5 Talking Points of the MI v CSK Qualifier 1: IPL 2015

5 Talking Points of the MI v CSK Qualifier 1: IPL 2015: Mumbai Indians prevailed over a beleaguered Chennai side in the qualifier and entered the finals of the Pepsi IPL 2015. Winning the toss and choosing to bat, the Mumbai Indians batters did a fabulous job for their team and scored 187 runs. Some non-chalant bowling by CSK and some exceptional hitting in the end overs propelled the Mumbai side to a par score. Chasing 188 on a crunch game is never easy and the CSK batsmen fell prey to the pressure as none of their batsmen converted their starts into something big. Wickets kept tumbling at regular intervals and the CSK innings fell apart with their batters meekly surrendering. In the end, they fell short by 25 runs and the MI racked up an all-important win. Let’s take a look at the 5 talking points of the match:

1. Opening Partnership between Parthiv -Simmons:

Parthiv Patel and Lendl Simmons provided their side the best possible start as they put on 90 runs together for the 1^st wicket. The confident duo is firing in all cylinders as they had also piled a hundred runs partnership in their last game. They started off slowly, but gradually accelerated and stacked as many as 85 runs in 10 overs. This crucial partnership enabled the middle order batsmen to capitalize on and aided them to post a healthy total on the board.