MI vs CSK 15th match IPL 2019 | Hardik Pandya shines in Mumbai Indians 100th win
Mumbai Indians registers their 100th win in IPL. Hardik Pandya’s all-round performance with bat and ball made the difference as Mumbai Indians beat CSK by 37 runs. Let’s read out the complete details of MI vs CSK 15th match IPL 2019 here.
IPL 2019 Match 15 Analysis : MI vs CSK, 15th Match 2019
When : 8 PM, Wednesday
Where : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Toss : CSK won the toss and opted to field first.
Man of the Match : Hardik Pandya
Match Number : 15
Suryakumar Yadav half century and Pandya brothers inning put Mumbai Indians total to 170 runs in 20 overs. Especially it was Hardik Pandya’s inning of 25 runs in just 8 balls which helped Mumbai to put the target of 171 runs for Chennai Super Kings.
Earlier it was CSK captain MS Dhoni who won the toss and invited Rohit Sharma’s team to bat first in Mumbai. Mumbai lost their top 3 wickets within 50 runs and were barely looking to score 150 runs.
Suryakumar Yadav (59) and Krunal Pandya (42) build the slow but solid partnership in middle overs which provided license for their pitch hitters like Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard to go for big hits in the end overs. In the last 2 overs Pollard and Hardik Pandya scored 45 runs. Pollard scored 7 ball 17 runs while Hardik made 25 runs in just 8 balls and MI set the total to 170 runs in 20 overs.
In the chase CSK batsman were unable to play debutante Jason Behrendorff and they also lost their top 3 batsmen in power play overs. Behrendorff took 2 crucial wickets of Rayudu and Raina in his IPL debut match. Lasith Malinga and Hardik Pandya did the rest damage of CSK batting by taking 3 wickets each. Only Kedar Jadhav could stay at crease for long in his 58 runs inning of 54 balls and CSK lost their first match of the tournament by 37 runs.
By this win Mumbai Indians becomes first team to win 100 matches in IPL.
Brief Score
| Match | Date | MI Inns | CSK Inns | Result | MoM |
| MI vs CSK | Wednesday, April 3, 2019 | 170-5(20) | 133-8(20) | MI beat CSK by 37 runs | Hardik Pandya |
MI Inns : Suryakumar Yadav – 59(43), Krunal Pandya – 42(32), Hardik Pandya – 25(8), Imran Tahir – 4-25-1, Ravindra Jadeja – 2-10-1.
CSK Inns : Kedar Jadhav – 58(54), Suresh Raina – 16(15), Jason Behrendorff – 4-22-2, Lasith Malinga – 4-34-3, Hardik Pandya – 4-25-3.
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