MI vs CSK Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! A complete dominance from CSK over their arch-rivals at Wankhede as they BEAT MI BY 103 RUNS. And according to Ravi Shastri on air, this is MI's biggest defeat in IPL history in terms of runs. Gurjapneet Singh hits the deck hard, and keeps the line of attack around the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah reaches out to run it down to deep third, but only manages a thick outside edge, offering a simple catching practice to Sanju Samson who makes no mistake. The color of joy in Mumbai is yellow as this win will do CSK's net run rate a world of good.

From around the stump now. A low full toss, outside off, 134.1 kph. Bumrah smashes it back to the bowler.

Almost a yorker on the pads. Kumar works it to long on for a single.

At pace now, full and on middle. Ashwani clears the front leg and drills it straight to Gaikwad at mid off.

Another slower ball, on off, on a length. Jasprit waits for it to arrive and guides it to deep third for a single.

Oh, how has that missed the stumps? A deceptive slower ball from Singh, fullish and on off. Jasprit Bumrah swings for the hills by clearing his front leg, but the ball zips past the outside edge and passes scarily above the off pole.

Full, outside off, Kumar tries to slash it over the cover region, but does not connect. Just 2 runs and a wicket from this over. 3-0-10-1 for Kamboj so far.

Overpitched on off, carved back to the bowler.

Chance of a run out but missed! A huge mix-up between Kumar and Bumrah, but the danger is averted for now. Full and on middle. Ashwani Kumar drills it back past the bowler. Bumrah charges and stops midway, forcing Ashwani to retreat. Brevis fires in a throw at the batting end, but misses his shy which allows Ashwani to hurry back in. Had the throw hit, Kumar was a goner for all money.

Back of a length, on top of the stumps. Ashwani swings across to pull and misses.

Full and straight, on middle. Bumrah heaves it off the inner half to mid on's right and they charge across for a single. The mid on fielder misses his shy at the bowling end and the ball hits Bumrah's left pad as he rushes to get back in.

WIDE! Banged it short into the wicket around leg. Bumrah misses the hook to the keeper.

OUT! MISTIMED BADLY AND TAKEN! Kamboj now gets his wicket column filled as well. A slower length ball, just outside off. Shardul Thakur presses back and tries to slam it back over the bowler's head, but he is through the shot very early and toe ends towards long on. Dewald Brevis runs in off the ropes and takes a simple catch. He is not dropping those dollies. Mumbai Indians are now 100/9. CSK 1 wicket away from a resounding win.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another batter finds the fielder while hitting the ball aerially. A rib-tickler from the tall Englishman, on the leg stump line. Krish Bhagat gets inside the line to whip the length ball over deep fine leg, but fails to get enough bat on it and airs it straight to Gurjapneet Singh stationed in the deep, who takes a regulation catch. Overton has his first wicket of the evening. Mumbai Indians are 100 for 8 down now as Krish's sluggish innings is put to a halt.

Good-length delivery, around off, steered off the back foot to backward point.

Searing pace on a length, around leg. Krish Bhagat moves across in the crease and tries to help it behind with a pull, but misses.

Back of a length, around off. Bhagat blocks it off the back foot to the bowler.

Hits the length hard, does Overton, on leg. Shardul is hurried into the pull shot and gloves it to the left of the keeper. Samson makes a half-stop but the ball stays in his vicinity and the batters get across for a single. 100 UP FOR MUMBAI INDIANS!

Full and straight on the stumps, zipping through the deck, on middle and leg. Shardul Thakur gets a bit across to whip it leg side but inside edges on the front pad. Overton is quick to get across and deny the single.

BEATEN! Slants it outside off, on a back of a length. Krish stays put and loosely throws his hands at it to hit it through covers, but the ball leaves him and whistles past the outside edge.

On a good length, around off. Shardul Thakur plays the back foot punch to cover. Akeal Hosein fumbles a bit and allows the batters to cross over.

