There was applause all round as defending IPL champions Mumbai Indians and 2019 beaten finalists Chennai Super Kings got IPL 13 under way in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
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Mumbai Indians opened the batting with Rohit Sharma and Quinton De Kock looking for quick runs.
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Deepak Chahar went in hunt of an early wicket for Chennai.
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CSK were celebrating as De Kock departed on 33 after Sharma was removed on 12.
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Chennai's Piyush Chawla was doing his bit to keep the score down against Mumbai in Abu Dhabi.
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Deepak Chahar removed Mumbai's Surya Kumar Yadav before Saurabh Tiwary and Hardik Pandya began to pile on the runs.
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Saurabh Tiwary put on 42 runs for Mumbai before he walked. Hardik Pandya went on 14 runs, leaving Keiron Pollard to see them home in their innings.
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Chennai skipper MS Dhoni was pretty happy at the innings break as champs Mumbai were held to 162-9.
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Ambati Rayudu came to the rescue alongside Faf Du Plessis for Chennai as openers Murali Vijay and Shane Watson fell cheaply.
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In the end, Faf Du Plessis smashed a fifty to see Chennai home for a five-wicket win.