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0:15 Local Time, 18:45 GMT, 00:15 IST: Yeah, safe to say CSK were missed. An insane finish to an insane game of cricket, which weirdly enough was everything that the IPL is about. And haven't we been desperately waiting for it to get underway. It's well past midnight, so let's just take that Dwayne Bravo knock with us back home, fresh in our minds - especially that stunning six over extra cover. He was good. Boy he was good. I've been Sagar Chawla, and on behalf of Raju PeethalaPradeep KrishnamurthyAbhinand RaghavendranNikhil Jadhav and our scorer Siva, it's goodbye and good night!
This is CSK's first one wicket win in IPL. Previous fewest was by three wickets vs RCB in Ranchi in 2015
Bravo, MoM: It was a great team effort. Want to dedicate this win to CSK fans. They waited so long for this moment. I'm happy to contribute with a match-winning performance. CSK have shown lot of faith in me. Wanted to give myself the best opportunity to start well. Have been working a lot on my batting. Here at Wankhede, once you bat deep, chances are you could win the game. It's a small outfield, ball comes onto the bat. They bowled in my areas. Just happy with the win tonight.
Dhoni, CSK captain: I think they missed the competition (on Wankhede fans cheering CSK). CSK-MI is one game that people wait to watch. Support has always been there wherever we've played. We're coming back after two years, that's also the reason that people are eager to watch us in action. Overall the spectators have been very good. I'm a practical person, so I was hoping in the dressing room that the quantum of defeat shouldn't be too big. The idea was - if there's a chance to win, go for it, but also try to get closer to the target. The way Bravo batted, it was really good to see him take the responsibility. Don't think we batted well as a team. But it's the first game, so we'll take the positives out of it. Those will be more important for us in the coming games. The kind of players we have got, our selection will be based on horses for courses where we'll see the wicket and then decide. We'll also keep an eye for players who are injury prone. We'll have to keep an eye on lot of things. We have quite a few who can bat and bowl.
Kedar Jadhav: I am happy psychologically, but physically I am hurt. I don't know how long I will be out, maybe two weeks, three weeks or even a month. Fingers crossed, but I would like to appreciate Bravo's knock. Credit goes to him, he brought us back into the game. I knew I couldn't run and I needed to get the runs. I told him (Tahir) that I will try and make the runs myself, play all the six balls and try and stay still. But after three balls, I felt he (Tahir) was feeling itchy. I knew that the bowler would come under pressure, I was waiting for my chance, knew that the bad ball would come, wanted to see how my body was reacting. The deeper I took the game, he (the bowler) comes under more pressure.
Rohit Sharma: Feeling low at the moment, credit to Bravo, he played well, hit the right pockets, there was some dew and that didn't help us, but they played well. We need to improve our death bowling, we were in the game till the 17th over, the last three overs didn't go our way, dew isn't an excuse. We knew with 165 on the board, we needed to bowl very well, but I think we were 10-15 runs short. Bravo bowled very well in the end, we have got a great bunch of guys, we need to look into the positives and learn from it. Just the first game, it isn't the end of the world, we will need to learn from this.
Spare a thought for 20-year old leg-spinner Mayank Markande, who had an exceptional debut, completely deceiving some old-timers like Dhoni and Rayudu. He put Mumbai in a position where it would've been very hard to lose. What did he know what was to follow. One of the very best at the death, Jasprit Bumrah was treated like a rag-doll by Bravo as he carted 20 runs off the penultimate over to set the cat among the pigeons. With 7 needed from the final one, Jadhav almost sealed it with a six over fine leg and then drilled the next ball through the covers to complete the heist. Time for the presentations..
23:48 Local Time, 18:18 GMT, 23:48 IST: Good lord, take your time to catch your breath. That was something else. IPL XI could not have asked for a better game to kick it off. Look at MS Dhoni though, calmly walking down the stairs even as his teammates are going mad in celebration. This was a chase which even he wouldn't have thought his team would pull off, once they slipped to 84/6. But CSK have announced their IPL return in style with a stunning come-from-behind win. Kedar Jadhav was the hero in the end, sure, but a lot of credit has to go to Dwayne Bravo who made a sensational 68 off just 30 balls to turn the game around out of nowhere. Wow, what a game.
