IPL8 – Chennai pulverizes Mumbai, scores required 184 runs with 20 balls left

#IPL8 #MIvsCSK #wankhede #dwaynesmith #Brendonmccullum Mumbai Indians, searching desperately for their first win in IPL8, were yet again left licking their wounds. Winning the toss and electing to bat, they managed to post a fairly good score of 183 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in spite of a miserable start but had not reckoned with the batting prowess of Chennai Super Kings even when playing away games.
This has been reported in cricbuzz.com dated 17 April 2015.

The Chennai opening batsmen plundered runs at will and the pair of Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum made a mockery of the target of 184 set by Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium. Their opening stand of 109-runs in just 44 balls helped CSK to their third successive victory by six wickets and with 20 balls to spare.
Mumbai Indians, in search of their first win, had done well to post 183 for 7 thanks to Kieron Pollard's 30-ball 64 - after being three down for just 12 runs in the early stages of their innings.
The loss belted out to MI by CSK was certainly not due to bad bowling but a case of two attacking batsmen, facing a stiff target and playing inhibited cricket on a batting friendly pitch.
Loss of any match is always a disappointment, especially when it happens in front of the home crowd.

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