Suryakumar Yadav, take a bow! What a knock from Suryakumar Yadav! The Mumbai Ranji captain does it in style for the Mumbai Indians in the much-talked-about Qualifier 1. After the early dismissals of Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock in what seemed to be a ticky 132-run chase, the No. 3 batsman took the responsibility and stitched an 80-run stand with Ishan Kishan. Suryakumar Yadav played the Chennai Super Kings spinner brilliantly well and helped Mumbai seal a final spot for the fifth time in IPL history. Earlier in the day, Mumbai Indians spinners made the best use of the rank-turner and restricted Chennai Super Kings to 131 for 4. Despite MS Dhoni and Ambati Rayudu adding 66 runs for the fifth wicket, Chennai Super Kings weren't able to post an imposing total. Rahul Chahar, the young leg-spinner, was the star of the day with the ball for the finalists. He picked up two wickets and conceded just 16 runs.<doc-sep>Mumbai Indians (MI) started the Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 as favourites against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and justified top billing by completing a hat-trick of wins against the defending champions this season at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Tuesday. But that's not the end of CSK's campaign. They will have another chance to make the finals. They wait the winners of tomorrow's Eliminator between Delhi Capitals (DC) and SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) for the Qualifier 2. Batting first, CSK set a modest 132-run target for MI thanks to an unbeaten 66-run fifth wicket stand between MS Dhoni and Ambati Rayudu. But Suryakumar Yadav played one of his finest knocks on a sluggish Chepauk pitch, which offered considerable turn and odd bounce, to help MI become the first team enter the final. He batted in a copybook fashion scoring an unbeaten 71 off 54 balls with MI reaching the target in 18.3 overs. He also stitched a brilliant 80-run stand with Ishan Kishan to deflate the hosts. The target of 132 wasn't a big one but once the below-par Chepauk pitch was factored in, the chasing team had its own set of challenges. By the way, Dhoni said that "somebody has to lose". Mumbai have three days rest before the final. And the numerology is working just fine for them. 2013, 2015, 2017 and now a possible title in 2019. For the record, MI have won four matches against CSK on the trot. And no team has done it and unlikely to. And three of those wins came at Chepauk. Man of the match: Suryakumar Yadav. Brief Scores: Chennai Super Kings: 131/4 (MS Dhoni 37 no off 29, Ambati Rayudu 42 no off 37; Rahul Chahar 2/14) Mumbai Indians: 131/4 in 18.3 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 71 no off 54; Imran Tahir 2/33). Playing XIs: Chennai Super Kings: Shane Watson, Murali Vijay, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ambati Rayudu, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga (PREVIEW | SCHEDULE | 2019 ELECTION SPECIAL) 11:00 PM IST: Deepak Chahar on with his last over. Hardik Pandya takes a single, to long-on. And a four to fine leg as Suryakumar Yadav plays it delicately over the wicketkeeper's head. A single to deep square leg and Mumbai Indians enter the final for the fifth time. They beat fellow three-time winners Chennai Super Kings by six wickets with nine balls to spare. 10:57 PM IST: Ravindra Jadeja on with his last over. Just one from it. His figures: 0/18. Good but not good enough. MI-126/4 after 18 overs. They need six from 12 balls. 10:54 PM IST: Dwayne Bravo returns for his third over. Nine runs from it. Lots of running. Three doubles and three singles and Suryakumar Yadav is struggling. MI-125/4 after 17 overs. They need seven from 18 balls. 10:47 PM IST: Suryakumar Yadav hits Imran Tahir's hat-trick ball for a double, to backward point. A single, then a dot. Hardi Pandya plays the fourth ball very fine, and a four for it. Eight runs from the over. MI-116/4 after 16 overs. They need another 16 from 24 balls. Yadav is on 64 off 45. Time out. 10:44 PM IST: Suddenly it's gripping. And CSK miss a team hat-trick. A four to third man as Suryakumar Yadav's fine nick eludes Shane Watson at first slip. Two dot balls, then a couple to deep backward point. Some fine footwork there. Seven runs from the over. MI-108/4 after 15 overs. They need 24 from 30. 