2654dThe Report by Siddarth Ravindran

Mumbai steal final-over win, again

Ambati Rayudu and Kieron Pollard blasted fifties to take Mumbai Indians, at least temporarily, to second spot in the table

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

AT Rayudu
AT Rayudu
81(54) 6x4 - 4x6
Control %86%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 23 runs
  • 3x4 - 1x6
1 1 8 9 11 22 9 20
MA Agarwal
MA Agarwal
64(30) 6x4 - 4x6
Control %59%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 25 runs
  • 2x4 - 2x6
2 0 0 9 17 16 0 16

Best performances - Bowlers

M Muralidaran
O4
M0
R16
W1
Eco4
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
KA Pollard
KA Pollard
O3
M0
R20
W1
Eco6.66
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH

Scorer: Binoy George | Commentator: George Binoy

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

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MI 2nd innings Partnerships

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