MI vs CSK Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! That's the end of the game, in the twinkle of an eye, post the second Strategic Timeout! A length ball, outside off, once again Yadav stays leg side of the ball and sends it sailing over long off! MUMBAI INDIANS WIN BY 9 WICKETS, WITH 26 BALLS TO SPARE!

SIX! That's a Surya special! A length ball, outside off, tailing in, Suryakumar Yadav stays leg side of the ball, waits for the ball to arrive, gets his front leg out of the way and lofts it with finesse over extra cover! Moves to 62 (29) with his 4th six and MI need just another 6 more from 27 balls!

Full, on middle, tailing down, Rohit works it off the inner half of the bat to deep square leg, for a single.

SIX! 100-RUN STAND UP IN 51 BALLS! A high full toss, around middle, Rohit Sharma pulls it effortlessly over backward square leg! He immediately reviews for the waist-high no ball. Technology terms it as a fair delivery, with the ball projected to be dipping down. Rohit moves to 75 (44), with his 6th six! First century stand for MI this season!

WIDE. Down the leg side, a full toss, flick shot missed. 19 more needed from 30 balls.

Landed outside off, the wrong'un, Yadav throws his bat at it and gets a bottom edge which goes towards short third. 16 from the over, 45 in the last 3!

SIX! VIOLENCE! Change the ball, cannot change the result. Full, around off, Suryakumar Yadav gets down and mows the slog sweep over mid-wicket! The stand moves to 94 (49).

Outside off, punched towards cover for a single.

FOUR! Different batter, same shot, same result! Full, outside off, Rohit Sharma brings out the sweep and gets it through mid-wicket!

50 FOR SKY! In 26 balls. Around off, Yadav pushed at it but only managed an inside edge towards short fine leg. Does not matter, as the single is all that mattered.

FOUR! Tossed up, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav gets down and sweeps the ball through mid-wicket!

SIX! When it rains, it pours. That has been the case with the luck quotient of CSK and MI tonight. A slower ball, on a length, outside off, Rohit Sharma went for the flick but was early into the shot. Got a massive leading edge which went straight down the throat of Khaleel Ahmed at deep third. He took the catch but the power on the shot seemed to push him back beyond the boundary. He realised that and pushed the ball back in play. However, when the third umpire checked for the legality of the save, the replays showed that the right foot was in contact with the ropes, before the ball could be released. 14 from the over, 29 in the last 2!

WIDE. A short ball, well outside off, a bit too high, Rohit lets it pass. It is wided and MS Dhoni immediately signals for the review. Replays do seem to indicate that the ball was over the head while technology confirms it.

Another yorker, on middle, flicked towards short mid-wicket.

Slower ball, around middle and leg, chipped towards wide long on for a run.

Lovely yorker, around off, but RS is upto it. Gets his bat down in time and eases the ball past the bowler, down the ground towards long on, for a single. The stand moves to 70 (41).

FOUR! The boundaries just keep coming. A length ball, wide outside off, Sharma flays it through point.

WIDE. Full and down the leg side, Rohit misses his flick. 49 more needed from 41 balls.

A length ball, tailing in from middle stump, Rohit Sharma clips it towards short mid-wicket.

FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav is on song here. Full, on middle, Yadav gets down and sweeps it powerfully, to the other side of deep mid-wicket, to his right, splitting deep square leg and deep mid-wicket this time! 15 from the over and Noor Ahmad's figures read 2-0-20-0.

FOUR! Brilliant batting. Full, on middle and leg, Suryakumar Yadav comes forward and whips it against the turn, splitting deep mid-wicket and wide long on.

MISFIELD, FOUR! Full, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav goes for the sweep, but gets a top edge, over the keeper. Short fine leg tracks it down, with short third giving him company. In the end, short third gets to the ball and tries to back flick it but makes contact with the ropes!

Outside off, punched through the covers for a single.

Around middle, watchfully defended.

CATCHING CHANCE MISSED! Flighted, around off, the wrong 'un, Rohit Sharma went for the slog across the line. Got a massive top edge and the ball lobbed over cover. Rachin Ravindra turned swiftly to run back from cover, but in the middle of his running, he stopped, losing the ball in probably the floodlights. That extra second cost him as the ball landed well away from his dive. The batters took a couple. 50-RUN STAND IS UP, in 33 balls.

50 FOR ROHIT SHARMA! In 33 balls! His first this season! The giant has woken up at last. Has been pretty quiet this season, getting dismissed each time INSIDE the Powerplay prior to this knock, but MI will welcome his return to form. Gets there with a punch through the covers. Ravichandran Ashwin finishes with bowling figures of 4-0-25-0.

Outside off, punched through the covers for one more.

Around off, punched down to long off for a run.

TERRIFIC WORK FROM AYUSH MHATRE! Will go down as a dropped catch but in practicality, he has saved 5 runs for his team. Around middle, Suryakumar Yadav got down and mowed the slog sweep behind square leg. The ball seemed to be clearing the ropes but young Mhatre got there to his right, running across a bit, leaping in time to take the catch, but then realizing that the momentum was taking him over. Throws the ball on the ground, going outside the boundary. The third umpire has that checked and is happy with the effort and the crowd applauds as one for the youngster's effort. Great to see from a Wankhede crowd which is so partisan towards MI. The batters took a single in the meanwhile.

