Twitter Reactions: MI hand CSK a humiliating defeat by 10 wickets to top the points table

It turned from bad to worse for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Friday in terms of their batting against the Mumbai Indians (MI). They had a last chance to revive their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign in order to make it to the playoffs and they botched it without putting much of a fight. The four-time champions were all over them with the new ball and then their openers chased down a paltry without fretting much over it.

MI’s stand-in captain Kieron Pollard opted to bowl first after winning the toss and what followed was the carnage with the ball. Trent Boult just played around with Ruturaj Gaikwad in the first over before pinning him in front of the stumps after which Jasprit Bumrah sent back Ambati Rayudu and N Jagadeesan in the next over. To make things worse, even Faf du Plessis wafted at a wide delivery only to edge it to the wicketkeeper.

At 3/4 in the second over, CSK had already bagged an embarrassing record of aggregating the lowest score from top four batsmen in the history of IPL. And the collapse continued with even Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni walking back. 30/6 soon turned 43/7 and at one stage, it felt as if CSK will register their lowest total in the cash-rich league.

However, that wasn’t to be thanks to Sam Curran who saved the day for the three-time champions. The pocket-sized dynamo proved his mettle with the bat yet again adding 28 runs with Shardul Thakur first and 43 with Imran Tahir to take CSK to a respectable total of 114 runs for the loss of nine wickets. He fought a lone battle in the middle smashing his second IPL half-century before getting out off the final delivery.

Ishan Kishan rips apart CSK bowlers

The 115-run target at Sharjah was never going to challenge the batting line-up as strong as of MI. With Rohit Sharma not playing, Ishan Kishan opened the innings with Quinton de Kock. MI innings went exactly in contrast with the CSK. Kishan, especially, was on fire thumping the opposition bowlers at will. He displayed his prowess and certainly made a case for him to bat at the top of the order.

New ball never really moved for the likes of Deepak Chahar and Josh Hazlewood apart from the first over and then with no pressure, the two southpaws played some of the best shots in their arsenal. After not picking early wickets, CSK were not in the game and clearly, it wasn’t their day either.

Ishan Kishan enjoyed his stay in the middle and made the most of the opportunity to open the batting. MI didn’t lose even a single wicket and finished the game in the 13th over of the innings with Kishan remaining unbeaten on 68 off 37 balls with six fours and five sixes to his name while De Kock slammed a sublime 46*. With this win, the defending champions also reached the top of the points table while CSK have been ‘officially’ ruled out of the tournament before the playoffs for the first time ever.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

Chennai Super Kings' biggest losses in Twenty20 cricket:

By runs – 60 runs vs Mumbai Indians in 2013
By wickets – 10 wickets vs Mumbai Indians, Today
By balls – 46 balls vs Mumbai Indians, Today

Today's game was CSK's 200th T20 match. #IPL2020 #CSKvMI

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) October 23, 2020

10-wicket win 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 23, 2020

#CSK are looking like an ageing boxer in the ring against younger fighters who are throwing more punches than he can handle….

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 23, 2020

CSK have had a very poor season. Today signals the end of a long and extremely successful era for the Men in Yellow. 10 playoff appearances in 11 attempts is not going to be easy for any team to achieve. Time to innovate and rebuild for the future. #IPL2020

— Gaurav Sundararaman (@gaurav_sundar) October 23, 2020

#mi playing ruthless cricket…

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 23, 2020

Nothing seems to go the right way. 😭💔#WhistlePodu #Yellove #WhistleFromHome #CSKvMI pic.twitter.com/1S4Z7cOnTw

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) October 23, 2020

"CSK should've picked Murali Vijay and gave him a chance who's a regular opener." – Sunil Gavaskar.

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 23, 2020

PROUD 💙💙💙 #mi

— Mitchell McClenaghan (@Mitch_Savage) October 23, 2020

This is serious hitting by @ishankishan51. This is the sign of an excellent team. As soon as you get an opportunity, you grab it. @mipaltan

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 23, 2020

Imagine if Ishan Kishan adds consistency to his arsenal.

— jigar mehta (@jigsactin) October 23, 2020

बहती हवा सा था वो
उड़ती पतंग सा था वो
कहाँ गया उसे ढूँढ़ो@ChennaiIPL

— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) October 23, 2020

Has Dhoni already forgotten that Sam Curran Makes Things Happen? #IPL2020

— Andrew Miller (@miller_cricket) October 23, 2020

#mi marches on… it couldn’t have been a better birthday gift for the boss man #AkashAmbani #HappyBithday #IPL2020 #CSKvsMI

— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) October 23, 2020

Ruturaj has had a horrible game. Horrible night for him. Happens with the best. He'll learn.

— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) October 23, 2020

Mumbai Indians becomes the first the team to beat CSK by 10 wickets in the history of IPL. #MIvsCSK #CSKvsMI

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) October 23, 2020

Annihilation. There’s no other way to describe what #Mi has done to #CSK tonight. End of the road for the team in Yellow in #IPL2020 Doubt that 12 will be enough to qualify and doubt that they’ll reach that far….

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 23, 2020

Dhoni in that team huddle during the break- Dekho Mutual Funds le lo tum sab bhi pic.twitter.com/icUDgCiRTx

— Gappistan Radio (@GappistanRadio) October 23, 2020

so #CSK have won a game by 10 wickets and now lost one by 10 wickets this season #MIvCSK #IPL2020

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) October 23, 2020

First time #CSK lose by 10 wickets in their IPL history.

First time #CSK fails to reach the playoffs as well.

A season to forget for @ChennaiIPL #IPL2020 #CSKvsMI

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) October 23, 2020

Mumbai Indians' biggest achievement tonight was to finish the chase before the second strategic timeout. 😆 #MIvCSK

— Jamie Alter (@alter_jamie) October 23, 2020

Dhoni *with a trembling voice* : "You know, it does hurt".

*Teri mittiiii mai mil jawaaa gul bannnke mai khilll jawa* 😭😭😭💔

— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) October 23, 2020

Well played @CurranSM. You played a very crucial innings for the team. Keep it up! #CSKvMI

— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) October 23, 2020

Love the fight from Curran, he could have easily just throw his wicket away, but he is giving @ChennaiIPL something to bowl to!! #CSKvsMI

— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) October 23, 2020

No darshak. No #CSK in the playoffs. My list of ‘I’m missing’ is a little long in #IPL2020 🙈 https://t.co/A7lMCcRjqe

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 23, 2020

Forget this @IPL season but there is big trouble for CSK over the next few seasons.

In a way CSK mortgaged their future for immediate success.
Was 1 title, 1 runner up worth no younger Indians players to have as your spine moving forward?

I believe Yes

But rough seas ahead

— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris) October 23, 2020

2020 CSKக்கான வருஷம் இல்ல. ஆனா, அடுத்த வருஷம் கண்டிப்பா திரும்ப strongஆ வருவாங்க! அணியில் சிலபலமாற்றங்கள் தேவைப்படும்.
ஏன்னா, மாற்றம் தான மாறாத ஒன்னு!

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 23, 2020