5 Most Thrilling Wins For CSK While Chasing

#1 Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians(2018) MOM: Dwayne Bravo

Jadhav showed great spirit in coming back into the game after being injured and finished the game off

This match will surely be on the minds of all cricketing fans. It was the first match of the 11th season of Vivo IPL and marked CSK's return to the IPL following a 2-year ban. It was a roller coaster ride where both teams were down and out at some point but managed to claw their way back into the game.

MSD won the toss and elected to field first as was the trend. Rohit Sharma found a new opening partner in Evin Lewis and Chahar opened the bowling for CSK. He turned out to be a great find for CSK as he trapped the big-hitting Evin Lewis for LBW and he departed for a duck. Rohit struggled to find his rhythm as he too perished soon after he tried to heave Watson over mid-on and Rayudu took a simple catch as MI were in deep trouble.

Suryakumar Yadav and the young Ishan Kishan batted brilliantly toying with the CSK bowlers. They put on 78 runs for the 3rd wicket before Shane Watson made Yadav edge one towards fine leg and MSD took a fine running catch. Ishan Kishan soon departed giving Imran Tahir his first wicket in CSK colours as he went on his signature lap around the ground. The Pandya brothers, especially Krunal, slogged the CSK bowlers around the park as they finished on a high note posting 165/4.

This match tested the strength of CSK's new opening pair, Rayudu and Watson and they were brilliant throughout the season. They started off brilliantly scoring boundaries at will and were cruising when Watson's attempted flick found Evin Lewis at square leg and Hardik Pandya started off his brilliant spell with a wicket. Suresh Raina was the new man in and he struggled to score runs and Hardik, who was nursing a sore hamstring picked up his second wicket in the last ball of the power play dismissing Raina with a short ball.

MSD walked in at number 4 and CSK were on 41/2 after 6 overs. Mayank Markande, the young leggie, was sent into bowl and he marked his fantastic debut trapping Rayudu for an LBW with a beautiful googly. Kedar Jadhav came into bat and CSK were under pressure at that time. Markande further justified Mumbai's faith in him when he trapped MSD in front with yet another googly. Although the umpire didn't give him out, Rohit Sharma went for the review and overturned the decision and when Jadeja walked out to the middle, CSK were in deep trouble.

Jadeja and Jadhav restored some confidence with some boundaries but Jadeja spooned one to the man at mid off after Mustafizur bowled a slower delivery and CSK were struggling at 75/5 after 12 overs. Bravo walked in and made an immediate impact hitting Markande for a six but Jadhav had pulled his hamstring in the same time and had to be taken off and was retired hurt. Chahar, the new man in got out for a duck handing Markande his 3rd wicket to cap off a brilliant debut.

At this stage, no one expected CSK to win. Though Bravo kept them in the hunt, Harbhajan soon perished trying to accelerate and so did Mark Wood. Bravo and Imran Tahir were in the middle for CSK and they needed 48 runs off 3 overs. He smashed McClenaghan for 2 sixes and a boundary in the 18th over which gave away 20 runs and kept CSK in the hunt. Bumrah, arguably the best death bowler bowled the 19th and Bravo hit 3 sixes in the over which also saw the ball hit the stump but the bails not lighting up. Bumrah finally dismissed Bravo who scored 68 runs off just 30 balls leaving CSK with 7 runs to score in the last over.

The injured Kedar Jadhav showed great spirit in walking back out to the middle but was struggling to bat. The Fizz bowled the last over and bowled 3 consecutive dot balls to Jadhav who found it hard to turn. The next ball, Jadhav crouched to one leg and smashed the ball over fine leg for a six and the CSK camp went berserk. He scored a boundary off the next ball and ended the match in spectacular fashion.

Bravo was adjudged Man of the Match for his brilliant innings and Kedar Jadhav's great courage was rewarded as CSK won the IPL that season