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Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai vs MS Dhoni’s Chennai, Match 1, Indian T20 League: Marks out of 10
Chennai's return to the Indian T20 League was no less than drama.
Published: Apr 08, 2018, 11:09 AM (IST)
Edited: Apr 08, 2018, 11:09 AM (IST)
Chennai’s return to the Indian T20 League was no less than drama. In the Match 1 of the tournament, Chennai beat all odds to triumph over defending champions Mumbai at Wankhede Stadium by 1 wicket. The win was set up by a Dwayne Bravo special. Chennai were staring at loss with 47 required off 18 balls with just two wickets in hand. An injured Kedar Jadhav produced the finishing touch.
Marks out of 10 rates the individual players on their performance. Starting with the losing team.
Mumbai
| Players | Performance | Rating |
| Mayank Markande | 4-0-23-3 | 9/10 |
| Krunal Pandya | 41 (22)*, 1 c | 8.5/10 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 43 (29), 1 c | 8/10 |
| Hardik Pandya | 22 (20)*, 4-0-24-3 | 8/10 |
| Ishan Kishan | 40 (29), 1 st | 7.5/10 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4-0-37-1, 1 c | 3/10 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 3.5-0-39-1, 1 c | 3/10 |
| Mitchell McClenaghan | 4-0-44-1 | 2/10 |
| Rohit Sharma | 15 (18), 1 c | 1/10 |
| Evin Lewis | 0 (2), 1 c | 0.5/10 |
| Kieron Pollard | — | NA* |
*Pollard neither batted nor bowled. He did not even take a catch.
Mumbai’s team average: 5.05/10
Chennai
| Players | Performance | Rating |
| Dwayne Bravo | 4-0-25-0 & 68 (30) | 9.5/10 |
| Shane Watson | 4-0-29-2 & 16 (14) | 8/10 |
| Kedar Jadhav | 24 (22)* | 8/10 |
| Deepak Chahar | 3-0-14-1 | 7.5/10 |
| Ambati Rayadu | 22 (19), 1c | 6.5/10 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 2-0-14-0 , 1 c, 8 (5) | 5/10 |
| Imran Tahir | 2-0-23-1 & 2 (2)* | 5/10 |
| MS Dhoni | 5 (5) | 3/10 |
| Suresh Raina | 4 (6) | 2/10 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 1-0-9-0 & 12 (13) | 1/10 |
| Mark Wood | 4-0-49-0, 1c | 1/10 |
Chennai’s team average: 5.13/10
Not much to choose between them. Had it not been for Bravo’s superlative efforts, Mumbai would have cruised to an easy win.
Brief scores
Mumbai 165 for 4 in 20 overs [Ishan Kishan 40 (29), Suryakumar Yadav 43 (29), Krunal Pandya 41 (22)*; Shane Watson 4-0-29-2] lost to Chennai 169 for 9 in 19.5 overs [Dwayne Bravo 68 (30); Hardik Pandya 4-0-24-3, Mayank Markande 4-0-23-3] by 1 wicket
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