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Ambati Rayudu s 27-ball 72 powered Chennai to 218/4 - its highest score Mumbai Indians in IPL history. - BCCI/IPL Last Updated: 01 May, 2021 21:37 IST
Hello and welcome to Sportstar s LIVE coverage of IPL 2021 Match 27 between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings being played in Delhi.
Deepak Chahar with the new ball.
The Chase Is On! The CSK huddle has a chat led by MSD on the field before walking to their positions. Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma settle at the middle.
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What a display of batting has this been from CSK! After a terrific platform set up by du Plessis and Moeen Ali - both cracking fifties - Mumbai jumped right back into the contest as Kieron Pollard and Jasprit Bumrah provided the breakthroughs. Raina fell early as Pollard got his second and Mumbai hoped to have gained the momentum. However, a mesmerising Ambati Rayudu rolled back the clock as he bludgeoned the ha
IPL 2021: Ashwin one scalp away from 250 T20 wickets
The 34-year-old has 139 wickets to his name in the ongoing IPL career while he bagged 52 wickets for India in 46 T20Is.
By ANI| Posted by Sakina Fatima | Published: 15th April 2021 2:21 pm IST Delhi Capitals spinner R Ashwin (Photo/ Delhi Capitals)
The off-spinner is one wicket away from completing 250 scalps in T20 cricket.
The 34-year-old has 139 wickets to his name in the ongoing IPL career while he bagged 52 wickets for India in 46 T20Is.
The rest of his wickets came in the domestic circuit. He is the sixth-highest wicket-taker in the IPL.
Veteran pacer Lasith Malinga is leading the chart with 170 scalps followed by Amit Mishra (160), Piyush Chawla (156), Dwayne Bravo (154) and Harbhajan Singh (150).
How to stop Mumbai Indians in their tracks
By: Anis Sajan, Managing Director, Danube group
With the 14th edition of the IPL began on Friday, the big question on everyone s mind is how does one stop the rampaging Mumbai Indians from winning three titles in a row after their wins in 2020 last year in the UAE and in 2019 in Hyderabad.
Mumbai Indians are the only team to have won five IPL titles, they stumbled to wins in their first four titles but the way they bossed the 2020 IPL title in the UAE which got over last November and hardly any time for other franchises to change their teams because of the mini auction, it s going to be challenging for the rest of the seven franchises to turn around their fortunes against a confident and power packed Mumbai Indians.
IPL 2021, Mumbai Indians squad, schedule and preview: Can Rohit Sharma and Co complete a hat-trick?
Champions in 2019 and 2020, Mumbai Indians start 2021 edition as the favourites once again. Krunal Pandya and Rohit Sharma celebrate | IPL 2020 / Sportzpics / BCCI
The superlatives were not spared after Mumbai Indians clinched the Indian Premier League title in 2020. Rohit Sharma has led MI to five championships in the tournament, but arguably none as convincing as the one in 2020. After their customary defeat in the tournament opener against soon-to-be strugglers Chennai Super Kings, MI appeared to be the best side of the league phase for the majority of it (briefly threatened by the early season form of Delhi Capitals).
Laughter I need before the game: Hardik shares cute picture with son Agastya The laughter I need before the game! Hardik captioned the post on Instagram.
By IANS| Posted by Minhaj Adnan | Published: 9th April 2021 7:31 pm IST
Chennai: Ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya shared an adorable picture with son Agastya.
In the picture, Hardik can be seen enjoying cute moments with his son hours before the IPL opener. The all-rounder also shared a boomerang video in which he is seen receiving “good luck” wishes from his son.