MI vs CSK Highlights, IPL 2021: Kieron Pollard stars in Mumbai Indians' four-wicket win

FIFTY! Moeen Ali smashes 33-ball fifty against Mumbai Indians and his fantastic form continues in the match. CSK 84/1

SIX! Where did that come from? Moeen Ali was playing the aggressor role herre. Faf had slowed down. But out of the blue he has smashed Rahul Chahar for 2nd six of the over.

CSK 77/1.

Rahul Chahar bowls it little bit slower, extra flight. Gives time to Moeen Ali to move forward and smash him for a clean 88m six. Big moment.

Faf du Plessis hit it straight to Jimmy Neesham, the bowler, and it was towards his right - lower - he got his hand to it, but let it go. CHANCE!

Welcoem to Mumbai Indians, Jimmy Neesham! The Kiwi allrounder has been smashed for a mammoth six by Moeen Ali. Pulled it towards midwicket over Krunal Pandya.

A quick single and Moeen Ali and Faf du Plessis have taken CSK to 50-run mark. This is a good partnership going on here.

A fantastic throw from Suryakumar Yadav --- a direct hit on the stumps as Faf dived to complete the run.

But he has reached his mark. Still a good dive, and a stupendous throw.

Moeen Ali has absolutely smacked Jasprit Bumrah for the maximum. This is classy batting from the CSK top-order batsman.

Dhawal to Moeen - FOUR! Fuller, outside off stump and Moeen Ali slams it hard for another boundary. This is a fantastic shot.

4th time R Gaikwad has been dismissed by a Left-arm pacer

2nd time the bowler has been T Boult

SIX! Moeen Ali smacks Trent Boult for the maximum. This is a fantasitc shot, and this one goes to the stands.

SIX! Typical of Faf du Plessis. Fuller, slow, Faf du Plessis steps up and slams it for a straight six. Fantastic shot.

GONE! Ruturaj Gaikwad has been dismissed by left-arm pacer Trent Boult. Left-ball seam is Gaikwad's Kryptonite. Easy catch for Hardik Pandya after a leading edge. CSK 4/1

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis out to bat for Chennai Super Kings. Trent Boult starts the attack for Mumbai Indians. HERE WE GO!

· 350: T20 match for Rohit Sharma, if he takes the field vs CSK.

· 150: Trent Boult is 2 wickets away from completing 150 wickets across T20s.

· 250: This could be the 250th match across T20s for Piyush Chawla.

· 150: Quinton de Kock is 8 catches away from completing 150 catches across T20s.

· 250: Quinton de Kock is 3 sixes away from completing 250 sixes across T20s.

· 50: Nathan Coulter Nile is 8 catches away from completing 50 catches across T20s.

· 50: Ishan Kishan is 4 catches away from completing 50 catches across T20s.

· 150: Dhawal Kulkarni is 3 wickets away from completing 150 wickets across T20s.

· 150: This could be the 150th match across T20s for Dhawal Kulkarni.

· 100: James Neesham is 8 sixes away from completing 100 sixes across T20s.

· 50: James Neesham is 3 catches away from completing 50 catches across T20s.

· 100: Hardik Pandya is 7 sixes away from completing 100 sixes in IPL.

· 35: Ishan Kishan needs 35 more runs to complete 1000 runs for MI

· 50: 1 six Quinton de Kock needs to complete 50 sixes for MI.

· 8: sixes Krunal Pandya and Surya Kumar Yadav needs to complete 50 sixes for MI

· 1: Krunal Pandya needs 1 more wicket to reach 50 IPL wickets for MI

· 1: Hardik Pandya needs 1 more catch to reach 50 catches for MI

· 46: Dwayne Bravo needs 46 runs to reach 1000 runs for CSK.

· 100: Dwayne Bravo will be playing his 100th match for CSK, if he takes the field vs MI.

· 50: Deepak Chahar will be playing his 50th match for CSK, if he takes the field vs MI

· 8: Ravindra Jadeja needs 8 more wickets to complete 100 wickets for CSK. He will become the 2nd bowler to do so after Dwayne Bravo.

· 7: Deepak Chahar needs 7 more wickets to overtake Mohit Sharma to become the 5th highest wicket taker for CSK. Chahar has 52 wickets and Sharma has 58 wickets.

Moeen Ali: (On his success) I think the mindset going in to bat, the freedom I've been allowed to play with in this team... we have such a long batting as well you can just keep going. And it's more natural to me with the way I play and stuff and I am really enjoying it. When the captain and the coaches back you, it's always nice. (On CSK's 5-match winning streak) I think the process that we go about with our cricket. We trust it. Even in the first game we were in trouble at the start but we got around 190 in the end. We just took a lot of confidence from that loss and we just trust in the process and we have been doing well without thinking too much about it. (On CSK not making many changes to their XI) I think that is why CSK and even MI to a certain extent have been the most successful teams. Even MI stick to their players as well. I think it makes a big difference - one for the confidence of players, but also knowing that you got the backing of the captain and the coaches... the players know that they will get a fair run. MI are a fantastic team and they have won many times and they are the champions and we obviously want to beat them and keep the (winning) run going.

Ravindra Jadeja: T20 is more about momentum. Even small contributions from individuals matter a lot. This year, the batsmen are performing collectively. Feels good to perform for the team. Middle overs will be crucial. If we can restrict them in the middle overs, we won't go for too many in the end. They (Mumbai) are a very good team, we need to focus more and show more energy on the field. Against Mumbai, you can't take anything for granted. They are strong in every department. We have to play our A-game.

Chennai Super Kings Team News: NO CHANGES

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar

TEAM NEWS FOR MUMBAI INDIANS: Jayant Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile OUT; Jimmy Neesham and Dhawal Kulkarni IN

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, James Neesham, Rahul Chahar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult

Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni: "We were looking to field first as well, the last game we played, the pitch got better and better as the game progressed. All the teams in this IPL are very good, the team which plays well on that day will win. No changes for us."

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma: "We will bowl first. Looks like a good pitch, weiull get better and better as the game progresses. We have some tactical changes, it's important to understand the conditions and the opposition. James Neesham comes in place of Jayant Yadav. Dhawal Kulkarni replaces Nathan Coulter-Nile. For us, every game is important, don't wanbt top look too forward, tuck all the small boxes and get things right."

Mumbai Indians win toss, elect to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in Delhi.

Jimmy Neesham set to make his debut for Mumbai Indians. Who will be sitting out?

Toss will be coming in next 5 minutes. This toss will be crucial on this Delhi track. Who will win the first battle.

Hardik Pandya, MI: Whenever I get an opportunity (when asked when one can see the original Hardik with the bat). It's a matter of time, I believe that the process is more important than the outcome. In sports, we do have ups and downs. Success and failures will not change my process, for me, every day is a new day, no matter if I score 0 or 100, it's a fresh start every time, I believe in the process and will wait for my opportunity. It's just the kind of support we have as a team (Mumbai Indians), we have always come out and done the right things on the field. It has always been a collective effort and people have stood up at the right time. We all understand the difficulty that our country is undergoing at this period of time. Gratitude to all the medical staff, frontline workers and all the individuals who have come out and held their hands at such times to fight out the battle. Krunal, myself and my mother - basically our entire family, we were finding ways at trying to help out. We decided to donate 200 oxygen concentrators to the rural parts of India where I feel the medical infrastructure needs more support. We all understand it's difficult, we want to show our gratitude, support and just want to tell everyone that they're always there in our prayers.