CSK vs MI Match 44 Results

6:14 PM IST Double-header coming up - Sunday, 3rd May is all locked and loaded for a delicious double header. The day starts in Hyderabad as the Sunrisers Hyderabad host the Kolkata Knight Riders, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, with the first ball set to be bowled at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT). For the evening game, action will shift to Ahmedabad as the Gujarat Titans take on the Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium with the first ball scheduled to be bowled at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). But as usual, our buildup begins well in advance. So do join us early for that as well. Until then, we sign off, only to meet again. Cheers.

6:10 PM IST CSK outplay MI at AnbuDen - Well, another one-sided game between two of the most successful and decorated teams in IPL history. And on both occasions this season, it has been the men in yellow who have had the upper hand by some distance. The Super Kings will take a lot of confidence from this home win and will travel to Delhi for their next assignment against the Delhi Capitals on Tuesday, 5th May. As far as Mumbai Indians are concerned, they are not mathematically out of the playoff race just yet. The max they reach now is 14 points, which could still be enough, but they will theoretically have to move mountains from here. Winning all five remaining games is non-negotiable, and even then, other results will need to fall their way. They head back home for their next game against Lucknow Super Giants on Monday, 4th May and would hope that they click together as a unit in that game.

6:08 PM IST PLAYER OF THE MATCH - The captain of Chennai Super Kings, Ruturaj Gaikwad, receives the award for his match-winning 67* (48). Ruturaj Gaikwad says that it feels good. Adds that they started well in the first couple of overs with the ball but then let MI get the momentum. Mentions that they pulled things back extremely well with the ball and were chasing 20-30 runs less. While batting, it was just about utilising the Powerplay and one of the top 3 to stay till the end. On Anshul Kamboj, he shares that he’s keeping things simple and sticking to his process, almost thinking like a batter in how he approaches his spells. Noor, on the other hand, needed a bit of rhythm, and on these surfaces he becomes a real threat. Since the third game, he's made a few adjustments and has looked much better. On Akeal Hosein's absence, he says it was mainly about getting the balance right. The idea was to have an extra batter at No. 8 and add a left-handed option down the order, which is why Veer and Ghosh fit into the combination.

6:05 PM IST The captain of Mumbai Indians - Hardik Pandya reflects on the defeat. Hardik acknowledges that his team’s struggles extend beyond a single night to the entire season, noting that Chennai Super Kings outperformed them in every department. Pandya explains that while Mumbai initially aimed for a total of 180-190, they lost momentum after the first ten overs and failed to find a strong finish. Pandya attributes this to the difficulty of playing aggressive shots immediately, adding that the batters struggled to get under the ball during the final overs against a quality bowling attack. Despite the loss, Hardik defends his bowlers’ efforts, jokingly remarking that they couldn't have been more aggressive without throwing fireballs. Hardik concludes by crediting CSK for playing smarter cricket.

5:58 PM IST CSK's emerging player - Kartik Sharma says that he just thought that he had to chase it down and stay till the end. Adds that the pitch was on the slower side and the ball was stopping a bit. Kartik mentions that he enjoyed each and every shot. Ends by saying that he decided before the game that if he scores runs in this game, he will do the gun celebration.

5:58 PM IST Out of plans - The asking rate was never a concern for CSK as they kept the scoreboard ticking at a healthy clip. For Mumbai Indians, wickets were paramount, and they simply never came. The best bowler theory would suggest that in such situations, you back your ace to create something out of nothing, and with Bumrah kept away during the middle phase, MI may look back and wonder if an extra spell from their best bowler could have changed things. He was eventually introduced, but it was too late by then. Raghu Sharma showed promise on debut, getting good purchase and keeping things tight, but MI lacked the penetration to truly threaten. Gaikwad anchored the chase beautifully with a responsible fifty, and it was a great opportunity for someone like Kartik Sharma to step up and make it count, which he did in style with a half century of his own. In the end, the two made it look thoroughly comfortable.