RESULT
40th match (D/N), Wankhede, May 02, 2011, Indian Premier League
(20 ov, T:160) 136/8

MI won by 23 runs

Player Of The Match
20 (11), 1/18 & 2 catches
kieron-pollard
Cricinfo's MVP
71.47 ptsImpact List
shaun-marsh
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end of over 204 runs • 1 wicket
PBKS: 136/8CRR: 6.80 
Praveen Kumar2 (3b)
Piyush Chawla10 (10b 1x4)
Munaf Patel 4-0-18-2
Lasith Malinga 4-0-19-2

That will be it for us from this game. Another one starts in five minutes, from Delhi. and there is Nitin's bulletin to read as well. For the moment, this is Abhishek Purohit signing off. Cheers!

Kieron Pollard is the Man of the Match. Pollard: "Been a long time since I have come up and actually done something for the team. Guys at the top of the order have been doing the job for us. Today I backed myself to do well."

Sachin Tendulkar: "I thought it was a good total, may be short by 15-20 runs, some good ground fielding, and brilliant start with the bowling. Bhajji gave us a good start and the others carried on. Today Pollard struck some big sixes that is what is he capable of. Symmo is capable as well, and I am sure there is more to come. Pollard is brilliant in the field. We all know the value of having him."

Adam Gilchrist: "Definitely we were in the game when our bowlers kept them to 160. Lot of credit to our bowling. Our batting did not produce the goods today. We have left a lot up to Shaun every time he has played, we cannot leave it up to him each time."

krishna: "More than half the tournament is done and Mumbai has the Highest points, Highest Net Run Rate, Orange Cap and Purple Cap Go Mumbai..."

So after the wobble at Jaipur, Mumbai are back to what they do, choking off the opposition after putting up a decent total. Malinga, Harbhajan and Munaf going for 62 runs and picking up six wickets. Game over. Hang on for the presentation

19.6
1
Patel to Praveen, 1 run

good straight drive from PK off a fuller one to long on, but that is a comfortable win for Mumbai

19.5
Patel to Praveen, no run

slower one from Munaf angling in, PK backed away but could not do anything with it as it kept a touch low

19.4
1
Patel to Chawla, 1 run

short of a length and he goes hard at the pull, but the ball tamely rolls away to Pollard at deep midwicket

19.3
1
Patel to Praveen, 1 run

makes room but Munaf follows him with a low full toss, and he works it away through square leg

kishan: "The only way to neutralize a Malinga is to have a Lance Klusner."

19.2
1
Patel to Chawla, 1 run

backs away and steers a length ball to Malinga at third man

surendranath: "I always visualize Malinga in T20 as a Tequila shot. His spell (4 overs) will be short but they are really effective!!!! :) "

19.1
W
Patel to Harris, OUT

gets under a length delivery and lofts it hard, but it just goes high and settles in to the monster hands of Pollard coming in from long on

Ryan Harris c Pollard b Patel 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
end of over 196 runs • 1 wicket
PBKS: 132/7CRR: 6.94 RRR: 28.00
Ryan Harris1 (1b)
Piyush Chawla8 (8b 1x4)
Lasith Malinga 4-0-19-2
Harbhajan Singh 4-0-25-2
18.6
1
Malinga to Harris, 1 run

goes hard at a full one and inside edges it towards square leg

18.5
W
Malinga to Marsh, OUT

that's the end of Marsh, and that's the game for Mumbai! pacy low full toss, Marsh tried to smash it over midwicket, but was late on the shot and looped it straight to Sachin on the edge of the circle at midwicket, 160 looks like 180 when you have someone like Malinga

Shaun Marsh c Tendulkar b Malinga 61 (47b 8x4 0x6) SR: 129.78
18.4
2
Malinga to Marsh, 2 runs

clips a full one neatly off the toes, but now that he has got Malinga away, there is Pollard to contend with on the wide long on boundary, and he stops the boundary with a big dive

18.3
1lb
Malinga to Chawla, 1 leg bye

goes for the flick to another full delivery, outside leg this time, can't do much with it

18.2
1
Malinga to Marsh, 1 run

they just keep coming, there is no getting away, another yorker is jammed away to long off

18.1
1
Malinga to Chawla, 1 run

very full delivery driven away off the front foot to sweeper cover

VTG: "Warning to all Teams in the IPL--When u play against Mumbai, you have only 16 overs to play...as a result of a rare phenomenon called Malinga..hence beware & plan accordingly."

end of over 189 runs
PBKS: 126/6CRR: 7.00 RRR: 17.00
Piyush Chawla7 (6b 1x4)
Shaun Marsh58 (44b 8x4)
Harbhajan Singh 4-0-25-2
Lasith Malinga 3-0-14-1
17.6
1
Harbhajan to Chawla, 1 run

fires in the low full toss, Chawla hits it hard but long off is very straight and gets to it

17.5
1
Harbhajan to Marsh, 1 run

yorker from Harbhajan around leg stump, he digs it down to long on

17.4
1
Harbhajan to Chawla, 1 run

plonked on the wicket and they rush through for the single

17.3
4
Harbhajan to Chawla, FOUR runs

down the track comes Chawla, gets to the pitch and lofts nicely with the turn past extra cover, beats Rohit who charges to his right from long off and puts in the dive

17.2
1
Harbhajan to Marsh, 1 run

Marsh can't launch in to this one, only a single to long on

17.1
1
Harbhajan to Chawla, 1 run

tossed up slowly through the air, pushed away in front of point, SAchin lobs the ball to the keeper but MArsh is home

end of over 174 runs • 1 wicket
PBKS: 117/6CRR: 6.88 RRR: 14.33
Piyush Chawla0 (2b)
Shaun Marsh56 (42b 8x4)
Lasith Malinga 3-0-14-1
Harbhajan Singh 3-0-16-2
16.6
1lb
Malinga to Chawla, 1 leg bye

goes wrong for once, low full toss down the pads, he can't flick it fine

16.5
Malinga to Chawla, no run

Piyush gets another one zooming in on the stumps, but he manages to get bat on it, nearly a run out but point misses with the direct hit

rajkrish: "c Symonds b Harbhajan Singh!!! The Royal Wedding was nothing compared to this :)"

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Over 20 • KXIP 136/8

Ryan Harris c Pollard b Patel 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
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