IPL 2019, Match 44: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians - Statistical Highlights

Mumbai Indians (MI) secured an impressive 46-run victory on last Friday (26th April) night when they beat the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk, Chennai).

MI was restricted to 155/4 (20 overs) after the CSK stand-in captain Suresh Raina decided to bowl first. However, the home team CSK failed to chase that target as they were bundled out for just 109 runs (17.4 overs).

Brief Scores:  MI – 155/4 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 67, Evin Lewis 32; Mitchell Santner 2/13)

CSK – 109 in 17.4 overs (Murali Vijay 38, Mitchell Santner 22; Lasith Malinga 4/37)

Result – MI won by 46 runs

Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:

Teams’ stats

CSK

i) In the second innings of this match, the host side CSK was bundled out for just 109 runs (17.4 overs). It is the second joint lowest completed total for the Chennai franchise against any team. They also scored 109 runs (19 overs) against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Jaipur on 4th May 2008. Meanwhile, the lowest completed total for CSK is 79 (15.2 overs) against MI at Mumbai on 5th May 2013.

MI

i) MI won this match by 46 runs which are their second largest victory (by runs) against CSK. Their record victory margin is winning by 60 runs at Mumbai on 5th May 2013.

Players’ stats

MI

i) Krunal Pandya became the 11th cricketer to play 50th match for MI as he played his 50th IPL match for this franchise on Friday night.

ii) Rohit Sharma scored his seventh half-century against CSK which is the joint most number of 50+ scores for a batsman against CSK. David Warner is the other batsman who has also scored seven 50+ scores (one century and six half-centuries) against CSK.

iii) The right-arm pacer Lasith Malinga had the bowling figures of 3.4-0-37-4. It is the best bowling figures in a T20 match between CSK and MI at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk, Chennai). Also, it is the second best bowling figures by an MI bowler at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk, Chennai). Meanwhile, it is also the third-best bowling figures by an MI bowler against CSK at any venue.

CSK

i) The left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner had the bowling figures of 4-0-13-2 with an impressive economy rate of 3.25.  It is the best economical bowling performance by a CSK bowler against MI who finished his four overs quota in a match. The previous record holders were Ben Hilfenhaus (4-1-14-2) and Mohit Sharma (4-0-14-4) with the economy rates of 3.50. Meanwhile, Santner’s latest bowling performance is also the second-best economical bowling performance by a left-arm bowler against MI who finished his four overs quota in a match. The record is 4-1-12-1 with the economy rate of 3.00 by Irfan Pathan (Delhi Daredevils) at Mumbai on 16th April 2012.

ii) Murali Vijay becomes the fourth batsman to score 1,000+ T20 runs at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk, Chennai). Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni and Michael Hussey were the first three cricketers to achieve this feat. By the end of this match, Murali Vijay has scored 1,027 T20 runs at this venue.