A collective effort from the bowlers helped Chennai Super Kings to tame Mumbai on a decent batting track. They won by 24 runs and moved to the 4th place in the points table. While Ashwin and Tushara claimed two wickets each, Tyagi, Bollinger, Jakati and Raina shared one wicket each to seal the fate of MI in the match. That they batted recklessly after Sachin went in to nurse dehydration, didn't help their cause either.
Earlier, winning the toss CSK opted to bat. Despite of non of the batsmen getting a big score, the team posted a decent total of 165 for the loss of four wickets. Hayden (35) was their highest scorer and the others chipped in with a few useful contributions.
In reply, Mumbai started confidently and were cruising at one stage at 62 for one during the 9th over, when Tendulkar had gone off the field. When he came back on to the field at 14.2 overs his side was reeling at 89 for seven. They had lost 6 wickets for 27 runs in space of 32 deliveries, and it was always going to be hard to recover from such a lapse.
Eventually the MI could manage only 141 runs, handing Chennai their 5th victory in 10 matches. CSK are on a roll here, and are back in the reckonings for a semi slot.
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