IPL
Rohit's ton in vain as CSK thump Mumbai
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Mumbai Indians suffered a 20-run defeat against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) despite a fiery hundred of Rohit Sharma in the ongoing IPL at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
MI got off to a sensational start in the chase with Rohit Sharma (105 off 63) and Ishan Kishan (23) putting up an opening partnership of 70 runs off 43 balls. Matheesha Pathirana then ended the stand with Kishan's wicket and then dismissed Suryakumar Yadav for a duck in the eighth over.
MI were then given a boost thanks to a 60-run stand between Rohit and Tilak Varma (31) which had got them back on track. It was Pathirana who got the breakthrough again, dismissing the latter in the 14th over and CSK were back on top. Mumbai never recovered from that, Pathirana finished his four-wicket haul by dismissing Romario Shepherd in the 18th over.
MS Dhoni backed up well-worked and half-centuries from Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dube as Chennai Super Kings scored 206/4 in 20 overs batting first.
Shivam Dube and skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad struck stroke-filled half-centuries. Dube slammed an unbeaten 66 off 38 deliveries, while Gaikwad smashed a 40-ball 69, including five maximums, as the duo put up a 90-run stand after CSK had lost openers Ajinkya Rahul (5) and Rachin Ravindra (21) cheaply.