Match 73 Qualifier 1 IPL 2013 – Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
Date – Tue May 21
Time – 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST
Venue – Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Toss – Chennai Super Kings elected to bat
Chennai Super Kings won by 48 runs

Today in the first qualifier of IPL 2013, Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat first. Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay gave Chennai a superb start as the duo added 52 runs for the first wicket stand before Murli Vijay got out after scoring 23 off 20 balls. Suresh Raina then joined M Hussey and the duo rip apart Mumbai bowling attack. Suresh Raina was particularly severe as he scored 82 off 42 balls which included 5 fours and 5 sixes. Michael Hussey scored 58 balls 86 which included 10 fours and 2 sixes to help CSK post a healthy total of 192/1 in 20 overs.

Chasing 193 to enter the finals of IPL 2013, Mumbai Indians opened with Dwayne Smith and Aditya Tare but the duo could not give Mumbai a good start. Aditya Tare became the victim of Morkel after scoring 7 leaving Mumbai at 12/1 in 1.4 overs. Dinesh Karthik was the next man and he played cautiously from one end but Dwayne Smith accelerated the innings and smashed Chennai bowlers to all corners of Feroz Shah Kolta. Eventually, Ravindra Jadeja got rid of Smith but Smith had done his job well as he score 68 off 28 balls which included 6 fours and 5 sixes. Captain Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik had a huge responsibility as Mumbai needed 101 to win from 10 overs. But both of them failed as they got out after scoring 8 and 11 respectively leaving Mumbai at 101/4 in 12 overs. It was once again left on Pollard to take his team to victory but Ravindra Jadeja got his priced wicket just when he started to look dangerous. With his wicket, the curtains were brought down on Mumbai Indians and finally they were all out for 144 in 18.4 overs and thus lost the match by 48 runs.

With this win, Chennai has entered the final of IPL 2013 where as Mumbai will now have one more chance as they will take on the winner of the eliminator match to be played on 22nd May.

Match 73 Qualifier 1 IPL 2013 – Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Scorecard