END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | MI: 149/8 | RR: 7.45

  • Kieron Pollard41 (25b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah0 (0b)
  • Dwayne Bravo3-0-24-0
  • Deepak Chahar4-1-26-3

9.16pm Another ravishing innings from Pollard against CSK in an IPL final. But will 150 be enough on this ground? Mumbai's innings was a stop-start one, with regular wickets ensuring they could never really accelerate. Deepak Chahar was excellent in his final three overs too, but Mumbai have two epic fast bowlers as well. Which team will win their fourth IPL title? We'll find out with Shashank Kishore when the second innings gets underway in a few minutes.

Shardul Thakur: "Final game, best two teams in the IPL. We knew some hard cricket was going to happen. I feel Powerplay is where you can attack and take wicket. If you bowl defensively in the Powerplay, you will still get hit for fours and sixes. In the last game, I wanted to get early wickets but there was some good cricket played by Dhawan. But tonight, ball was swinging a bit. Rohit did hit me for a six, but idea wasn't to go away from my plan."

Raja: "@Vignesh That team did not have Dhoni as CAPTAIN"

Vignesh: "@Husen well , MI defended an even more low total in the same ground in 2017 finals against a team that had Dhoni ;)"

Satyam: "Think MI are 20-25 runs short here. At least 15 more would have been more defendable."

Divya: "Last 12 balls : 3 fours 3 wickets 6 dots 1 singles"

Mustafa Moudi: "If anyone feels this is a below-par score then let me remind everyone that MI defended 137 on this same ground and that too by a massive 40 runs and defeated the Home Team in this season !!"

Husen: "@Moustafa - That team did not have a Dhoni "

19.6
4
Bravo to Pollard, FOUR, slower ball, full outside off, and that's been smoked! Drilled through the covers and Chennai Super Kings 150 to win IPL 2019!

final ball. Can Mumbai cross 150? Pollard needs a six.

19.5
4
Bravo to Pollard, FOUR, full, wide outside off, and this time Pollard manages to free his arms. Smashes a four through the covers, and even manages to pierce the gap between deep extra cover and long off
19.4
W
Bravo to Pollard, 1 run, OUT, yorker, just outside off, and drilled to long off. They need to go for two, and McClenaghan is running to the danger end, but he can't make it back in time. Good news for Mumbai is that Pollard is back on strike

MJ McClenaghan run out 0 (9m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Oh my, What do we have here? The two umpires are talking to Pollard. Pollard had actually taken strike near the tramlines (yes, you read that right) but then walked further across - even leaving the pitch - before Bravo pulled out. Some sort of rebellion, you'd think. But umpire Gould and Menon walked up to Pollard to have a tiny chat and understand why he did that. We're ready to play again

19.3
0
Bravo to Pollard, no run, yorker, but very wide outside off. Pollard lets the ball go despite not moving across, but Umpire Nitin Menon says that's a fair ball! Pollard throws his bat in the air, since he can't believe it
19.2
0
Bravo to Pollard, no run, through to the keeper! Full, slower from Bravo, but wide outside the tramlines. But since Pollard walked across to the ball, umpire Nitin Menon deems that a legal ball

Two runs missed by Mumbai there, one would think

19.1
0
Bravo to Pollard, no run, full, very wide outside off, and hammered past cover to wide long off. Rayudu goes around the boundary to stop the ball, but Pollard opts not to run! They could've taken two, but Pollard was never interested. McClenaghan did try to run though

Red Dirt: "FOUR opportunities of giving Pollard the strike wasted!" -- He'll have first strike in the final over. And it will be his compatriot DJ Bravo who will bowl out

Avinash: "From 2-0-22-0 to 4-1-26-3... what a splendid spell from Chahar"

Harsh: "@Anuj: Can we please stop with the Rcb comments? Rcb couldn't make it, deal with it. Don't live by "ifs and buts". Enjoy the show on display."

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | MI: 140/7 | RR: 7.36

  • Mitchell McClenaghan0 (2b)
  • Kieron Pollard32 (19b)
  • Deepak Chahar4-1-26-3
  • Shardul Thakur4-0-37-2

Navjot S Bhatia: "Amidst a season full of umpiring blunders.. Mr Ian Gould has shone consistently..!"

18.6
0
Chahar to McClenaghan, no run, delightful! Slower ball, short on middle and teasingly over Mitch's bat as he tries to swing to the leg side. Great comeback for Deepak Chahar tonight after getting tonked by de Kock earlier in the evening
18.5
0
Chahar to McClenaghan, no run, length ball, wide outside off, and Mitch pulls off the back foot to midwicket
18.4
W
Chahar to Chahar, OUT, full on middle, and his attempted slog over cover is sliced only to mid off. Pollard hasn't crossed over either

RD Chahar c du Plessis b Chahar 0 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

First cousin bowling to first cousin, by the way. Doesn't happen too often. Will Deepak aim at Rahul's head?

