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CSK vs MI, 21st match at Mumbai, IPL, Mar 25 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
21st match (N), Brabourne, March 25, 2010, Indian Premier League
(19/20 ov, T:181) 181/5

MI won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
72 (52)
sachin-tendulkar
Cricinfo's MVP
94.04 ptsImpact List
suresh-raina
New
MI
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end of over 1913 runs • 1 wicket
MI: 181/5CRR: 9.52 
Dwayne Bravo11 (7b 1x6)
Ryan McLaren1 (1b)
Lakshmipathy Balaji 4-0-47-1
Albie Morkel 4-0-26-0

Subhash: "Is there any prize for most number of Full toss??? just wanted to confirm...i have never seen this much full tosses in a single match.."

Chennai hit 180 but put in a very poor bowling performance and Mumbai, led by Sachin Tendulkar and Shikhar Dhawan, chased it down with an over to spare. Hang on for quotes from post-match ceremony.

Dhoni: "Our bowlers are lacking confidence. The pressure seems to be getting to them. They have to believe in themselves and lift the performance. There was plenty to learn from tendulkar. he knew which fielder had weak shoulder, whom to run, which bowler to take .. it was amazing to learn for all the youngsters. "

Tendulkar is the man of the match: "It's a wonderful moment for us becasue it was a big game for us .. It was a big total and we didn't get off to a flier but Shikhar accelerated brilliantly to play some big shots. It was a well calculated chase in the end. I think I was trying to force the pace too much in the initial overs before i decided let me just stay 20 overs. I have said Thank you to international T20 in 2007 but IPL I have been playing and it's been fun. I wanted to finish the game but got out playing the pull shot. But Bravo finished it off and I am glade we won. I thought our bowlers tried well but they couldn't hit the right areas. Credit to Raina and Badrinath played a good supporting role. It's still too early to say anything about the tournament. You can never take anything for granted. I have never done in cricket. It's a funny old game, just when you think you are on top, things start going wrong."

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18.6
1
Balaji to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run

pulls it away to midwicket and that's game set and match Mumbai

18.5
6
Balaji to Dwayne Bravo, SIX runs

Bravo levels the score with yet another flamboyant flick over long-on. Not square-leg mind you but over long-on. Very stylish

18.4
1
Balaji to McLaren, 1 run

slower one, full outside off, drives to cover

18.3
1
Balaji to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run

squeezes the fuller one for a single

18.2
W
Balaji to Tendulkar, OUT

The slow bouncer just outside the off stump line, Tendulkar goes for the pull and top edges it right up in the air and Dhoni moves forward to take it. He has nearly taken his team through but has fallen short just near the line .. Will there be a twist?

Sachin Tendulkar c †Dhoni b Balaji 72 (52b 8x4 1x6) SR: 138.46
18.1
4
Balaji to Tendulkar, FOUR runs

How many is too many? Yet another full toss. Tendulkar square-drives it to the point boundary. It's highest Twenty20 score, screams Danny Morrison

end of over 189 runs
MI: 168/4CRR: 9.33 RRR: 6.50
Sachin Tendulkar68 (50b 7x4 1x6)
Dwayne Bravo3 (4b)
Albie Morkel 4-0-26-0
Muthiah Muralidaran 4-0-32-2
17.6
1
Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run

full and straight, mistimes the drive to long-on.

17.5
Morkel to Tendulkar, no run

slower one well outside off, rolls under the bat and Dhoni collects

17.4
4
Morkel to Tendulkar, FOUR runs

The full tosses keep coming. What a night. It was well outside off, Tendulkar opened the bat-face to caress it to the backward point boundary

Jason: "Poor Perera was so nervous! I hope Chennai don't judge his ability on this performance! He is a young man with a lot of talent!"

17.3
1
Morkel to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run

low dipping full toss, on driven to long-on

17.2
2
Morkel to Dwayne Bravo, 2 runs

that typically flamboyant flick from Bravo .. couple of runs to wide long-on region

17.1
1
Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run

really full delivery outside off, squeezed out to backward point

Subhash: "i gave up supporting CSK, what a waste of time and energy...iam sure there will be many like me..."

end of over 177 runs • 1 wicket
MI: 159/4CRR: 9.35 RRR: 7.33
Dwayne Bravo0 (2b)
Sachin Tendulkar62 (46b 6x4 1x6)
Muthiah Muralidaran 4-0-32-2
Thisara Perera 1-0-19-0
16.6
Murali to Dwayne Bravo, no run

on the middle and leg, tapped to backward square-leg

16.5
Murali to Dwayne Bravo, no run

leans forward to defend to the on side

16.4
W
Murali to Pollard, OUT

Moooraaleeee! It was the top spinner this time that moved outside off, Pollard chops the intended cut on to his stumps

Kieron Pollard b Muralidaran 20 (9b 3x4 1x6) SR: 222.22
16.3
6
Murali to Pollard, SIX runs

Chipped away for a six! Oh what a shot. He leaned forward, suddenly seemed to decide to go for it and scoop-flicked it over long-on

16.2
1
Murali to Tendulkar, 1 run

moves down the track to drive to right of long-off

16.1
Murali to Tendulkar, no run

leans forward to play a very compact looking defensive stroke!

Muthu: "Now, I got it why Perera wasn't given the ball [earlier].

end of over 1619 runs
MI: 152/3CRR: 9.50 RRR: 7.25
Kieron Pollard14 (7b 3x4)
Sachin Tendulkar61 (44b 6x4 1x6)
Thisara Perera 1-0-19-0
Shadab Jakati 4-0-30-1
15.6
4
Perera to Pollard, FOUR runs

Crowd have gone mad. Would you believe it, it was yet another full toss. Pollard picks the wide long-on boundary this time.

15.5
4
Perera to Pollard, FOUR runs

Oh well. Another full toss. Blink. The ball has been picked from midwicket boundary. KP had whipped it away.

Win Probability
MI 100%
CSKMI
100%50%100%CSK InningsMI Innings

Over 19 • MI 181/5

Sachin Tendulkar c †Dhoni b Balaji 72 (52b 8x4 1x6) SR: 138.46
W
MI won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
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MI14104201.084
DCH148616-0.297
CSK1477140.268
RCB1477140.224
DC1477140.021
KKR147714-0.341
RR146812-0.514
KXIP144108-0.478