MI vs KKR, 23rd match at East London, IPL, May 01 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Kolkata limp to yet another defeat, Saha swings him to long-on and that's just a single

fullish on the legstump and he swings him along the turf to long-on

takes a few paces down the pitch and clubs a full toss over midwicket, just a few inches short of the rope

McCullum makes room and he fails to send a low full toss over the rope, Malinga is there at deep extra cover

sprays it wide outside off and he chases it and takes a single to long-off

he makes room and scoops him high over the off side, the ball drops short of third man

forces it towards Duminy at long-on and they turn around for the second, Hodge was running across rather than straight and that hampered his chances of making his ground, Pinal Shah flicks the ball onto the stumps and the decision goes upstairs

Hodge was out of his crease at the start and Malinga purposely drops it short and bowls a bouncer, Hodge looks at the umpire Erasmus but he gives the benefit of the doubt to the bowler

yorker on the legstumps and he shuffles and squeezes it out to the on side

brilliant stuff frpm malinga! The batsman makes room and he just manages to dig it out in front of the stumps

full outside off and he makes room and jams it to long-off

it's a fast yorker and he turns the face of the bat and steers it to point

another yorker and he digs it out to the off side

full outside off and he drives uppishly towards long-off

Zaheer errs by dropping it on a good length and Hodge makes room and scoops it over backward point's reach

gets on the backfoot and he takes a quick single to cover

see that stump cartwheel! Shukla makes room to a fast and fiery full toss and misses it completely, the offstump tumbles backwards and lands at the halfway point between the crease and the keeper

fires the yorker and he chops it almost one handed to short cover

makes room and he scoops a length ball over backward point, the ball swirls in the air and drops short of the boundary

yorker outside off and he swings hard and mistmes it to the off side