IPL 2018: Twitter Reacts as Mumbai Indians Thrash Table-Toppers Chennai Super Kings

Published - 29 Apr 2018, 01:33 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:37 AM

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Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) rode on a brilliant fifty from their skipper Rohit Sharma ??? to thump table-toppers Chennai Super Kings convincingly by eight wickets and get back to winning ways.

Chasing 170, Mumbai Indians were off to a decent start. Their opening pair of Suryakumar Yadav and Evin Lewis did not make a blazing start but made sure that the team shake-off the early jitters.

They mixed caution with aggression to lay the foundation for an easy chase. The duo added 67 runs for the first-wicket before Harbhajan Singh broke the stand in the tenth over.

The veteran off-spinner Harbhajan accounted for Yadav to give the Super Kings the much-needed breakthrough.

The wicket, however, did not bring any respite for the hosts as Lewis and Sharma went on to stitch a big stand, thus putting Mumbai well on the victory path.

The duo relied more on singles and doubles and hit the occasional boundaries to keep Mumbai in a hunt. The defending champions reached the three-digit mark in the 13th over when Lewis hit his compatriot Dwayne Bravo for a four. At the end of the 15th over, the score was 123 for one.

The match then turned on its head when Bravo accounted for Lewis. With runs hard to come by on the track, dismissing a well-settled Lewis brought Super Kings right into the game.

But, Rohit took the onus from thereon and scored an unbeaten fifty ??? to take his team home with four balls remaining.

Earlier in the game, Suresh Raina came up with his best performance of this season to help Super Kings post a challenging 169 for five in the allotted 20 overs.

The southpaw Raina played an unbeaten knock of 75, helping his side finish on a strong note.

Sent in to bat first, the Super Kings were off to a shaky start. Their in-form opener Shane Watson returned to the pavilion after scoring just 12. Krunal Pandya provided Indians with the early breakthrough.

However, Ambati Rayudu, fresh off his 82-run knock against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the last game, made sure that Mumbai does not take command. He picked the occasional boundaries to help Super Kings finish the powerplay on 51 for one.

The right-handed batsman along with =Raina steadied the ship and thus laid the foundation for a good total. The duo added 71 runs for the second-wicket before Pandya struck again, dismissing Rayudu for 46. Super Kings soon entered the three digits in the 13th over.

In addition, with Mumbai keeping things tight, the Super Kings were finding it tough to score at a good pace. At the end of the 15th over, the score was 115 for two with Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the middle.

However, with just five overs remaining, the duo started taking their chances.

In the 16th over, Dhoni hit leg-spinner Mayank Markande for a four and a six to collect 14 runs. But just when it looked the duo would start taking the attack to the opposition, Mitchell McClenaghan broke the 46-run stand by dismissing Dhoni for 26.

One run later, the Kiwi pacer struck again, dismissing the dangerous Dwayne Bravo to reduce Chennai to 144 for four.

In the meantime, Raina reached his fifty off 35 deliveries against Mumbai Indians.

Here is how Twitter reacted to the innings:

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Rohit looks ready to play for India #<!---->C<!---->S<!---->K<!---->v<!---->M<!---->I

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https://twitter.com/MenInBlueDvotee/status/990285292488876032

They don't need to show any match statistic now. We will know which side has the upper hand in the game by watching Ritika bhabhi's face. #<!---->I<!---->P<!---->L

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Rohit hit the six with one hand so he could hi5 his wife with the other.#<!---->C<!---->S<!---->K<!---->v<!---->M<!---->I

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Very unusual innings from Evin Lewis. Rare to see him go 47(43). Pressure mounting

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Evin Lewis 19(25) takes Suryakumar Yadav's wicket. #<!---->I<!---->p<!---->l

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Pressure from the other end has dismissed Surya Kumar. Lewis is hurting MI here. Needs to make up for it, otherwise might get tricky! #<!---->C<!---->S<!---->K<!---->v<!---->M<!---->I

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33rd IPL Fifty for Raina. With explosive Dhoni at other side, Raina seemed to have enjoy this inning little bit more. #<!---->I<!---->P<!---->L

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Mumbai have clawed back into the game with tight bowling and fielding. But Chennai have wickets in hand: including Raina, Bravo & Dhoni!

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You can never know Dhoni. He can escalate from strike rate of 14 to strike rate of 200 really quick. #<!---->C<!---->S<!---->K<!---->v<!---->M<!---->I

??? Ye Koi ***** Hai Kya? (@intolerant_monk) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->1<!---->8

Raina 12 from 14
Dhoni 4 in 10.

Time to start the tuk tuk.

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Ambati Rayudu Showing How To Take Revenge From Your Ex One She Dumps You. ???#<!---->C<!---->S<!---->K<!---->v<!---->M<!---->I #<!---->C<!---->S<!---->K<!---->v<!---->s<!---->M<!---->I #<!---->W<!---->h<!---->i<!---->s<!---->t<!---->l<!---->e<!---->P<!---->o<!---->d<!---->u #<!---->M<!---->u<!---->m<!---->b<!---->a<!---->i<!---->I<!---->n<!---->d<!---->i<!---->a<!---->n<!---->s

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Ambati Rayudu is the perfect example of how to make your ex jealous. #<!---->M<!---->I<!---->v<!---->C<!---->S<!---->K #<!---->I<!---->P<!---->L @<!---->c<!---->r<!---->i<!---->c<!---->k<!---->e<!---->t<!---->a<!---->a<!---->k<!---->a<!---->s<!---->h

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Rayudu knows what the bowler is going to bowl before the bowler knows it. #<!---->I<!---->P<!---->L<!---->2<!---->0<!---->1<!---->8

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Rayudu garu at it again!

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https://twitter.com/BCCI_Men/status/990255703372660736

Last game against RCB ??? Became the only Player to Score 5000 Runs as a Captain in T20 Cricket.

Today against MI: Becomes the only player to lead a team in 150 matches as captain in IPL.

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"Both of you, look at your teams in the points table"

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Mumbai Indians Won The TOSS, Rohit Sharma Elected To Lose By Runs. ?? #<!---->C<!---->S<!---->K<!---->v<!---->M<!---->I #<!---->C<!---->S<!---->K<!---->v<!---->s<!---->M<!---->I #<!---->W<!---->h<!---->i<!---->s<!---->t<!---->l<!---->e<!---->P<!---->o<!---->d<!---->u

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IPL 2018: Twitter Reacts as Mumbai Indians Thrash Table-Toppers Chennai Super Kings

In the meantime, Raina reached his fifty off 35 deliveries against Mumbai Indians.

Here is how Twitter reacted to the innings:

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