Moeen Ali (58) and Faf du Plessis (5), too, struck blistering half-centuries after being asked to bat first.
.@RayuduAmbati has been at it from the word go ????????Brings up a brilliant half-century off just 20 deliveries.Live… https://t.co/1PIXAnCaUw
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1619883634000
CSK lost opener Ruturaj Gaikwad (4) early but South African du Plessis and England’s Moeen plundered runs at will during their 108-run second-wicket partnership.
Rayudu, who notched up his fifty in just 20 balls, went hammer and tongs with seven sixes and four fours during his stay in the middle.
Innings Break!Half-centuries from Moeen Ali (58), @faf1307 (50) & @RayuduAmbati (72*) propel #CSK to a huge total… https://t.co/NqT6lvYouz
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1619884566000
To start with, du Plessis smashed Dhawal Kulkarni for a four and maximum, as CSK grabbed 11 runs in the second over.
Moeen also opened up his arms in the third over, hammering Trent Boult (1/42) for a maximum over backward square-leg and a boundary, as Chennai fetched 12 runs off it.
Two in two for @KieronPollard55 ????????Faf du Plessis and Raina depart.Live – https://t.co/wxtOFpRIY9 #MIvCSK… https://t.co/cg1CN9qoJz
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1619881686000
Moeen was the more aggressive of the two as CSK cantered to 49/1 after powerplay.
The southpaw kept playing his shots at will. Moeen, who used the pull shot to perfection and du Plessis, were brutal on leg-spinner Rahul Chahar (0/32), striking a six each in the ninth over, as CSK amassed 16 runs and raced to 77/1.
.@faf1307 brings up a quick-fire FIFTY off 27 deliveries.His 20th in #VIVOIPL ????Live – https://t.co/NQjEDM2zGX… https://t.co/VXGn7TlqOu
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1619881380000
There was no stopping Moeen, who then smashed a six and two boundaries off James Neesham (0/26) in the 10th over, while Du Plessis hit two successive sixes and a boundary off Jasprit Bumrah (1/56) in the next. This was Bumrah’s most expensive spell in the IPL.
FIFTY!A well-made half-century for Moeen Ali off 33 deliveries ????????Live – https://t.co/NQjEDM2zGX #MIvCSK https://t.co/jOlFldoGVJ
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1619880580000
But Mumbai pegged back CSK by taking three quick wickets — first Bumrah dismissed Moeen in the 11th over and then Kieron Pollard removed du Plessis and Suresh Raina (2) in successive balls in the 12th over, as CSK slipped to 116/4.
Then the show belonged to Rayudu, who, along with Ravindra Jadeja (22 not out), added 102 runs for an unbroken fifth wicket in very little time. CSK scored 92 runs in the last six overs as all the Mumbai Indians bowlers experienced an off day in the field.
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