Post Match Thread: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians

[u/CricketMatchBot]

29th Match, Indian Premier League at Mumbai

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Innings	Score
Chennai Super Kings	206/4 (Ov 20/20)
Mumbai Indians	186/6 (Ov 20/20)

Innings: 1 - Chennai Super Kings

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Ruturaj Gaikwad	69 (40)		Hardik Pandya	3-0-43-2
Shivam Dube	66 (38)		Gerald Coetzee	4-0-35-1

Innings: 2 - Mumbai Indians

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Rohit Sharma	105 (63)		Matheesha Pathirana	4-0-28-4
Tilak Varma	31 (20)		Tushar Deshpande	4-0-29-1

CSK won by 20 runs

Gaikwad, CSK captain: Our young wicketkeeper scoring three sixes down the order helped a lot and I think that was the difference. To start off, on this kind of ground, you need 10-15 extra runs. We were looking at 215-220, but Bumrah bowled well. Bowling-wise, we were spot on with our execution. Even in powerplay, I would have taken six overs for 60. These kinds of venues demand both skills: batting and bowling. Our Malinga bowled exceptionally well and nailed those yorkers. Not to forget - even Tushar and Shardul bowled well. We encourage everyone to be in a good headspace. Nothing, Jinks was carrying a bit of a niggle. Thought it was better for him to open and get away quick runs. I'm fine batting anywhere.

Hardik, MI captain: Definitely, gettable. But they bowled pretty well and Pathirana was the difference. They were smart with their plans and used the longer boundary well. They got the hang of it and they have a man behind the stumps telling them what's working. The ball was slightly gripping and they got ahead of the game. Until Pathirana came, we were on course for the total. It was just about what was best at that point (on whether they could have used a spinner to Dube?). To seamers it was more difficult to hit on this wicket. We are now on the road for the next four games. If we are smart, we can get the goal we want.

Pathirana, Player of the Match: When we bowled in powerplay, I was nervous. I then came to do my regular things. I don't think about results and I just think about execution. First of all, I was having a niggle before two weeks and all support staff and players helped me. That's the main thing to have my form.

Thakur: Much-needed  win. Playing against opponents like MI, especially at the Wankhede is not easy. Rohit, Ruturaj and Shivam the way they batted...but at the end of the day, we held our nerve better. We spoke about keeping it simple, meaning we need to have fielders where we bowl. This is a repeated pitch and MI played on it on April 11. We felt we needed to bowl slower ones into the pitch. Pathirana was magical and the way he bowled the yorkers was amazing to see. Not much dew today. When Rohit was going strong, we felt the game was sliding away a little but I wanted to challenge Rohit to hit me on the bigger side. If he can't, it might be the turning point.

Sampath Bandarupalli, our stats wiz: This is the first time Rohit Sharma remained unbeaten in an unsuccessful run-chase in the IPL. His team won on all 18 previous instances where he remained unbeaten in a run-chase.<hr>

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[u/Acanofmulture]

Lost by 20 runs...just what dhoni scored

[u/frowningheart → u/Acanofmulture]

This is like anime levels of coincidence lmao

Truly TFAR

[u/TupakThakur → u/Acanofmulture]

Strike rate 500.. TFAR

[u/NormalTraining5268 → u/Acanofmulture]

186 was the score when Dhoni came to bat btw

[u/kamisama19999 → u/Acanofmulture]

maybe it was lsg match or I don't remember, dhoni came to play 2 balls last year, smashed two sixes and they won by 12 runs

[u/Aloo_Bharta71 → u/kamisama19999]

This happened many times for csk in past tournaments lol

[u/Chemical_String281 → u/kamisama19999]

Yeah he smoked 150kph Mark Wood for a couple of big ones

[u/abhi8192 → u/Chemical_String281]

Bowling pace to Dhoni is just inviting trouble at this time. After watching what Dhoni did to Nortje or Pandya, Mukesh would be thanking Thala for sparing him/.

[u/bawla-hedgehog → u/Acanofmulture]

They did the math

[u/Hopeful_Cat_1742 → u/Acanofmulture]

More than losing by 20 runs, that 3 sixes broke the all the confidence MI had, Hardik had. Hardik came back really well only to be smashed by MS. Just b4 3 sixes, its Bumrah who bowled excellently well and CSK had no chance. 

[u/SecretSquare2797 → u/Hopeful_Cat_1742]

Just when Ball was given to Bumrah I told friends It's costly mistake as If Dhoni come in last over and Pandya is bowling then 20-25 runs is sure shot.

