I wonder how Mumbai Indians will approach this chase. They've opened with Tendulkar and Franklin in several matches, including the previous one. They've had decent partnerships but both tend to bat at a similar pace, and it hasn't been very fast. A similar approach today could put a lot of pressure on the middle order.

The chase is about to begin. Franklin and Tendulkar it is again. Chennai are opening the bowling with Ben Hilfenhaus, from over the wicket.

0.1

Hilfenhaus to Franklin, no run, a fullish length angling across Franklin before bending back a little, Franklin drives to the bowler

0.2

Hilfenhaus to Franklin, no run, Franklin tries to flick but misses and is hit on the pad, Hilfenhaus appeals for lbw but that was missing leg

0.3

Hilfenhaus to Franklin, no run, width outside off stump, Franklin plays off the front foot towards extra cover

0.4

Hilfenhaus to Franklin, no run, fuller ball outside off, Franklin moves forward and drives fluently but doesn't beat the man at short cover, four dots in a row now

0.5

Hilfenhaus to Franklin, no run, the sharp bouncer from Hilfenhaus, Franklin sways out of the line

0.6

Hilfenhaus to Franklin, no run, Hilfenhaus starts the defence with a maiden, Franklin tries to cut the last ball but bottom-edges it close to his stumps

George Bailey gives Hilfenhaus a drink on the boundary. He's earned it.

1.1

Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, good length outside off, Tendulkar mis-times the cut towards cover

1.2

Morkel to Tendulkar, 2 runs, finally Mumbai get going, Tendulkar staying in his crease and flicking a length ball between midwicket and mid-on

1.3

Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, driven flat and in the air but just short of the fielder at mid-off, Jakati came forward but couldn't reach it

1.4

Morkel to Tendulkar, FOUR, too full on the pads, Tendulkar manages to glance the ball to the fine leg boundary, he's actually inside-edged it between his legs! He was late on the shot

1.5

Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, punched off the back foot towards mid-off

1.6

Morkel to Franklin, 1 run, finally Franklin scores a run, pulling a short of a length ball through square leg

2.1

Hilfenhaus to Franklin, no run, good length and straight, Franklin plays it back to the bowler, seventh dot for Hilfenhaus

2.2

Hilfenhaus to Franklin, OUT, caught at mid-on, Franklin was under pressure and he's cracked. After seven dots against Hilfenhaus, he swats a good length ball straight to Vijay. A limp shot

JEC Franklin c Vijay b Hilfenhaus 1 (10m 9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 11.11

Manoj: "What an occasion this was for Bhajji to show some inventive captaincy...sending Peterson or Rayadu to have a dash at the start with Tendulkar would have been the order of the day."

Rohit Sharma is the new batsman.

2.3

Hilfenhaus to Sharma, no run, good length outside off, played off the front foot to mid-off, a ninth dot

2.4

Hilfenhaus to Sharma, FOUR, first runs off Hilfenhaus and it's via an outside edge between first slip and gully to the third man boundary, Rohit tried to play the off drive but got an outside edge to a good length ball that shaped away from the right-hander

2.5

Hilfenhaus to Sharma, no run, more movement away from Rohit, who lets it go through to Dhoni

2.6

Hilfenhaus to Sharma, 2 runs, a bit too full and straight this time, Rohit leans across his stumps and flicks towards deep midwicket

3.1

Morkel to Tendulkar, FOUR, length ball on the pads, Tendulkar jumps back and flicks the ball fluently through square leg, typical Tendulkar

3.2

Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, another length ball, this time around off stump, driven on the up to the fielder on the edge of the circle at cover

3.3

Morkel to Tendulkar, FOUR, now he's charged Morkel, and slapped the length ball hard in front of point, there was a fielder close on the off side but it was to Bravo's left and hit very hard

Dhoni comes up to the stumps.

3.4

Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, loud appeal for lbw as Tendulkar moves towards the off to try and paddle the ball towards fine leg, he was hit on the pad outside the line of off stump

3.5

Morkel to Tendulkar, FOUR, a length ball with lots of width outside off, Tendulkar reaches for it and lofts the slower ball over cover and to the boundary

Morkel lost grip on the ball as he tried to deliver it and it slipped towards the leg side.

3.6

Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, good length and straight, Tendulkar flicks to midwicket

Hilfenhaus to bowl his third over.

