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IPL 2021: Not the best start for MI as CSK beat Mumbai by 20 runs

In a major blow for the defending champions Mumbai Indians, captain Rohit Sharma and all-rounder Hardik Pandya did not make into the MI playing 11 due to niggle.

IPL 2021: Not the best start for MI as CSK beat Mumbai by 20 runs
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Under MS Dhoni’s captaincy, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) registered their first win of the second phase of IPL 2021. CSK beat the defending champions Mumbai Indians by 20 runs in Match 30 in Dubai.

The much-awaited second leg of 14th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) kick-started today, September 19, with a high-octane clash between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Dubai International Stadium. 

In a major blow for the defending champions Mumbai Indians, captain Rohit Sharma and all-rounder Hardik Pandya did not make into the MI playing 11 due to niggle.

Moreover, MI seemed to have lost the plot when Kieron Pollard and Krunal Pandya were dismissed in quick succession to leave them at 94/6. 

After the match, MI skipper Kieron Pollard said, “We must have got a partnership. You can do a lot of things differently in hindsight. Losing by 20 runs, I think that is the difference. Gave too many with the ball at the end. Their batters tried to continue the momentum throughout, we didn't do that. We could have learnt from their mistake of losing too many wickets in the powerplay. We needed one guy to bat deep. We had a couple of soft dismissals. We can't let that happen at this level, but we still have six games to go.”

CSK captain MS Dhoni had won the toss and elected to bat first. Meanwhile, Faf du Plessis and Dwayne Bravo have recovered and got placed in CSK playing 11. 

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