IPL 2020 in UAE: Fans soak up the excitement as action goes live

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00:00Amazing. So can you hear that noise? Can you hear the excitement? These are IPO fans. They

00:29are so excited watching the match. With me is Mr. Raj Chauhan. He's from Shimla and he

00:36is a Mumbai Indians fan. And why so? Because he loves Sachin Tendulkar. And not just Sachin

00:43Tendulkar, now he's also a fan of Rohit Sharma. So he is cheering loud, loud, loud for Mumbai

00:49Indians. So tell me, how are they looking today? Yes, I think we need some more runs

00:55right now. 136 for six wickets. If we get over 170, I think Mumbai should easily win the match.

01:03We have a very, very strong bowling lineup. And we have a very good captain also, Rohit Sharma.

01:08So yes, I think we're going to win. Okay, so you believe that a score of 170 and above will

01:16challenge the Chennai Super Kings. Okay, and tell us something about Mumbai Indians. Like,

01:24what is their strength really? Is it the batting or the bowling? And if they have to win,

01:30what will it be today? Yes, of course, we have a very good bowling lineup because we have the number

01:35one T20 international bowler Jasprit Bumrah. And then we have also backup bowlers as well.

01:42And we have Rohit Sharma who has won the highest number of IPL titles four times. So yes, I believe

01:51they're going to do it today. Also, Mumbai Indians are four-time champions and they have

01:56beaten Chennai Super Kings. So they do have an edge. Last season, we beat Chennai Super Kings

02:02four times. So yes, we have the advantage because four times we won last year. And this year also,

02:11we're going to win. Okay, but some would also say that Chennai Super Kings has a mastermind captain

02:19Dhoni and he can actually transform any game. So what do you have to say to that?

02:24Yeah, there is no doubt about Dhoni's captaincy. But I think he's a little bit old now to finish

02:31the games. He used to do two, three years before. So I think this match we're going to win.

02:37With me is Mr. Vijay Dorairajan. He's a Chennai Super Kings fan. And he's here to tell us why

02:44Chennai Super Kings has a good chance to win tonight.

02:47Yeah, we have done it three times in the past. And we have a master of strategies in Thalaiva

02:50Dhoni. And we have plenty of experienced players out there who can turn the game around in a

02:56matter of minutes. So we have the likes of Shane Watson, who have done it several times in the

03:01past. I think Chennai is overall a very balanced and experienced side. I think we are going to

03:06kill it this time. We're going to get it absolutely right.

03:09So it's all down to the Thalaiva. I like the reference of Thalaiva.

03:13The uninitiated Thalaiva is basically the king man.

03:17We have another fan of the god of cricket Sachin Tendulkar. Here with me is Mr. Jaspreet Singh.

03:26Yes, and he's rooting for Mumbai Indians. So tell us how is the match looking so far for Mumbai

03:33Indians?

03:34It has been always great, you know, watching Mumbai Indians versus Chennai.

03:37Because both are like, you know, the matches what we play in football league, the Champions

03:41League, what we have Barcelona on the other side, like Real Madrid. So similarly, what I have is

03:45over here, Ronaldo playing currently as a Pollard.

03:47I like the comparison.

03:49And other side Messi as a Mr. Dhoni.

03:51Wow.

03:52The comparison becomes really, you know, hunting for us to watch this match, especially because it

03:57has been always low scoring matches, especially when both the teams are playing. And Chennai

04:01has been always beautifully, you know, like always, they have been bowling really well.

04:06And Mumbai has been always defending the score of whether they are playing it accordingly.

04:09And they've been see, I mean, if you see over here, probably they've been just scoring runs

04:13over here. We all cheer for Mumbai and Mumbai is the best and we rock Mumbai.

04:16What an amazing evening it has been. Oh my gosh, it's been such a noisy affair.

04:21The match is not over yet. But the IPL fans here in the UAE are making a lot of noise.

04:29Thank you so much guys for that energy and that noise. Oh my gosh, it's so vibrant here.

04:37Clearly fans of the IPL here in the UAE are so excited.

04:41We will be bringing you more videos as the matches progress.

04:46For now, we are here in Moon Mood Cafe in Old Mehta, Dubai,

04:50and we're having a rocking time. We hope you had a rocking time watching all our videos.

04:55There will be more coming. This is Anjana Kumar from Gulf News.

04:58And with me is also my colleague Clint Egbert. Thank you so much.

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