls three straight dots to Moeen – a bouncer followed by two yorkers – but the last ball is a high full-toss and the left-hander whips it away for four.
As a right-arm pacer, good length nipping back should be the way to go against Faf du Plessis.
— Stat Doctor🩺 (@stat_doctor) May 1, 2021
Since 2020 in the IPL, Faf has recorded a false shot % of 40% and lost his wicket twice to nip backers off a good length.#MIvCSK #IPL2021
After 3 overs, CSK are 27/1: Six and four! Moeen Ali is up and running with two exquisite shots. Slightly short from Trent Boult and he paid the price for it.
Trent Boult took 16 Powerplay wickets in IPL 2020 - that dismissal of Ruturaj Gaikwad was just Boult's second in IPL 2021. His poor new ball form is a key factor in MI's middling progress so far in #IPL2021. #MIvCSK
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) May 1, 2021
After 2 overs, CSK are 15/1: Shot! Du Plessis hits a four to open his account and then steps out to thump it straight back for a six. He’s in some form, the South African. Expensive first over of the season for Kulkarni.
After 0.4 overs, CSK are 4/1: WICKET! Trent Boult strikes in the first over and that’s a big blow for CSK! Ruturaj Gaikwad tries to work it to the on side but gets a leading edge to Hardik Pandya at point.
7.30 pm: Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad are at the crease for CSK. Trent Boult has the new ball in hand for MI. Here we go!
Suresh Raina career SR at the start of every milestone IPL match:
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) May 1, 2021
50th match : 141.86
100th match : 141.37
150th match : 138.20
200th match : 136.99
Asset for @ChennaiIPL! #MIvCSK
Feroz Shah Kotla has been a chasing venue of late. In the last 10 matches at the ground, only twice has the team bowling first lost the game. A big toss to win for Rohit Sharma. #IPL2021 #MIvCSK
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) May 1, 2021
𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 💙🟡#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI #MIvCSK #IPL2021 @ImRo45 @msdhoni pic.twitter.com/eomDv8OhNo
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 1, 2021
We love you, 200! Another feather on the crown for #ChinnaThala.
— Chennai Super Kings - Mask P😷du Whistle P🥳du! (@ChennaiIPL) May 1, 2021
#MIvCSK #WhistlePodu #Yellove 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/16RWyOwjkk
#MumbaiIndians have won the toss and they will bowl first against #CSK.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 1, 2021
Follow the game here - https://t.co/NQjEDM2zGX #MIvCSK #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/4Dhook7aH7
Playing XIs:
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (w), Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, James Neesham, Rahul Chahar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult.
7.03 pm: MI have two changes – James Neesham and Dhaval Kulkarni come in for Nathan Coulter-Nile and Jayant Yadav. CSK are unchanged.
7.30 pm: TOSS – Rohit Sharma has won the toss and MI will bowl first.
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The Chahar brothers having a moment before the match! 👬#MIvCSK #WhistleFromHome #WhistlePodu #Yellove 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/7qySdBldRG
Just in: New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham has been handed his cap and will play his first game for Mumbai Indians tonight.
Hardik Pandya: “We all understand the condition in india at the moment. My heartfelt gratitude to all the frontline workers. Krunal, our mother and I have decided that we are going to donate 200 oxygen concentrators to the rural parts of India where I feel the medical infrastructure needs more support.”
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Match Day is upon us!
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7️⃣ : 3️⃣0️⃣ PM#MIvCSK #WhistleFromHome #WhistlePodu #Yellove 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/ERjAmYrDNu
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Are you ready for a mouth-watering clash❓ pic.twitter.com/xlrSNgjM1H
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Previous match results of MI and CSK:
De Kock fifty takes Mumbai Indians to easy win over Rajasthan Royals
Ruturaj Gaikwad stars as Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad to go top
IPL 2021 points table ahead of MI vs CSK
Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Net RR | Pts |
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CSK | 6 | 5 | 1 | +1.475 | 10 |
DC | 7 | 5 | 2 | +0.466 | 10 |
RCB | 7 | 5 | 2 | -0.171 | 10 |
MI | 6 | 3 | 3 | +0.071 | 6 |
PBKS | 7 | 3 | 4 | -0.264 | 6 |
KKR | 7 | 2 | 5 | -0.494 | 4 |
RR | 6 | 2 | 4 | -0.690 | 4 |
SRH | 6 | 1 | 5 | -0.264 | 2 |
MI vs CSK head-to-head
Mat | MI wins | CSK wins | |
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Overall | 30 | 18 | 12 |
Since 2018 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
6.45 pm: Hello and welcome to live coverage of match No 27 of Indian Premier League 2021. Tonight, Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians take on Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi.