MI beat CSK, IPL 2021: Kieron Pollard’s 87 off 34 helps Mumbai Indians stun Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets– Kieron Pollard’s fantastic 87 off 34 helped Mumbai Indians chase down 219-target, helping the team beat Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets. Earlier, Moeen Ali, Faf du Plessis and Ambati Rayudu’s quickfire half-centuries helped Chennai Super Kings set a mammoth 219-run target for Mumbai Indians at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi on Saturday.
Earlier, Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings. In search of consistency, Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians will face MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings. CSK are top of the table having won the last five matches. As for Mumbai Indians, they came back to winning ways against Sunrisers Hyderabad but their middle-order still misfiring and will need to address that as soon as possible as IPL 2021 enters the second leg.
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Mumbai Indians made two changes with James Neesham replacing Nathan Coulter-Nile while Jayant Jadhav makes way for Dhawal Kulkarni. Chennai Super Kings have opted to go with an unchanged XI.
Trent Boult started brilliantly for Mumbai Indians with his seam movements troubling CSK batters. Soon, he sent Ruturaj Gaikwad back in the first over. But Moeen Ali and Faf du Plessis brought a half-century stand to anchor the innings.
However, after Bumrah removed Moeen Ali, Kieron Pollard’s two wickets in one over rattled CSK with Suresh Raina and Faf du Plessis departed quickly. But Ambati Rayudu brought up a special 72 off 27 to post 218 in 20 overs.
Mumbai Indians were off to a good start in the tough chase with Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock bringing up their 50-run stand inside the powerplay. But Mumbai lost two quick wickets with de Kock, Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav departing in a short span of time. However, Kieron Pollard took on CSK bowlers to keep Mumbai in the hunt. In the end, Kieron Pollard scored a thundering 87 off 34 balls to steer Mumbai to the target.
MI beat CSK – Mumbai Indians Innings 219/6 (20 ovs); Won by 4 wickets
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton de Kock (WK) | 38 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 135.71 | |
| Rohit Sharma (C) | 35 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 145.83 | |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Krunal Pandya | 32 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 139.13 | |
| Kieron Pollard | 87 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 255.88 | |
| Hardik Pandya | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 228.57 | |
| Jimmy Neesham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 8 (b 0, w 8, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 219/6 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | TA Boult, RD Chahar, JJ Bumrah | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepak Chahar | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Sam Curran | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 8.50 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 15.50 |
| Shardul Thakur | 4 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 14.00 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 |
| Moeen Ali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| RG Sharma | 1-71 | 7.4 |
| SA Yadav | 2-77 | 8.4 |
| Q de Kock | 3-81 | 9.4 |
| KH Pandya | 4-170 | 16.3 |
| HH Pandya | 5-202 | 18.4 |
| JD Neesham | 6-203 | 18.6 |
MI beat CSK -Chennai Super Kings Innings 218/4 (20 ovs)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Faf du Plessis | 50 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 178.57 | |
| Moeen Ali | 58 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 161.11 | |
| Suresh Raina | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Ambati Rayudu | 72 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 266.67 | |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 22 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extra | 10 (b 0, w 7, nb 1, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 218/4 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | MS Dhoni, SM Curran, SN Thakur, DL Chahar, L Ngidi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | 4 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 14.00 |
| Rahul Chahar | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Jimmy Neesham | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13.00 |
| Kieron Pollard | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| RD Gaikwad | 1-4 | 0.4 |
| MM Ali | 2-112 | 10.5 |
| F du Plessis | 3-116 | 11.5 |
| SK Raina | 4-116 | 11.6 |
Playing XI: 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
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MI vs CSK head-to-head in IPL: 32 Matches – 19 victories for Mumbai Indians and 13 wins for Chennai Super Kings
Five times IPL champions Mumbai Indians have had the best record against three-time champions Chennai Super Kings. So far, in 32 matches, MI have won 19 to CSK’s 13. On Saturday, when they meet again at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, MI will want to extend the record.
| Matches Played | 32 |
| MI Won | 19 |
| CSK Won | 13 |
| No Result | 0 |
MI vs CSK Head to Head Stats
Despite inconsistency in IPL 2021, Mumbai Indians will bank on their previous records against Chennai Super Kings. MI will also want to replicate their IPL 2019 form against CSK when they won each of the four ties against MS Dhoni’s side.
| Year | Winner | Winning Margin | Venue |
| IPL 2020 | CSK | 5 Wickets | Abu Dhabi |
| IPL 2020 | MI | 10 Wickets | Sharjah |
| IPL 2019 | MI | 37 runs | Mumbai |
| IPL 2019 | MI | 46 runs | Chennai |
| IPL 2019 | MI | 6 Wickets | Chennai |
| IPL 2019 | MI | 1 Run | Hyderabad |
| IPL 2018 | CSK | 1 wicket | Mumbai |
| IPL 2018 | MI | 8 wickets | Pune |
| IPL 2015 | CSK | 6 wickets | Mumbai |
| IPL 2015 | MI | 6 wickets | Chennai |
| IPL 2015 | MI | 25 runs | Mumbai |
| IPL 2015 | MI | 41 runs | Kolkata |
| IPL 2014 | CSK | 7 wickets | Dubai |
| IPL 2014 | CSK | 4 wickets | Mumbai |
| IPL 2014 | CSK | 7 wickets | Mumbai |
| IPL 2013 | MI | 9 runs | Chennai |
| IPL 2013 | MI | 60 runs | Mumbai |
| IPL 2013 | CSK | 48 runs | Delhi |
| IPL 2013 | MI | 23 runs | Kolkata |
| IPL 2012 | MI | 8 wickets | Chennai |
| IPL 2012 | MI | 2 wickets | Mumbai |
| IPL 2012 | CSK | 38 runs | Bangalore |
| CLT20 2012 | CSK | 6 runs | Johannesburg |
| IPL 2011 | MI | 8 runs | Mumbai |
| CLT20 2011 | MI | 3 wickets | Chennai |
| IPL 2010 | MI | 5 wickets | Mumbai |
| IPL 2010 | CSK | 24 runs | Chennai |
| IPL 2010 | CSK | 22 runs | Navi Mumbai |
| IPL 2009 | MI | 19 runs | Cape Town |
| IPL 2009 | CSK | 7 wickets | Port Elizabeth |
| IPL 2008 | CSK | 6 runs | Chennai |
| IPL 2008 | MI | 9 wickets | Mumbai |
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