CSK's terrible form continues

Mumbai Indians thrashed CSK by 10 wickets in Sharjah and topped the points table.

Sam Curran's defiant knock of 52 runs prevented an embarrassment for CSK as they found themselves 43 for 7 inside the first 10 overs and were at one point at the risk of getting bowled out for the lowest-ever total in the IPL. However, Curran played sensibly and got some boundaries towards the end of the innings to help the team finish on 114 for 9 and gave CSK bowlers something to defend.

Mumbai went about their business in haste, speeding to the target of 115 in just 12.2 overs. Chennai Super Kings' skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday admitted that his side failed to perform to its potential from the second game onwards as the former champions suffered an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat at the hands of Mumbai Indians in an IPL match here.

Apart from Sam Curran, everyone failed to score runs yesterday it showed the terrible form of the whole team. Curran, who had been opening the batting in the past few games, was pushed down to the lower order and the 22-year-old batted well with the tail to pop CSK's score over the 100-run mark. He added 28 runs with Shardul Thakur (11) for the eighth wicket and 43 with Imran Tahir (13 not out) for the ninth. Quinton de-cock and Ishan Kishan opened for MI and chased down the target easily without losing wickets in 12.2 overs.