and Pathan finishes it with a bullet over mid-on, and finally Punjab win in Mohali
MI vs Kings XI, 41st match at Mohali, IPL, Apr 09 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Kings XI won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
That's all we have. Good night, and good luck
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Kumar Sangakkara is Man of the Match too "Finally a win at home. Piyush bowled magnificently. Irfan Pathan bowled really well too, and Love bowling that fantastic final over. Then with the start that Barath and Mahela gave us it was a good finish."
Sachin Tendulkar "The only thing that happened for us was the partnership between me and Rayudu, and we fell short by about 20 runs. Then they batted well. Two losses but long way to go, we have got more matches, and we have to make sure we play to our potential."
The never-ending fireworks suggest a World Cup has been won. So much for a green UNEP tournament! Anyway. Moving on. Mumbai have to wait some more to confirm their semi-final participation. And Punjab keep their remotest of outside chances alive. As Tushar writes in: "King's XI have reached Chandigarh from Mohali on their journey. Kathmandu abhi door hai (is still far away)..." You'll know the joke if you have followed this match from the beginning.
length ball, hit to wide of long-on, and he comes back for two to level the scores
Three off the last over. Harun: "The Indian selectors are wasting Irfan Pathan away! He truly deserves to be in the Indian T20 team. Can't undertand his exclusion from the side..." Zaheer to bowl to IKP
another quick yorker, this time it lands correctly, and is a dot ball
and Sodhi does it for Punjab, this yorker is a lowish full toss, he still has to save his toe here, and he save he does with superb timing, and the ball races along the turf past deep midwicket for four
and digs out this yorker for a single, saves his toe to be precise
But Pathan is on strike
there is another twist coming! Sanga is gone! Quicker delivery, 143kph, and Sanga holes out to long-off. Your turn to bat, Mr Sodhi. "Finish it off," Sanga tells Pathan as he walks off
shorter, pulled away to square leg for one
IKP has other ideas! slower length, ball, he gets under it, and strikes it clean, and strikes it big, over wide long-on
15 off 12. Malinga to bowl. He will want to leave Zaheer eight or more
full toss, hit back at Zaheer, who misfields while going with just the right hand, and lets through a single
Irfan to face for the first time
full delivery, driven straight to sweeper-cover for one
full toss, driven inside-out again, this time Sathish is alert, keeps them to two
fifty for Sanga! and this is the fortunate boundary after that first ball, driven inside out, Sathish comes around from sweeper-cover but it slips through his legs
lovely delivery, chalk flies as he tries to dig this yorker out and fails
that's four runs gone! absolutely smashed into the stumps at the non-striker's end, and it comes back to Zaheer as opposed to deflecting anywhere else
23 off 18. Zaheer comes back
makes room and crashes this length ball through covers, but gets just one to sweeper-cover
Sathish saves two at wide long-on, full length dive, and then quick recovery to get the throw back in
Sanga strikes back with a vital boundary, and beautifully struck too, picks up the slower ball, drives inside-out, past extra cover
Pollard strikes with the ball after failing with the bat! Slightly slower short ball, and Yuvraj gets too much under the pull shot, holing out to deep midwicket where Duminy holds onto a smart overhead catch
full and wide, too wide
short delivery, makes room, cuts it to sweeper-cover
slower offcutter, Sanga chips down the track and is beaten
Pollard to bowl for the first time tonight. 32 off 4 overs
Over 20 • KXIP 158/4
Kings XI won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)