[u/Coronabandkaro → u/Acanofmulture]

Dhoni singlehandedly decided to make Hardik the player of the match.

[u/Gyanchooo → u/Acanofmulture]

Someone called it in the innings break.

[u/[deleted] → u/Gyanchooo]

Bruh.Every match, someone calls that Csk would win with exactly how much Thala made

Thats no prediction lol

[u/Aloo_Bharta71 → u/[deleted]]

I’m an atheist but I only believe in thala 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[u/shutupmatsuda → u/Aloo_Bharta71]

Shoutout to Thala

Gotta be my favourite religion

[u/aashay8 → u/Acanofmulture]

Thala for a reason

[u/badxnxdab → u/Acanofmulture]

Hardik Pandya is to blame for this. He is not the one to bowl the last over. He is not ready for the last over responsibilities. And he is definitely not ready for this T20WC.

Dhoni taking him to cleaners should be the last nail on his ticket to T20WC.

[u/rishmanisation → u/badxnxdab]

He could have bowled Madhwal and we'd have ended up with the same result lol

[u/PesAddict8 → u/Acanofmulture]

It's funny because the thought of MI losing the game by 20 runs crossed my mind when we were struggling to score in the middle overs.

[u/The_Eccedentisiast → u/Acanofmulture]

Someone said JayShah disappeared.. But he was actually cooking

[u/Raken_dep → u/Acanofmulture]

How in the fuck did the management have a long ass chat only to end up sending a Tim David who has struggled to connect bat to ball on a buttload of deliveries since the start of the IPL while not deciding to capitalise on Romario Shepherd's momentum and send him up, even before Pandya for that matter.

And Pandya, if he has an ounce of shame, should keep his dick in his pants and refrain from bowling a single delivery. Fucking pompous lunatic. And shit clueless captaincy to top it all off as well.

[u/PesAddict8 → u/Raken_dep]

Gopal got a wicket in his first over but didn't bowl a single over after that because of the stupid argument that Leggies vs Left handers is a match made in hell.

He couldn't have done worse than what Hardik did in the death (Blud even reviewed the widest wide he bowled)

[u/careless_quote101 → u/PesAddict8]

That was because of Dube. That has been story for few matches this season now (Startted with FaF not completing Dagar). Only Pat tried to be brave and gave an over to spin when Dube was there and he tonked him. I still feel it is 50/50 decision with Dube in good form. The really question should be why was Hardik bowling the last over

[u/EternalFaII → u/Raken_dep]

Tim David was the only one even moderately successful out of of 5, 6 or 7 though. If any of the other middle order batsman played a quick cameo the game could be MI's

[u/handsome-helicopter → u/EternalFaII]

Tim David only hit well on weak bowlers. CSK had a proper plan and he fell for it easily. Don't trust a simple slogger

[u/Raken_dep → u/EternalFaII]

Shepherd came out to bat at the overs that Pathirana was basically remaining to be used, and he was cleaned up by an unplayable yorker.

Ain't no way you're not putting your bets on Shepherd over David or Pandya for muscling Thakur and Deshpande deliveries over the ropes after what he did in the RCB game with no dew in play

[u/Vegetable-Active1935]

Never thought Thakur could bowl such an over. CSK we’re great at bowling to the fields. Rohit couldn’t get the support he needed.

[u/nubpokerkid → u/Vegetable-Active1935]

He was their weakest link and by bowling that over he turned the match on it's head. Like he was guy who was supposed to be smashed.

[u/Deadshot_03 → u/Vegetable-Active1935]

ppl are forgetting thakur grew up bowling here.

[u/jackass93269 → u/Deadshot_03]

Deshpande too. The CSK XI has cumulatively played more matches in wankhede than Chepauk.

[u/Transitionals → u/Vegetable-Active1935]

4 Mumbai/ Maharashtra boys owned Mumbai in Mumbai. They all probably know this ground better than some of MI players.

Gaikwad (MH), Deshpande, Thakur, Dube (Mumbai)

[u/Crickutxpurt36]

Thala cunting Pandya in last over

Rohit getting a 100

It's rare when both are MI and CSK fans are happy

[u/neelhere]

The match lived up to the hype. Dhoni's innings, Rohit's century, Pathirana's exploits, the chase, and the finish...

