IPL 12 Qualifier 1 MI vs CSK at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai: Suryakumar collects the winning run, guiding the ball towards square-leg for a single off the third delivery of the penultimate over! He remains unbeaten on 71 off 54 balls, as Mumbai win with nine balls to spare! IPL 2019, Qualifier 1 MI vs CSK, Today's Match Preview: IPL's arguably biggest rivalry is back — this time in the Qualifier 1 — as Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lock horns for the third time this season. Rohit Sharma’s men will be looking to complete a hat-trick of wins against their fierce rivals this season when the teams face off in Chennai tonight. This time, the race to the Playoffs went down to the wire with MI, CSK, and Delhi Capitals (DC) all finishing with 18 points, whereas Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) had to wait for the result between MI and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), which the former won comfortably by nine wickets. This meant that third-placed DC plays SRH in the eliminator, where the loser gets knocked out. CSK are in a tricky situation. After winning seven of their eight matches in the first half of the season, they only managed two wins in their last six, with their latest loss coming against KXIP. Meanwhile, Quinton de Kock has been in fine form this season. Having aggregated 492 runs so far, including four fifties. He is 106 runs ahead of Rohit Sharma (386 runs) in terms of the MI's top run-scorers list. With CSK returning to their home turf, MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina will be looking for big runs. Raina is in good touch, having scored fifties in each of his last two games. Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Full Squads: Mumbai Indians Team 2019 Players list: Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan(w), Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jason Behrendorff, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuvraj Singh, Anmolpreet Singh, Aditya Tare, Siddhesh Lad, Evin Lewis, Pankaj Jaiswal, Anukul Roy, Ben Cutting, Mayank Markande, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell McClenaghan, Barinder Sran, Rasikh Salam, Jayant Yadav Chennai Super Kings Team 2019 Players list: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Sam Billings(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir, MS Dhoni (w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Dhruv Shorey, Murali Vijay, N Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Scott Kuggeleijn, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Santner, Mohit Sharma, KM Asif, Monu Kumar For all the latest news, opinions and analysis from IPL 2019, click here For the full schedule, date, time and venue of all the matches of IPL 12, click here Check out the full points table for IPL 2019, including holders of Orange and Purple Caps<doc-sep>IPL 2019 Live Cricket Score: MI vs CSK, Qualifier 1, IPL 2019 by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on Live Score Updates Mumbai Indians 132-4 (18.3 Ovs) Hardik Pandya 13 (11) Chennai Super Kings 131-4 Deepak Chahar 3.3-0-30-1 Mumbai Indians won by 6 wkts Live Scores Full Scorecard A fine knock from Suryakumar Yadav helped MI into the final © BCCI Suryakumar guides MI to the final: In the end, it's a comfortable win for MI, thanks to a mature innings from Suryakumar. He finishes unbeaten on 71, with Hardik Pandya providing support in a 31-run stand as Mumbai Indians get over the line with six wickets in hand and 1.3 overs to spare. Fifty, wickets and drop: Soon after Suryakumar reached his fifty with a four off Tahir, the legspinner sent back Kishan and Krunal Pandya off successive deliveries. Kishan misread a flipper and was bowled while Krunal handed a catch back to the bowler. In the next over, Watson was late to react to an edge from Suryakumar's bat and the ball only struck his fingertips. A couple of important boundaries have come as well, as MI move to 116 for 4 after 16, needing 16 more. Suryakumar accelerates: Having scored a boundary via a cover drive off Bravo, Suryakumar employs the helicopter shot off Tahir for a couple of fours in the 11th over. MI are 80 for 2, needing 52 more. MI slow down: In the three overs after the powerplay, only 15 runs have come while no boundaries have been scored as Jadeja, Bravo and Tahir keep it tight. Meanwhile, Suryakumar and Kishan haven't attempted anything fancy, appearing focused on building a partnership strengthening MI's grip. They are 59 for 2 after 9. CSK need some wickets to put MI under more pressure. Reprieve: Suryakumar has been positive, having scored three fours so far. But his third boundary was a lucky one as Vijay was late to react to the ball at mid-on and and lets it