IPL 2019: Twitter Reactions – Hardik Pandya powers MI to an emphatic 37-run win over CSK

Mumbai Indians is the only team to have a better record against Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and on Wednesday, Rohit Sharma & Co. extended that lead to 14-11 with a terrific come-from-behind performance to register their second win of the IPL 2019, and stop CSK’s juggernaut at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya’s eight-ball blitz off 25 runs in the final two overs of MI’s innings undid CSK bowlers good work as the hosts clubbed 45 runs in the last two overs, before sending down a crucial 15th over, that saw the backs of MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja.

However, Pandya’s all-round effort overshadowed match-setting innings’ from Suryakumar Yadav (59 off 43 balls) and Krunal Pandya (42 off 32 balls). Chasing 171 to win, CSK managed to score 133 runs at the loss 8 wickets, losing the match by 37 runs.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

Well played, MI friend! #WhistlePodu #Yellove #MIvCSK 🦁💛
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 3, 2019

Mumbai Indians becomes the first team to win 100 matches in IPL. #MIvCSK
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 3, 2019

That's that from Wankhede.
The @mipaltan win by 37 runs and register their second win of the season #MIvCSK pic.twitter.com/XefDs1NAnJ
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 3, 2019

100th IPL victory for @mipaltan 🙌🙌#VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/qkUFzrL6jW
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 3, 2019

Powerful all-round performance by #MI: spirited finish to the innings while batting, backed up by superbly controlled bowling and brillaint fielding. Need few more such days to ensure place in play-offs!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 3, 2019

Longest winning streaks for Chennai Super Kings in IPL:
7 in 2013 [Ended with CSK's biggest IPL defeat – 60 runs v MI]
6 in 2014 [Ended with CSK's 2nd biggest IPL defeat – 44 runs v KXIP]
6 in 2018-2019 [Ended with CSK's 4th biggest IPL defeat – 37 runs v MI]#IPL2019 #MIvCSK
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) April 3, 2019

MI hands over CSK their first defeat in the IPL 2019!
Full SCORECARD –> https://t.co/TFYe3Xen6t #IPL2019 #MIvCSK pic.twitter.com/UeJ3UC8jio
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 3, 2019

MS Dhoni ✅
Ravindra Jadeja ✅
Deepak Chahar ✅
Clinical night for an all-round @hardikpandya7 💙💙💙#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #MIvCSK pic.twitter.com/PpA4XKIFWE
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 3, 2019

Hardik was the diff. Lovely cameo and two very imp wickets. That’s what clinched the game for @mipaltan and it is a very good win for them. They are back on course. Behrendorff will be a real handful going forward.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) April 3, 2019