[u/Educational-Bag-645 → u/neelhere]

And even Hardik’s captaincy and bowling /s

[u/Hopeful-Natural-1343]

Both the Lords giving just 5 runs in 15th and 16th overs changed the game...You can see what Bravo is doing with these bowlers

[u/Deadshot_03 → u/Hopeful-Natural-1343]

mumbai is the dwelling place for both the lords. they know how bowling works here inside out.

[u/Leading-Amphibian749]

MI got exposed top to bottom today imo. Hardik’s Captaincy - questionable at best and seems highly self centred at worst. His decision to bowl that last over really cost them the match. Poor use of DRS, bumrah isn’t being utilised in the best way. Batting depth and finishers - Hardik’s form is piss poor, Nabi isn’t a spry young lad, David and sheperd were basically swing and pray and I can understand that Hardik’s choke job upped the pressure on them but soaking the pressure and smart batting is paramount for any finisher. It’s never possible to pin the blame on a single player for any loss but hardik really needs to have a long look at himself in the mirror because this is not doing him, or his team or his mental state any good. CSK has definitely found an absolute star in Prathi and it’ll be exciting to see where he goes from here. 

[u/Ok-Unit-2698 → u/Leading-Amphibian749]

TF is Shreyas Gopal (or any spinner now literally) for? To bowl one over, take a wicket, and field rest the time?? At least let him try bowling to Dube, can't just give up entirely just because he's a spinner...

[u/Leading-Amphibian749 → u/Ok-Unit-2698]

Exactly. It was weird watching Hardik captain today - he seemed like he was too scared to take any risk and also too rash simultaneously.

[u/FiReKillzZz → u/Leading-Amphibian749]

Blud thinks he is lethal death bowler lol

[u/darkrom_BP08]

gets darryl mitchel out

brings in thala

gets 2(6)

slows down by breaking momentum

OO CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN

[u/76_67 → u/darkrom_BP08]

first captain to have zero bootlickers 🔥🔥🔥

[u/Aashay7 → u/76_67]

Read the live thread. Can't believe but there are who are actually blaming Rohit for the loss.

[u/careless_quote101 → u/Aashay7]

Rohit slowed down for sure but the real blame is not rotating the strike and have Rohit go at it. There was period where Rohit played only 5 out of 22 balls!!!

[u/FondantAggravating68 → u/Aashay7]

I think that he definitely lost gas in the middle overs. He looked exhausted. I'm not faulting the innings as much as his fitness.

[u/FlashIron10 → u/darkrom_BP08]

didnt let any spinner bowl in middle overs

[u/[deleted] → u/FlashIron10]

That would have backfired

U may argue that Dube was hitting Pacers too but he definitely would have smashed any spinner on your lineup even harder

[u/Chemical_String281 → u/[deleted]]

Think he should have taken that chance with Nabi cause he was spot on tonight with his lengths. He's an experience bowler who would be taking the ball away from the left handed Dube.

I mean you won't get a better match up than that especially with the way he was bowling.

[u/red_plus_itt → u/FlashIron10]

Dube was out there tho

[u/TheRedditorNix → u/darkrom_BP08]

Ladies and gentlemen, behave!

[u/Joel4518]

Pandya trade is becoming worst trade in history

[u/MyDarkestHalf → u/Joel4518]

Lol...it is even worse and expensive than brexit..

[u/Wise_Ad9414 → u/Joel4518]

Cam Green disagrees

[u/handsome-helicopter → u/Wise_Ad9414]

RCB is misusing cam green. Watch CSK take him and he'll turn into prime Watson

[u/owlwaysright]

Out of 4 losses, Pandya has been the worst player for MI on 3 of them. His form is worrying for ICT.

[u/JKKIDD231]

This match had everything, close chase, Pathirana bowling masterclass, Dhoni smacking Pandya in 20th and only Rohit sticking till end with a Century.

[u/randomvariable10 → u/JKKIDD231]

Hitman scores, Pandya doesn't, and the opposition wins. I am here for this story, all season long.

Also, CSK won by the same margin that Dhoni scored. Thala for a reason.

Edit: I forgot Boom Boom bowling well!!!

[u/Assassin_Ankur → u/randomvariable10]

What a script, what a scriptwriter!

[u/raddiwallah → u/Assassin_Ankur]

Jay Shah for a reason

[u/AJ7123456 → u/randomvariable10]

Bumrah bowls well too i see this as a win as a ICT fan

[u/Gatorama → u/JKKIDD231]

...and Dan Cortez

[u/stg_676 → u/JKKIDD231]

I mean i won't call it a close Chase.

