Captain Rohit Sharma's classy half-century guides Mumbai Indians to eight-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings

[caption id=“attachment_4449733” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  Hardik Pandya celebrates his team’s second win of the season as Mumbai Indians prevailed over Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in Pune. Skipper Rohit Shamra top-scored for his side. Sportzpics[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4449745” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  Mumbai Indians bowled first and removed the dangerous Shane Watson for only 12 runs. Ambati Rayudu and Suresh Raina were building a good partnership, but Krunal Pandya came to Mumbai’s rescue as he took the wicket of Rayudu. Sportzpics[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4449759” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  Despite losing Ambati Rayudu for 46, Chennai Super Kings’ Suresh Raina continued the momentum, scoring a classy half-century. He remained unbeaten till the end, making 75 runs from 47 balls. Sportzpics[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4449761” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  MS Dhoni tried to accelerate the scoring but he was dismissed for 26 by Mitchell McClenaghan. In the end, Chennai Super Kings scored 169/5 in 20 overs. Sportzpics[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4449771” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  Mumbai Indians openers Suryakumar Yadav and Evin Lewis started the innings on a strong note. Both batsmen shared a good opening stand of 69 runs. Suryakumar departed after scoring 44 from 34 deliveries. Sportzpics[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4449773” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  Evin Lewis took his time in the middle, but once he was settled, he started playing his shots. He deserved a half-century but Dwayne Bravo removed him for 47. Sportzpics[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4449777” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  The day, however, belonged to Mumbai Indians’ skipper Rohit Sharma. He was outstanding as the captain when Mumbai were bowling and then played a good knock of 56 to seal the match for his side. When the team was in desperate search of a win, their captained delivered the victory in style. Sportzpics[/caption]