18.2 · 178/4 · Pandya 38* · Tilak 11*
SIX! Pandya lofts Pathirana over long-on. Picked the slower ball from the hand, waited, clipped it with the angle. Wankhede roar. 22 needed off 10.
18.1 · 172/4
Wide length outside off, Pandya slashes and misses. One dot — CSK will take every one of those they can get.
17.6 · 172/4 · End of over 18 (Jadeja)
11 off the over. Jaddu went for 3-2-4-1-1 and then Pandya carved the last one through point for four. 28 needed off 12.
17.2 · 163/4 · Pandya arrives
WICKET! Surya c Dhoni b Pathirana for 48 (31). Slower ball, Surya went for the pull and got a leading edge looping to the keeper. Big moment — live odds just moved from 1.31 to 1.62 (MI) on that single ball.
15.6 · 146/3 · End of over 16
12 off Chahar. Rohit's last contribution was a gorgeous inside-out lift over extra cover — his 62 has been a proper captain's knock. MI need 54 off 24.
15.3 · 138/3 · WICKET
Rohit gone for 62 (43) — Chahar strikes with a knuckle ball that Rohit tried to upper-cut, found the third man fielder instead. Still, MI on course. Surya and Pandya the new pairing.
13.0 · 110/2 · End of over 13 (Jadeja)
Eight from the over. MI quietly doing their job — Rohit on 52, Tilak 18 not out. Par at this stage is 102. They're ahead.
10.2 · 89/2 · Rohit fifty
FIFTY for Rohit Sharma (36 balls), his first half-century of IPL 2026. Tucked it through midwicket for a single off Mitchell Santner.
8.3 · 64/2 · WICKET
Ishan Kishan gone for 22 (19) to Moeen Ali — went for the sweep, top-edged, safe hands at short fine leg. This brings Tilak Varma to the middle and Chennai are back in it.
5.6 · 52/1 · End of powerplay
MI 52/1 at the end of 6. Below par — Wankhede chasing par at 6 overs in the current IPL is 58. Mustafizur bowled brilliantly on return.
3.4 · 33/1 · WICKET
Rahmanullah Gurbaz gone for 12 (11) — Mustafizur gets him nicking a slower-ball cutter that held up. Dhoni takes it cleanly. First breakthrough.
0.1 · First ball
Deepak Chahar opens with a back-of-length nibbler angling across Gurbaz. Dot. MI begin their chase of 200.
Innings break · CSK 199/6
Chennai post a strong 199/6 from their 20 overs. Ruturaj Gaikwad 74 the anchor, Ravindra 42* (18) the accelerator. Bumrah's 4-0-22-2 the one bright spot for MI. Target: 200.
Pre-match
Toss: MI won and chose to bowl. Dew expected from the 11th over. Both sides unchanged from last outing. Wankhede pitch reading: hard, grass removed, medium bounce — classic T20 road.
