IPL 2018, MI vs CSK: 5 unnoticed things of the match
A high octane close encounter which lived up to its build-up and return of CSK in style thanks to the miraculous efforts of Dwayne Bravo who helped Chennai narrow their head to head record with Mumbai in the IPL opener.
While there are many notable contributions from either side including Dwayne bravo heroics, Pandya brothers partnership and sizable knocks from Ishan Kishan and Surya Kumar Yadav, Sportskeeda takes a look at the five unnoticed things from the match which had a considerable effect over the end result of the game for both sides.
#5 Three over spells by the opening bowlers
Not often you would come across two bowlers completing powerplay overs which is sort of a marathon in T20s and Dhoni pulled it off with considerable success in the opening match of 2018 edition IPL.
Deepak Chahar and Shane Watson did the honours and both grabbed a wicket each with the latter picking the price scalp of Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma who never looked comfortable against swinging the ball. Dream debut!
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