IPL 2020, MI vs CSK Cricket Score Online: CSK roar back after rusty start
IPL 2020 Live Score, MI vs CSK Cricket Match Score Streaming Online Updates: Defending champions Mumbai Indians kick off the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 season against MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings.
IPL 2020, MI vs CSK Live Cricket Match Score Online Updates: Mumbai Indians are batting first in the IPL opener vs Chennai Super Kings. The match is being telecast on Star Sports and Hotstar.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won the toss against Mumbai Indians (MI) and opted to bowl first. Rohit Sharma (12) and Quinton de Kock (33) got MI off to a flying start before it was new recruit Piyush Chawla who got the first wicket in the 5th over. Sam Curran strike soon after to give CSK two quick wickets. Suryakumar Yadav (17) and Saurabh Tiwary (42) then built a steadying partnership, before the former holed out in the deep off Deepak Chahar. Faf du Plessis took two back-to-back boundary catches to see the ends of Tiwary and Hardik Pandya (14).
Star Australian pacer Pat Cummins, who set the auction on fire before being selected by KKR for Rs 15.5 crore, said he would like to work with head coach Brendon McCullum in the IPL-13 which was on in the UAE on Saturday.
Cummins is back in the IPL for the first time since 2017 and is looked as the x-factor of Kolkata Knight Riders, who have a fairly young pace attack. Cummins will be working under McCullum, who was roped in as the head coach of the franchise for this edition.
Saurabh Tiwary dismissed. Faf du Plessis takes a catch on the ropes. Throws the ball inside and comes back to take a catch inside the ropes. Tiwari was dismissed for 41 runs in 32 balls. Kieron Pollard was out for 6 with Hardik Pandya.
Two wickets in Jadeja's over! And in a similar fashion. Faf takes another stunner on the ropes. It is Hardik Pandya who falls at this time. For 14 runs off 10 balls. With Krunal Pandya joining Pollard on 7, CSK again manage to take some quick wickets.
Lungi ngidi strike, a short delivery going down the leg side. However, Krunal Pandya decides to move the ball towards the fine leg, but gets a thick edge and Dhoni dives to his left and takes a brilliant catch. MI: 136/6 (16.1 overs)