4.1

Hilfenhaus to Sharma, no run, Rohit tries to drive a good length ball on the up but gets a thick outside edge towards point, along the ground though

4.2

Hilfenhaus to Sharma, FOUR, he steps out this time and lofts a good length ball over mid-off, not timed well and it just cleared the fielder, but once it pitched it raced to the boundary

4.3

Hilfenhaus to Sharma, no run, he swings hard again, trying to launch a good length delivery from around off stump down the ground, he gets beaten by the movement away from him

4.4

Hilfenhaus to Sharma, 1 run, there's more width outside off and Rohit cuts to third man

Raj: "Sachin is yet to face Hilf, will be interesting to see his approach." It's happening now.

4.5

Hilfenhaus to Tendulkar, 1 run, good length around off stump, Tendulkar moves forward and towards the ball to square drive to deep point

4.6

Hilfenhaus to Sharma, SIX, that is some shot! Rohit came forward, moved across his stumps, picked up a length ball and swung hard across the line, there was a fearful sound as the ball met bat, moments later it was in the stands beyond deep midwicket

Ashwin from round the wicket ...

5.1

Ashwin to Tendulkar, 1 run, full ball on middle stump, driven towards long-on

5.2

Ashwin to Sharma, no run, nudged off the front foot on the leg side

Srikanth: "Rohit Sharma seems to have so much time against the pacers when he plays well - bit like Inzy."

5.3

Ashwin to Sharma, no run, Sharma leans forward and defends on the leg side

5.4

Ashwin to Sharma, 1 run, played off the pads through square leg, Ashwin bowled that quicker

5.5

Ashwin to Tendulkar, 2 runs, Tendulkar backed away and slapped the ball hard and flat over the bowler's head, Ashwin jumped up and got finger tips on it, an extremely difficult chance. Vijay chases the ball and prevents the four

5.6

Ashwin to Tendulkar, FOUR, no finger tips on this one, Tendulkar backed away again and hit the ball flatter and harder past the bowler, Ashwin didn't have time to try

6.1

Bravo to Sharma, FOUR, Bravo's first ball is terrible, short and wide outside off, Rohit reaches out and cuts in the air but past the diving fielder at point

6.2

Bravo to Sharma, 1 run, Rohit moves forward and towards the off to steer a short of a length ball towards third man

6.3

Bravo to Tendulkar, 1 run, played off the pads towards fine leg

6.4

Bravo to Sharma, FOUR, Rohit comes forward, makes room and cuts a short of a length ball with enviable timing behind point, it's too quick for the fielder at third man

6.5

Bravo to Sharma, no run, cramped for room this time and he dabs the ball to du Plessis at point

Tendulkar goes up to have a word with Rohit. Perhaps asking him to keep his composure?

6.6

Bravo to Sharma, no run, good length and straight, Rohit plays with a straight bat towards the bowler

Alan Issac, the ICC vice-president, is at the Wankhede. So is Giles Clarke, the ECB chairman.

7.1

Ashwin to Tendulkar, 1 run, played off the front foot towards long-on

7.2

Ashwin to Sharma, no run, played off the front foot on the leg side, Ashwin moves to his right to field

7.3

Ashwin to Sharma, 1 run, driven from the crease to long-on

7.4

Ashwin to Tendulkar, 1 run, cut off the back foot through point

7.5

Ashwin to Sharma, 1 run, moves forward and flicks the ball off the pads through midwicket

7.6

Ashwin to Tendulkar, 1 run, goes back and dabs the ball behind point

niks4u: "I have a feeling that the first over is going to cost MI the match." They are going quite well at the moment.

8.1

Bravo to Tendulkar, 1 run, length ball with width outside off stump, Tendulkar's stance is on leg and he cuts to the fielder at deep point

8.2

Bravo to Sharma, 1 wide, short of a length but the line is much too wide outside off, Sharma does not chase it

8.2

Bravo to Sharma, 1 run, Sharma hits the ball from the crease towards cover point and runs, the fielder is on the edge of the circle

8.3

Bravo to Tendulkar, 1 run, good length just outside off, Tendulkar plays it late, opening the face and dabbing towards third man

8.4

Bravo to Sharma, 1 run, that's in the air, third man comes running in, but he does not get to it, so that's a drop. Ashwin did not start quickly enough towards the ball and in the end he had to lunge for the ball and it dropped just short. Rohit had tried to blast over cover but got a thick outside edge

8.5

Bravo to Tendulkar, FOUR, Tendulkar charges and lofts the ball high towards long-off, he's not timed it perfectly but still well enough for a one-bounce four

8.6

Bravo to Tendulkar, no run, makes room by moving towards leg and drives a good length ball to mid-on

It's been a busy nine overs and the players are taking a break.

