14/05Result
62nd match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, May 14 2012
MI won by 5 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Ambati Rayudu
Ambati RayuduMumbai Indians
14/05Result
62nd match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, May 14 2012
MI won by 5 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Ambati Rayudu
Ambati RayuduMumbai Indians

8.50 pm Mumbai have moved up to second and are level with table toppers Delhi on 18 points. Bangalore stay fifth. We've got to switch to covering the Kolkata-Chennai game at Eden Gardens now, so hopping over there. Thank you for all your emails. Cheers.

19.4
4
Gayle to Pollard, FOUR, that's it, it's all over! Pollard has pulled the ball with all his might towards deep midwicket and the fielder is powerless, the ball bursts through his dive. Rayudu and Pollard have rescued a floundering chase
19.3
4
Gayle to Pollard, FOUR, that's a lucky boundary! Pollard was looking to heave on the leg side, the outside edge flew towards Zaheer at short third man and beat him
19.2
6
Gayle to Pollard, SIX, Pollard's hoisted the full ball off his pads and over the midwicket boundary! That was just a flick and it carried a long way
19.1
1lb
Gayle to Rayudu, 1 leg bye, Rayudu charges again and the full toss clips the back foot outside leg stump, Gayle bowled that quickly

It's going to be Chris Gayle. He has 14 runs to defend. Anurag: "Someone said this won't go to the wire?" Gayle sells Rayudu the dummy, doesn't deliver after seeing the batsman charge.

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs | MI: 158/5 (14 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.31, RRR: 14.00)

  • Ambati Rayudu81 (53b)
  • Kieron Pollard38 (28b)
  • Zaheer Khan4-0-34-1
  • Vinay Kumar4-0-36-1

Who will bowl the final over? Appanna? Kohli? Dilshan?

18.6
1
Khan to Rayudu, 1 run, Rayudu steps out, towards the of side, and swings the ball hard towards short fine leg, Murali doesn't make a clean stop
18.5
1
Khan to Pollard, 1 run, a full toss on the pads and Pollard lifts it towards deep midwicket, Zaheer's lucky not to go for more

This is from the Karnataka State Cricket Association: ""The inadvertent failure of the AVR (Automatic Voltage Regulator) of the generator caused a short interruption from one of the light towers. The standby generator was switched on to ensure full illumination was restored.""

18.4
1
Khan to Rayudu, 1 run, in the blockhole from round the wicket, played from the crease through midwicket
18.3
1
Khan to Pollard, 1 run, driven towards mid off for a single
18.2
4
Khan to Pollard, FOUR, another full toss around off stump, what's going on with the lengths? Pollard slogs and gets an outside edge that goes wide of AB to the third man boundary
18.1
1
Khan to Rayudu, 1 run, a high full toss outside off stump and Rayudu loses grip of his bat after he charges and swings across the line, he ends up slicing the ball over cover

Well this game is wide open now. That crucial penultimate over coming up.

END OF OVER:
18 | 18 Runs | MI: 149/5 (23 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.27, RRR: 11.50)

  • Kieron Pollard32 (25b)
  • Ambati Rayudu78 (50b)
  • Vinay Kumar4-0-36-1
  • Zaheer Khan3-0-25-1
17.6
0
Vinay Kumar to Pollard, no run, an accurate yorker to end the over, Pollard keeps it out
17.5
1
Vinay Kumar to Rayudu, 1 run, another slower ball, full and wide outside off, driven hard towards deep cover for just the single, Pollard wanted new gloves after the single and was looking at the dug out, Rayudu wanted an overthrow and got sent back in the nick of time
17.4
6
Vinay Kumar to Rayudu, SIX, that's length and that's gone far over the straight boundary, Rayudu clears his front foot and swings hard, smashing the ball into the sightscreen
17.3
4
Vinay Kumar to Rayudu, FOUR, the slower ball with oodles of width outside off stump, a short ball as well, Rayudu helps himself, blasting to the extra cover boundary
17.2
6
Vinay Kumar to Rayudu, SIX, a full toss, slanting across Rayudu, who simply slams it over long-off, where Appanna runs to his left and dives full length, but the ball falls over the boundary
17.1
1
Vinay Kumar to Pollard, 1 run, in the blockhole, Pollard backs away to heave down the ground but gets an inside edge towards square leg

Vinay Kumar, from round the wicket. Pollard to face.

END OF OVER:
17 | 16 Runs | MI: 131/5 (41 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.70, RRR: 13.66)

  • Ambati Rayudu61 (46b)
  • Kieron Pollard31 (23b)
  • Zaheer Khan3-0-25-1
  • Harshal Patel4-0-25-1
16.6
2
Khan to Rayudu, 2 runs, Rayudu tries to flick a low full toss through square leg but gets a leading edge that goes safely over point
16.6
1w
Khan to Rayudu, 1 wide, that's a harsh call in my opinion, Rayudu had moved a long way across his stumps to swing behind square and so Zaheer's ball went past leg stump
16.5
1
Khan to Pollard, 1 run, Pollard moves towards the off side and pulls the ball towards fine leg
16.4
4
Khan to Pollard, FOUR, a full ball outside off stump, Pollard stays back in his crease, clears his front foot and hammers the ball along the ground past the bowler, long-off has no chance
16.3
1
Khan to Rayudu, 1 run, played towards deep midwicket for a single
16.2
6
Khan to Rayudu, SIX, and the slip just watches as Rayudu pulls a short of a length ball off the front foot, high and far over the midwicket boundary

There's a slip in place by the way ...

16.1
1
Khan to Pollard, 1 run, hit hard off the back foot towards long off, just the single though

The time out is being taken, despite all the time we've lost today. Hilarious. RCB favourites with 58 to get off 24 balls, but unless Pollard gets out, Mumbai Indians could get very close. And Let's not forget the role Rayudu's played in finishing a few games for them this season.

Zaheer's back ...

END OF OVER:
16 | 9 Runs | MI: 115/5 (57 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.18, RRR: 14.25)

  • Kieron Pollard25 (20b)
  • Ambati Rayudu52 (43b)
  • Harshal Patel4-0-25-1
  • Chris Gayle2-0-25-0
15.6
1lb
Patel to Pollard, 1 leg bye, Pollard is foxed by the slower ball, it hits him on the thigh again, they run a leg bye after the ball drops close on the off side
15.5
4
Patel to Pollard, FOUR, slightly short and Pollard pulls it flat and towards deep midwicket, where Dilshan dives but can't reach the ball to prevent the four

MI 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st2SR TendulkarHH Gibbs
2nd2HH GibbsRG Sharma
3rd15KD KarthikRG Sharma
4th25KD KarthikAT Rayudu
5th7AT RayuduDR Smith
6th122AT RayuduKA Pollard