18.3
0
Chahar to Chahar, no run, length ball on middle, and worked away to the leg side

Deiva Muthu with a quick reminder: 2008 - Raina dropped Yusuf, CSK gone. Raina's done it again, poor Thakur

Anuj Sharma: "I wonder the fate of mumbai and delhi if the no ball in rcb vs mi match would have been rightly called"

18.2
W
Chahar to HH Pandya, OUT, yorker on middle, and Hardik can't flick it square. Ball hits his front leg, and Chahar appeals for lbw. Ian Gould raises the finger but Hardik reviews right away! Bat involved? Looks like the bat did not hit the ball, it only hit the ground. No edge according to UltraEdge so far, and replays show that ball would've crashed into leg stump. Big wicket for Chennai.

HH Pandya lbw b Chahar 16 (21m 10b 1x4 1x6) SR: 160

18.1
4
Chahar to HH Pandya, FOUR, back of a length, wide outside off, and Pandya flat-bats a pull through to the wide long-on boundary! Chahar tries for the slower short ball, but Hardik was up for the challenge. What timing!

FayyazKarimi: "Can cricinfo post any comment from Pakistan in IPL Final. Don't have anything special to say expect love for Dhoni. He is the man due to which most of pakistani's are watching IPL. "

Vipin: "There's a reason why MI is so good consistently. They've got depth in every department. If these guys get them to 160+ (very doable if they stay till the end), Malinga and Bumrah will get the job done in the second half. "

Srivatsan: "Raina has to make amends for that poor fielding effort. It's high time he contributes "

END OF OVER:
18 | 16 Runs | MI: 136/5 | RR: 7.55

  • Hardik Pandya12 (8b)
  • Kieron Pollard32 (19b)
  • Shardul Thakur4-0-37-2
  • Imran Tahir3-0-23-2

Statistician: "Talking of stats, in today's commentary csk favoured comments 10, MI 6, neutral 9. (Till 17.3)"

17.6
1
Thakur to HH Pandya, 1 run, low full toss, very wide outside off, and thumped to long on for a single. Hardik keeps strike
17.5
6
Thakur to HH Pandya, SIX, helicopter shot with Dhoni looking on! The audacity! Love it. Full, on off, and Hardik stays really deep in his crease before letting his bottom-hand do the rest. The crowd roars!

Fine margins in this game. Shardul could've had a Man-of-the-Match winning performance with a three-for had CSK won. But with the drop, Shardul has to hope he doesn't go for too much in these last two balls. Here's Hardik, standing very deep in his crease

farah: "has Raina dropped the​ trophy??"

17.4
1
Thakur to Pollard, 1 run, attempted yorker, but ends up as a low full toss. Drills a drive to long on
17.3
6
Thakur to Pollard, SIX, rubbing salt in Shardul's wounds! Back of a length on off, and Pollard rocks back deep before punishing Shardul for a six. Thumps a pull over cow corner
17.2
1
Thakur to HH Pandya, 1 run, up and over off the back foot, and Raina is getting under it from cover, but he's dropped it! Chinna Thala fails to hold on. How rare is that? This was a short ball from Shardul, and Hardik tried to lift it over cover, but alas

Satyam: "Still thinking 170 a possibility here. after the 17th over." -- Pandya needs to tee off asap for that to happen

Sai: "@Navjot S Bhatia this IPL has seen all kind of umpiring errors .. " -- I was hoping you weren't going to remind us

17.1
1
Thakur to Pollard, 1 run, full, on off, and driven down the ground to long on. Gives Hardik the strike

Eighteen balls to go. Can Mumbai add another 40 atleast? Remember, there's another over of Tahir left. But for now, here's Shardul

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | MI: 120/5 | RR: 7.05

  • Kieron Pollard24 (16b)
  • Hardik Pandya4 (5b)
  • Imran Tahir3-0-23-2
  • Ravindra Jadeja2-0-12-0
16.6
1
Imran Tahir to Pollard, 1 run, length ball outside off again, and he pulls once more off the back foot. No real timing this time. Through to the fielder at cow corner
16.5
6
Imran Tahir to Pollard, SIX, going, going, gone! Half-tracker from Tahir, sliding into leg stump and Pollard rocks back before pulling this over backward square. Massive

Navjot S Bhatia: "Well this season has seen it all..Mankading...No ball due to insufficient fielders in the circle.. Hit Wicket.. Obstructing the Field.. Lazy bails... Hope I did not miss anything...!!" -- Russell's explosive pressers?

16.4
0
Imran Tahir to Pollard, no run, full on off, and turning away after hitting the deck. Tapped off the front foot to cover for a quick run
16.3
1
Imran Tahir to HH Pandya, 1 run, yorker on off, and Pandya does well to dig this away. Bunted back to Tahir

SK: "Dhoni doesn't believe in data .. he creates his own data ;)"

16.2
1
Imran Tahir to Pollard, 1 run, slider, length ball outside off and zipping through. Tries to flat-bat this over long on, but doesn't find the connection. On the bounce to the fielder in the deep

CSK 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st33SR WatsonF du Plessis
2nd37SR WatsonSK Raina
3rd3AT RayuduSR Watson
4th9MS DhoniSR Watson
5th51SR WatsonDJ Bravo
6th13SR WatsonRA Jadeja
7th2RA JadejaSN Thakur