Packed stands, thrilling cricket and plenty of drama – the 11th edition of the tournament has started with a bang.

And as good as it was for Chennai, it could all have panned out quite differently had it not been for Dwayne Bravo. The Windies all-rounder first bowled an economical four overs for just 25 runs, helping keep Mumbai to 165/4.

Three dot balls off Mustafizur Rahman made things tight again, but Jadhav launched a six over fine-leg and then a thump through the covers, and victory was sealed.

“From the time he had hit that six, Flem (Stephen Fleming, the coach) was thinking of a Super Over. I was like, ‘no, we’ve got to win the game’. Because to reach this far, this is God’s work and we deserved to win. We are happy that Jadhav, even though he was injured, put the team first and came back to finish it off for us.”

Bravo’s knock comprised three fours and seven sixes, and came with an eye-catching strike rate of 226.66. The 34-year-old attributed his good early form to work behind the scenes.

“I do a lot of work with the batting coach Mike Hussey,” he said. “I was hitting the ball well in the nets and that is what is important. It is a matter of putting what I did in the practice into the game.

“I try to keep calm, I don’t worry about what’s going on around me and just play in my zone, in my strength. Tonight, it worked. It was a good start. Hopefully, I can continue in the tournament with the same form and just build on this momentum.”