123/2 (15.5)
CR : 7.77
121/10 (19.4)
CR : 6.15
Mumbai won by 8 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Shardul Thakur
3/19
15.1
1
G Singh to A Mhatre
Fuller outside the off, knocked towards long on for a single.
15.2
0
G Singh to S Khan
Tad shortish outside the off, driven towards left of mid off. The fielder there dives like a cheetah and intercepts the ball.
15.3
0
G Singh to S Khan
Length ball outside the off, turns away as well. Sarfaraz prods forward and drives it to cover.
15.4
1
G Singh to S Khan
Pitched up at the off, driven towards long off for a single.
15.5
6
G Singh to A Mhatre
What a way to end the innings! To see it come off Mhatre's blade is even more soothing. A half-tracker at the leg stump line. Mhatre rocks back and pulls it over the deep mid-wicket region, straight into the empty stands for a six. Mumbai defeats Chhattisgarh comprehensively.
Over 16
Mumbai 123/2
Ayush Mhatre69(49)
Sarfaraz Khan7(9)
Gagandeep Singh0-29(3.5)
MUM won by 8 wickets
1:56 PM IST and Local Time: A comprehensive victory for Mumbai as they pepper Chattisgarh with an eight-wicket win. The iconic side retains the spot at the top of the Elite Group A table with 20 points from six games.
Arriving to chase down a below-par total, Ayush Mhatre and Ajinkya Rahane got off to a cautious start, assessing the condition and feeling the ball off the middle of the bat. With time, they switched gears and accelerated inside the powerplay, gathering 57 runs in the phase. While Mhatre was on song, Rahane took a while to opt for his aggressive self.
The blend of youth and experience added 82 runs together before the veteran was cleaned up in the tenth over. Mumbai needed 38 runs in the final ten overs. With Mhatre at one end, it was a cakewalk for the side, albeit they lost a wicket in the form of Siddhesh Lad. On the back of his 49-ball 69*, the Mumbai side reached the total comfortably with 4.1 overs remaining.
Arriving to chase down a below-par total, Ayush Mhatre and Ajinkya Rahane got off to a cautious start, assessing the condition and feeling the ball off the middle of the bat. With time, they switched gears and accelerated inside the powerplay, gathering 57 runs in the phase. While Mhatre was on song, Rahane took a while to opt for his aggressive self.
The blend of youth and experience added 82 runs together before the veteran was cleaned up in the tenth over. Mumbai needed 38 runs in the final ten overs. With Mhatre at one end, it was a cakewalk for the side, albeit they lost a wicket in the form of Siddhesh Lad. On the back of his 49-ball 69*, the Mumbai side reached the total comfortably with 4.1 overs remaining.
Shardul Thakur chose to bowl first after winning the toss earlier in the morning. After adding 17 runs in the opening two overs, things took a turn for the worse. Mumbai pacers were on fire, highlighted by Shardul Thakur's decisive bowling, curbing Chhattisgarh to 48/4. Chhattisgarh failed to bounce back from the jeopardised situation in the innings as the Mumbai bowlers were lethal at their best. Although Mayank Yadav and Shubham Agarwal tried to show some resilience, it could only propel them to a below-par 121 with a couple of balls left in the innings.
Player of the Match: Shardul Thakur
That's it from this encounter. Mumbai continues to dominate the Elite Group A table, as they have already bucketed 20 points from six matches. That's it from today's contest. This is your guy, Arijit Kundu, signing off alongwith co-panelist, Utsav, and scorer Rajesh Pal. Stick around for more cricketing action.