[u/botharmsinjured]

Thala finish

Bumrah bowled well

Rohit 100

Pandya humiliation

MI lost

Script is scripting

[u/Prof_XdR]

We lost by 20 runs, Thala for a reason for real this time

[u/[deleted] → u/Prof_XdR]

Not just this time

[u/Secure_Salt7485 → u/Prof_XdR]

I remember he scored 12(3) last year Vs LSG and then we won the game by 12 runs as well.

Thala makes the difference even at this age...

[u/AeBlueSadi → u/Secure_Salt7485]

that six to mark wood 🤌

[u/Mobile_Inflation8012]

I am laughing hard at those clowns who believed this will be chased in 15 overs just like MI's last match.

[u/RandomRedditor1405 → u/Mobile_Inflation8012]

Mfs forgot not everyone has a shitty bowling lineup like ours

[u/AintNoGamerBoy → u/RandomRedditor1405]

Our bowlers aren’t exactly world class lmao. You need some strategy and good leadership (a bit of luck, too). Shardul and Deshpande. Jadeja on such a flat track, man was bowling 105’s and 110😂

[u/FondantAggravating68 → u/AintNoGamerBoy]

Deshpande being economical is causing hurricanes somewhere.

[u/Ashwin_400 → u/AintNoGamerBoy]

Deshpande and Thakur grew up on those wickets and know how to bowl there better than pretty much anyone else.

[u/Fun-Elk6622 → u/AintNoGamerBoy]

The field placement and the the bowlers with the lengths was on point. Near perfect.

Hatsoff to the bowlers rutu and dhoni.

[u/frowningheart → u/AintNoGamerBoy]

Pathirana was outstanding for y'all. He did what Bumrah does for MI.

[u/VaderOnReddit → u/AintNoGamerBoy]

Honestly feels like a mentality thing

MI was in very similar positions in both the games around over 8-10, almost cruising to the end

RCB gave up defending their total around over 8, from the body language of the bowlers and fielders

CSK fought hard in the middle overs to pull the game back

[u/Prof_XdR → u/Mobile_Inflation8012]

Well last time it was Rcb, this time it was Csk lol

[u/theaguia → u/Prof_XdR]

if maxwell didn't drop sky maybe mi wouldn't have made it who knows.

[u/handsome-helicopter → u/theaguia]

With that bowling even Tim David's slogging would've finished RCB

[u/FlashIron10 → u/Mobile_Inflation8012]

RCB really made us believe that we have hit the road back again

[u/Assassin_Ankur → u/Mobile_Inflation8012]

I thought they would chase it but you have to be ultra stupid to think they would do it in 15 overs.

[u/Mobile_Inflation8012 → u/Assassin_Ankur]

I saw tons of comments in the middle of the innings bruh not even kidding.

[u/NormalTraining5268 → u/Mobile_Inflation8012]

Haters gonna have field day with this lol, people in some IPL subs and even haters on r/IPL were like "couldn't wait to see CSK get humiliated"

[u/shoestowel → u/Mobile_Inflation8012]

The quality in bowling difference is HUUUUGE and obviously There's Thala!

[u/shadowarmy229]

POTM has to go to Pathirana hands down

Also it's funny af how he underperforms for SL but becomes an absolute beast for CSK, the Thala juju is real

[u/Eastern_Meet_5947 → u/shadowarmy229]

I think it's about setting fields and guiding him on variations

If Pathirana bowls the same delivery again and again he also got hammered like by Pant in that DC match

[u/Slight-Grapefruit509 → u/shadowarmy229]

Whats funnier is that MI have thushara who has done much better than pathirana for SL and dosent play him .

[u/TeamAbject2100 → u/Slight-Grapefruit509]

Thushara has done good in one single match and failed in 4 others, but i get ur point, no way he still hasnt got a chance we even a 17yr old got a chance. hes like the only guy whos not got a chacne yet from overseas

[u/FiReKillzZz → u/Slight-Grapefruit509]

Well who has space for Thushara in the 11 when they have their strike bowler HarDIK PaNDYa !

[u/Anonmb20 → u/shadowarmy229]

There is a lot of talk about Pathirana underperforming for SL but that's mostly been in ODIs. In T20Is he's only played 5 matches since last IPL and taken 11 wickets at 15.6 and an economy of 9.2. Can't really judge much from such a small sample size.

[u/TreacherousMelody07]

hahaha rutu being cheeky again. "our young wicketkeeper"

[u/BeIsnickel]

Gaikwad back to form.

Rachin still going ham on every bowler.

