Matthew Hayden and Suresh Raina put on 104 to guide Chennai Super Kings to a winning 208 for 5 total after they were put in by Mumbai Indians’ skipper Harbhajan Singh.
Despite a spirited late rally from the Indians’ lower order, they lost by six runs in one of the matches of the tournament so far.
A regular stream of wickets never allowed Mumbai to really get going, but a marvellous 45 in just 20 balls by Abishek Nayar batting No 6 left them tantalisingly short of victory after they needed 19 runs off the last over.
Earlier Hayden had stroked a superb 81 off 46 balls before he was run out, and it gave the Super Kings the platform to pass 200 for the second match in succession.
Hayden began by despatching a short one from Nehra to bring up the 200th four of the tournament, before a mishit just found its way over gully.
He was joined by Raina who was content to give the strike to his Australian team mate early on, after Michael Hussey fell cheaply.
Dwayne Bravo, a last-minute addition to the Mumbai Indians squad, was belted back for four by Hayden who nearly took out his batting partner with the straight boundary.
After 10 overs, Super Kings were at 82 for 2, which became 112 for 2 after 12. Bravo was pulled for six over midwicket as Raina decided to open up and then smashed Vikrant Yeligati, playing his first game, for two fours.
Musavir Khote, the eighth and the last bowler, finally removed Raina after the batsman reached 53 off 37 balls and had contributed to only the third century partnership of the tournament.
Skipper M.S. Dhoni’s arrival meant there was no let-up in the scoring. He pulverised two fours off Bravo on his way to a two-runs-a-ball 30, before Hayden paddled another and smashed one straight past Dhoni’s head before he was run out.
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