Hard-length delivery, outside off, scythed off the back foot behind point for a run.

Sharp work by Overton! Digs in a bumper, over middle and rushing the batter up. Krish Bhagat goes for the pull shot, but top edges it over and behind the keeper. Jamie Overton from deep third charges and slides to his left to save a couple of runs for his side.

Length ball at 131.7 kph, on leg. Shardul steers it off the back foot to deep backward square leg for a single.

Geez, that zipped off the track! Back of a length, rearing up a bit, outside off. Shardul Thakur tries to pick the bones out of it, looking to go downtown, but misses to connect.

A dot to finish from Noor and he ends his spell with figures of 4-0-24-2. Quicker one, short and wide outside off, Krish Bhagat backs way to cut but misses.

Shorter this time and outside off, Thakur leans back and cuts it behind point for a single.

Good length on the pads, Bhagat rocks back and clips it past Sarfaraz Khan at short leg for a single.

Nice and full, outside off, Krish Bhagat jams the drive towards cover.

Noor comes around the wicket and bowls it fuller outside off, Thakur nudges it behind point for one more.

Shorter in length, angled across middle and leg, Bhagat nudges it down into the off side for a single.

End of an outstanding spell from Akeal Hosein, and his figures read 4-1-17-4. Floated full and outside off, eased away past short covers for a single.

Close but not close enough! Sanju Samson seemed absolutely certain, but Krish Bhagat did get his foot back in time. Flighted again, on off, drawing the batter forward. Bhagat leans for the drive but the ball turns away past the outside edge as Samson whips the bails off in a flash. Replays show that Bhagat planted his back leg before the bails lit off. NOT OUT.

Oh, in the air but well wide of the bowler. Flighted ball outside off, stops on the batter a bit. Shardul Thakur leans on to drive but ends up chipping it to the left of the bowler and through mid off for a single.

A bit flatter, angled into the legs, Bhagat clips it wide to the left of the short leg fielder and picks up a single.

Tossed up, fuller and drifted into leg stump. Krish Bhagat makes room leg side and plays it back to the bowler.

OUT! CAUGHT! The wickets keep tumbling down and that is surely the final nail in the Mumbai coffin. Akeal Hosein floats it up on a nagging length and angles it into the stumps. Suryakumar Yadav gets a big stride out and looks to sweep it behind square leg. Yadav does just that, but top edges it aerially and straight to deep backward square leg, where Sarfaraz Khan comes in a bit to take a comfortable catch. Hosein gets his fourth wicket of the game and CSK can see the finish line from here. MI slip down from 84/3 to 87/7.

Tossed up, full and around off, SKY leans on and pushes it down to long off for a single. A couple of huge overs in the context of the game.

Full and down leg, Thakur goes down to sweep but gets it off the pads and towards backward square leg for a leg bye.

BEAUTY! The wrong'un now from Ahmad, floated fuller on off. Shardul Thakur leans on to block again but this time the ball just turns away a wee bit and zips past the outside edge.

No hat-trick! Noor Ahmad comes around the wicket now, bowls it outside off and looks to turn it into the right-hander. Shardul Thakur gets a good stride across and blocks it off.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust, and that's another big wicket. Noor Ahmad keeps the length full and pushes it wide outside off, taking the ball out of the hitting arc. Sherfane Rutherford goes after it on the first ball and smacks it aerially down to the right of sweeper cover. Anshul Kamboj makes no mistake in the deep and Mumbai Indians slip to 85/6, chasing 208, and Noor is now on a hat-trick.

OUT! CAUGHT! Hardik Pandya comes and Hardik Pandya goes. A double whammy for CSK and they are bossing this game now. Noor Ahmad tosses the ball up around leg stump. Pandya tries to attack him from the off and goes down on one knee, having a real waft across the line. He only manages to get a top edge on it and the ball lobs up to the left of short third, where Mukesh Choudhary takes a simple catch. MI are 85/5, chasing 208 runs.