Outside off, punched down to long off for a run.

Around leg, clipped through square leg for a single. Yadav drops his bat and then holds his back, probably a bit in pain. Seems okay though.

Outside off, punched through the covers for one. 13 from the over, Ravindra Jadeja's figures read 3-0-28-1.

FOUR! TONK! Full, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav reaches out, gets down on a knee and powers the sweep through mid-wicket! The stand moves to 42 (25).

The arm ball, around off, Suryakumar punches it back to the bowler.

A touch short, around middle and off, Rohit Sharma punches it through the covers for a run.

100 UP FOR MUMBAI INDIANS. 77 more needed from 58 balls. Full, on middle and leg, Yadav punches it down to long on for a single.

SIX! That is a patented shot by the name of SKY. Full, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav gets down on a knee and sweeps it massively over backward square leg! 78 more needed from 59 balls.

Full again, around middle, SKY stays leg side of the ball and hits it down to long off to make it 5 singles of the over.

Full, on middle and leg, the googly, Suryakumar stays leg side of the ball and hits it towards cover.

Full, around middle and off, eased down to wide long off for one.

Fuller, on middle and leg, Yadav looks to go downtown but skews it off the inner half of the bat through mid-wicket. A single taken.

Flatter ball, wide outside off again, hit through the covers for a run.

Short, wide outside off, not a great start, Suryakumar Yadav slaps it to deep cover for a single.

Landed outside off, a touch short, eased through the covers for a single.12 from the over, 23 in the last 2.

Around off, pushed towards backward point.

SIX! Fine hit! Fuller, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav gets down on a knee and wallops the sweep over square leg!

FOUR! Lovely shot. Landed outside off, Suryakumar Yadav stays leg side of the ball and lofts it inside out over cover!

Full, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav sweeps it straight to short fine leg.

Was that a catch? Full, on middle and leg, Rohit Sharma chipped it back down the ground. Ravindra Jadeja dived across to his right but just could not get across to the ball in time. It landed just in front and went back. Probably, the non striker came in the way of the bowler. A single taken.

Pitched fuller and the stumps, Rohit Sharma leans ahead with a huge stride and clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 11 off Ashwin's third.

Another carrom ball, fuller and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav tries to work it to the leg side, but ends up chipping it over the bowler for a single at long off.

A carrom ball, on a length, at off, Rohit Sharma hangs back and tucks across through mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! As they say, in the arc, and out of the park! Full and tossed on middle, Rohit Sharma gets down on his knee, and slogs it powerfully behind deep mid-wicket for a cracking six.

Oh, could have been trouble for SKY had the throw come in perfectly from Khaleel! Fuller and on the pads Suryakumar Yadav scoops it to the left of short fine leg. Khaleel Ahmed picks it on the bounce and throws a bit wayward to the bowling end, allowing the batters to complete the single.

Slower through the air, on a length, at the pads, Rohit Sharma tucks across behind square for a single at backward square leg.

Full again, sliding on middle, worked into the leg side for a single.

Floated up on off, SKY works it through mid-wicket. Gets off the mark with a single.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! A wicket at a godsend time for CSK, and it is Jadeja who provides that vital breakthrough! Jadeja bowls it on a flatter trajectory, around middle and leg, getting a bit of a turn into the batter. Ryan Rickelton gets low to slog behind deep square leg, but hits it flat and just not well enough to clear the fence. Ayush Mhatre, the debutant, times the leap well, just inside the circumference of the boundary and takes a fantastic overhead catch with a reverse cup.

Slower through the air, on a length, around off, Rohit backs away and cuts it to deep point for a single.

Nice and full, on middle, Rohit Sharma pushes it back to bowler.

An appeal for LBW, but not given! Jadeja jogs towards Dhoni and after a long discussion, they decide not to review it. Fired in fuller, and on off, Rohit Sharma misses the reverse and wears on the front pad. The UltraEdge later on shows that there was a spike of the inside edge. So, a good decision from MS Dhoni to not go upstairs.

Sliding on the pads, fuller in length, Ryan Rickelton misses to flick and wears on the front pad. This is the first time MI have gone wicketless inside the Powerplay this season. They end it at 62/0, versus CSK's 48/1 at the same stage.

Nice and full, on middle and leg, Ryan works it to mid on.

FOUR! Easily done! Runs coming thick and fast for Mumbai Indians here! Drifting on the leg stump, full in length, just bouncing a bit too much. Ryan Rickelton sits on his knee and pulls it wide of short fine leg for a boundary.

Seeing Rohit stepping down the track, Ash bowls it into the pitch, on middle, Rohit Sharma adjusts well and tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

On a length, at the pads, Rohit Sharma tucks it to square leg.

Full and flat, on middle, Ryan reverse sweeps it to backward point where Khaleel Ahmed misfields and the ball is parried to the deep, allowing a run.