Mukul: "@Niks4u....and i have a feeling that the last over by Malinga is going to cost CSK the match..."

Kartik: "Oh! Time out. But they are going so well. Sachin got out last match after time out. And same with Dravid yesterday. Fingers crossed."

Jakati to bowl left-arm spin from round the wicket.

9.1

Jakati to Sharma, no run, Rohit tries to play towards midwicket but gets an inside edge on to his shoe

9.2

Jakati to Sharma, 1 run, played through midwicket this time on the front foot

9.3

Jakati to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar waited very late and then dabbed the ball off the face of the bat, Dhoni stuck out his right leg and deflected the ball to short third man, like a hockey goalkeeper

9.4

Jakati to Tendulkar, 1 run, pulled off the back foot through midwicket

9.5

Jakati to Sharma, 1 run, played off the front foot through midwicket

9.6

Jakati to Tendulkar, 1 run, full ball on middle stump, flicked through square leg, Jakati's first over is a tight one

Mumbai need 100 off the last ten.

Morkel's back with Dhoni standing up to the stumps, bowling from over the wicket.

10.1

Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, full ball on middle stump, Tendulkar made room and drove firmly, but can't beat mid-off

10.2

Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar's standing outside leg stump, ready to make room, Albie bowls a short delivery and slants it into the right-hander, Tendulkar sways back and avoids the ball

10.3

Morkel to Tendulkar, FOUR, short ball with width outside off, Tendulkar slaps it over the infield at cover, the fielder in the circle jumped but it was too high for him

10.4

Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, a better length outside off stump, Tendulkar slashes outside off but is beaten

10.5

Morkel to Tendulkar, SIX, pure timing, Tendulkar moves across his stumps to get inside the line of a ball on his pads, and helps it along, lofting it over fine leg, just used the bowler's pace

10.6

Morkel to Tendulkar, FOUR, this shot is more forceful, Tendulkar drove the length ball outside off hard and flat over extra cover, Morkel's copped a hiding. That brought up Tendulkar's 50 by the way

11.1

Ashwin to Sharma, 1 wide, that's bowled very wide down leg side from round the wicket

11.1

Ashwin to Sharma, 1 run, pushed off the front foot towards long-on, the fielder from midwicket cuts it off

11.2

Ashwin to Tendulkar, 1 run, worked off the pads in front of square leg

11.3

Ashwin to Sharma, 1 run, bowled flat from round the wicket, played off the back foot through midwicket

11.4

Ashwin to Tendulkar, 1 run, goes back and across to nudge the ball through square leg

11.5

Ashwin to Sharma, FOUR, Rohit backs away towards leg and cuts the ball late, from off stump almost, behind point and into the gap on the third man boundary

11.6

Ashwin to Sharma, 1 run, played from the crease in front of square

Kamran: "Watching a Rohit Sharma bat with Tendulkar, or a Rahane bat with Dravid must be so pleasing for all the Indian cricket fans... It almost feels like passing on of the torch. Reminds me of the time when a young Shoaib Akhtar used to bowl alongside the great Wasim."

Siladitya: "Oh boy it seems the 1998 marauding Tendulkar has turned up today."

12.1

Jakati to Sharma, no run, played off the back foot to cover

12.2

Jakati to Sharma, no run, good length and straight, Rohit stays in his crease and pushes back to the bowler

12.3

Jakati to Sharma, SIX, terrific strike! Rohit charges a flighted delivery, gets to the pitch of it, and lofts the ball straight over the bowler's head and far over the sight screen

12.4

Jakati to Sharma, 1 run, short ball and it's pulled to deep midwicket

12.5

Jakati to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar charges now and hits the ball flat towards wide long-on, falls short of the fielder

12.6

Jakati to Sharma, no run, played off the back foot to cover

Rohit was getting some treatment during that time-out. Some issue with his legs, maybe cramp?

Venkat: "Another insipid bowling performance from CSK. Nobody looks like even buying a wicket."

Karthik: "CSK and MI on identical scores after 13 overs - however unfortunately for CSK they don't have a Malinga to bowl overs 18 and 20!"