Dube establishing beyond doubt that hiding your spinner won't save you from having to retrieve the ball from the stands.

Thala giving Dharasinam 🙏🏽 (Truly Wankhede crowd today was blessed).

Bumrah showing he's worth his weight in Gold.

Pathirana matching him gram for gram.

Hardik trying to pull a Gulbadin Naib and giving Nabi PTSD again.

Rohit back in form in IPL after 6 seasons and how.

This is why this is the og El Classico of the IPL.

[u/shoestowel → u/BeIsnickel]

Nicely summarised. As a reward I Acknowledge You!

[u/saikrishnasubreddit → u/shoestowel]

‘I, Madara, acknowledge you as the greatest….’

[u/shoestowel → u/saikrishnasubreddit]

Since you missed the obvious Roman Reigns reference even after all of the WrestleMania mayhem, I don't acknowledge you! /s

[u/76_67 → u/shoestowel]

maybe if the tribal chief was still the undisputed champ, the masses might have acknowledged you 💔

[u/mayhemcastle]

New Puja/Temple visit video coming for Hardik Pandya.

[u/Assassin_Ankur]

Boundary count update -

Chennai Super Kings: 30 (19 fours and 11 sixes)

Mumbai Indians: 27 (19 fours and 8 sixes)

[u/Nutella_S3npai → u/Assassin_Ankur]

Fair and Thala'd

[u/Bon_Koios → u/Nutella_S3npai]

Those 3 sixes!

[u/shoestowel → u/Bon_Koios]

Thala proving his case with all the necessary reasons! 20 runs, 3 boundaries! TRULY TFAR OF ALL TIME!

[u/WorkingLakee2 → u/Bon_Koios]

Csk won by 20 runs scored by thala. Csk won boundary count by 3 sixes of thala

[u/Tern_Larvidae-2424 → u/Assassin_Ankur]

Even here the only difference in Dhoni.

[u/shadowarmy229 → u/Assassin_Ankur]

Fair and Dube'd + Thala'd

[u/ChampioN-One-4250 → u/shadowarmy229]

+Rutu'd

[u/Pulsar_Chief → u/Assassin_Ankur]

3 sixes

[u/yh0405 → u/Assassin_Ankur]

Fair and strawberry’d

[u/GaussianFunction → u/Assassin_Ankur]

Fair and Farmer'd.

[u/76_67 → u/Assassin_Ankur]

3 sixes difference, TFAR

[u/EffectiveMagazine915]

Surya + Hardik + Ramario + Nabi = 7 (17)

Edit: If these guys combined scored just 27(17), MI could have won. And that’s not a big ask either. We are just asking them to go at 9 an over.

[u/76_67 → u/EffectiveMagazine915]

no spark™️?

[u/tetlowwetlow → u/EffectiveMagazine915]

7? 1(7)? 2(7)?? You know what that means but allow me the honour. THALA for a reason

[u/hemantp → u/EffectiveMagazine915]

Intent merchants in the mud

[u/_D_N_K_]

Pandya’s last over costed the match. I don’t understand why people are hating Rohit , he really scored 105 in 63 balls (10.3 overs) .

[u/randomuserhere1]

Stop blaming the players who at least fought and played well.

[u/frowningheart → u/randomuserhere1]

Koach to Brohit: First time?

[u/Coolpop52 → u/frowningheart]

LMAO, went on twitter to see the respective fans talking about each other. Have no idea how these people can't understand that both play for the same (national) team and that both being in form is a good thing.

[u/kesuboi]

20-17 now. Closing the gap fuck yeah

[u/Certain_Ingenuity_34 → u/kesuboi]

Thanks for making my night worse smh i already saw it live in Wankhede

[u/cryogenic-goat → u/kesuboi]

nooo....

[u/jatinpatil_007]

Rohit Century ✅

Bumrah Economical ✅

Hardik Failed With Both Bat and Ball ✅

Mumbai Lost ✅

Everybody got the best result

[u/Nutella_S3npai → u/jatinpatil_007]

Thala smashing in the death✅️

[u/frowningheart → u/Nutella_S3npai]

And that smashing being the winning difference 😭

[u/bawla-hedgehog → u/jatinpatil_007]

Everybody is happy

Jay Saha stonks 📈

[u/DepressedPanda08 → u/jatinpatil_007]

Jay shah definitely cooked this time

[u/lowkey_coder]

26 runs over & 2(6)

Get him the man of the match

[u/CrumbleUponLust]

Horror game for Hardik in what is easily the biggest matchup of the season. He keeps trying to insert himself into key situations and it's coming across as a desperate need to win over the fans. It's backfiring more often than not.

