RCB vs MI, 55th match at Bengaluru, May 28 2008, Indian Premier League

RESULT
55th match (D/N), Bengaluru, May 28, 2008, Indian Premier League
(16/18 ov, T:123) 126/1

MI won by 9 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
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Scorecard summary
Royal Challengers Bangalore 122/9(18 overs)
Mumbai Indians 126/1(16 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
MI81.58--04/183.9781.58
MI74.54--03/263.9574.54
MI64.8154(37)60.2464.81--0
RCB34.4226(20)29.5934.42--0
RCB30.07--01/140.7530.07
end of over 169 runs
MI: 126/1CRR: 7.87 
Sachin Tendulkar40 (43b 4x4 1x6)
Robin Uthappa19 (16b 2x4 1x6)
Anil Kumble 4-0-45-0
Balachandra Akhil 3-0-19-0

Bangalore end as they started: with a loss at the home ground. Mumbai go home with a win. And I believe there is a big Kingfisher party tonight for both teams. So everybody is happy. Source? Lekha Washington, the presenter with the television channel beaming the pictures. She is never wrong. On that note, good bye and good luck

15.6
4
Kumble to Tendulkar, FOUR runs

another sweep - that vertical sweep from the little master and it's all over. The teams shakes hands as they walk back to the pavilion.

15.5
4
Kumble to Tendulkar, FOUR runs

from round the stumps and Tendulkar sweeps fine to the boundary

15.4
Kumble to Tendulkar, no run
15.3
Kumble to Tendulkar, no run

short delivery and pulled to square leg region.

15.2
1
Kumble to Uthappa, 1 run

slower, fuller and Uthappa eases it to mid-on and rushes across for a quick single

15.1
Kumble to Uthappa, no run

short of length, outside off, cut to right of the diving white at point

Kumble to bowl. He marks his run up, has a chat with Dravid. Perhaps, about where they are going to party tonight, perhaps about this over. Who knows!

end of over 157 runs
MI: 117/1CRR: 7.80 RRR: 2.33
Robin Uthappa18 (14b 2x4 1x6)
Sachin Tendulkar32 (39b 2x4 1x6)
Balachandra Akhil 3-0-19-0
Dale Steyn 4-0-14-1
14.6
1
Akhil to Uthappa, 1 run

Uthappa must have faced Akhil lots of time in the Karnataka nets. He leans forward to whip a length delivery to left of deep midwicket, wants a second, Tendulkar says you remain on strike.

14.5
1
Akhil to Tendulkar, 1 run

similar line and this time Tendulkar twists his body and wrists it to fine leg

14.4
Akhil to Tendulkar, no run

cuts it back into Tendulkar who tries to work it to square leg, misses and it runs off the pad to the off side

14.3
1
Akhil to Uthappa, 1 run

leans forward, towards the line of a length delivery and places it to left of mid-off

14.2
Akhil to Uthappa, no run

fullish, on the middle stump line, keeps a tad low - at least that's the impression Uthappa gives as he crouches slightly- and pushes it to mid-on

14.1
4
Akhil to Uthappa, FOUR runs

Nice. Easy. No risks. On a length, outside off stump, Uthappa opens his bat face and steers it to third man boundary.

end of over 148 runs
MI: 110/1CRR: 7.85 RRR: 3.50
Sachin Tendulkar31 (37b 2x4 1x6)
Robin Uthappa12 (10b 1x4 1x6)
Dale Steyn 4-0-14-1
Vinay Kumar 3-0-25-0
13.6
Steyn to Tendulkar, no run

just outside off and forced to right of point where White makes a neat diving stop

13.6
1w
Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 wide

hurls across a bouncer but it's too high and Goswami gathers. AV Jayaprakash, standing in his last game - he is retiring after tonight- signals it a wide

13.5
Steyn to Tendulkar, no run

outside off stump line and Tendulkar lets it go through to the 'keeper

There is some problem with the return crease. the landing area basically and SRT helps out by banging his bat on the offending area

13.4
Steyn to Tendulkar, no run

lifting delivery outside off, SRT goes back and across, watches it jump up and lets it fly past him

13.3
1
Steyn to Uthappa, 1 run

short of length, cutting in and Robin gets a inside edge to a waft and it rolls over to square leg

13.2
6
Steyn to Uthappa, SIX runs

What a shot! Awesome strike. Not all that short, climbing outside off, he went back and across and punched it beautifully over backward point. He has been taking lessons from Jayasuriya

13.1
Steyn to Uthappa, no run

shout for lbw but hit too hight. It cut in off a length, angling in to middle and leg, Robin tries to dab it to the onside , misses

end of over 136 runs
MI: 102/1CRR: 7.84 RRR: 4.40
Robin Uthappa5 (7b 1x4)
Sachin Tendulkar31 (34b 2x4 1x6)
Vinay Kumar 3-0-25-0
Dale Steyn 3-0-6-1
12.6
1
Vinay to Uthappa, 1 run

short of length, outside off stump, dabbed to third man

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
ST Jayasuriya
54 runs (37)
4 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
leg glance
14 runs
0 four1 six
SR Tendulkar
40 runs (43)
4 fours1 six
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
20 runs
2 fours1 six
Best performances - bowlers
CRD Fernando
O
4
M
0
R
18
W
4
ECO
4.5
DR Smith
O
4
M
0
R
26
W
3
ECO
6.5
Match details
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
TossMumbai Indians, elected to field first
Series
Season2007/08
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.20, Interval 17.20-17.40, Second Session 17.40-19.00
Match days28 May 2008 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Match Referee
PointsMumbai Indians 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0
Win Probability
MI 100%
RCBMI
100%50%100%RCB InningsMI Innings

Over 16 • MI 126/1

MI won by 9 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
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Indian Premier League

TEAMMWLPTNRR
RR14113220.632
KXIP14104200.509
CSK148616-0.192
DC1476150.342
MI1477140.570
KKR146713-0.147
RCB144108-1.160
DC142124-0.467