IPL 2022, Match 33 MI vs CSK, Stats Review: Rohit Sharma, MI created unwanted records en route to CSK's triumph

Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by three wickets in the 33rd match of IPL 2022 at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. CSK captain Ravindra Jadeja won the toss and put MI in to bat. The match began with Mukesh Choudhary getting rid of Mumbai Indians’ top-three in Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Dewald Brevis in no time. The next three players in the batting lineup Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, and the debutant Hrithik Shokeen settled down things and then a nine-ball cameo from Jaydev Unadkat took MI to a respectable total of 155/7.

CSK’s innings began in a similar fashion to MI, with left-arm pacer Daniel Sams taking two quick wickets of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Mitchell Santner. Robin Uthappa and Ambati Rayudu, who scored 30 and 40 respectively, shared a fifty-run stand to keep CSK ahead in the match. After Unadkat got rid of Uthappa, Daniel Sams added two more wickets to the tally with the wickets of Shivam Dube and Ambati Rayudu.

Things slowed down with three boundary-less overs and CSK found themselves in a tricky position, needing 42 to win off last three overs. It was Dwaine Pretorius who initially made CSK’s situation better, hitting boundaries off Unadkat and Jasprit Bumrah.

With 17 required off the last over, Unadkat dismissed Pretorius on the first ball as MI’s triumph looked inevitable at that point. However, MS Dhoni brought back his vintage reputation and silenced his critics by hitting two boundaries and a six in the last over. As a result, CSK crossed the line in the very last ball.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match 33 between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League 2022:

7 – Mumbai Indians became the first team to lose their first seven matches of an IPL season.

185 – Kieron Pollard has now played 185 IPL matches, which is the highest by an overseas player in the league. He overtook AB de Villiers, who was a part of 184 matches.

 200 – This was the 200th IPL match for Robin Uthappa, who became the seventh Indian player to reach this feat.

 9 – Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan produced the ninth instance of both openers being dismissed for ducks in an IPL innings. However, it is only the second time since 2012, with the other pair being Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan for Delhi Capitals against MI in 2020.

 3 – Mukesh Choudhary became the third bowler to dismiss both openers for ducks in an IPL innings, with the first two being Sohail Tanvir in 2008 and Ryan Harris in 2009.

2 – Total wickets taken by Daniel Sams in eight IPL matches, before achieving a four-wicket haul today.

200 – Jaydev Unadkat became the third Indian pacer to take 200 T20 wickets, after Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

14 – This is the 14th duck for Rohit Sharma in the IPL, who broke the overall record for the most ducks in the league.

8 – This is the eighth instance of CSK successfully chasing down a target on the final ball, the highest for any team.