19.5
Mustafizur to Kedar Jadhav, FOURhe has done it! Make way for the men in yellow, for there are plenty of them who are storming to the middle to jump over Jadhav. Careful of that hamstring though. Oh forget about it, no one cares anymore. Full ball from Mustafizur, drilled through the covers. What a finish. Unbelievable
19.4
Mustafizur to Kedar Jadhav, SIXhe's scooped this for six, he's scooped this for six. Kedar Jadhav.... Oh my. Imran Tahir drops his bat and runs across to hug Jadhav. There's another run to go, but he doesn't care. Good length cutter angled across off, Jadhav bends over - bad hamstring and all - and finds the leverage to lift it over short fine leg. Chennai players are clapping violently
19.3
Mustafizur to Kedar Jadhav, no run, third dot in a row. Jadhav's probably decided that he can't leave it to Tahir, which is why he isn't taking the single. Or can he run at all with a damaged hamstring? Back of length on off, steered straight to third man
19.2
Mustafizur to Kedar Jadhav, no run, back of a length delivery on leg, fine leg was up in the ring but Jadhav paddles this straight to him. What a huge opportunity goes begging
19.1
Mustafizur to Kedar Jadhav, no run, slower length ball, Jadhav defends into the on-side
Mustafizur Rahman [3.0-0-29-1] is back into the attack
Jadhav comes back to bat, of course he does.
18.6
Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo, out Caught by Rohit!! A 20-run over from Bumrah has been redeemed right at the end. Bravo's gone. But has the damage been done? Short ball, Bravo swings hard but slices it up to extra-cover. Seven needed from six. Get ready to lose your mind. Dwayne Bravo c Rohit b Bumrah 68(30) [4s-3 6s-7]
Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
18.5
Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo, SIX, Wankhede is coming unglued here. The stadium is rocking for Bravo. Low full toss, he's heaved it over deep mid-wicket, just over the fielder
18.4
Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo, no run, this is mental, absolutely mental. The ball has actually rolled onto the stumps, but the bails stay unmoved. Brilliant yorker from Bumrah, Bravo digs it out off the toe-end but the ball still goes back towards the stumps. Is this Bravo's night?     
18.3
Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo, 2 runs, big groan from Bravo as he steers it straight to short third man. Should they have gone for the single? Doesn't matter as there has been an overthrow and Bravo will retain strike
18.2
Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo, SIX, Hardik Pandya slaps the seat in frustration as he sits in the dugout. Another six. This game has come alive out of nowhere. Bumrah goes round the wicket, bowls a full toss on the pads and is whipped over mid-wicket
18.1
Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo, SIX, this is awesome. This is so awesome. Bumrah - one of best T20 bowlers going around - has been effortlessly creamed into the long-off stands. Fifty off just 25 balls for Bravo. Now this should set the cat among the pigeons
Jasprit Bumrah [3.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
17.6
McClenaghan to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, chipped back over the bowler's head, probably off a leading edge. It will help Bravo keep strike. What a knock this has been
17.5
McClenaghan to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, bangs it in short seeing Bravo advance, but is still spanked away into the boundary. He's got himself in that kind of zone, where most things are disappearing
17.4
McClenaghan to Dwayne Bravo, 2 runs, yorker length delivery on leg, Bravo squeezes it in between two fielders at long-on and deep mid-wicket, rushes back for two
Am I hearing chants of "Bravo, Bravo". Get your act together Wankhede
17.3
McClenaghan to Dwayne Bravo, SIXback-to-back sixes! Sublime wrists from Bravo as he whips it off the pads and sends it sailing into the deep mid-wicket stands
17.2
McClenaghan to Dwayne Bravo, SIX, full ball on middle, Bravo gets his front leg out of the way and belts it over long-off. Not a clean contact, but this isn't the biggest ground
17.1
McClenaghan to Tahir, 1 run, glided down to third man
Mitchell McClenaghan [3.0-0-24-1] is back into the attack
16.6
Hardik Pandya to Dwayne Bravo, no run, finishes off with a brilliant yorker which is jammed back down the pitch. Excellent figures of 3/24
16.5
Hardik Pandya to Dwayne Bravo, no run, slippery short of length delivery which hurries onto Bravo's thigh pad. He was too late in trying to clip it away
16.4
Hardik Pandya to Tahir, 1 run, nurdles it round the corner for one
Imran Tahir, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.3
Hardik Pandya to Mark Wood, out Caught by Mustafizur!! Oh boy, how lucky is Pandya! Filthy drag-down on leg-stump, but instead of hitting it into Churchgate station, Wood hits it straight down fine leg's throat. Pandya is struggling though as he immediately bends over in evident pain. Absolutely no joy on his face for the wicket. Mark Wood c Mustafizur b Hardik Pandya 1(3)
Hardik Pandya to Mark Wood, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
16.2
Hardik Pandya to Mark Wood, no run, surprises Wood with a really good short ball. It was only at 126kph, but Pandya got it nice and steep to beat Wood's pull
16.2
Hardik Pandya to Mark Wood, wide, this is even wider down leg
16.2
Hardik Pandya to Mark Wood, wide, slower ball down leg, Wood fails to tickle it away
16.1
Hardik Pandya to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, miscues this off the top-edge, but it lands safely behind square leg. Smart slower short ball from Pandya, made Bravo wait and then he went too hard
Hardik Pandya [3.0-0-20-2] is back into the attack
Time-out! As long as Bravo is there, this game is still on. It will be difficult, with the required rate almost touching 13, but Mumbai will be on their toes.