10:40 PM IST: Nothing seemed to be working for CSK tonight. Imran Tahir on with his third over, down the leg. The South African starts with four wides. Veteran Harbhajan Singh's chase ends in futility. A dot, then a four to backward point. A single then the wicket of Ishan Kishan. Bowled. FoW-101/3 (13.5 Over). Kishan made 28 off 31. Krunal Pandya is the new man and he is walking. Caught and bowled. Umpire's soft signal is enough. Gone. Tahir on a hat-trick. Hardik Pandya is the new man. BTW, it's Tahir's 300th T20 wicket. One of the fastest. What a feat! 10:34 PM IST: Ravindra Jadeja returns for his second over. Seven runs from it, including a four off the last ball, hit by Suryakumar Yadav to third man. He is on 48 off 35. MI-92/2 after 13 overs. 10:31 PM IST: A 64-run stand in 8.4 overs between Suryakumar Yadav (43 off 32) and Ishan Kishan (27 off 26) deflates CSK. But Kishan needed some time off, and medical attention. Hamstrung. Harbhajan Singh on with his last over. Five from his last over. MI-85/2 after 12 overs. Harbhajan's figures: 1/25. They need 47 from 48. 10:26 PM IST: Suryakumar Yadav continues to find the gaps with ease. He hits Imran Tahir for back-to-back fours through cover off the third and fourth balls. MI-80/2 after 11 overs. 10:22 POM IST: Dwayne Bravo on with his second over. 10 runs from it. Suryakumar Yadav takes a double off the first ball, then a four off the second, through cover. MI-69/2 after 10 overs. 10:14 PM IST: Imran Tahir on. Five singles from the over. MI-59/2 after nine overs. They need another 73 from 66 balls. Time out. 10:11 PM IST: Dwayne Bravo gets an early over, in the ninth over. Six runs from the medium pacer -- four singles and a double. MI-54/2. 10:06 PM IST: Ravindra Jadeja gets his first over. Just four runs from it -- two singles and a dot. MI-48/2 after seven overs. They need 84 from 78 balls. 10:04 PM IST: Another 11-run over for MI. Ishan Kishan hits Harbhajan Singh for a four off the fourth ball to deep and a six off the sixth ball over deep mid-wicket. MI-44/2 after six overs. 10:00 PM IST: Deepak Chahar on with his third over. 11 runs from it, including two back-to-back fours off the second and third balls.<doc-sep>The enormously talented Suryakumar Yadav played one of his finest knocks on a challenging Chepauk track as Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by six wickets in Qualifier 1, entering IPL final for the fifth time on Tuesday. On a sluggish pitch, which offered considerable turn and odd bounce, Suryakumar batted in a copybook fashion scoring an unbeaten 71 off 54 balls with MI reaching the set target in 18.3 overs. However, CSK will get another chance to make it to their eighth summit clash as they will now play the second Qualifier against the winner of the ‘Eliminator’ between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Earlier, skipper MS Dhoni failed to launch a brutal assault on a sluggish pitch but did enough in company of Ambati Rayudu to propel the Super Kings to 131 for 4, which was more than a fighting total in testing conditions. Here’s how Twitter reacted: One. Step. Closer 🏆 @surya_14kumar brought the heat out there tonight 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/Fg3imjp3ba — hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) May 7, 2019 The team that didn’t have too many eggs in one basket won. Well done MI! 👏👏👏🙏🙏 — Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) May 7, 2019 Fantastic @mipaltan ! I think this has been their best performance in #IPL2019 A tough wicket, tough opponents, playing away from home. Have quietly watched and admired #SuryakumarYadav – talented, fluid with a good head on his shoulders. But all in all, a great team effort. — Rahul Bose (@RahulBose1) May 7, 2019 . @surya_14kumar taking the responsibility nicely and driving the @mipaltan victory vehicle!#MIvCSK — R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) May 7, 2019 #CSK had their chances despite messing up in the batting. Let down by the catching too. Have another shot to make the final. Experience works in their favour, but the ageing players need to be revitalised and show more zest! — Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 7, 2019 Suryakumar Yadav has played an excellent knock. Top drawer. Moving at 137 on a pitch where going a little over run-a-ball has been tough for everyone. 