MI vs CSK: Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets, Ajinkya Rahane showed fire after Jadeja

IPL 2023, CSK vs MI highlights: In the 12th match of the 16th season of IPL, Mumbai Indians had to face defeat at home. He was defeated by arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets on Saturday (April 8) at the Wankhede Stadium. The toss was won by Chennai’s captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who opted to field first. Mumbai managed to score 157 runs while losing eight wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Chennai chased down the target and won the match, scoring 159 runs for the loss of three wickets in just 18.1 overs.

Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets to get their second win of the season. This is Chennai’s second consecutive win in three matches. Earlier, he had defeated Lucknow Super Giants. In the first match, he had to face defeat against Gujarat Titans. On the contrary, Mumbai Indians have suffered their second successive loss in this season. They had previously lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore in their last match.

After winning the toss, Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bowl first. Mumbai managed to score 157 runs for the loss of eight wickets in their allotted 20 overs. In response, Chennai chased down the target in 18.1 overs, winning the match by seven wickets and with nine balls to spare. Ravindra Jadeja was instrumental in Chennai’s victory, taking three wickets in his spell. Meanwhile, Ajinkya Rahane played a blistering knock, scoring a half-century off just 19 balls to give Chennai a flying start. His performance helped the team comfortably chase down the target.

Great innings of Rahane and Rituraj

Rahane scored 61 runs off 27 balls. During his innings, Ajinkya Rahane smashed seven fours and three sixes, scoring at a blistering strike rate of 225.93. Rituraj Gaikwad remained unbeaten on 40 runs off 36 balls, while Shivam Dubey contributed 28 runs off 26 balls. Ambati Rayudu also played a crucial role, scoring 20 not out off 16 balls to steer Chennai to victory. Unfortunately, Devon Conway failed to open his account in the match. Jason Behrendorff, Piyush Chawla, and Kumar Kartikeya picked up one wicket each for Mumbai.