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IPL 2019: Hardik, Behrendorff shine as Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 37 runs - As it happened

Mumbai Indians continued their domination over Chennai Super Kings as they defeated the defending champions by 37 runs in their fourth match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 here on Wednesday (April 3).

IPL 2019: Hardik, Behrendorff shine as Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 37 runs - As it happened

Mumbai, April 3: Mumbai Indians continued their domination over Chennai Super Kings as they defeated the defending champions by 37 runs in their fourth match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 here on Wednesday (April 3).

With this win, Mumbai Indians returned to winning ways and avenged their defeat in the opening game of the previous season. Chasing a decent total of 171, Chennai were off to a disastrous start when their top-three were dismissed cheaply and despite a gritty fifty from Kedar Jadhav went in vain.

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MS Dhoni - who has been crucial for Chennai in the tournament - was dismissed for 12 at the critical juncture of the game. Mumbai bowlers were brilliant from the very start of the innings as Jason Behrendorff (4-0-22-2) set the pace for the hosts in the run chase.

Hardik Pandya was the pick of the bowlers for Mumbai as he returned with the figures of 4-0-20-3. He got the big wicket of Dhoni and ended the game for Chennai with the opposition skipper's wicket.

Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians enjoy a good home record against Dhoni-led side and lived up to their reputation. This was Mumbai Indians' 100th win in the tournament.

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Talking about what all went wrong for his team, Dhoni said, "I think quite a few things went wrong for us. We started well, were right on the mark for the first 10-12 overs. Then, a few catches were dropped, a few misfields, the death over bowling wasn't great. We don't have bowlers who hit the deck, it was slightly tough on them. We do have one-on-one plans, we needed to know where we could cut-off the boundaries, which batsmen to target, a boundary less or two could have made a difference to a 10-12 run over or a 7-run over. We needed to build some momentum, but we need to know when to plan for those."

In the previous meeting between these two at Wankhede, Mumbai were last year defeated by Chennai in a last-over thriller. But Mumbai who are often termed late-bloomers should now be aiming to continue the winning momentum in the tournament with a win against the table-toppers.

It wasn't a good game of cricket Chennai as they faltered in the run chase of 171 before their bowlers leaked too many runs in the death overs.

Here's how the match between Mumbai and Chennai transpired:

Apr 04, 2019, 12:22 am IST

Hardik Pandya - Man of the Match: Hardik Pandya, Man of the Match: It feels really good to help the team win and to contribute to it. It's been seven months since I played much competitive cricket. Have batted and batted and batted in the nets. I am someone who loves to have game time and I am hitting them really well at the moment. Yes, the injury happened and then the controversy too. These seven months weren't easy and I wasn't sure of what to do. This award is special and I dedicate it to all those who stood by me during those tough times. My goal is to keep performing and hopefully, help India win the World Cup.

Apr 04, 2019, 12:21 am IST

Rohit Sharma - the winning captain: I think every game we play in the IPL is important. Having lost two games at the start, suddenly every match becomes important. We don't want to keep that task of having to win many games in the end, it's really difficult. We just wanted to play the brand of cricket Mumbai Indians are known for. We just kept ourselves in the game all the way through and those are good signs. I thought 170 was a fighting total here because you never know. We knew that there was something in the pitch and if we could knock wickets early, things could work. That's exactly what happened. We didn't start off well with the bat but we finished really well. With the ball, we were extremely clinical. To defend a 170 score at Wankhede, you need to be really good with the ball and we were with the fielding also being extremely efficient. That's why I can't pinpoint a single match-changing event, there were so many of them. Jason has been great for Australia with the new ball and we all know what he is capable of. He did the same for us and his spell early on set the tone. Rahul also seemed promising, bowled just the two overs but there was a reason for that as MS and Kedar play spin well. So, I went on with the pacers.

Apr 04, 2019, 12:11 am IST

MS Dhoni - the losing captain: I think quite a few things went wrong for us. We started well, were right on the mark for the first 10-12 overs. Then, a few catches were dropped, a few misfields, the death over bowling wasn't great. We don't have bowlers who hit the deck, it was slightly tough on them. We do have one-on-one plans, we needed to know where we could cut-off the boundaries, which batsmen to target,a boundary less or two could have made a difference to a 10-12 run over or a 7-run over. We needed to build some momentum, but we need to know when to plan for those. It is a tough thing - this so-called momentum, it doesn't really matter, a good start from the bowlers will make things tight, once you set the tone, the game goes along in that flow. We will have to see the wicket for the next game, we have to see the combination. Bravo has an hamstring injury, we don't have a few players, we already have some injuries, David Willey isn't there, he has his own problems, Lungi Ngidi isn't with us as well, we will have to look at the pitch and then decide on the right combination.

Apr 03, 2019, 11:55 pm IST

It's all over! Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 37 runs. This is their 100th IPL win overall.

Apr 03, 2019, 11:52 pm IST

Wicket! Deepak Chahar (7) pulls Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah takes a good catch near the boundary. CSK - 122/8 in 19.1 overs.