Floated up to the new batter, around off, Pandya eases it away past extra cover and picks up a single.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! Akeal Hosein comes back into the attack and strikes gold as he sends a frustrated Tilak Varma back to the hut. Hosein stays around the wicket and bowls it a bit more round-arm, flatter too and just outside off. Tilak Varma goes back and across to the leg side to cut but the ball is relatively full and takes the inside edge to go back onto the stumps. Varma goes and MI now need 124 off 49 balls.

On middle, Yadav lunges ahead and sweeps it without much timing, towards short fine leg and picks up a single.

Two more for SKY, he just can't seem to find the fence at the moment. Dragged length around off, holds a bit in the pitch. Yadav comes down the pitch, lifting it inside-out and wide to the right of deep cover for a couple of runs.

On a length again, flatter and angled into leg stump, Yadav hangs back and backs away before flicking it away through square leg for a couple of runs.

Good length, darted across off, Varma backs away and smacks it into the outfield, past point for a single. Varma is livid at himself for not putting it away.

Dragged length around leg, Yadav stays back and whips it away to the right of deep mid-wicket and collects a couple of runs.

Tossed up on middle and leg, lofted down to long on for a single by Varma.

FOUR! Done in flight, and still Varma manages to put it away. Tilak Varma skips down the track and Noor fires it full and wide. Varma extends his arms and slaps it flat through the cover region for a boundary.

Full again, down the leg side, SKY goes down to sweep but misses. Gets an inside edge off the pads and towards short fine leg for just a single.

Floated up on middle, very full as well. Suryakumar Yadav clears the front leg to heave but ends up digging it back out to the bowler.

Quicker one, a bit full and on off, darting in. Varma stays back and dabs it late behind point for a single.

The off cutter, full and on leg. Tilak flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 13 runs from the over. And there is a bit of a heated exchange between Overton and Tilak as well. The on-field umpire intervens to cool things off.

Slams the deck hard, outside off. Suryakumar Yadav steers it off the back foot, between cover and point for an easy run.

At 140.6 kph, hard length, on middle. Tilak plays off the back foot and taps it wide of backward point for a single.

FOUR! Up and over! MI looking to change the gears from hereon. Pitched full and outside off. Tilak Varma frees his arms and smashes it over the extra cover fielder for a boundary.

On a good length, over leg. Tilak steers the slower one to deep backward square leg and they hustle back for the second run as well. This brings up the 50-run partnership between Tilak and SKY.

FOUR! Welcome to the attack, mate! Hits the hard length, outside the off stump. Tilak Varma presses back and nails the square cut to the left of backward point for a boundary.

FOUR! Gun-barrel straight! Serves it full and in front of the sticks. Suryakumar Yadav takes a giant stride forward and smacks it straight back past the bowler, beating long on to his left to pick up a boundary. 10 runs off Noor's first over. MI need 152 runs from 66 balls.

Flatter googly, on a lower trajectory, full and outside off. Tilak Varma gets down on a knee to slog sweep, but cannot get under it properly and inside edges it to the backward square leg region for a single.

A googly, on a length, outside off. Suryakumar Yadav knocks it along the ground to long off and crosses over.

Skiddy delivery, full and on middle and leg. Tilak goes on the back foot and dinks it to mid-wicket for an easy run.

Dropped short, outside off. 93.5 kph. Suryakumar Yadav punches it down to long off for a single. 50 UP FOR MUMBAI INDIANS!

Much fuller, around off, SKY climbs on it and drives it straight to Gaikwad to cover.

TWO WIDES! Oh dear! Noor is lucky that it didn't run away to the ropes. Slips one way, way down leg, on a length. Tilak leaves and it stays out of Samson's reach to his right. Mukesh Choudhary slides to his left from short fine leg and makes a half-stop, parrying the ball to the deep. They cross for a bye.

Hard length at 143 kph, nipping back in and around off. Tilak Varma tries to whip it from the crease to the leg side, but inside edges on the back thigh. They pinch in a single as the ball rolls away to point. 16 runs from the over. Mukesh Choudhary is done with his spell. 4-0-31-1 are his bowling figures.

