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 "
final ball. Can Mumbai cross 150? Pollard needs a six.
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
Two runs missed by Mumbai there, one would think
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..!"
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?
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"
HH Pandya lbw b Chahar 16 (21m 10b 1x4 1x6) SR: 160
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)"
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 theâ trophy??"
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
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
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?
SK: "Dhoni doesn't believe in data .. he creates his own data ;)"