A typical Chennai wicket is what Rohit Sharma called the surface when he opted to bat first after winning the toss in the Eliminator against Lucknow Super Giants at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday. To an extent it was a surprise. For starters, Mumbai Indians had won only twice while defending in five games this season. Also, it was the same pitch where MI posted an above par score when they played the hosts earlier this month.
However, the way Qualifier 1 progressed on Tuesday and the lack of dew in particular meant Sharma felt they had better odds defending it with their bowling attack. And that decision proved to be a masterstroke as Mumbai comfortably beat their opponents by 81 to advance to the second Qualifier against Gujarat on Friday. With next to no dew, the Mumbai bowlers were always in the game and Akash Madhwal did the star turn, picking up five wickets in a dream spell in the end phase of the match.
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