It was the clash of the two strongest teams of IPL history. Mumbai Indians hosted Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in the 15th game of the season. MI continued their supremacy over the defending champions and found their 2nd win of the season.

MS Dhoni asked the hosts to bat first after he won the toss. Quinton de Kock’s poor form with the bat continued as he got out for just 4 off the bowling of Deepak Chahar. Suryakumar Yadav joined Rohit Sharma in the middle and he began on a positive note. Rohit took his time as the score reached 40/1 after 6 overs.

Rohit was finding it hard to score and his miserable stay was ended by Ravindra Jadeja for 13 in the 8th over. Yuvraj Singh didn’t last long and fell prey to Imran Tahir for4 in the next over. After 10 overs, the hosts found themselves in trouble at 57/3. Yadav and Krunal Pandya carried the innings forward but it lacked momentum.

Krunal got out to Mohit Sharma for 42 in the 17th over as the score read 119/4. Dwayne Bravo accounted for the wicket of Yadav for 59. With just 2 overs to go, MI was at 125/5, far too short of a good total. Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya went berserk and collected 16 and 29 runs from 19th and 20th overs respectively to take the score to 170/5 at the halfway mark.

In reply, CSK lost Ambati Rayudu for a duck in the first over as Jason Behrendorff grabbed his first wicket for the franchise. Lasith Malinga sent back Shane Watson for 5 in the next over. Behrendorff then accounted for his second wicket when Pollard took a screamer to dismiss Suresh Raina for 16. After 6 overs, the score reached 34/3.

Kedar Jadhav and MS Dhoni realized it was important to keep wickets in hand. While Jadhav became the aggressor, Dhoni focussed on sticking to one end. After 14 overs, CSK was at 87/3. When things started to come back on track, Hardik spoiled the party by removing Dhoni for 12 off 21 balls.

The captain’s dismissal triggered a collapse and the visitors never recovered. Hardik dismissed Ravindra Jadeja in the same over. CSK needed 63 from the last 3 overs. Jadhav, who scored 58 from 54 balls, was removed by Malinga. The Sri Lankan pacer bagged another when he got Bravo caught behind. Hardik made his evening even better by getting another wicket in the last over. MI stopped the opposition at 133/8 which meant they won the match by 37 runs.

IPL 2019 Match 15 MI vs CSK Summary and Full Scorecard

MI vs CSK Match 15 Summary

Mumbai Indians – 170/5 (20 Overs) Suryakumar Yadav – 59 (43) Ravindra Jadeja – 1/10 Krunal Pandya – 42 (32) Imran Tahir – 1/25

Chennai Super Kings – 133/8 (20 Overs) Kedhar Jhadav – 58 (54) Hardik Pandya – 3/20 Suresh Raina – 16 (15) Lasith Malinga – 3/34

Mumbai Indians Innings Full Scorecard

Mumbai Indians – 170/5 (20 Overs) Batsmen Runs Balls 4S 6S SR Quinton de Kock (c: Jadhav b: Chahar) 4 7 1 0 57.14 Rohit Sharma (c: Dhoni b: Jadeja) 13 18 1 0 72.22 Suryakumar Yadav (c: Jadeja b: Bravo) 59 43 8 1 137.21 Yuvraj Singh (c: Rayudu b: Tahir) 4 6 0 0 66.67 Krunal Pandya (c: Jadeja b: Sharma) 42 32 5 1 131.25 Hardik Pandya (not out) 25 8 1 3 312.5 Kieron Pollard (not out) 17 7 0 2 242.86

Did not bat:- Jason Behrendorff, Rahul Chahar, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah

Bowlers Overs M Runs Wkts WD NB Econ Deepak Chahar 3 0 21 1 0 0 7 Shardul Thakur 4 0 37 0 3 0 9.25 Mohit Sharma 3 0 27 1 0 0 9 Imran Tahir 4 0 25 1 0 0 6.25 Ravindra Jadeja 2 0 10 1 0 0 5 Dwayne Bravo 4 0 49 1 1 1 12.25

Chennai Super Kings Innings Full Scorecard

Chennai Super Kings – 133/8 (20 Overs) Batsmen R B 4S 6S SR Shane Watson (c: Pollard b: Malinga) 5 6 1 0 83.33 Ambati Rayudu (c: de Kock b: Behrendorff) 0 1 0 0 0 Suresh Raina (c: Pollard b: Behrendorff) 16 15 2 1 106.67 Kedhar Jadhav (c: de Kock b: Malinga) 58 54 8 1 107.41 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c: Yadav b: Pandya) 12 21 0 0 57.14 Ravindra Jadeja (c: de Kock b: Pandya) 1 2 0 0 50 Dwayne Bravo (c: de Kock b: Malinga) 8 9 0 1 88.89 Deepak Chahar (c Bumrah b Hardik Pandya) 7 7 1 0 100 Shardul Thakur (not out) 12 5 1 1 240 Mohit Sharma (not out) 0 1 0 0 0

Did not bat:- Imran Tahir