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"The Mumbai Indians are never beaten till the last ball is bowled," says Ricky Ponting. Today, they didn't even let it go to the last ball. Excellent finish provided by Hardik Pandya, who is also the Man of the Match. He says, "I was batting very well in the nets. It's good they have faith on me. I can hit the ball very hard. It was the most emotion I have gone through. I had to target the straight boundary, because side boundaries are slightly long. Ball was always coming to me in the field. This is the best opportunity for me."

Rohit Sharma: "He strikes the ball really well. It was a gamble between him and Bhajji, but Hardik being a batsman, we had to go with him. We wanted to win this badly. We always knew it was a difficult wicket. We knew they were going to pull it back at some stage. But we wanted to bat deep. We lost a couple of wickets in the middle which wasn't good. But in the end we won, special thanks to Rayudu and Pandya. We dropped a few catches, which is not good for a top team. But to restrict them to 158 was a good effort. We were determined to change it around (the poor start), wanted to come back strongly. Very happy where we stand right now. It's not over. With the table so tight, we need to continue playing well."

MS Dhoni says: "I was pushed to take the decision (to bring Negi in the 19th) because our fast bowlers didn't bowl well. Negi has bowled well, he was under pressure, no problems that it didn't come through. It was more a tactical error. You will drop a few catches, it's bound to happen. But some fielders were not really in the field, it's important to give your 100%. "

This is Bombay's fifth win in five games. It has been a massive massive turnaround after the horror start. And what a venue to do it in. Super Kings had not lost a game in Chennai for the last two years ( they didn't play here in 2014, though) and let it slip through the fingers. Bombay had an excellent start to the chase, given by a half-century stand between Parthiv Patel and Lendl Simmons, but Super Kings came back brilliantly in the middle overs, drying up the boundaries. And just when it seemed it was over for Bombay, there came Pandya. The 25-run 19th over turned it around completely.

Swami: "Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle explained by Dhoni. "Some fielders were not really in the field" !"

19.2
4
Bravo to Rayudu, FOUR, now Rayudu slogs, gets a top edge that runs down to the third-man boundary. But the last few minutes have all bee about Hardik. What a Pandya!!!
19.1
1
Bravo to Pandya, 1 run, now even Jadeja has dropped a catch! Pandya goes for a slog, top edges this one towards deep midwicket, Jadeja walks in casually, but drops a sitter..

This is easy now.. this is very very easy. Bravo to bowl

END OF OVER:
19 | 25 Runs | MI: 154/4 (5 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.10, RRR: 5.00)

  • Ambati Rayudu30 (18b)
  • Hardik Pandya20 (7b)
  • Pawan Negi4-0-34-0
  • Dwayne Bravo2-0-11-1

What an over this was! Twenty five runs in the over. No wonder Tendulkar was all smiles, appreciating the hitting from Pandya

Aswin: "The Question is which Pandya is it - Original or cloned?"

18.6
6
Negi to Rayudu, SIX, Negi has been hammered all over! Now Rayudu joins in in the fun and smashes it down the ground for the fourth six of the over.
18.5
1b
Negi to Pandya, 1 bye, fires a good yorker that the batsman is not able to get bat on, hits Dhoni's pads and rolls to the leg side

What a change now! Three sixes for Pandya.. This could be a stroll for Bombay.

18.4
6
Negi to Pandya, SIX, Pandyaaaaaa! This one is deep in the stands at long on! A huge huge hit. It was fuller.. it was smashed!
18.3
6
Negi to Pandya, SIX, another six! This is a quicker one outside off, a length ball.. The batsman clears his front leg and hammers it hard over wide long-off. The fielder leaps up but can't reach it
18.2
0
Negi to Pandya, no run, looks to reverse paddle but this is wide outside off! Negi gets away with it as it's not called a wide
18.1
6
Negi to Pandya, SIX, long handle! Pandya has long levers and he has thrashed this one over long. Tossed up, clean hit

30 off 12 sounds much worse than 51 off 24. Negi to bowl

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | MI: 129/4 (30 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.16, RRR: 15.00)

  • Hardik Pandya2 (2b)
  • Ambati Rayudu24 (17b)
  • Dwayne Bravo2-0-11-1
  • Ashish Nehra3-0-45-0
17.6
1
Bravo to Pandya, 1 run, fuller on the pads, Pandya flicks it through square leg for a single. Just four from the over
17.5
1
Bravo to Rayudu, 1 run, he comes down the pitch but gets a slower delivery, has to adjust and chop it to backward point for a single
17.4
0
Bravo to Rayudu, no run, superb yorker! This one comes in at his natural pace, swings in too and slides under the bat to the keeper
17.3
1
Bravo to Pandya, 1 run, length delivery on the pads, Pandya gets off strike with a clip to deep backward square leg
17.2
1
Bravo to Rayudu, 1 run, slower one again, the batsman punches it to long on for a single

Pandya is the next man

17.1
W
Bravo to Sharma, OUT, Raina won't make the mistake Faf made! Rohit is beaten by yet another slower delivery and yet again he manages to get height but not the distance. Raina settles under it at long on and takes it easily

RG Sharma c Raina b Bravo 18 (29m 22b 0x4 0x6) SR: 81.81

34 off last three sounds much better for Bombay compared to 51 off 24.

END OF OVER:
17 | 17 Runs | MI: 125/3 (34 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.35, RRR: 11.33)

  • Ambati Rayudu22 (14b)
  • Rohit Sharma18 (21b)
  • Ashish Nehra3-0-45-0
  • Dwayne Bravo1-0-7-0
16.6
6
Nehra to Rayudu, SIX, he errs on the length and that is another free hit for Rayudu. The full toss is hammered over long on for the second six this over. Nehra ji has leaked again
16.5
1
Nehra to Sharma, 1 run, superb yorker from Nehra! The batsman was making room, but has to dig it out to the off side
16.4
1
Nehra to Rayudu, 1 run, comes down the pitch and yorks himself, picks up a single towards cover though

Boundary drought

0

Number of boundaries hit by Mumbai in 39 balls between the 10th and 17th overs.

A good start is...

1

Number of times Mumbai have lost an IPL game after losing zero wickets in the first 10 overs. They won 6 games.

Negi leads the way

190

Pawan Negi's strike rate in four games for CSK this IPL. This is the highest for any CSK batsman this season.

Cool and Consistent

24

Number of 30+ scores in the IPL for MS Dhoni when batting at No. 5 or below, the most for any batsman.

Last Man Standing

38

Number of times MS Dhoni has remained not-out in the IPL, more than any other batsman.

Permanent Fixture

6

Number of 50-plus 5th wicket stands for CSK. Each of those 6 partnerships involve MS Dhoni.

Bhajji's Bunny Smith?

3

Number of times Harbhajan Singh has dismissed Dwayne Smith in the IPL, more than any other bowler.

He's everywhere

3

Catches taken by Hardik Pandya, the most in one match by any fielder in the 2015 IPL, and the second-most in any IPL game.

Short Sighted

0

Number of times that Dwayne Smith has batted beyond the 10-over mark in 11 innings this IPL.