CSK vs MI: Watch - Matheesha Pathirana Cleans Up Nehal Wadhera With A Pinpoint Yorker Around His Legs

After being asked to bat first, Mumbai Indians (MI) had a terrible start to their innings as they lost 3 wickets and scored 34 runs in the powerplay overs. Nehal Wadhera along with Suryakumar Yadav slowly started rebuilding the innings as the pitch was a tricky one. Nehal Wadhera was seen playing the role of anchor.

In the 11th over, the left-arm off-spinner Ravindra Jadeja got rid of the dangerous looking Suryakumar Yadav as he was dismissed after scoring 26 runs in 22 balls. CSK’s spinners in the middle overs were spot on with their line & length.

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Nehal Wadhera was slowly getting into the groove and was taking calculative risks against the bowlers. Nehal Wadhera got to his half-century in 46 balls in the 17th over. Ravindra Jadeja was taken to the cleaners in the 17th over by Wadhera who smashed 3 boundaries.

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Watch – Matheesha Pathirana thrashes Nehal Wadhera

At the end of 17 overs, MI’s score was 122-4. Matheesha Pathirana was bowling the 18th over, on the 3rd delivery Wadhera got across the stumps and tried to play a shot towards the leg side but missed the ball completely as Pathirana had bowled a perfect yorker.

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Nehal Wadhera was dismissed on 64 runs in 51 balls and struck 8 fours and 1 six. The dismissal of Nehal Wadhera could be the turning point as it won’t be easy even for Tim David to go berserk immediately. MI’s score at 17.3 overs was 123-5.

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Crucial Phase for CSK

CSK would sense that they can restrict MI below 150 runs which would give them a strong chance to end their 2-match losing streak (*except the LSG clash was washed out). Tushar Deshpande would be tested against Tim David who has got a wide range of shots.

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MI fans would be hoping that Tristan Stubbs unleashes an attack on the opposition. Tristan Stubbs so far has struggled and has scored 13 runs in 15 balls. MI would be aware of the fact that the conditions are cloudy as DLS could come into action as they need to finish on a high note.

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