Mumbai stay alive with last-over thriller
Rohit Sharma's decision to give Kieron Pollard the final over was a masterstroke, as the medium-pacer kept his nerve to defend 12 runs
Rohit Sharma's decision to give Kieron Pollard the final over was a masterstroke, as the medium-pacer kept his nerve to defend 12 runs
Commentator: Karthik Krishnaswamy
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Hardik Pandya is the man of the match. "Before every game I talk to Ricky. Pollard told me to take my time at the start, he told me I can cover up later. Even Sachin sir is helping a lot, how I can improve my game. I can say now that I can bat a bit. They have faith in me. It was good [Gambhir] got out next ball [after I dropped him]. It was a relief."
Rohit Sharma: "It was a very nerve-racking game. We all know it went to the last over but we held our nerves, and it was a wonderful game for the spectators. When we were batting, the ball was stopping, odd ball was gripping and turning, so we didn't know exactly what the par score was. Normally it's a 180 wicket, but this was a different wicket, a little slow. During the strategic time-out [we decided Pollard would bowl the last over]. Polly has been in that situation before. It was a gamble, but looking at his body language, his confidence, I knew I could throw him the ball and he would do the job."
DKGP: "RR would be the second happiest team with this result. Now their qualification is in their hands"
Shubham: "Pollard shows us that he can not only play slower innings but can also bowl slower balls."
Kausthub G: "First IPL season where each team lost atleast 5 matches!"
Gautam Gambhir: "I always felt that letting them score 170 was not a great effort from our bowlers. Hardik played a brilliant innings, but our bowling and fielding were not up to the mark. We did well to get it down to the last over, but we kept losing wickets at crucial junctures. Yusuf played a very good knock. Letting them score 170 was the game-changer, especially after the first 15 overs they had. We needed to be more clever in the death overs. You can't let anyone score 70 in five overs. Nothing comes easy for KKR. We've always had to work hard and scrape through, I hope we get our number one game for the 16th."
11.45pm Phew. With 12 to get from one over and Yusuf Pathan still batting, you would have put your money on KKR, but Pollard produced an excellent over under pressure. His innings was far, far slower than anything he's played before, but it kept Mumbai's innings together and provided excellent support to Hardik Pandya at the end. And then, without having bowled a ball before, he stepped up to send down that over. Chawla ends up with 1 off 7 balls.
All manner of mayhem in the league table. Three points separate CSK in first place from RCB in sixth. Mumbai have sneaked back into the top four.
Six off one ball.
Seven off three. Chawla hit a six in a similar situation against Kings XI.
Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders didn't do many things wrong this season, but the small errors and their vulnerability away from home cost them
Plays of the day from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai
Rohit Sharma's decision to give Kieron Pollard the final over was a masterstroke, as the medium-pacer kept his nerve to defend 12 runs