Indian Premier League
Chennai get the better of Mumbai as IPL begins
Spilt catches and misfieldings indicate that the players, most of whom had not played competitively for months, were not too sharp
20 September 2020 - 18:09
Cooch Behar — The Indian Premier League’s (IPL’s) delayed season got off to a low-key start on Saturday with three-time winners Chennai Super Kings beating defending champions Mumbai Indians by five wickets in the first match of the eight-team tournament in Abu Dhabi.
Chennai, having restricted Mumbai to 162/9, romped home with four deliveries to spare with Ambati Rayudu (71) and Faf du Plessis (58 not out) spearheading their chase...
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