through to give the batsman a lucky break. Deepak Chahar being the unfortunate bowler. Ishan Kishan then tries to take on Harbhajan for a big one over cow corner, and is lucky that the resultant leading edge travels to the boundary. However, he was pretty much in control of his shot when he sent one sailing over deep mid-wicket for the first six of the innings. MI end the PP at 44 for 2. Harbhajan strikes: De Kock attempts to go inside out but sees du Plessis hold on to a good catch at long-off. A wicket for Harbhajan in his second over. De Kock departs for 8 off 12, leaving MI at 21 for 2. Review fails to save Rohit: The first ball that Deepak Chahar bowled was creamed through the cover region for a four by Rohit. However, the bowler comes back well by rapping the MI skipper on the pads to send him back leg-before. Rohit opted for the review but replays revealed it was umpire's call. MI hold on to the review but lose a key wicket early.Meanwhile, Dhruv Shorey is on the field as Rayudu walks off limping. Harbhajan bowls a fine follow-up over, troubling de Kock. Seven runs off that, as MI move to 15 for 1 after 2. CSK end up with 131: The 18th over starts with a boundary by Rayudu off Bumrah. But it's a tidy over otherwise as the concedes only eight in the over.But it's time for some Dhoni carnage in the 19th as the CSK skipper clears long-on and then goes straight down the ground for two back-to-back sixes off Malinga, with 15 coming off the penultimate over. Bumrah thought he ended Dhoni's stay off the first ball in the final over. But the bowler had over-stepped, confirmed the replays. Dhoni, meanwhile, had a discussion with umpire Nigel Llong, who had earlier refused a change of gloves for the skipper. However, it was a fine over from Bumrah, who conceded only nine runs, as CSK finished with 131 for 4. Spinners slow it down again: Krunal Pandya, bowling the 16th over, gives away only five runs to end with figures of 1 for 21. Rahul Chahar finishes his quota in the next over, conceding only three to end up with 2 for 14. CSK are 99 for 4 after 17. How many will they get in the last three? Two overs for Bumrah and one for Malinga? Finally some sixes: Using Jayant Yadav's off-spin against the right-handers was a gamble taken by Rohit, which didn't quite work in the 14th over. Dhoni sent one sailing over long-on for the first six of the game while in the same over, Rayudu clears the deep mid-wicket fence. This is the most expensive over so far for MI while the next one - from Hardik Pandya - yields eight as CSK move to 91 for 4 after 15. How many will they get in the last five? Second wicket for Chahar: A ripping leg-break from Chahar and Vijay was nowhere close to the ball when he came down the track and tried to work it away. De Kock does the necessary as Vijay is out stumped for a run-a-ball 26. CSK are 68 for 4 after 13. Rebuilding time: It's been slow going after CSK lost three wickets in the powerplay. Vijay and Rayudu have been watchful, with only one four coming in the 6-10 overs period. CSK are 50 for 3 after 10. CSK lose third: Some much-needed boundaries for CSK. Watson glanced a Bumrah delivery before pulling another for two fours in the fifth over. Vijay got a streaky four off a leading edge in the final over of the powerplay which was bowled by Krunal. He followed it up with an slog-sweep to fine leg, again not in complete control of the shot. Krunal, however, has the last laugh as he strikes off the final ball of the sixth over - Watson mistimes a pull and departs for 10 off 13, with Jayant taking a good catch at mid-on. CSK are 32 for 3, Rayudu walks in.<doc-sep>Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has hailed Mumbai Indians’ crucial victory over the defending champions, Chennai Super Kings, in the first Qualifier of IPL 2019. Now, Rohit Sharma & Co. is just win away of becoming the first team to win four IPL titles. Taking to Twitter, Tendulkar, who was at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday night, has praised the bowling performance that saw MI restricting a rampant CSK to just 131 runs despite losing only four wickets in 2- overs. The ‘Master Blaster’ has picked up the spinners for a specific praise. Rahul Chahar, in particular, had finished with almost Test match-esque figures of four overs, 14 runs conceded and two wickets taken. Among batters, Tendulkar has praised Suryakumar Yadav who scored an unbeaten 71 and Ishan Kishan for supporting his partner at the other end with 31-ball 28. “Heartening to see a great bowling performance by the boys, especially the spinners. @surya_14kumar’s innings along with @ishankishan51 was crucial in helping us win the game. 