11.45pm Both teams topped 200 and overall 26 sixes were hit at the Wankhede. That's a wrap. Hope you enjoyed this high-scoring thriller as much as we did bringing it to you. This is Deivarayan Muthu signing off. Stay safe and cheers.
Dhoni: I think it's easy [for me] in a game like this because from the 15th and 16th over onwards, the contest was between the fast bowler and the batsman [laughs]. It was you vs me. The side that won was maybe the one that executed it better. If 20 overs had been completed, it would have been more closer. It's important to be humble and give respect to the opposition. Every IPL team has big-hitters. I told them [my team-mates] we have good runs on the board, but we need to stay humble. Only option was Jadeja [vs Russell] because the ball was stopping and spinning. No [was it a plan to have Russell bowled?] The batting has been really well. Rutu showed his class in the last IPL. We always need to assess where he is mentally. He eyes revealed he wasn't rattled and he has the basics to make it big. What would've helped him is the last few games last year when he wasn't successful.
Faf du Plessis, Player of the Match: It was the most fluent I've felt so far. I felt in the previous game things started to tick better and today felt technically better. It's just the rhythm of the flow of the hands. We felt the ball was stopping in the pitch. Jadeja for us and the other spinners also get grip [at Wankhede], so seamers can catch-up. He's [Gaikwad's] a fantastic young talent. It's great to see him trust his timing and technique. Once he gets to 15-20, he's hard to bowl to. For a small guy, he can hit the ball a long way. Lucky to play under MS for a long time. He knows what he's doing.
11.30pm Phew, that was one heck of a finish. CSK survive the late assault from Russell and Cummins to secure their third successive victory. Cummins remains unbeaten on 66 off 34 balls. This is only the second time a team has scored over 200 in a T20 after being five down for less than 50. The first instance: that Russell game. Do stick around for the presentation
11.20pm Morgan: It's quite high at the moment [how's the pulse?] One hell of a game. Andre Russell and Dinesh Karthik put a partnership together and following that Pat Cummins gave us every chance towards the end. Tremendous fight from the middle and lower order. You ride the emotions throughout the day. The first five overs of batting didn't go our way. We didn't play as well as we would've liked. We can be happy with [how we adapted to a] new ground, different challenges. Going back to it, I don't think there was any margin for error for the bowlers. We need to be kinder to the bowlers. You really need to be on the money. I tend to stay away from Dre after he gets out [laughs]. It's great he's in this sort of form. Disappointing that the rest of us couldn't help him out.
Chahar: I'm just trying to bowl straight balls. The ball was swinging and seaming [early on]. I didn't pick a lot of wickets last year, but then I realised when I'm bowling I have more responsibility to set the tone in the powerplay. I think the dew came in and the ball was coming nicely onto the bat. We bowled some poor balls as well. Good batting as well. So it was difficult to bowl with wet ball. Sam was bowling cutters, but it came nicely onto the bat. I can't tell about others but I was thinking we shouldn't lose the match. At one point, they needed 40 off 20 balls, which was gettable. You learn a lot of things from this match. It was a great match.
J Jehoson Jires: "Any update on Moen Ali? He is a vital cog in this rejuvenated CSK 2021" --- No official update yet on Moeen
Rahul Challa: "Watching the post match presentation. Shocked to know that Pat Cummins received no award, despite his fight to win the game for his team."
Malli: "I might be too early to say this but if Dhoni found something in Rituraj Gaikwad expect him to do big. If you have doubt look at players like Virat and Rohit."