Apr 03, 2019, 11:49 pm IST

Four! A boundary for Deepak Chahar off Jasprit Bumrah. Inside-out shot from the batsman.

Apr 03, 2019, 11:46 pm IST

Wicket! Bravo (8) inside-edges Malinga and Quinton de Kock took a sensational catch behind the stumps. CSK - 115/7 in 17.5 overs. Are they going to last full 20 overs??

Apr 03, 2019, 11:43 pm IST

Wicket! Kedar Jadhav's innings comes to an end for 58. He edged the slower one from Malinga and Quinton de Kock pouched it. CSK - 108/6 in 17.1 overs. CSK's hope of crossing the line in this game is all but over.

Apr 03, 2019, 11:41 pm IST

Miser as ever!! Just 3 runs came from that over bowled by Jasprit Bumrah. CSK 108/5, need 63 from 18 balls.

Apr 03, 2019, 11:34 pm IST

11 came from that over bowled by Malinga. CSK are 105/5 after 16 overs. They need 66 from 24 balls. Looks this match has slipped through their hands.

Apr 03, 2019, 11:30 pm IST

Four! Kedar Jadhav opens face of the bat and guides the ball towards third man. Fifty up for Jadhav. Four! Kedar flicks, and gets a boundary.

Apr 03, 2019, 11:26 pm IST

Wicket! Jadeja (1) edges Hardik and Quinton de Kock takes a well-judged catch behind the stumps. CSK - 89/5 in 14.4 overs. Superb over from Pandya. MI are surging in this game.

Apr 03, 2019, 11:23 pm IST

Wicket! MS Dhoni (12) tried to pull the short-pitched delivery from Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav takes the catch. CSK - 87/4 after 14.1 overs.

Apr 03, 2019, 11:21 pm IST

Brilliant comeback from Krunal Pandya after getting hit for a boundary by Kedar and ends up conceding just 7 from it. CSK - 87/3 after 14 overs. They need 84 from 36 deliveries. Mumbai are ahead in this game.

Apr 03, 2019, 11:18 pm IST

Four! Kedar Jadhav sweeps Krunal Pandya over mid-wicket and the ball races towards the boundary line. This boundary brought 52-run partnership between him and Dhoni.

Apr 03, 2019, 11:16 pm IST

Brilliant over from Jasprit Bumrah as he gave just 3 from it. CSK are 80/3 after 13. Things are getting tough for Chennai in the run chase.

Apr 03, 2019, 11:11 pm IST

Just 6 runs came from that over bowled by Krunal. CSK are 77/3 after 12 overs. The required run rate is 11.75 now for Chennai.

Apr 03, 2019, 11:08 pm IST

MI coach Mahela Jayawardene explains why Bumrah had a bruise below his eye: Bumrah missed a catch during training from James Pamment leading to a black-eye. He's lucky, he had swelling but brought it down today.

Apr 03, 2019, 11:07 pm IST

5 runs came from that over bowled by Hardik Pandya. CSK - 71/3 after 11 overs. They need 100 from 54 deliveries. The pressure of asking rate is climbing for Chennai.

Apr 03, 2019, 11:03 pm IST

4000 IPL runs MS Dhoni!

Apr 03, 2019, 11:02 pm IST

Halfway stage! 3 runs came from over #10 and CSK are 66/3. They need 105 from the next 60 deliveries. Mumbai have kept things tight for the visitors.

Apr 03, 2019, 10:59 pm IST

6 runs conceded by Behrendorff from his third over. Chennai are 63/3 after 9 overs. 108 needed by 66 balls.

Apr 03, 2019, 10:53 pm IST

Four!! Kedar gets a boundary on the last ball of Rahul Chahar's over towards third man region. CSK - 57/3 after 8 overs.

Apr 03, 2019, 10:51 pm IST

Rohit Sharma has introduced Rahul Chahar into the attack to trouble MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav. These two are not going to take too much risk against spinners.

Apr 03, 2019, 10:49 pm IST

15 leaked by Bumrah from his first over. CSK reach 49/3 after 7 overs.

Apr 03, 2019, 10:46 pm IST

Four! Another brilliant shot from Kedar as he gets the third boundary against Bumrah. It was a ramp shot from Kedar and crowd chants CSK...CSK...CSK at Wankhede.

Apr 03, 2019, 10:44 pm IST

Four! Mini-helicopter from Kedar on the Free-Hit delivery bowled by Bumrah.

Apr 03, 2019, 10:43 pm IST

Four! Short-arm pull from Kedar Jadhav and the ball races towards mid-wicket boundary off Bumrah. Stand and deliver shot from Jadhav.

Apr 03, 2019, 10:43 pm IST

Four! Short-arm pull from Kedar Jadhav and the ball races towards mid-wicket boundary off Bumrah. Stand and deliver shot from Jadhav.

Apr 03, 2019, 10:42 pm IST

Rohit Sharma introduces Hardik Pandya into the attack for the final over of the powerplay. The Baroda pacer starts with just a single. CSK - 34/3 after 6 overs.

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Story first published: Thursday, April 4, 2019, 0:23 [IST]
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