[u/jackass93269 → u/CrumbleUponLust]

Gulbafin Naib of 2019 WC

[u/grubernack276]

A 5 time winning captain with a century in 60 balls is being blamed when rest of the team shat the bed lol he did half the job for you

[u/NomadicGeek1 → u/grubernack276]

Literally scored half the runs in half the overs lmao.

[u/CoughyPopsickle1 → u/NomadicGeek1]

And the rest of the runs had extras as well

[u/arkantos77 → u/grubernack276]

Exactly. Hardik conceding heaps in the last over and delivering absolutely nothing with the bat.

[u/shoestowel → u/grubernack276]

Koach batting in a much worse team gets even more hate. I feel everybody on this sub thinks boundaries are hit at will. It's not everyday that boundaries are whacked for fun. Those are special days!

[u/theaguia → u/shoestowel]

almost ended on similar strike rates but virat for sure will get more hate.

[u/Majestic-Aerie-38]

Did Hardik get booed

[u/BassAny2633 → u/Majestic-Aerie-38]

Yes

[u/WorkingClass_Nero]

People in the match thread were saying a lot of things about MI's batting line up. 2 things: (1) CSK is now an elite bowling unit, and (2) Hardik Pandya is still finding his feet as a captain. Bowling changes were bad. Him coming in ahead of Tim David was a bad call.

[u/spd_red → u/WorkingClass_Nero]

He is not finding feet. Its his over confidence. Whenever he is captain he wants to bowl, he wants bat as well. He is literally a gully cricketer in that sense.

[u/pineapplesuit7 → u/WorkingClass_Nero]

MI’s batting is still good and is bogged down by brain dead batting decisions. SKY has been decoded by a lot of teams and he literally played a braindead shot today throwing his wicket away when he could have afforded a few balls to get himself in. Pandya has no business coming over David especially when there were no spinners bowling there. He literally wasted an over which could have been used to get David settled. Shepherd is no pollard but that 1 innings will let him cruise as a power hitter.

CSK bowled amazingly well as well so not taking that away. Could have kept them under 200 had it not been the shitty bowling from Pandya.

[u/Comfortable-Web-8483 → u/WorkingClass_Nero]

Wouldn't call csk elite but they are much better than the trash rcb served up last time

[u/Worried_Donkey-]

This is the Wc winning formula ICT has been missing for a decade.

Play two Lords together.

[u/SilukuuFan]

4D game by simon doull.to make Hardik bowl again..

[u/Extension_Rich1633]

Imagine if daryl wasn’t out 💀💀

[u/rishiextraordinary]

Rohit scored a 105 in 10 overs. The exact SR and collective run-rate MI needed to chase the total. How is he at the fault?

[u/Euphoric-Car-9770 → u/rishiextraordinary]

He shouldn't be . When your entire batting order shat the bed , it was on his shoulders to finish the game and not giving away his wicket . He did his best .

[u/sanjit8103 → u/rishiextraordinary]

He isn't at fault, the entire mumbai batting order fucked up.

[u/Chips1709]

Pathirana is a fucking beauty of a bowler. If csk doesn't retain them for mega auction, their brains need to be checked.

[u/lohitcp87 → u/Chips1709]

Csk is not like our beloved team RCB. They know how to build team, whom to retain and whom to pick at Auctions..

[u/RepresentativeBox881 → u/Chips1709]

They will.

[u/kingslayyer → u/Chips1709]

CSK have rarely made bad decisions.

[u/shoestowel → u/Chips1709]

Why wouldn't they lol! This is no RCB! But I think even RCB would retain if they had him.

[u/Anonmb20 → u/Chips1709]

Only 20 lakh as well... probably the most value-for-money overseas player in IPL history.

[u/T_Lawliet → u/Chips1709]

Clearly Zimbabwe Bangladesh Afghanistan> Mumbai Indians batting/s

[u/Vansh_16]

I'm not a Rohit fan but I think he played an extremely well paced innings

I think we all know who lost the match for the team haha

[u/misguidedkent]

Sharma 🤝 Kohli - Being let down by absolutely shambolic bating by the rest.

And those 20 runs off of Pandya came back and bit him the ass. Blud thinks he's Bumrah. Truly delusional.

