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Pandya blitz makes it five in five for Mumbai

The MA Chidambaram stadium erupted much before the start of the game as Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni, perhaps two of the biggest poster boys of Indian cricket walked out onto the field  PTI
As Chennai Super Kings opted to bat, Brendon McCullum was kept quiet for the first two overs but smashed 15 off Mitchell McClenaghan's second over. He eventually fell to Vinay Kumar after making 23  BCCI
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Which perhaps would have made this fan's wish possible  BCCI
Suresh Raina was next to go, trying to hit J Suchith over cow corner but failing to get the distance on it  BCCI
Hardik Pandya took three catches to dismiss the Super Kings' top three, leaving them at 65 for 3 in the tenth over  BCCI
MS Dhoni put on 39 with Faf du Plessis before Lendl Simmons took a diving catch to get rid of du Plessis  BCCI
Pawan Negi struck four fours and a six in his 17-ball 36 that propelled Super Kings to 158 for 5 on a slow Chepauk track  BCCI
Mumbai Indians got of to a flying start, racing to 50 in five overs...  BCCI
... But R Ashwin struck twice in the 11th over, dismissing both openers while conceding just one run  BCCI
Super Kings but the brakes on Mumbai's innings as Dwayne Bravo ran out Kieron Pollard and then picked the wicket of Rohit Sharma, leaving Mumbai needing a further 34 from 17 balls  BCCI
But Hardik Pandya and Ambati Rayudu scored 34 in 13 balls. Pandya smashed three consecutive sixes in the 19th over, handing Super Kings their first home loss in IPL 2015  BCCI
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