👏👏 #MIvCSK #IPL — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 7, 2019 Better team won today… #CSKvsMI — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 7, 2019 To @mipaltan loyal supporters and family, well done on getting to the final. Suryakumar Yadav 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. To beat @ChennaiIPL three times this season, and twice in Chennai is a sign of an excellent team…. will there be fourth meeting this season??????? — Ian bishop (@irbishi) May 7, 2019 The Surya that shone with 🔵 in Chennai! How @mipaltan made an early entry into the #VIVOIPL 2019 final 🙌#MIvCSK pic.twitter.com/U2GmM4B32v — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 7, 2019 Kya shaandhar batting ki hai difficult conditions me Charlie u beauty champ @surya_14kumar 👏👏👏👏😊✌️ congratulations @mipaltan to reached the finals @IPL @StarSportsIndia pic.twitter.com/qhMQ0QOyg8 — Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) May 7, 2019 Chennai was SKY blue tonight. MI have beaten CSK twice at Chepauk in the same season. IPL's EL CLASSICO didn't live upto it's expectations once again. #IPL #IPL2019 #MIvCSK — S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) May 7, 2019 Well played, Mumbai! Congratulations on the win! Hope to see you soon! 🦁💛 #WhistlePodu #Yellove #MIvCSK — Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) May 7, 2019 MI under Rohit Sharma in IPL: 2013 – Qualified for Finals & Won 2015 – Qualified for Finals & Won 2017 – Qualified for Finals & Won 2019 – Qualified for Finals* — Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) May 7, 2019<doc-sep>It all happened in the last over of the Chennai Super Kings's (CSK) innings against Mumbai Indians during the Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 at Chepauk on Tuesday. Jasprit Bumrah 'got the prized wicket' of MS Dhoni, who lost his bat, then umpire Nigel Llong redeemed himself with a timely no-ball call. Dhoni hit the first ball of the over to backward point, and Ishan Kishan takes a very good catch as Mumbai Indians celebrate the big wicket. Dhoni walked off without his bat, but Ambati Rayudu seemed to have prompted Llong to recheck the front foot. And voila, Bumrah was overstepping. Watch it here: It could have gone horribly wrong. The flying bat could have hit a fielder, and another controversy for the umpire would have created a huge furor. Llong was involved in no-ball controversy during Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) match at Bengaluru, which spiraled out of control for the English umpire. When confronted by RCB captain Virat Kohli after the match, he reportedly kicked a door. Batting first, CSK set a modest 132-run target for MI. The winners of the match directly go the final, while the losers will get another chance, against the winners of the Eliminator between Delhi Capitals and SunRisers Hyderabad in the Qualifier 2. For in-depth, objective and more importantly balanced journalism, Click here to subscribe to Outlook Magazine<doc-sep>
Skipper MS Dhoni wasn't happy that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batsmen failed to read the slow Chepauk track and were not discreet in their shot selection during their six-wicket loss against Mumbai Indians (IPL) in the Qualifier 1 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 on Tuesday. CSK could score only 131 for 4 batting first, a target that was achieved by MI in 18.3 overs. "At home, we had to assess the conditions quickly. We have played 6 to 7 games already, that's the home advantage. We needed to know how the pitch behaves, would it be tacky? Is the ball coming on or not, those were the things we didn't do well, I think the batting needs to get better," CSK skipper didn't mince words at the post-match presentation ceremony. Dhoni was particularly critical about the fact that shot selection wasn't the best in many cases during the past few games. "These are the best batsmen we have got, it looks like we are batting well, but at times, but in different games, they pull off shots that shouldn't be played. These are the players who we have banked on. They have the experience and they should know to assess the conditions better, hopefully, we will do well in the next game," said. While the spinners didn't have a big total to defend, Dhoni thought that they should have bowled a bit wider from the batsmen. "I think we were a bit unlucky at times, some balls dropped right in the middle, a few catches weren't taken. We perhaps had to bowl slightly away from the batsmen, we didn't have runs on the board, every boundary conceded in a 130 defence is bad." He had a word of caution now that CSK has lost four out of their last six games but are still in the hunt having finished in the top two. "It isn't good to lose games at such times, but it is good that we finished in the top-two, rather then going over the wicket, we now need to go round the wicket, that means the journey takes a longer time. But luckily, we finished in the top-two and that gives us a second chance." (PTI) For in-depth, objective and more importantly balanced journalism, Click here to subscribe to Outlook Magazine