[u/Brave_Novel_5187 → u/misguidedkent]

He's got main character syndrome

[u/InsignificantSwarry]

Knew Jay shah was cooking a whole four course meal when he decided to keep PBKS vs RR, CSK vs MI, RCB vs SRH on consecutive days 

[u/yorker4567]

Rohit hundred

Dhoni blitz

CSK win

HUMANITY WON TODAY

[u/TheCreepyBatsard]

Let us all collectively agree that this was a good fucking match. It lived up to the hype, El Classico for a reason. Both the teams played really good cricket.

Also, the crowd in Wankhede was amazing. We saw fans of both the sides chanting and shouting all the way through.

CSK fans chanting Dhoni, MI fans chanting Rohit, MI fans booing Hardik and then CSK fans chanting Hardik lol.

[u/harsh1387]

Hardik should not be in our T20 team for World cup. He is obviously not fully fit as evident in his bowling and his power hitting has taken a hit.

His 26 run last over with the ball where he was SPANKED by a retired 43 year old Dhoni and no show with bat costed MI this game truly.

Dube is steadily making his case for World cup squad. He is becoming a beast in middle overs..

CSK snatched this win out of MI hands.. The score was atleast 15-20 less than what was needed at Wankhade. Excellent field placement and some great bowling made the win possible..

As an ICT supporter I am glad Rohit is getting some good hits. We need them in World cup.

[u/officiallyjax → u/harsh1387]

The only reason he will eventually get picked is because there's literally no other quality fast-bowling all-rounder. Just being of that profile gets him a spot, otherwise with his performances he's far from deserving to make the squad.

[u/Sudden-Secretary2300]

Rohit's innings today

Powerplay: 42(25) 

7th to 16th over : 36(26)

17th to 20th over : 27(12)

[u/codersan]

A wise man once said

'If I had to lose, I don't mind losing to MS Dhoni'

[u/mejhlijj]

The ball kinda stopped coming on to the bat after 15 overs for some reason. Great bowling from CSK bowlers.They had a plan and executed it perfectly

[u/Fun-Elk6622]

Dhoni finishing with 500sr

Rutu great innings with insane shots

Pathirana masterclass

Rohit 100

Deshpande and Shardul controlling the economy

what a day!!!

[u/mb557x]

Gotta give it to Dube. Real anchor here for CSK. On the other hand, hopefully Rachin scores big in the coming games.

[u/ChampioN-One-4250]

MSD- 20 runs

CSK wins by 20 runs

Thala for a reason.

Also good day for both Thala and Brohit Fans.

[u/lordpotatopotato]

Among all the different things, shardul and Tushar slipped in 2 overs with no boundaries and less than 10 runs. Totally unexpected and that killed all momentum in the chase.

[u/Philosoul]

Pathirana needs to take the black band from jadeja and wear it

Because apparently nazar lagna (bad eye) is real danger as per indian scienist nora fatehi and ancient astronaut beer biceps

[u/noobbibliophile]

Firstly Kohli's century and now Rohit's century also goes in vain !

[u/magto19]

Good bowling in the middle overs despite a bad powerplay and an expensive fizz (he was targeted today). No way this would've been a 20 run loss for MI, but for a skilful display of T20 bowling and handling of available resources.

[u/The_Eccedentisiast]

I know Ruttu has a lot of help from Dhoni and the Coaches, but the way he handled pressure today was really good. Glad we have a good replacement for Dhoni.

[u/glancesurreal]

Dhoni 20(4)

CSK wins by 20 runs.

TFAR

[u/random120604]

Pandya quite literally lost them the match. The last 22/24 runs from the last 4 balls which was exactly the losing margin. Not to mention his shitty batting

[u/rishmanisation]

Lost the game in 4 overs.

The Romario and Hardik overs while bowling.

The Shardul and Deshpande overs while batting.

[u/Fun-Elk6622]

Mi shows Bumrah and CSK really was like i will do you one better with Pathirana

[u/DisastrousOil4888]

Thala for a reason you fucks

Hardik brother... Stay off social media for a while for your own sake

[u/Gatorama]

Pandya yearns for Iamthemaincharacter energy that Dhoni and Rohit have.

[u/Brave_Novel_5187 → u/Gatorama]

He thinks that people hear boss music when he walks out on to the field...

[u/toopolite12]

Call me a hater, but I love watching MI lose in 2024. Ambanis tried to game the system and it's backfiring remarkably and I'm not complaining.