SIX! That's what these extra balls can do! A powerful strike, nonetheless, from Rohit! Overton bowls pace off again, outside off, Rohit Sharma picks the full ball, and deposits it behind deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

WIDE! Too wayward, way outside the guideline, Wided. 50 up for MI!

IN THE AIR... Just clears Vijay Shankar! This is now the best opening stand for Mumbai Indians this season! Pace off, outside off, full in length, Rohit Sharma mistimes it over the bowler's head. Vijay Shankar from mid on goes after it and sticks out his right hand to catch, but it falls ahead of him in the deep. Two taken.

WIDE! Outside the guideline, on a fuller length, slower one. Rohit Sharma is months early to pull and misses. Wide given. Proving to be a long over this.

Seeing Rohit skipping down the track, Jamie fires it away from the batter's reach, just inside the tramline on the off side. Rohit Sharma can only carve it onto the pitch.

Hard length, fairly outside off, Rohit Sharma goes fishing at it and tries to cut it square, but misses.

WIDE! A tight call! Just outside the tramline, full in length, Rohit opts out of the shot. Wide called.

Aims the sticks, a bit of an inward shape, on a length, Ryan Rickelton drives it wide of cover for a single.

SIX! BANG! A fuller ball, slower one, on the leg stump line, Ryan Rickelton just picks it up and parks it behind deep backward square leg for a cracking six.

An excellent over from Ravichandran Ashwin! Just four off it. Tosses it up, an off-break, fuller and on the leg stump line. Rohit Sharma prods ahead and clips it to mid-wicket.

Length ball, tossed up around off, punched between mid off and cover for a single.

On the length, drifting on the leg stump, Ryan Rickelton misses to tuck across. The ball grazes the front pad. Dhoni collects to his right.

Tossed up, full toss on leg, Ryan Rickelton leans ahead and smothers it to mid-wicket.

Dragged length, across off, Rohit Sharma tucks through mid-wicket for a single.

Drifting on the pads, on a length, Ryan Rickelton misses to nudge and the ball rolls off his thigh pad to short fine leg. They cross and get a leg bye.

Around the stumps, full and on middle, Rohit drills it to mid on.

FOUR! Rohit moves into his 20s! Across off, on a hard length, Rohit Sharma miscues it a bit, hitting it uppishly, but between mid off and cover for a boundary.

Good length, on top of middle and leg, Rohit Sharma nudges it with soft hands to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Timing! Touch full and around off, Rohit Sharma cracks the cover drive, through the mid off and cover gap for a boundary.

SIX! Just do not bowl him there! Nagging length, on the leg stump line, Rohit Sharma just whips aerially behind deep backward square leg for a six. This goes 81 meters into the stands.

Across off, fuller, Rohit Sharma leans into the drive and caresses it to pin the gap between cover and point. But a good diving stop from Rachin to his left at cover.

Slows it up, does Jamie, fuller and on leg, Ryan Rickelton tries to whip aerially over the leg side, but misses and wears on the pads. 10 from the first, and 11 from the second over for MI. They need 156 runs to win from 108 balls.

Back of a length, slower ball, outside off, Rohit dabs it to the left of backward point for a single.

SIX! There comes the Rohit Sharma special! Pitched almost halfway into the pitch, on middle and leg, Rohit Sharma uses the pace of the ball, weighs on the back foot and pulls it masterfully over deep backward square leg, for an 84-meter six.

Back of a length, just outside off, at 128.4 kph, Rohit Sharma hops on the back foot and punches it firmly to short cover.

WIDE! Just trying a bit too much there, is Overton! Down leg again, on a length, Rohit Sharma again misses to nudge across. Wided.

WIDE! Way down leg, full in length, Rohit misses to flick.

Fuller one, on off, driven to left of mid off for one.

Rohit is off the mark! Fuller and aiming at the stumps, Rohit Sharma tries to defend and gets a thickish outside edge to cover-point for a single.

An inward shape, on the pads, on a length, Ryan Rickelton tries to flick but misses and gets rapped on the front pad. So, 10 from the first over for MI. An intentful start.

Nips back in sharply, to middle from off. Ryan Rickelton is pinned on the crease and tries to whip across, but wears on the front pad. The ball is lobbed off the front pad and goes to the first slip. A missed chance from CSK, as a few balls later, the Ball Tracking showed that the ball was clipping the leg stump. But unfortunately, CSK didn't go upstairs to review.

FOUR! Right out of the textbook! A friendly half volley, around off, Ryan Rickelton presses forward and drives it between the narrow gap of cover and point for a boundary.

FOUR! Cracked away! Fuller outside off, no swing, Ryan Rickelton slaps it through cover for a boundary.

MI and Rickelton are off the mark! A yard behind fuller length, shaping away, from off, Ryan Rickelton drives past the diving Rachin Ravindra at cover and runs for a single. Jamie Overton from mid off chases the ball to the deep and his slide allows the batters to get another run. So, two taken.

On the money, is Khaleel. Into the pitch, shaping inward on the pads. Ryan Rickelton is cramped for room and tries to tuck to the leg side, but wears on the thigh pad.