IPL / Mumbai reached the finals for the fifth time, beating Chennai by 6 wickets in Qualifier 1

IPL / Mumbai reached the finals for the fifth time, beating Chennai by 6 wickets in Qualifier 1

Chennai scored 131 for 4 in 20 overs, Raidu 42 and Dhoni 37 runs

Mumbai scored 132 for 4 in 18.3 overs, Suryakumar Yadav scored 71 runs

Despite the defeat Chennai's team will play in Qualifier 2, they will be the winner of the eliminator

In the first qualifier of the IPL, Mumbai Indians defeated defending champions Chennai SuperKings by 6 wickets on Tuesday at MA Chidambaram Stadium. With this victory, the Mumbai team managed to reach the final for the fifth time. Earlier, he has played titles in 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2017. In 2010, he did not make the champion.

In this match, Chennai scored 131 for 4 in 20 overs before winning the toss. Mumbai scored 132 for 4 wickets in 18.3 overs. The title match will be played on May 12 at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad. On the other hand, Chennai's team qualifier-2 will play against Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 10.

The sixth match defeats Mumbai for Chennai home ground

This is the sixth consecutive defeat against Chennai on the home ground. His last win was in April 2010. After that, Mumbai has consistently named six matches. This season, both teams were face to face for the third time. Every time Mumbai has got success.

Suryakumar hit half-century

Suryakumar Yadav scored an unbeaten 71 for Mumbai. He hit 10 fours in 54 balls. Suryakumar shared an 80-run partnership with Ishaan Kishan for the third wicket. Kishan contributed 28 runs. Hardik Pandya remained unbeaten on 13 off 11 balls.

Rohit was dismissed in the first over

Mumbai got the first blow on the second ball of the first over. Deepak Chahar got Rohit Sharma out on a personal score of 4 runs. After that in the fourth over, Harbhajan Singh caught Quinton Deacock (8) in the hands of Duplessis.

Dhoni-Rayudu shared 66 runs partnership

For Chennai, Ambati Rayudu (42) and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (37) Both shared a 66-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Murali Vijay contributed 26 runs Rahul Chahar took 2 wickets for Mumbai. Kunal Pandya and Jayant Yadav got one success.

Chennai's three wickets fall in the powerplay

Earlier, Chennai had the first blow in the second over. Rahul Chahar sent Faf du Plessis to a six-run pole on his personal score. After that, Suresh Raina (5) was dismissed by Jayant Yadav. Shane Watson became the victim of the Kunal Pandya by making 10 runs. Chennai scored 32 runs in the Powerplay. In the 13th over, Chahal stumped the wicket in the hands of wicketkeeper Quinton Deacock.

Murali Vijay replaces Kedar in Chennai team

Earlier, the two teams made one change in the last XI. Mumbai replaced Mitchell McClenaghan's as replacement of Jayant Yadav and Chennai injured Murali Vijay in the place of Kedar Jadhav.