Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by one wicket on back of some fine rear-guard action by Dwayne Bravo and Kedar Jadhav in the opening encounter of the Indian Premier League on Saturday.
Batting first, Mumbai scored 165 for 4, riding on Krunal Pandya’s 41 off 22 balls along with useful contributions of 43 from Suryakumar Yadav and 40 from Ishan Kishan. In reply, CSK won with a ball to spare as Bravo scored 68 off 30 balls.
Twitter erupted after Bravo’s heroics and Jadhav’s bravery:
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