MI vs RCB, 54th match at Mumbai, May 09 2012, Indian Premier League

RESULT
54th match (N), Wankhede, May 09, 2012, Indian Premier League
(18/20 ov, T:142) 142/1

RCB won by 9 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
82* (59)
chris-gayle
Cricinfo's MVP
98.53 ptsImpact List
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Match centre 
Scores: Binoy George | Comms: Kanishkaa Balachandran
Scorecard summary
Mumbai Indians 141/6(20 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore 142/1(18 overs)
82* (59)
1/25 (2)
36* (25)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
RCB98.5382(59)91.2398.53--0
RCB61.35--02/242.8861.35
RCB55.98--02/343.3155.98
RCB52.25--02/242.5152.25
MI50.0720(12)23.9328.130/18-21.94
end of over 1816 runs
RCB: 142/1CRR: 7.88 
Virat Kohli36 (25b 1x4 2x6)
Chris Gayle82 (59b 5x4 6x6)
Rohit Sharma 1-0-16-0
RP Singh 4-0-28-0

Presentation time:

Virat Kohli: "To beat them at home is a good feeling for us. I wasn't feeling too great when I was batting in the previous matches but my team-mates backed me."

Harbhajan: "We're not disappointed. We havve four games. RCB won a good toss, we were 15-20 runs short. If we had taken Gayle's we don't know what would have happened. We are a way better side than this."

Man of the Match Gayle gets the Orange Cap: "(The room for trophies) is in the process of being built! Good team effort today. We knew we had to see off Malinga. We were expecting two overs up front from him but he bowled three. Haven't hit the gym in the last few days. I will now."

Gym? Imagine how much more destructive he would be if he worked on those forearm exercises! He only needs to work on his running though.

That's it for today. Read the report here. Two games tomorrow. Cheers!

End of match: So RCB jump from 7th to 4th after this comprehensive win. It was a great toss to win in the end. The Bangalore bowlers silenced the Mumbai batsmen on a pitch which offered the seamers some bite. A target of 142 wasn't going to test a rampaging Gayle. De Villiers wasn't even required. We hope Gayle remains as destructive when he wears the maroon soon.

Speaking of colours, Gayle today took the Orange Cap.

Bala: "Excellent strategy this from RCB. Gayle settles in well before he takes off against the lesser bowlers in the middle overs where most of the teams are struggling to score."

Salim: "You cant blame Franklin for not perfoming well.He is not a professional opener.Its the management's fault or i must say the coaches are wrong...if sachin is not the captain..at least he should recommend bhajji to atleast play a genuine opener with him."

17.6
6
Rohit Sharma to Kohli, SIX runs

straight six to wrap things up! Kohli gives the charge and sends it whistling over the sight screen and over the second tier, classic shot

17.5
Rohit Sharma to Kohli, no run

punched to the covers

17.4
1
Rohit Sharma to Gayle, 1 run

bowls it full and he works it to the on side

17.3
6
Rohit Sharma to Gayle, SIX runs

it was a flat delivery but still good enough for Gayle, makes room and shovels it over wide long-on and it's the 500th six of the tournament, nearly dented the Volkswagen!

17.2
1
Rohit Sharma to Kohli, 1 run

flatter delivery and worked to square leg

17.1
2
Rohit Sharma to Kohli, 2 runs

stays back and thumps it to long-on

end of over 175 runs
RCB: 126/1CRR: 7.41 RRR: 5.33
Chris Gayle75 (57b 5x4 5x6)
Virat Kohli27 (21b 1x4 1x6)
RP Singh 4-0-28-0
Lasith Malinga 4-0-20-0

Rahul: "Gibbs is suffering an injury that is why he is not in the Mumbai XI." Probably Blizzard then.

16.6
Singh to Gayle, no run

stays at the crease and stabs it down to mid-off

16.5
1
Singh to Kohli, 1 run

short and pulled and deep midwicket picks it up

16.4
1
Singh to Gayle, 1 run

angles it on the pads and easily done to long-on

No last minute thriller today, surely

16.3
1
Singh to Kohli, 1 run

fullish on the stumps and worked down to long-on

16.2
1
Singh to Gayle, 1 run

fires it on the pads and squirted to fine leg

16.1
1
Singh to Kohli, 1 run

full on the stumps and squeezed out to long-off

end of over 1610 runs
RCB: 121/1CRR: 7.56 RRR: 5.25
Virat Kohli24 (18b 1x4 1x6)
Chris Gayle73 (54b 5x4 5x6)
Lasith Malinga 4-0-20-0
Kieron Pollard 3-0-33-0

It's the Time Out

Just to add to that earlier comment. I think it's high time Mumbai drop Franklin. He made just 1 and hasn't bowled today. They have to bring in Gibbs.

15.6
1
Malinga to Kohli, 1 run

fired in full outside off and he hammers it across the line to long-on

15.5
1
Malinga to Gayle, 1 run

squirts out a yorker and he scampers a quick single, Malinga runs across to pick up and throw

15.4
1
Malinga to Kohli, 1 run

banged in short and he pulled it along the ground to deep square leg

15.3
1
Malinga to Gayle, 1 run

yorker length outside off and squeezed out to the off side

Can Malinga create magic in these four balls?

15.2
1
Malinga to Kohli, 1 run

bowls it full and quick and he wristily flicks it wide of square leg

15.1
4
Malinga to Kohli, FOUR runs
15.1
1w
Malinga to Kohli, 1 wide

bowls a wide down the leg side, tries to hammer it to the leg side

end of over 1514 runs
RCB: 111/1CRR: 7.40 RRR: 6.20
Chris Gayle71 (52b 5x4 5x6)
Virat Kohli17 (14b 1x6)
Kieron Pollard 3-0-33-0
Harbhajan Singh 4-0-18-0
14.6
6
Pollard to Gayle, SIX runs

take cover! Tossed up outside off and Gayle bends his knee and scoops it high and down to the second tier over the sightscreen, You can't snooze away when he's batting

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
CH Gayle
82 runs (59)
5 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
leg glance
21 runs
0 four2 sixes
Control
83%
KD Karthik
44 runs (39)
3 fours1 six
Productive shot
leg glance
23 runs
1 four1 six
Control
74%
Best performances - bowlers
M Muralidaran
O
4
M
0
R
24
W
2
ECO
6
HV Patel
O
4
M
0
R
24
W
2
ECO
6
Match details
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
TossRoyal Challengers Bangalore, elected to field first
Series
Season2012
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.25, Interval 21.25-21.45, Second Session 21.45-23.05
Match days9 May 2012 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsRoyal Challengers Bangalore 2, Mumbai Indians 0
Win Probability
RCB 100%
MIRCB
100%50%100%MI InningsRCB Innings

Over 18 • RCB 142/1

RCB won by 9 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
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