Pushed outside off, full in length. Suryakumar Yadav carves it through point for a run.

WIDE! Takes pace off, and digs in a bumper, but it flies over the head of the batter. Suryakumar Yadav drops his wrists down. Wide called.

FOUR! Two in two for Suryakumar and that should get him going! Pulls the length back, does Mukesh, on off. Suryakumar Yadav gets on the toes and magnificently punches it to the left of cover for another boundary.

FOUR! Finally, SKY gets one away! Slower one by the looks of it, angled outside off and full in length. Suryakumar Yadav leans ahead and slashes it hard through backward point for a cracking boundary.

On a hard length, around off, jagging back in a bit. Varma plays off the back foot, and punches it to deep point for a run.

FOUR! Gets that through the gap! Back of a length, outside the off stump. Tilak Varma uses the width on offer and cuts it slightly uppishly, but in the gap behind point, beating deep third to his left for a boundary.

Speared full and aimed at the sticks, Suryakumar Yadav gets his front leg across to play the whip shot over the leg side, but it skids below his bat and hits him below the waist. Exceptional bowling from Kamboj and SKY is down on his haunches yet again. Just 1 run off the over. 2-0-8-0 so far for Anshul.

Fractionally full and on middle, nipping in. Suryakumar Yadav plays it on the up and hits it straight to Brevis stationed at extra cover.

At 136.2 kph, this is bashed hard on a length, angled at the middle stump. Suryakumar Yadav walks across the stumps and tries his signature pick-up shot over square leg, but plays all around it. The ball hits his elbow and hits him right on the box. That must have stung him hard.

Tight line on the middle and leg stump line, Suryakumar Yadav tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Pulls the length back, around off. Varma hops off and punches between cover and backward point for a single.

On a back of a length, around off. Tilak Varma dabs it off the back foot to backward point.

Good heat on this. 142.9 kph, full on off. Tilak drills off the front foot in front of mid off and sets off for a hasty run. The fielder gets on the ball and scores a direct hit at the batting end, but SKY is well in by that time. This is MI's lowest Powerplay score this season, according to Ravi Shastri on air. 29/3 on the board.

WIDE AGAIN! More outswing on this one, on a length, curving beyond the tramline. Tilak opts to let it be. Sanju Samson dives to his left and gathers it sharply.

WIDE! A bit of outswing on a good length, far outside off and Varma leaves. Wide given as the ball has breached the tramline.

Hits the top of off, on a hard length. Tilak Varma presses back and bunts it to the off side, just beside the pitch. Mukesh rushes forward and collects it himself.

On the money again! Searing in at 140.5 kph, this is full and around off. Varma presses in front and blocks it right under the bat.

Almost a half-tracker, angling outside off at 122.5 kph. Suryakumar Yadav stands tall and square cuts it to deep point for an easy single.

Full and wide, pushed across the batter. Suryakumar Yadav reaches out for it and drives it straight to Akeal Hosein at cover.

Back of a length, wide outside off. Tilak stands deep in the crease and knifes it to deep backward point for a single.

Another dot ball to end and there's a bit of heat from the bowler as well. Pitched fuller on off, SKY punches it back to the bowler. Anshul Kamboj collects it in the follow-through and fires a throw back at the batter, and Yadav turns back, diving for cover. The ball goes wide of the off stump and well wide of the batter as well.

On a good length, darted back in towards the off stump. Yadav shows the full face of the blade and plays it back to the bowler.

Tap and run. The in-between length now, in and around off, Varma pushes it out to covers before pinching a quick single.

FOUR! When you slash, slash hard and that's what Varma has done here. Full and wide outside off, Tilak Varma charges down the track and throws his hands at it. The ball flies over short third and goes away into the fence.

Hard length on middle, nips back in a bit. Suryakumar Yadav wrists it down to deep backward square leg for one.