15.6
Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, clipped away through square leg for one, will keep strike
15.5
Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo, no run, Bravo restrains himself from banging his bat into the pitch in frustration. He managed to slice this yorker beautifully, but it went straight to backward point
15.4
Bumrah to Mark Wood, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off, chopped to third man
15.3
Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, hangs back to a length ball and drives down to long-on
15.2
Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo, no run, slower full ball on off, defended
15.1
Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo, SIX, stunning shot over extra-cover from Bravo. For once, Bumrah offers a length which the batsman can get under, and Bravo - leaning back - smokes it inside-out. How did he manage to generate that power! Hits flush on the cushions
Jasprit Bumrah [2.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
14.6
McClenaghan to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, squeezes out the yorker into the off-side
Mark Wood, right handed bat, comes to the crease
14.5
McClenaghan to Harbhajan, out Caught by Bumrah!! Strange shot from Harbhajan, almost waving this short ball down to third man. Probably he got a bit too cramped for room, so he couldn't go through with this upper cut. Nothing shot in the end, just gliding it down the fielder's throat. Bravo has started well at the other end, but he's now in danger of running out of partners. Harbhajan c Bumrah b McClenaghan 8(5) [4s-1]
McClenaghan to Harbhajan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
14.5
McClenaghan to Harbhajan, wide, completely off the mark with this delivery, bowls it well down leg. Harbhajan watches it pass by
14.4
McClenaghan to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, pitched up at the stumps, flicked to deep square leg
14.3
McClenaghan to Harbhajan, 1 run, back of a length delivery on leg, clipped away through square leg
14.2
McClenaghan to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, full ball on leg, Bravo's too early to close the bat-face and sends a leading edge towards mid-off
14.1
McClenaghan to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, Bravo keeps fighting. He charges down the track while making enough room for himself to carve this short ball over cover. It was more of a slice, but he's still able to beat sweeper cover to his right
Mitchell McClenaghan [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
Best figures on debut bowling innings for MI:
3/15 L Malinga v CSK, Cape Town, 2009
3/23 M MARKANDE *
3/32 J Bumrah v RCB, Bengaluru, 2013
13.6
Mustafizur to Harbhajan, FOURMcClenaghan has let this sneak right through him. Poor from the fast bowler. Mustafizur turns around in disgust. Good length ball slanted outside off, squirted off a thick edge and should have only been a single down to third man
13.5
Mustafizur to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, defends the off-cutter into the covers
13.4
Mustafizur to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, stuck in the crease while flashing a drive away from the body, runs away off the edge for four. Third man was up in the ring
13.3
Mustafizur to Harbhajan, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, goes back and works it wide of mid-on
13.2
Mustafizur to Harbhajan, 2 runs, back of a length cutter angled across off, Harbhajan punches it wide of long-off and then takes an age to get back for the second. Luckily, the ball's wide enough of Pollard to help him make it
13.1
Mustafizur to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, slower length ball on off, defensively pushed through mid-off
Harbhajan Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease
12.6
Markande to Chahar, out Stumped!! Oh dear. It's easy to be critical of players sometimes, but what was Chahar thinking here. First ball against a bowler who's bowling so well, he comes galloping down for an ugly slog. Completely done in by the length as this googly slips through the inside edge for an easy stumping. Chahar st Ishan Kishan b Markande 0(1)
Markande to Chahar, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!
Kedar Jadhav has retired hurt by the way. Things disintegrating for Chennai.
