Bengaluru, Sept. 19: The 2021 edition of the IPL resumed after four months after the season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The tournament got off to a rocking start as Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 20 runs at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.
With Sunday's win, the MS Dhoni-led Super Kings climbed to the top of the IPL table with 12 points from eight matches. Meanwhile Mumbai Indians remained fourth with eight points from eight matches.
When the league had been suspended, Mumbai had won back-to-back games to climb fourth on the points table with four wins out of seven games.
The defending champions began the second phase on a losing note as the formidable Chennai outfit beat them despite their poor record against Mumbai.
CSK had lost the last game they played before the season was halted and the former champions began the second phase with a win and solidify their place amongst the top four.
Here are the highlights of the Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians IPL match:
End of play: Chennai began the match on the wrong foot as they lost four wickets in the powerplay. But a stellar show by Ruturaj Gaikwad saw the Super Kings recover and post a modest total of 156/6. The Super Kings bowlers under MSD's stellar captaincy kept the Mumbai batsmen in check as CSK pulled off a 20-run over MI. With tonight's win Chennai climb to the top of the table with 12 points from eight matches. Meanwhile, MI remain on the fourth spot with 8 points from eight matches.
Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 20 runs and climb to the top of the table
WICKET!! Rahul Chahar goes for a duck as Bravo picks up two wickets in the final over. It's over for MI as 22 needed off 2
50 up for Saurabh Tiwary but Tiwary not happy about it as the game slips away.
OUT! Sub Gowtham picks up Adam Milne at the deep midwicket boundary as Bravo pockets MI's seventh wicket.
Bravo bowls the final over. Single to begin. 23 needed from 5. Milne on strike
Looks like the pressure is getting to Shardul Thakur. Two consecutive wides. MI need 24 off 7. Dot to finish the over. Mumbai need 24 off the last over
SIX!! An important boundary as Milne lifts it over long off
Shardul Thakur comes in for the penultimate over and Tiwary puts the first one away for a boundary. MI need a big over
Mumbai now need 39 off 12 balls
DROPPED! Dhoni and Bravo both go for it and the captain calls it, but he can't get to it and Dhoni drops Tiwary
FOUR! Tiwary times this past long off. But Chahar looks to be struggling.
He's back but looks like he's struggling.
Chahar stops in his delivery. Looked like a cramp.
Good over from Hazlewood as only four runs come off it. Deepak Chahar comes in for his final over. MI need 49 off 18 to win
Hazlewood comes in for his final over.
Mumbai Indians need 60 off 30 to win.
Adam Milne comes in. Good over from Moeen Ali as he gives away just six runs and picks up a wicket. Five overs to go.
OUT!! Run out! Krunal Pandya wanted one but there was no run there. Bravo throws it to Dhoni, who collects it quickly to remove Pandya. Mumbai lose their sixth wicket. MI need 63 off 32
OUT! Review lost and Pollard has to go back. Hazlewood removes the MI skipper for 15 off 13. Important wicket for Chennai. Dhoni's call to get Hazlewood back into the attack paid off as he pockets a big wicket on the first ball
Pollard reviews it! Given out for LBW. But the MI skipper goes upstairs. This will be a big wicket for Chennai
WICKET!!! Big wicket as Hazlewood gets the big man
Away from the match, here's what Kohli has to say. After announcing his decision to step down as India's T20I captain after the T20I world cup, Kohli decides to step down as captain of RCB from next season.
Virat Kohli to step down from RCB captaincy after #IPL2021
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) September 19, 2021
“This will be my last IPL as captain of RCB. I’ll continue to be an RCB player till I play my last IPL game. I thank all the RCB fans for believing in me and supporting me.”: Virat Kohli#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers pic.twitter.com/QSIdCT8QQM
Meanwhile news coming in: Virat Kohli to step down as RCB captain after IPL 2021!
FOUR! Saurabh Tiwary finds the gap past deep extra cover as he puts it away for a boundary
SIX!!! Whacked! Pollard powers it over long on for a maximum. 13 runs come off Jadeja's first over
Halfway through the innings MI at 62/4
FOUR!! A boundary to end the over. Pollard gets his innings underway with a boundary as he puts it away past deep cover
Captain Pollard the new man in
WICKET!! Bravo strikes as an extremely frustrated Ishan Kishan goes for 11 off 10. Kishan mistimes it to short extra cover and Raina makes no mistake. Mumbai lose their fourth wicket. MI at 58/4 after 9.2 overs