13.1

Jadeja to Tendulkar, FOUR, Tendulkar moves towards leg to make room, comes forward, and drives inside out through cover to bring up the 100 stand

13.2

Jadeja to Tendulkar, 2 runs, now he leans forward and chips the ball inside out over extra cover, giving Bravo at long-off a lot of running to do. Tendulkar should bat like this every innings.

13.3

Jadeja to Tendulkar, 1 run, flicked off the pads through square

13.4

Jadeja to Sharma, 1 run, nudged off the pads in front of square

13.5

Jadeja to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar charges, Jadeja fires it in quick and straight, Tendulkar hits towards long-on

13.6

Jadeja to Sharma, 1 run, dabbed on the off side for an easy single

14.1

Jakati to Sharma, 1 run, driven off the back foot towards long-on, that's Rohit's fifty as well, off 37 balls

14.2

Jakati to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar steps out, makes room and lofts the ball flat to long-on, where it reaches Bravo on the first bounce

14.3

Jakati to Sharma, FOUR, Rohit moves towards leg to loft inside out and he places the ball into the gap on the extra cover boundary

14.4

Jakati to Sharma, 1 run, he makes room once again and cuts the ball from middle stump towards deep cover

14.5

Jakati to Tendulkar, FOUR, Tendulkar's turn to go inside out, skipping down and outside leg to launch the ball into the gap on the extra cover boundary. One-bounce four

14.6

Jakati to Tendulkar, FOUR, short ball, Tendulkar frees his arms and biffs it flat over the bowler with a flat bat, long-off has no chance, Mumbai are like a runaway train at the moment

PDTM: "CSK's reliance on all-rounders may be the difference here, when no one is having a great day there is no Malinga to take the final overs."

15.1

Ashwin to Sharma, 1 run, Rohit gets down on one knee and sweeps to deep square leg

15.2

Ashwin to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar moves across his stumps to pull on one knee and doesn't make proper contact, gets hit on the pad

15.3

Ashwin to Sharma, no run, driven back to the bowler

15.4

Ashwin to Sharma, 1 run, Rohit steps out of his crease and has to drive the ball from the blockhole towards cover

15.5

Ashwin to Tendulkar, OUT, Faf has pulled off a stunning catch at cover, and it needed something as special as that to end this partnership. Tendulkar backed away towards leg and hit the ball inside out, smashing it flat over cover. Faf jumped, stuck out his right hand and plucked the ball out of the air. The ball was nearly past him when he caught that, arching his back

SR Tendulkar c du Plessis b Ashwin 74 (73m 44b 11x4 1x6) SR: 168.18

15.6

Ashwin to Karthik, 2 runs, Karthik sweeps towards long leg

Mumbai need more than nine runs an over in the final four. One tight over from Chennai will spice things up. Bravo, from over the wicket.

16.1

Bravo to Sharma, 1 run, good length just outside off, driven on the front foot to long-off

16.2

Bravo to Karthik, 1 run, Karthik steps out of his crease and plays the ball off his pads to midwicket

16.3

Bravo to Sharma, 1 run, in the blockhole, driven to long on for a single

Robin Singh says that Faf was probably the only player on the field who could have caught that.

16.4

Bravo to Karthik, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, Karthik gets under the ball and slashes it over point for a pressure-relieving boundary

16.5

Bravo to Karthik, FOUR, superb shot! He steps out this time, driving a short of a length ball on the up and past the diving fielder at cover

16.6

Bravo to Karthik, OUT, bowled him! Karthik moved a long way across his stumps to flick a full ball behind square. Fine leg was in the circle so Karthik exposed middle and leg stump to try and get a third boundary in the over. He missed and Bravo hit middle and leg

KD Karthik b Bravo 11 (6m 5b 2x4 0x6) SR: 220.00

Jadeja to bowl. Rayudu is the new batsman, but at the non-striker's end.

17.1

Jadeja to Sharma, 1 run, angled into the right-hander from round the wicket, played from the crease towards mid-on

17.2

Jadeja to Rayudu, no run, Rayudu reaches out for the ball outside off and mis-times it back to the bowler

17.3

Jadeja to Rayudu, OUT, bowled him! Chennai are clawing back into this game. Rayudu got down on one knee and slogged across the line, Jadeja skidded the ball through and hit middle stump

AT Rayudu b Jadeja 0 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Arun: "Rohit HAS to take MI home from here...atleast for his sake!" He'll have to keep his cool more than anything else.

Dwayne Smith is the new batsman.