12.5
Markande to Dwayne Bravo, leg byes, 1 run, drifting in on leg, brushes Bravo's pad and rolls away into the short fine leg region
There's some concern around Jadhav's hamstring here. The subs have run out with a quick drink too. After a delay of around 3-4 minutes, we are back on
12.4
Markande to Dwayne Bravo, SIX, good start this from Bravo. He picked the previous two deliveries and now he gets his dancing shoes on to get to the pitch of the ball. It's followed by his trademark flourish to launch it over long-on
12.3
Markande to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, goes back in the crease and works this googly round the corner
12.2
Markande to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, now a leg-break, Bravo defends softly in front of short cover. Good stride forward
12.1
Markande to Dwayne Bravo, no run, flighted googly on a length outside off, Bravo defends to short cover
Dwayne Bravo, right handed bat, comes to the crease
11.6
Mustafizur to Jadeja, out Caught by Suryakumar Yadav!! Mustafizur is too clever for Jadeja here. He saw him coming down and bowled this cutter pretty wide. Jadeja still throws his bat at it, only managing to lob it off the toe-end. No troubles for Surya at mid-off. You never say never, but it would take something sensational for CSK to turn this around. Jadeja c Suryakumar Yadav b Mustafizur 12(13) [4s-1]
Mustafizur to Jadeja, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
11.5
Mustafizur to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, walks down the pitch and carves this length ball down to Pollard at long-off. The idea was for a flat-batted smash, but the bat-face opened and he ended up slicing it
11.4
Mustafizur to Jadeja, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off, Jadeja is slightly surprised by the bounce and checks his cut shot down to third man
11.3
Mustafizur to Jadeja, FOUR, half-volley from Mustafizur, duly hammered back through mid-off. CSK need a flurry of these to bring some life back in this contest
11.2
Mustafizur to Kedar Jadhav, leg byes, 1 run, cutter on leg-stump, deflects off Jadhav's thigh pad behind square
11.1
Mustafizur to Jadeja, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Jadeja runs it with an open face to third man
Mustafizur Rahman [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
10.6
Markande to Jadeja, 1 run, bowls the googly from round the wicket, but it's too short. Gives Jadeja enough time to pick it and then slap it through to deep point
10.5
Markande to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, shimmies out and squeezes this down to long-off
10.4
Markande to Jadeja, 1 run, shortish googly turning away from off, Jadeja steers it through point
10.3
Markande to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, flatter from Markande in response to the previous ball, Jadhav pats it through point
10.2
Markande to Kedar Jadhav, SIX, has he got enough on it? Jusssst. Shimmied down and swung hard, got it close to the bottom of the bat but the muscle behind it was good enough
10.1
Markande to Jadeja, 1 run, flighted ball just outside off, bit too full, Jadeja drives to long-on
9.6
Hardik Pandya to Kedar Jadhav, no run, slower ball to end the over. That was bowled at 109.3kph. Jadhav defends towards backward point and looks for a single. Jadeja sends him back
9.5
Hardik Pandya to Jadeja, 1 run, Jadeja waltzes down the track, plays the compulsive pull against this short ball. Off the splice and hence doesn't carry to deep mid-wicket
9.4
Hardik Pandya to Jadeja, no run, 129.2kph, stump-to-stump line ball, defended to cover
9.3
Hardik Pandya to Jadeja, 2 runs, leg-stump line, worked in front of square on the leg-side for a brace
9.2
Hardik Pandya to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, strays one on leg and that's been clipped away through square leg
9.1
Hardik Pandya to Kedar Jadhav, no run, good ball! Back of a length ball that bounces more than Jadhav expected it to. Arches his back to late-cut, connects with thin air. That was a pacy and skiddy delivery from Hardik Pandya
9.1
Hardik Pandya to Kedar Jadhav, wide, pitched up delivery, but the line is too wide outside off
Hardik Pandya [2.0-0-15-2] is back into the attack
8.6
Markande to Jadeja, no run, defended from the crease
8.5
Markande to Jadeja, no run. Another googly, a different batsman misses by a long way. The keeper takes off the bails and the TV umpire has been disturbed again. The back foot is in and Jadeja survives. Well, the CSKians are finding it one helluva task tackling Mayank Markande. It was another quick wrong 'un and Jadeja was pressing forward to block expecting it to be the in-turner. Spun past the outside edge
8.4
Markande to Jadeja, no run, flighted delivery on middle, defended into the leg-side
Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Time-out! CSK are now in a spot of bother. The required rate is 10 and Kedar Jadhav has to bat with the all-rounders. 115 needed off 69 balls.
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