IPL 2021 Match 27: Pollard blitz takes Mumbai Indians home in epic chase against Chennai Super Kings — in pictures

Pollard's 87 off 34 guides Mumbai past Chennai in high-scoring affair

Last updated: May 01, 2021 | 22:38

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Kieron Pollard played one of the most memorable innings in the history of the Indian Premier League as Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by four wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.

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Kieron Pollard (pictured) remained unbeaten on 87 off just 34 balls as Mumbai gained a four-wicket victory. With this win, MI remain at the fourth spot with 8 points. On the other hand, CSK also remain static at the first spot with 10 points.

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A target of 219 looked out of the champions' reach when they lost the top three of captain Rohit Sharma, the in-form Suryakumar Yadav and Quinton de Kock with 80-odd runs on the board. A 89-run stand for the fourth wicket, which saw Pollard and Krunal Pandya (pictured) take advantage of a flat batting surface and the smaller square boundaries, kept the champions in the chase.

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Earlier, Moeen Ali and Faf du Plessis (pictured) played quickfire knocks of 58 and 50 as CSK posted a score of 218/4 in the allotted twenty overs.

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Along with Faf and Moeen, Ambati Rayudu (pictured) provided the much-needed boost to the CSK lineup as he played a quickfire knock of 72 runs off just 27 balls.

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Brief Scores: CSK 218/4 (Ambati Rayudu 72*, Moeen Ali 58, Kieron Pollard 2-12) vs Mumbai Indians 219/6 (Kieron Pollard 87*, Quinton de Kock 38, Sam Curran 3-34).

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Sam Curran of Chennai Super Kings celebrates the wicket of Krunal Pandya of Mumbai Indians.

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Moeen Ali of Chennai Super Kings celebrates the wicket of Quinton de Kock of Mumbai Indians.

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Ravindra Jadeja of Chennai Super Kings celebrates the wicket of Surya Kumar Yadav of Mumbai Indians.

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Shardul Thakur (centre) of Chennai Super Kings celebrates the wicket of Rohit Sharma of Mumbai Indians.

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Quinton de Kock of Mumbai Indians hits a boundary.

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Rohit Sharma of Mumbai Indians plays a shot.

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Deepak Chahar of Chennai Super Kings bowls.

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Ambati Rayudu (right) of Chennai Super Kings celebrates his fifty.

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Ravindra Jadeja of Chennai Super Kings plays a shot.

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Kieron Pollard (centre) of Mumbai Indians celebrates the wicket of Faf du Plessis of Chennai Super Kings.

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Mumbai Indians players celebrate the wicket of Moeen Ali of Chennai Super Kings.

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Moeen Ali of Chennai Super Kings hits a boundary.

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Jasprit Bumrah of Mumbai Indians bowls.

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Moeen Ali of Chennai Super Kings bats during the match.

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Faf du Plessis of Chennai Super Kings plays a shot.

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Trent Boult (left) of Mumbai Indians, along with teammates, celebrate the wicket Ruturaj Gaikwad of Chennai Super Kings.

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