A pleasant-looking shot, but there's protection in the deep. Pitched fuller and outside off, Tilak gets half a stride in and strokes it to deep cover for a single.

Fuller this time, the line is still wide outside off. Suryakumar Yadav looks to smash it through the off side but mistimes it badly.

FOUR! That's nicely placed by SKY. Back of a length, angled too wide of the off stump. Yadav waits back well, before angling the bat and hitting it through backward point for a boundary.

Hard length, wider outside the off stump, Suryakumar Yadav looks to hit it through the off side but jams it into the turf and to the short cover fielder.

Sharp work in the field but the batters do get a single. Fuller one around off, squeezed away to the left of backward point, where Sarfaraz Khan tumbles across to pouch the ball.

Oh, that's rushed Tilak off the deck. Just back of a length, on off and over 139 kph. Tilak Varma hangs back and the ball darts in quickly to hit him around the groin region.

Fuller than a good length, angled across off, Yadav gets well forward and pushes it on the up, to the right of mid off and for a single.

Wow, a wicket-maiden, a true rarity in T20 cricket. Floated up full on off and middle, Varma opts to block it off.

Bowled quicker at 94 clicks, a bit short and it is the arm ball that goes across the left-hander. Tilak Varma goes deep in the crease and jams it across to mid-wicket.

Flighted ball, outside off, Tilak Varma lunges and smothers the turn, blocking it to extra cover.

OUT! TIMBER! Another one bites the dust and Mumbai Indians are in tatters here. Tossed up by Akeal Hosein, drifted in towards middle and leg. Naman Dhir clears the front leg to have a swipe across the line but the ball grips and turns in even further, past the willow and castles into the stumps behind. Dhir cannot quite believe it and departs for a duck as well. MI are now 11/3 in a chase of 208.

Flatter on off, skids through, Dhir backs away and punches it straight to point.

The fuller arm ball, drifts into the right-hander. Naman Dhir reaches the pitch of the ball and drives it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Too straight and SKY is off the mark in fine fashion. On the pads, Suryakumar Yadav gets forward and plays a whippy flick through the vacant mid-wicket region as the ball races away to the fence.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! What a moment for Mukesh Choudhary, with so many emotions going on in his head, and this wicket will feel good as he looks up to the heavens. On a good length, in the channel outside off, shaping back in. Quinton de Kock looks to drive away from the body and gets an inside edge on it. The ball goes back onto the stumps and Mumbai find themselves 7/2, with both openers dismissed. MI need 201 runs from 109 balls.

And again! The dots are piling up already. Back of a length outside off, punched firmly to backward point where Sarfaraz reacts well and stops it.

Back of a length and wide outside off, de Kock frees his arms and smacks it towards point, but the fielder manages to make a stop to his left. Not a clean one, but enough to stop the single.

Bowled a bit shorter and outside off, Quinton de Kock gets on his toes and plays it down towards short third.

Pitched-up delivery on off, de Kock firms it on the rise but straight to mid off.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A ripper of a delivery from Akeal Hosein to end the first over of the chase. A perfect left-arm finger spinner's dismissal. Tossed up on off, draws Danish Malewar forward and Danish just looks to ease it on the up. However, the ball grips and turns away sharply, taking the outside edge. Sanju Samson takes a sharp catch to his right and Malewar departs for a golden duck. MI are 7/1, needing 201 runs.

Shortish length and outside off, dabbed away to the left of point and for a quick single by de Kock.

Drags the length back a touch and slides it just across off, de Kock stays back and chops it down to point.

Fuller and outside off, drawing the batter forward. De Kock leans on and drives it straight to mid off.

SIX! Just one ball to get his eye in and Quinton de Kock has nailed the second delivery. Bowled a bit flatter on the pads, de Kock sits down and slogs it flat over the long leg fence for a six to get going.

Starts with a dot, does Akeal. Nice and full on middle, floated up, Quinton de Kock eases it on the up to covers.