Indian Premier League, 2009-10
Wisden's review of Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore, 1st semi-final
Nagraj Gollapudi
15-Apr-2011
At Dr D. Y. Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai, April 21, 2010. Mumbai Indians won by 35 runs.
‡Mumbai Indians 184-5 (20 overs) (A. T. Rayudu 40, S. S. Tiwary 52*, K. A. Pollard 33*); Royal
Challengers Bangalore 149-9 (20 overs) (L. R. P. L. Taylor 31*; K. A. Pollard 3-17). MoM: K. A.
Pollard.
Two big fellas - Saurabh Tiwary and Kieron Pollard - played the axemen to slay the
Bangalore bowlers with a mixture of brute force and clever placement, plundering 77 in the final
five overs after only 26 had come in the previous five. Bangalore lost their big hitters Pietersen and
Uthappa by halfway, and Ross Taylor couldn't rescue them on his own as Mumbai reached the final
for the first time.
Nagraj Gollapudi is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo