A powerpacked performance from Levi and some poor batting by Chennai saw Mumbai winning the season 5 opener held between the two teams at Chennai by 3 wickets with 19 balls remaining.
Chasing a modest target of 113, Mumbai Indians began their chase well. Coming with a tag as latest T20 sensation, Richard Levi showcased his power hitting and talent in front of Chennai crowd in his IPL debut match. He being the dominant player in the 69 run opening partnership with Sachin, overshadowed Sachin's 6 over long on, with his 3 flambouyant maximums. Sooner he reached his fifty in 34 balls. However Bravo deceived Levi in the very next ball and sent him back. On his departure, Rohit came in and unfortunately went back without disturbing the scorers. Sachin too was retired hurt for 16 at the end of 9th over as he injured his finger while trying to defend a bouncer bowled by Bollinger. At the half way stage, Mumbai were strongly placed at 76/2. Rayidu and Franklin steadied the ship by chipping in singles and doubles which was more than sufficient when bundaries looked dry to come. Mumbai reached 100 in 15 overs and eventually reached the target by 17th over with a 6. For Chennaoi Super Kings, Albie Morkel frequently passed the batsmen edges and was unfortunate not to pick a wicket and R.Ashwin as usual was economical bowler.
Earlier in the night, Mumbai Indians Skipper Harbhajan Singh won the toss and elected to bowl in a pitch that had a few grass over it which was unlike usual Chennai pitch.
Chennai Super Kings started their innings in a poor manner as debutant Faf du Plessis was run out in the 4th ball of the innings. M.Vijay who looked off-colour right from the word PLAY, consumed more deliveries without scoring and added pressure to Raina who was looking good for a big innings in the other end. He went back to hut for 10 (17) at the end of powerplay overs. In came Dwayne Bravo who took some initiative to built a partnership with Raina to put forth a target that is descent enough to defend. A period of 10 balls where Raina and Bravo hit 4 boundaries gave a sight of good score untill Raina departed for 36 (26). Ojha scalped Raina and Bravo [19 (19)]. Apart from their 22 run partnership, no real partnership was there. Wickets trumbled like a pack of cards as 3 run-outs in the Chennai Super Kings innings added salt to the injuries. The 2 million USD man Ravinder Jadeja couldn't add much to scorecards either and was out for 3 and eventually bundled out for 112 within 20 overs with no real contributions from any players. Ojha, Malinga and Pollard took 2 wickets each.
Chasing a modest target of 113, Mumbai Indians began their chase well. Coming with a tag as latest T20 sensation, Richard Levi showcased his power hitting and talent in front of Chennai crowd in his IPL debut match. He being the dominant player in the 69 run opening partnership with Sachin, overshadowed Sachin's 6 over long on, with his 3 flambouyant maximums. Sooner he reached his fifty in 34 balls. However Bravo deceived Levi in the very next ball and sent him back. On his departure, Rohit came in and unfortunately went back without disturbing the scorers. Sachin too was retired hurt for 16 at the end of 9th over as he injured his finger while trying to defend a bouncer bowled by Bollinger. At the half way stage, Mumbai were strongly placed at 76/2. Rayidu and Franklin steadied the ship by chipping in singles and doubles which was more than sufficient when bundaries looked dry to come. Mumbai reached 100 in 15 overs and eventually reached the target by 17th over with a 6. For Chennaoi Super Kings, Albie Morkel frequently passed the batsmen edges and was unfortunate not to pick a wicket and R.Ashwin as usual was economical bowler.
Earlier in the night, Mumbai Indians Skipper Harbhajan Singh won the toss and elected to bowl in a pitch that had a few grass over it which was unlike usual Chennai pitch.
Chennai Super Kings started their innings in a poor manner as debutant Faf du Plessis was run out in the 4th ball of the innings. M.Vijay who looked off-colour right from the word PLAY, consumed more deliveries without scoring and added pressure to Raina who was looking good for a big innings in the other end. He went back to hut for 10 (17) at the end of powerplay overs. In came Dwayne Bravo who took some initiative to built a partnership with Raina to put forth a target that is descent enough to defend. A period of 10 balls where Raina and Bravo hit 4 boundaries gave a sight of good score untill Raina departed for 36 (26). Ojha scalped Raina and Bravo [19 (19)]. Apart from their 22 run partnership, no real partnership was there. Wickets trumbled like a pack of cards as 3 run-outs in the Chennai Super Kings innings added salt to the injuries. The 2 million USD man Ravinder Jadeja couldn't add much to scorecards either and was out for 3 and eventually bundled out for 112 within 20 overs with no real contributions from any players. Ojha, Malinga and Pollard took 2 wickets each.
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