consolatory six for Mumbai as McClenaghan sweeps this one over the midwicket boundary with the spin for six!
RCB vs MI, 46th match at Mumbai, IPL, May 10 2015 - Match Result
7.33pm 235 used to be competitive in ODIs at one point of time, so chasing it in T20s, no matter how thick the bats and no matter how short the boundaries, was never going to be easy either. Nothing unexpected happened after ABD's stormy 133. Mumbai did put up a fight, especially with Pollard's 24-ball 49. Simmons tried till the end but his scratchy fifty was never going to be enough.
Virat Kohli: Couldn't have asked for anything more from the team. I didn't expect 230 to be honest. 175 or so was expected around the six-over mark but AB proved me wrong. Playing with AB is an absolute pleasure, he's the best in the world. The way Mumbai were going in the middle overs I thought we needed 200-plus. The win feels good because it came at the right time for us.
Man of the Match AB: Things just went my day today. I was panicking a bit after the five dot balls but Virat is a remarkable player and gave great support. The basics for me remain the same from Tests to ODIs, to even T20s. My tactics change every game, I wait for some momentum on my side and then decide to get going. I only watch the ball closely and keep my head still.
That's all we have from the match in Mumbai, the action moves to Chennai now, so the humidity continues and the heat also continues for the top four as CSK host Rajasthan Royals. Enjoy that one, and everything else in life. Ciao!
flattish down the leg side, he tries to sweep and misses. DK appeals for caught behind and it's turned down, but not given a wide either
lofts the full delivery straight down the ground, he has middled it. Kohli jumps at long off, but it goes just over him
slides the quicker one across the batsman on the off side, he swings and misses
goes down on a knee to slog it on the leg side, gets another edge as the ball turns, and this one doesn't go far. DK runs towards the short cover region and takes it easily
length delivery outside the off stump, Suchith comes down and swings his bat. It goes high but clears cover and they come back for two
Last over, 54 runs. Chahal will bowl the six balls
in the block hole outside off now, Suchith swings his bat and the thick outside edge runs down quickly to third man for one
accurate yorker on the leg stump, Simmons gets another edge - this one down to fine leg for one
short and wide outside off, Suchith opens up and cuts that over point from the middle of the bat
Hemraj: "Hope Ab bowls the last over"
swinging yorker on middle, driven firmly to cover for one
that's not from the top edge, he has simply lofted the length ball down the ground to long on for an easy peasy catch
falls safe! Bhajji miscued that with a thick edge that went very high and down the ground. Chahal ran backwards, Mandeep ran in; Chahal got a hand to it but wasn't under it to catch it
Starc for his last over
the low full toss on middle stump is steered down to long on for one
full and closer to the stumps, lofted down the ground towards AB at long off, falls well short of him
comes down and makes some room, Harshal delivers a yorker and Simmons misses on the leg side
slams it down the ground in the air, it would have easily gone for four but AB runs to his left and goes low in front to get his hands under it in no time. Excellent catch and Rayudu goes
119.4kph, he opens up again, gets a fullish delivery and slog-sweeps it over the midwicket boundary from the middle of the bat for six!
Rayudu opens up to heave, Harshal pitches it well outside off for a wide
almost in the block hole on middle stump, inside edge bounces over the bowler for one
Time for Harshal Patel round the wicket
tries the yorker, and the low full toss is steered to the leg side for one
2W | ||||
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | |
Toss | Royal Challengers Bangalore, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2015 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.40, Interval 17.40-18.00, Second Session 18.00-19.20 |
Match days | 10 May 2015 - daynight (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Royal Challengers Bangalore 2, Mumbai Indians 0 |
Over 20 • MI 196/7