Match facts
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT)
Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT)
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Batsmanship in IPL is staggering - Fleming
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Players/Officials:
Praveen Kumar
| Faf du Plessis
Matches:
Mumbai T20 v Chennai T20 at Mumbai
Series/Tournaments:
Indian T20 League
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Big picture
They may be at opposite ends of the points table but Mumbai Indians will
go into Saturday's match against Chennai Super Kings aware of one
record - they are the team to have defeated Super Kings the most number
of times in the IPL, nine out of 16 encounters. In Mumbai, their IPL
record against Super Kings stands 5-1. To top that off, Mumbai have won
10 successive IPL games in Mumbai.
While they would have come as immense confidence boosters, Mumbai's last
two wins at home have only underlined how heavily reliant the batting
is on Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard. The focus, though, will be on
Mumbai's bowlers, fresh off having reined in Royal Challengers
Bangalore. Harbhajan Singh had been economical through this tournament,
but against Chris Gayle and co, he stepped up as the bowling leader
Mumbai needed in the absence of Zaheer Khan. He and Lasith Malinga will
have to take charge again - Praveen Kumar comes into the IPL with little
cricket in recent months, and Jasprit Bumrah will be playing his first
match against the formidable Super Kings.
It says something about the quality of your side when the world's best
T20I bowler is warming the benches. It took an outrageous innings from
Glenn Maxwell to halt Super Kings' six-match winning streak but on one
of their worst days in the IPL, they also ended up scoring 187 for 6,
despite the early loss of Dwayne Smith. Despite that failure, Smith will
be a key player for them, with his familiarity of Mumbai's conditions
and their bowling.
Form guide
Mumbai Indians: WWLLL
Chennai Super Kings: LWWWW
Chennai Super Kings: LWWWW
Where they stand
Mumbai Indians: 7th on the table with two wins in seven games
Chennai Super Kings: 2nd , with six wins in eight games
Chennai Super Kings: 2nd , with six wins in eight games
Previous encounter
In their match in Dubai,
Brendon McCullum's unbeaten 71 set up Super Kings' chase of 142 after
Mohit Sharma had dismantled Mumbai's batting with returns of 4 for 14.
Rohit Sharma's 50 and Corey Anderson's 39 were the only substantial
knocks in an otherwise average batting effort.
Watch out for
In the last three IPL seasons for Kings XI Punjab, Praveen Kumar
picked up 31 wickets. In the lead-up to this IPL, he played seven
limited overs matches in the 2013-14 domestic season and went unsold in
the auction. His history of fitness and disciplinary issues is well
documented but he has also stated in the past how important the IPL is
in making a national comeback.
So strong has the Super Kings' top-order been in this IPL that Faf du Plessis'
scores of 24, 7, 20 and 0 - all prior to the match against Kings XI
Punjab - barely made a dent. In his last outing, du Plessis made use of
the opportunity to play himself into form during an improbable chase and
his 52 off 25 only adds muscle to an already robust line-up.
Stats and trivia
- Among bowlers who have bowled at least 50 overs, Mohit Sharma has the best overall strike rate in the IPL of 13.6
- Super Kings have 16 hundred-run partnerships in the IPL. Mumbai are second with 12
- MS Dhoni needs three more dismissals to overtake Adam Gilchrist as the most successful wicketkeeper in the IPL. Gilchrist has 67 dismissals, while Dhoni has 65
Quotes
"I guess the main thing is you don't panic. We have won two now and
(teams on) the table are actually not that far apart. Anyone is sort of
biding for that third or fourth spot at the moment."
Corey Anderson is hopeful of Mumbai Indians' bid for a playoff spot.
Corey Anderson is hopeful of Mumbai Indians' bid for a playoff spot.
Rachna Shetty is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo
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