IPL 2019, Match 15, Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings: Jadeja removes Rohit, MI two down
Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of Match 15 of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2019) from the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai where Mumbai Indians (MI )face defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
8th over: BOWLING CHANGE AND A WICKET! Ravindra Jadeja has provided the breakthrough for CSK and it’s the big fish, yes, the Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma, got a faint edge and Dhoni does miss any of them behind, Rohit departs for 13. Yuvraj Singh has joined Suryakumar in the middle. 3 runs and the wicket in this over. MI 48/2 (Suryakumar 27, Yuvraj 2)
Heart-break at the Wankhede. Rohit Sharma is out caught behind. Jadeja breaks the 37-run stand.#MI – 45/2 (7.1)
LIVE updates: https://t.co/KlTkIRIILC#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #MIvCSK pic.twitter.com/992yskHfPw
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 3, 2019
SIR into the attack and strikes gold first ball, after a few dhak dhak seconds! SIR for a reason! #WhistlePodu #Yellove #MIvCSK ???????? pic.twitter.com/mAmQuIwBW5
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 3, 2019
first time this season yuvraj is playing against a team he hasn't played for #MIvCSK #IPL2019
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) April 3, 2019
7th over: BOWLING CHANGE! The legspinner from South Africa, yes, Imran Tahir is into the attack and he too bowls a stingy one, just five runs coming off it. MI 45/1 (Suryakumar 26, Rohit 13)
6th over: BOWLING CHANGE! Mohit Sharma has been introduced into the attack and starts off with a brilliant over. Just the one runs off it. MI 40/1 (Suryakumar 24, Rohit 10)
5th over: OK, so Suryakumar Yadav has decided to attack! He has smashed Chahar for a hat-trick of boundaries to put Mumbai back on track. 14 runs comes in Chahar’s over. MI 39/1 (Suryakumar 24, Rohit 9)
4th over: BOOM! Shardul in his second over and Suryakumar welcomes him with consecutive boundaries to the cover region. The third boundary by Rohit this time was in the air for sometime, but it was just wide off cover point. 16 runs comes in this Shardul over. Mumbai need more of these. MI 25/1 (Suryakumar 11, Rohit 8)
3rd over: WICKET Deepak Chahar continues and he continues to strike. After scoring a boundary via an inside edge, De Kock wanted to go for it again, but he slogged at it and went straight to the square leg fielder where Kedar Jadhav picked an easy catch. De Kock departs for just 4. Suryakumar Yadav joins his captain in the middle. Six runs from this over. MI 9/1 (Rohit 3, Suryakumar 1)
Unsung Chahar has been CSK’s trump card this season. His opening spells in all matches so far have been highly rewarding: low economy and high strike rate
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 3, 2019
Cherry Strikes! Kedar takes a simple catch! q(W)inton gone! #WhistlePodu #Yellove #MIvCSK ???????? pic.twitter.com/JoinGmToxE
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 3, 2019
2nd over: Shardul Thakur will share the new ball from the other end. He begins with a 139.7kph leg stump yorker and Rohit does well to digs it out to mid-wicket. Another gem of an over by CSK, just the 1 run. MI 3/0 (Rohit 2, De Kock 0)
CSK attack today is one aspiring India pace bowler, two discarded indian pace bowlers, one fringe india spinner, a retired west indian all rounder and an about to retire South African spinner…yet, such a formidable unit #MIvCSK #IPL2019
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) April 3, 2019
1st over: Deepak Chahar began proceedings with MI opener Quinton de Kock facing him. The wily pacer carries on his confidence and has bowled a fine opening over which has gone for just 2 runs. CSK 2/0 (Rohit 1, De Kock 0)
Chennai Super Kings without 4 overseas players in an IPL game:
2008-2018 – 0 times in 148 matches
In 2019 so far – 3 times in 4 matches#IPL2019 #MIvCSK— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) April 3, 2019
7:53 pm: Meanwhile, while the players make their way out in the middle, here’s Rohit talking about what this game at the Wankhede Stadium means to him. (Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings is IPL equivalent of El Clasico: Rohit Sharma)
It's good that CSK are bowling first but I get a feeling that MI might just end up beating CSk at Wankhade. I say this because I find MI's bowling better suited to this wicket #MIvCSK
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) April 3, 2019
7:39 pm: Captains have their say at the toss:
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma: “It’s an important game for us. Two losses in three games doesn’t justify. I thought we played some good cricket, but couldn’t capitalize on the crucial moments. We would’ve chased first. It’s a blessing in disguise to bat. But it looks like a good wicket to bat. If we bat to our potential, we will get to a good score. We have got two changes. Mitchell McClenaghan misses out and Jason Behrendorff makes his debut for us. Mayank Markande is not well and Rahul Chahar replaces him. Hopefully, all of us together can deliver today.”