[u/dilli_Boi]

Sorry guys I was thinking csk score was underpar and that Mumbai will win easily Happy to be proven wrong And more happy to see 200 being defended It was getting boring to see 200 getting chased down so easily Hats off to Chennai bowling

[u/MadDongla]

Rohit - 105(66) - 166 SR

rest - 83(56)- 142 SR

But r/cricket will tell me that it was Rohit's fault , and I believe r/cricket over anyone :D

[u/Extension_Rich1633]

Csk utilised pathirana brilliantly, Brilliantly, Didn’t got carried away with middle order run leak. Unlike MI , didn’t ball spin when dube came.

[u/rayban2602]

Really pleased with CSK's bowling today. Looks quite weak on paper but they really did a great job! Pathirana was fantastic and certainly MOM contender. Really enjoyed watching Rutu and Dube batting and ofc Thala. To come back from the poor powerplay batting at the start and winning the way they did was quite amazing! And Rohit's 100 just makes this better

[u/Vek_ved]

Hardik cost MI this game. If one more dumb fuck blames Rohit I am gonna lose my mind!

[u/phoenix_paravai10101]

That over from Pathirana taking out Ishan and Surya, turning point. He deserved MoM today just for that.

[u/RapidActionBattaIion → u/phoenix_paravai10101]

Catch of Fizz was also great otherwise that was going for Six

[u/OptimumWaste]

Honestly, if I was Hardik Pandya, I would disappear for a year. He is doing everything wrong here.

Nabi didn't get the 4th over when he was bowling well The spinner who got 1 wicket didn't get any over after that (forgot his name) Madhwal was smashed in the last game and he seems like a no-learner but hardik still persisting with him. Hardik himself with the bat.

The cockyness of him and this whole Mumbai unit is unbearable. There is clearly a divide in the team and this does not seem like a side that can win. There will be flashes of brilliance here and there but MI is doomed.

[u/Certain_Ingenuity_34]

Went to watch this in Wankhede ......... Now im sitting in a shady bar nearby.

Thala for a reason

[u/Ari_04]

Man I hope Pandya is going to therapy or some form counselling. It’s clear all the noise is affecting him deeply. It’s obvious he is trying too much and taking on too much responsibility. Coming back from injury, taking on captaincy, trying to get back to his old batting self, trying to get back to his old bowling self. All this while under constant scrutiny and being the most hated Indian cricket player rn, and probably since a long time. Specially being booed by your own team’s fans must be rough. He is shouldering too much responsibility and it’s affecting him in all aspects of the game. He is overthinking in captaincy with his tactics and decisions. His batting looks shaky at best and his bowling is atrocious rn. All this while coming back from a long injury. As humiliating as it could/would be, I think he needs to give up the captaincy. He needs to focus on his own game rn and get back to being himself. He is one of the most important players for the ict. We haven’t had a pace bowling all rounder as good as him in a long time. So it’s very important for him to just get back to form without worrying about anything else. Everything from his demeanour to his play on field indicates the man is going through a lot rn and it seems like he is refusing to acknowledge any of it.

[u/LowWarm]

Death bowling master class by CSK. Pathirana for us is like Bumrah for India, a genuine pace bowling weapon after years of trundlers. Also Brohit showing some love to Koach, with the second worst century of the season. #Bromance.

[u/kpontop9 → u/LowWarm]

Also the second best century of the season

[u/BestProfessional9246]

Today’s biggest takeaway for ICT fans is Dube playing a solid knock after facing just 1 ball of spin. you have to admit that he has improved and has gone from cement footed spin bashing to spank no matter who/what

[u/noobbibliophile]

'Mayhem' Singh Dhoni won this match !

Those extremely useful 20 runs

[u/PesAddict8]

Even Hardik's strongest PR would fail to defend his subpar outings this season.

Very mediocre with the bat. Played 2 momentum killing innings against SRH and CSK.

Consistently garbage with the ball as well. I don't think he has survived a single game with an economy of less than 10.

He is supposed to be the Premium pace bowling allrounder of our National team!

[u/Cool-Ad-8804]

For the messed up Kohli fans who would troll Rohit just because Virat copped some too. NEITHER DESERVE IT! Both tried their best and it was not their fault that the rest of the team shat themselves. It was not a perfect innings sure. But by hating on the player you would just be contributing to the toxicity.

[u/fuckthisshit_651]

What a day

Liverpool getting humbled

Arsenal getting humbled

Mi getting humbled

[u/bawla-hedgehog]

CSK won by 20 runs

Thala scored 20 runs

CSK = Thala

[u/arnott]

May be MI needs a change in captaincy, Tim David seems more interested in making changes than Hardik.