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Brad Hogg raises the 'spirit of the game' question after MI's non-striker takes advantage of the last ball against CSK
The CSK Vs MI match in the ongoing IPL held on Saturday in Delhi, turned out to be the most thrilling affair so far. Coming with five wins on the bounce, Chennai Super Kings were in search of hitting six victories, although a whirlwind knock from Kieron Pollard led Mumbai Indians to accomplish the league’s second-highest chase ever.
Trent Boult struck in the first over to dismiss the in-form Ruturaj Gaikwad cheaply after the Mumbai Indians’ skipper Rohit Sharma had inserted CSK. Although, what followed from thereon was some insane ball-hitting as Faf du Plessis and Moeen Ali added 108 off just 61 balls, also getting to quick-fire individual fifties en route to that. Kieron Pollard who would later run havoc with the bat also proved to be the trickster with the ball on a day when even the best in the business like Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult were taken to the cleaners. Claiming two quick wickets, Pollard pulled things back for his team but little did either of the sides know about a storm that was set to hit. Smoking seven maximums in a 27-ball knock, Ambati Rayudu sent MI's bowlers to every corner of the ground, adding what was CSK's second-century stand in the game, alongside Ravindra Jadeja, who played the perfect foil. Rayudu’s 72 pushed his team well beyond the 200-mark.