Here's the Playing XI for #MIvCSK
Which team is your heart beating for tonight? ???? vs ???? pic.twitter.com/cgYhu0MiLP
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 3, 2019
Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni: “It’s 14 games in IPL, the more you win, the better it is. We don’t look at the result, it’s byproduct. We look at doing the basics well. We will bowl first. It’s one of those wickets, if you don’t bowl in the right areas you will be punished. There is some help for the fast bowlers. I feel it’s important to let the opposition put the runs on board and we will look to chase it down. With so much grass, it doesn’t look like a turner. Still every venue poses it’s own challenges. So, we need to adapt quickly and take the game forward. We have got Mohit Sharma in place of Mitchell Santner.”
Here are the playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Mohit Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir
Mohit Sharma is back and #YelloveAgain! #WhistlePodu #Yellove #MIvCSK ????????
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 3, 2019
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Yuvraj Singh, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Jason Behrendorff
.@JDorff5 is all set to make his @IPL debut tonight!#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #MIvCSK pic.twitter.com/mhwKc9C6GX
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 3, 2019
7:32 pm: MS Dhoni has won the toss and CSK elect to field.
MS Dhoni calls it right at the toss and elects to bowl first against the @mipaltan ????#MIvCSK pic.twitter.com/b1qSR8CbBJ
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 3, 2019
7:23 pm: Pitch report: “The Wankhede wicket offers a lot of bounce and assists the spinners too. The average first-innings total on this pitch is 166. Seamers though can’t survive here by taking pace off the ball. They should look to bowl short or be right at batsmen’s feet, that’s where Mumbai Indians might have a slight advantage. DEW likely to come in later,” say Sanjay Manjrekar and Brendon McCullum at the pitch report.
7:22 pm: Could CSK spring a surprise with a new BOWLING CHANGE TODAY? Watch the video below:
.@ShaneWarne what do you have to say about the new leggie in the house?#MSD #Thala #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/7nAlBaRZKs
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 3, 2019
7:17 pm: Initial reactions have already started trickling in. Here are a few:
I’d really want #CSK to play an extra batsman in Faf or Billings….Bravo at 6 and Jadeja at 7 seems a little too high. But Dhoni doesn’t like to make too many changes. Let’s see…
Win the toss and bowl will be my choice #MIvCSK #IPL— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 3, 2019
Someone needs to push @msdhoni to change plans. Bring him out of his comfort zone. Go after Deepak Chahar. Moment that happens it will get interesting. Someone from @mipaltan has to attack from the word go.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) April 3, 2019
Marquee game today #IPL. Nobody plays #CSK better than #MI do. The @mipaltan is at full strength today. The #WhistlePodu folks have a full squad too but then they just turn up with whoever there is and play!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 3, 2019
7:13 pm: The TEAMS have arrived!
The two teams have arrived at the Wankhede ahead of the big clash.#VIVOIPL #MIvCSK pic.twitter.com/UIyVHahSjF
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 3, 2019
RT if you're 'back'ing @ImRo45 tonight ????????#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #MIvCSK pic.twitter.com/xE5CAWwRpY
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 3, 2019
#Yellove family is whistle ready! #WhistlePodu #MIvCSK ???????? pic.twitter.com/uzrXu0GTNY
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 3, 2019
6:48 pm: DID YOU KNOW?
A victory for Mumbai Indians will make them the first side to win 100 matches
CSK have a 3-5 record against Mumbai Indians in IPL matches at the Wankhede Stadium
6:39 pm: Australian pacer Jason Behrendorff has joined Mumbai Indians after completing his national duties in the recently-concluded ODI series against Pakistan. He was seen batting in the nets. Will he get to don MI colours today?
Three-time champions will take on three-time champions as Mumbai Indians (MI) host Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in match 15 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. (ALSO READ: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings is IPL equivalent of El Clasico: Rohit Sharma)
☺ Matchday mood ????#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #MIvCSK @YUVSTRONG12 pic.twitter.com/GdYBhhjK2B
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 3, 2019
The Tiki-Taka before the El Clasico! #WhistlePodu #Yellove #MIvCSK @DJBravo47 @tommysimsek ???????? pic.twitter.com/GAjKKMqXZw
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 3, 2019
While MI have so far lived up to their reputation of slow starters, winning a game and losing two, CSK are topping the points table with three wins in as many games. (ALSO READ: Dhoni, Bravo keep Chennai’s winning streak intact despite Rajasthan’s late surge)
It's a biggie at the #VIVOIPL tonight as the @mipaltan are all set to take on the @ChennaiIPL at Wankhede.
???? vs ????#MIvCSK pic.twitter.com/pZqdn3THZy
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 3, 2019
The Rohit Sharma-led side will be keen to make their return to their fortress memorable and better their head-to-head record against MS Dhoni and Co. (FULL PREVIEW: CLICK HERE)