Mumbai Indians made it 2-0 vs Chennai Super Kings this season as they beat them by 46 runs on 26 April, Friday at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Captaining the side in the absence of MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina won the toss, and opted to bowl. Batting first on a sluggish pitch, Mumbai lost Quinton de Kock early. Rohit Sharma came into his own and slammed 67 off 48 deliveries, his first fifty of the season.
Rohit’s innings, coupled with that of Evin Lewis’ 32 off 30 balls, and Hardik Pandya’s 23 off 18 powered Mumbai to a competitive total of 155/4.
Chasing 156, Chennai didn’t really get going at any point in time.
No batsmen other than Murali Vijay looked comfortable at the crease. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals and eventually lost the match by 46 runs.
Twitter was abuzz after Chennai’s loss. From praising Rohit’s knock to comparing the team with and without Dhoni, Twitter had all kinds of reactions.
Here are few of them:
Chennai’s top order again collapsed on Friday but unfortunately for them, this time there was no MS Dhoni to save the day. Nonetheless, Despite losing the encounter, CSK is still placed at the top of the table with 16 points against their name.
Mumbai on the other occupy the second spot with 14 points up their sleeves.
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