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MI vs Kings XI, 41st match at Mohali, IPL, Apr 09 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
41st match (N), Mohali, April 09, 2010, Indian Premier League
(19.2/20 ov, T:155) 158/4

Kings XI won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
56 (42) & 2 catches
kumar-sangakkara
Cricinfo's MVP
83.82 ptsImpact List
piyush-chawla
New
KXIP
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That's all we have. Good night, and good luck

Presentation

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.

19.2
4
Khan to Pathan, FOUR runs

and Pathan finishes it with a bullet over mid-on, and finally Punjab win in Mohali

19.1
2
Khan to Pathan, 2 runs

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

end of over 1912 runs • 1 wicket
PBKS: 152/4CRR: 8.00 RRR: 3.00
Reetinder Sodhi4 (2b 1x4)
Irfan Pathan9 (4b 1x6)
Lasith Malinga 4-0-36-2
Zaheer Khan 3-0-30-0
18.6
Malinga to Sodhi, no run

another quick yorker, this time it lands correctly, and is a dot ball

18.5
4
Malinga to Sodhi, FOUR runs

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

18.4
1
Malinga to Pathan, 1 run

and digs out this yorker for a single, saves his toe to be precise

But Pathan is on strike

18.3
W
Malinga to Sangakkara, OUT

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

Kumar Sangakkara c Dhawan b Malinga 56 (42b 6x4 1x6) SR: 133.33
18.2
1
Malinga to Pathan, 1 run

shorter, pulled away to square leg for one

18.1
6
Malinga to Pathan, SIX runs

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

end of over 188 runs
PBKS: 140/3CRR: 7.77 RRR: 7.50
Irfan Pathan1 (1b)
Kumar Sangakkara56 (41b 6x4 1x6)
Zaheer Khan 3-0-30-0
Kieron Pollard 1-0-9-1
17.6
1
Khan to Pathan, 1 run

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

17.5
1
Khan to Sangakkara, 1 run

full delivery, driven straight to sweeper-cover for one

17.4
2
Khan to Sangakkara, 2 runs

full toss, driven inside-out again, this time Sathish is alert, keeps them to two

17.3
4
Khan to Sangakkara, FOUR runs

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

17.2
Khan to Sangakkara, no run

lovely delivery, chalk flies as he tries to dig this yorker out and fails

17.1
Khan to Sangakkara, no run

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

end of over 179 runs • 1 wicket
PBKS: 132/3CRR: 7.76 RRR: 7.66
Kumar Sangakkara49 (36b 5x4 1x6)
Irfan Pathan0 (0b)
Kieron Pollard 1-0-9-1
Lasith Malinga 3-0-24-1
16.6
1
Pollard to Sangakkara, 1 run

makes room and crashes this length ball through covers, but gets just one to sweeper-cover

16.5
2
Pollard to Sangakkara, 2 runs

Sathish saves two at wide long-on, full length dive, and then quick recovery to get the throw back in

16.4
4
Pollard to Sangakkara, FOUR runs

Sanga strikes back with a vital boundary, and beautifully struck too, picks up the slower ball, drives inside-out, past extra cover

16.3
W
Pollard to Yuvraj, OUT

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

Yuvraj Singh c Duminy b Pollard 15 (21b 1x4 0x6) SR: 71.42
16.3
1w
Pollard to Yuvraj, 1 wide

full and wide, too wide

16.2
1
Pollard to Sangakkara, 1 run

short delivery, makes room, cuts it to sweeper-cover

16.1
Pollard to Sangakkara, no run

slower offcutter, Sanga chips down the track and is beaten

Pollard to bowl for the first time tonight. 32 off 4 overs

Win Probability
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Over 20 • KXIP 158/4

Kings XI won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
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