💙 #MIvCSK #OneFamily #MI @mipaltan,” Tendulkar wrote in his message. Heartening to see a great bowling performance by the boys, especially the spinners. @surya_14kumar's innings along with @ishankishan51 was crucial in helping us win the game. 💙#MIvCSK #OneFamily #MI @mipaltan pic.twitter.com/pNT5znwNpj — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 7, 2019 Batting first, CSK hadn’t got going till it was entirely too late, with the top four batsmen scoring just 65 runs in 12.1 overs, before Ambati Rayudu (unbeaten 42 off 37 balls) and skipper MS Dhoni (37 not out off 29 balls) added some quick runs on the scoreboard. However, this isn’t the end of road for Super Kings. Delhi Capitals (DC) will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Eliminator on Wednesday, following which the winner will once again face CSK in the second qualifier.<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>
Mumbai Indians outclassed Chennai Super Kings for the third time this season and for the fourth time in a row becoming the first team ever to do so and in the process also secured a place in the final of IPL 2019. Going into the first qualifier, Rohit Sharma's team had already exposed the chinks in the defending champion's armour. It was a question on exploiting those chinks again in this all-important contest, and the league toppers did it with precision and aplomb. Unlike other teams, Mumbai doesn't fall for Chennai's aura of invincibility. They have identified CSK's top order batting as their weak fort and have squeezed them out in every game this season. CSK's scores in the three meetings this year read 133 all out, 109 all out and 131 for four, barely the makings of a champion team. Mumbai have established this control over CSK batters courtesy of their meticulous planning and precise execution. In fact, we have come to a stage where Chennai's top order seems to have a mental block against the Mumbai bowlers. On Tuesday night at Chepauk, the tone for the day was set right from the first over where Lasith Malinga gave nothing away, and Faf du Plessis could score just one single off it. Chennai usually doesn't panic after a slow start, but on this occasion, they knew they are up against a relentless bowling attack that will not give them opportunities to come back if they slide too far down. Mumbai had played the extra spinner for this game, and when Krunal Pandya bowled the second over of the inning, it was apparent that there is going to be a lot of help for the tweakers on this pitch. Du Plessis came close to getting out against Krunal as he tried to free his arms but got a reprieve. In the next over from Rahul Chahar, Faf attempted the same cut shot against and got dismissed. Raina was taking strike the next over, so Rohit brought on Jayant Yadav from the other end taking Krunal off despite a good last over. Mumbai is known to play their matchups well, and it was clear that Jayant is bowling with a set plan for Raina. CSK got lucky and got a free hit early in the over that Raina duly dispatched for a boundary. That should have settled down Raina's nerves, and he should have tried to play out Jayant and capitalize against other spinners turning the ball into him. But Raina attempted an ugly hoick against the spin that only got the height and no distance allowing Jayant to get under it easily. Watson was the third batsman to fall inside the powerplay to another expansive shot as he gave the left-armer Krunal his first wicket, the matchups for Mumbai doing their job once again. Murali Vijay briefly showed the right method for this pitch, something Suryakumar Yadav gave a more extended demonstration of later in the night. On a surface like this, you needed to show almost Test match like application and wait for the right ball to attack. Mumbai was now turning on the squeeze against the Chennai batsmen by drying out the boundaries. In the three games between these teams during this season, Krunal Pandya and Rahul Chahar have combined figures of 19 overs 76 runs 5 wickets. In none of these games did either of these bowlers go for more than run a ball. CSK spinners, especially Tahir, like to buy out wickets, even if it means going for a few runs. Mumbai spinners thrive on building pressure that results in a wicket for them or the other bowlers. It's this stranglehold of these two spinners that CSK had to break in the first qualifier. Failure to do so was one of the main reasons for their eventual loss. Dhoni's introduction to the crease brought some much-needed sense of urgency at the crease. He showed the way by picking out Jayant Yadav as the bowler that needed to go for runs and didn't waste any time in making his intentions clear by hitting the off-spinner over long on for a six in the fourteenth over. But the Mumbai bowlers came back strong in the next couple of overs, by generally keeping the ball away from Dhoni's hitting zone.