Sri Lanka struggled to contain the flow of runs in sunny conditions after lunch as Latham cruised to his 29th Test half-century
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Tendulkar’s 59 not out provided the foundation for Mumbai’s 165 for seven after they were sent in on a blustery, grey day.
Former Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden hit 44 and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni 36 for Chennai but the 2008 runners-up could only manage 146 for seven.
Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga bowled superbly to take three for 15 in four overs for Mumbai.
Mumbai’s innings was anchored by Tendulkar, who largely played conventional cricket, punctuated by lofted off-drives.
Although he opened the batting he faced only 48 balls, hitting seven fours.
Tendulkar and Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya (26) put on 39 for the first wicket. He then shared a second wicket stand of 43 with Shikhar Dhawan (22).
Batting conditions were tricky under grey skies and Mumbai were struggling at 102 for four in the 15th over before the left-handed Abhishek Nayar lashed 35 off 14 balls in a fifth wicket stand of 46 with Tendulkar.
Nayar slammed three sixes in an over from Andrew Flintoff which cost 22 runs. Flintoff, who is on a 1.55-million dollar a season contract, was the most expensive Chennai bowler, conceding 44 runs in four overs.
Flintoff made 24 in Chennai’s reply as he helped Hayden put on 52 for the third wicket. He hit two fours and a six off 22 balls before he heaved a ball from Harbhajan Singh high in the air for the off-spinner to take a catch off his own bowling.
Hayden hit his 44 off 35 balls before Zaheer Khan took a stinging catch in the cover off a fierce drive against Jayasuriya’s left-arm spin. Dhoni hit 36 off 26 balls before being bowled by Malinga in the final over.
SCOREBOARD:
Mumbai Indians:
Sanath Jayasuriya c Hayden b Thushara 26
Sachin Tendulkar not out 59
Shikhar Dhawan c Dhoni b Gony 22
Jean Paul Duminy c & b Gony 9
Dwayne Bravo c Hayden b Joginder 5
Abhishek Nayar c Thushara b Oram 35
Harbhajan Singh run out (Oram) 4
Zaheer Khan c Ashwin b Flintoff 2
Pinal Shah not out 0
Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 1) 3
Total (for seven wickets in 20 overs) 165
Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Jayasuriya, 5.5 overs), 2-82 (Dhawan, 11.4), 3-95 (Duminy, 13.3), 4-102 (Bravo, 14.3), 5-148 (Nayar, 18.1), 6-157 (Harbhajan, 18.6), 7-161 (Khan, 19.5)
Bowling:
Manpreet Gony 4 0 32 2 (1w)
Thilan Thushara 4 0 32 1
Andrew Flintoff 4 0 44 1
Jacob Oram 4 0 30 1
Joginder Sharma 4 0 25 1
Chennai Super Kings:
Parthiv Patel c Tendulkar b Malinga 0
Matthew Hayden c Khan b Jayasuriya 44
Suresh Raina c Raje b Bravo 8
Andrew Flintoff c & b Harbhajan 24
Mahendra Singh Dhoni b Malinga 36
Jacob Oram c Shah b Jayasuriya 8
Subramaniam Badrinath c Bravo b Malinga 0
Joginder Sharma not out 16
Thilan Thushara not out 1
Extras (lb 6, w 3) 9
Total (for seven wickets in 20 overs) 146
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Patel, 0.2 overs), 2-18 (Raina, 2.5), 3-70 (Flintoff, 9.5), 4-89 (Hayden, 12.4), 5-101 (Oram, 14.3), 6-109 (Badrinath, 15.3), 7-144 (Dhoni, 19.4)
Bowling:
Lasith Malinga 4 0 15 3 (2w)
Zaheer Khan 4 0 34 0
Dwayne Bravo 4 0 27 1 (1w)
Rohan Raje 1 0 15 0
Harbhajan Singh 3 0 15 1
Sanath Jayasuriya 4 0 34 2
Toss: Chennai Super Kings, who chose to field first
Points: Mumbai Indians 2, Chennai Super Kings 0
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians)
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (West Indies) and K. Hariharan (India)
TV umpire: Russel Tiffin (Zimbabwe)
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