Ajinkya Rahane’s hitting is simply incredible! Once again, he claps the ball off the back foot and follows it up with a glorious straight hit. He is making the young Arshad Khan pay dearly for his bowling, with four boundaries and a six in the over. The crowd is on their feet as Rahane continues to dominate the MI bowlers. In total, he scores 23 runs in the over, capping it off with a single off the last ball.
In the first match of the IPL 2023 season between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday, the Mumbai Indians batsmen fought hard to post a total of 157 for 8 in their 20 overs.
Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the Chennai bowlers, taking three wickets for just 20 runs in his four overs. Among the Mumbai batsmen, Ishan Kishan scored 32 runs off 21 balls, Tim David scored 31 runs off 22 balls, and Tilak Varma scored 22 runs off 18 balls. Apart from Jadeja, Mitchell Santner (2 for 28) and Tushar Deshpande (2 for 31) also impressed with the ball for Chennai.
Earlier, Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field first. Mumbai Indians had a poor start to their IPL 2023 campaign, losing their first match to Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on April 2.
They will be looking to bounce back with a win against Chennai Super Kings. Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings have won and lost one match each in the season so far. They began their journey with a loss to Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 31, but made a strong comeback in their second match, defeating Lucknow Super Giants at the Chepauk Stadium on April 3. Stay tuned to ZEE Biz for live updates on the MI vs CSK match.