The 12th match of IPL 2023 was played between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium on Saturday, which saw MS Dhoni’s side win by seven wickets. The Mumbai team were able to score just 157 runs in 20 overs after playing first in this match. In response, Mahi’s CSK chased down the goal with 11 balls to spare.
Ajinkya Rahane had a great performance in this match for Chennai. Rahane scored a half century in just 19 balls, which is the fastest half century this season. Rahane played a stormy innings of 61 runs off 27 balls aided by 7 fours and 3 sixes to hand his side an easy victory.
Rahane scored the fastest half-century of IPL 2023 off 19 balls and chased down a modest 158 run target to put CSK on course for victory.
Chasing a modest target, Chennai Super Kings suffered an early blow when opener Devon Conway was ruled out for duck. It was pitched by Jason Behrendorff. Following this, Dhoni sent Rahane out to bat and then Rahane gave his team an easy win as he batted stormily.
Rahane, 34, enjoyed bowling from Arshad Khan in the fourth over. In this over, he hit four fours and a six. A total of 23 runs came in this over from Arshad. Rahane aside, Ruturaj Gaikwad, who scored a half-century in the first two matches, came back unbeaten with 40 runs off 36 balls.
At the same time, Shivam Dubey scored 28 runs off 26 balls with the help of a six and two fours and Ambati Rayudu scored 20 not outs with the help of three fours. Earlier in the bowling, Ravindra Jadeja took the top three wickets for Chennai. While Tushar Desh Pandey and Mitchell Santner had two hits each.
Earlier for Mumbai Indians, Captain Rohit Sharma scored 21 off 13 balls, Ishaan Kishan scored 32 off 21 balls, Cameron Green scored 12, Suryakumara Yadav scored 01, Tilak Verma scored 22, Arshad Khan scored 02 and Tim David scored 31 careers. Jofra Archer did not play in this match.
