IPL 2021: Match 27, MI vs CSK – Mumbai Indians Player Ratings

Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were involved in a run-fest on Saturday, May 1 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The teams churned out an accumulated tally of 30 sixes and in the end, it was Rohit Sharma’s MI, who came out trumps by four wickets.

After being put in to bat first, the Super Kings smashed 218 for the loss of four wickets in their allotted quota of 20 overs. Ambati Rayudu’s unbeaten 27-ball 72 coupled with Faf du Plessis and Moeen Ali’s half-centuries led the charge for the Yellow Army.

In the run-chase, MI found themselves in all sorts of trouble after the required rate went up to nearly 16 with eight overs left. Nevertheless, they held their nerve and chased down 219 off the last ball. In the meantime, despite the loss, CSK remain at the top of the ladder.

Here are the MI Player Ratings for the MI vs CSK match:

Quinton de Kock- 6.5/10

Quinton de Kock scored 38 runs off 28 balls with the help of four fours and one six. The left-handed batter played at a strike rate of 135.71 before he perished to a simple caught and bowled to Moeen Ali.

Rohit Sharma- 7/10

Rohit Sharma was threatening to take the game away from MI as he smashed 35 runs off 24 balls with four fours and one six. He gave his wicket away to Shardul Thakur at the sweeper cover region.

Suryakumar Yadav- 1.5/10

Suryakumar Yadav didn’t quite have the day he would have expected to. He came to bat at number three and he perished to Ravindra Jadeja. The batsman got an inside edge and MS Dhoni took the catch.

Krunal Pandya- 6/10

Krunal Pandya had his troubles while timing the ball in the first half of his innings. The southpaw scored 32 runs off 23 balls with two fours and as many sixes. Sam Curran ended his stay in the middle.

Kieron Pollard- 9.5/10

Kieron Pollard was in the form of his life in the game. He smashed 87 runs off a mere 34 balls and his knock was laced with six fours and eight sixes. He also accounted for the wickets of Faf du Plessis and Suresh Raina.

Hardik Pandya- 7/10

Hardik Pandya did his job with the bat as he smacked 16 runs off seven balls with two sixes. Even his mishits went over the ropes. The right-hander got out to Curran while trying to take his team over the line.

James Neesham- 1/10

James Neesham didn’t have a memorable debut for the Mumbai-based franchise. In two overs, he conceded 26 runs. With the bat, the left-hander bagged a golden duck and perished to Curran.

Dhawal Kulkarni- 1/10

Dhawal Kulkarni didn’t have much to cheer as he leaked 48 runs in the four overs he bowled. In his spell, he was hammered for three fours and four sixes. The pacer also bowled a couple of wides.

Rahul Chahar- 7/10

Rahul Chahar didn’t get a wicket, but he was the most economical among the bowlers who finished their quota of four overs. In four overs, the leg-spinner gave away only 32 runs at an economy rate of eight.

Jasprit Bumrah- 3/10

Jasprit Bumrah picked up the wicket of Moeen Ali, but he was taken to the cleaners by the CSK batters. In four overs, the fast bowler gave away as many as 56 runs and he conceded four fours and as many sixes.

Trent Boult- 5.5/10

Trent Boult was reasonable with the ball in hand. He gave away 42 runs in the four overs he bowled. Moreover, he picked up the prized wicket of Ruturaj Gaikwad, who got out in the very first over of the game.