17.4

Jadeja to Smith, no run, Jadeja bowls a quick ball and hits the pads, a gem of an over so far for Chennai

17.5

Jadeja to Smith, 1 run, played off the back foot towards long on

17.6

Jadeja to Sharma, OUT, this is probably a game-changing over. Rohit backed away towards leg to hit through the off side, Jadeja fired the ball in flat, quick and on a great length. Rohit was beaten and leg stump landed in Dhoni's gloves. The $2 million man earning his wages.

RG Sharma b Jadeja 60 (74m 46b 6x4 2x6) SR: 130.43

Mumbai are up against it now, two new batsmen at the crease and 25 to get off 12 balls. Peterson to face, Bravo to bowl.

18.1

Bravo to Smith, 1 run, in the blockhole, dug out towards midwicket for a single

SriSri: "While many of us dont like Jadeja, crucial breakthroughs like this when desperately needed, makes Dhoni to believe in him so much, I guess."

Bravo goes round the wicket ...

18.2

Bravo to Peterson, no run, the slower ball outside off stump, Peterson swings far too early and is beaten

18.3

Bravo to Peterson, 1 wide, full ball in the blockhole but wide outside off, it was just inside the tram line but the umpire calls it wide, tight tight call

18.3

Bravo to Peterson, OUT, Faf's on fire in the field! He's run out Peterson and it's Chennai's game now. Bravo pitched in the blockhole outside off, well inside the tram line this time, Peterson dug it out towards mid-off and ran. Faf sprinted to the ball from the extra cover region, collected and threw at one stump while on the move. He hit. Peterson was not even in the frame.

RJ Peterson run out 0 (4m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

18.4

Bravo to Smith, SIX, that's huge! Smith stayed in his crease, got under a full ball and hammered it over long-on for a tremendous six

18.5

Bravo to Smith, 1 run, a full ball on the pads, Smith flicks but only to short fine leg

Rohit: "It aint over until Bhajji's out...!!!"

18.6

Bravo to Harbhajan Singh, OUT, well he's out now! Harbhajan Singh got a full toss, a low one outside off, but he could only swat it flat to Saha the substitute on the long-on boundary

Harbhajan Singh c sub (WP Saha) b Bravo 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Mumbai need 16 off the final over, Smith is on strike. Malinga is at the non-striker's end.

Hilfenhaus to bowl the final over.

19.1

Hilfenhaus to Smith, 1 run, in the blockhole outside off, driven to long-off, it's Faf there and absolutely no chance to get Smith back on strike

19.2

Hilfenhaus to Malinga, OUT, middle stump has been flattened and Smith watches helplessly from the non-striker's end. It was an accurate yorker from Hilfenhaus, Malinga cleared his front foot and slogged, he should have been looking to give Smith the strike instead

SL Malinga b Hilfenhaus 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

19.3

Hilfenhaus to Singh, 1 run, a slower ball on a good length outside off, played to cover for a quick single

19.4

Hilfenhaus to Smith, SIX, Smith keeps the game alive by clubbing a full toss flat over the long-on boundary, immense power, Hilfenhaus was going for the yorker but missed his length

19.5

Hilfenhaus to Smith, FOUR, Smith is on f i r e. Hilfenhaus misses the yorker again, it's another full toss, Smith waits in his crease and blitzes it over the bowler's head

Four to win off the final ball.

19.6

Hilfenhaus to Smith, FOUR, he's done it! Would you believe it, Smith's blazed the final ball hard and flat, and even Faf cannot run quickly enough to his right to prevent the boundary. It was a length ball and Smith waited in his crease for it. An epic, hair-raising finish at the Wankhede and the stadium erupts

7.40 pm I missed seeing who the first Mumbai Indians player to mob Smith was, but they are all out there, even the coaching staff. Hilfenhaus looks stunned. He's been hit by a hurricane. He had 14 to defend off the last three balls, and he missed the yorker three times. Clever batting from Smith, though, sitting back in his crease to alter the length.

Ramprashad: "Cricket is a great leveler. Hilfenhaus bowled a spectacular first over and a horrible last over!"

Well I don't think they're going to have time to show the presentation before the other match begins in Bangalore. Let's hope that game is half as exciting as this one was. Man of the Match? We don't know who's been named, probably Tendulkar for his half-century. But those last three balls constituted one of the all-time great Twenty20 finishes. Bat up Dwayne Smith.

Thank you for all your emails today, don't go too far though, hop over to RCB v DC. Daniel Vettori has been left out, Murali is playing. Cheers, and have a good evening.