Rohit Sharma earned a doubtful file as Mumbai Indians misplaced to Chennai Super Kings by six wickets within the Indian Premier League on Saturday.
Sharma was out for a file sixteenth duck, probably the most for a batsman in IPL historical past, as Mumbai struggled to get going and posted solely 139-8 (20 overs).
Chennai, winless in three video games prior, completed at 140-4 (17.4 overs) as Devon Conway led the chase with 44 off 42 balls.
Put into bat, Mumbai modified its batting order to assist Sharma get off his poor run. The skipper has failed to achieve double digits in his final three innings.
Ishan Kishan (7) and Australian Cameron Green (6) opened the innings, however each fell cheaply.
Tushar Deshpande bowled Green for six, whereas Kishan skied off Deepak Chahar (2-18) and was out caught.
Sharma, coming in at quantity three, then chipped to backward level for a three-ball duck as Mumbai was all the way down to 14-3 in 2.5 overs.
Nehal Wadhera performed the rescue hand along with his maiden IPL half-century off 46 balls. He placed on 55 off 46 balls with Suryakumar Yadav (26), earlier than Ravindra Jadeja bowled the latter within the eleventh over.
Wadhera scored 64 off 51 balls, hitting eight fours and a six, and placed on one other 54 off 42 balls runs with Tristan Stubbs (20), as Mumbai reached 123-5 in 17.3 overs.
But the ultimate push for fast runs by no means got here as Chennai bowlers etched out three extra wickets within the area of seven deliveries.
Matheesha Pathirana completed with 3-15 in 4 overs bowling on the demise.
In reply, Chennai acquired off to a different stable begin with openers Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad (30) placing on 46 off 25.
Veteran wrist spinner Piyush Chawla (2-25) continued his effective kind for Mumbai by selecting one other couple wickets. First he had Gaikwad caught behind, earlier than trapping Ajinkya Rahane lbw for 21.
Conway, although, held on at the same time as different batsmen hit out. Impact participant Ambati Rayudu scored 12, earlier than Shivam Dube helped end issues off in a rush with 26 not out off 18 balls.
Dube hit three sixes as Chennai beat Mumbai at its dwelling floor for the primary time since 2010 and climbed to second within the factors’ desk.
Delhi Capitals host Royal Challengers Bangalore within the second recreation of the day.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
