hit down the ground to long off for a single, exceptional execution of blockhole-bowling by Bumrah ... Mumbai take the game by 15 runs and are surging up the table.
MI vs Daredevils, 51st match at Mumbai, , May 23 2014 - Ball by Ball Commentary
7.20 pm Mumbai stay alive. They have moved on to 12 points and will watch tonight's game between Kings XI and Royals with great interest. If Kings XI win, Mumbai's campaign will still have life. If Royals win, Mumbai are out.
Kevin Pietersen: "The frustrating thing is that we can get so close but can't get over the finish line ... when we keep losing and get so close, we form bad habits. But we're going to fight till the death, all the way through and then we'll see where we go next season. Credit to Gary and the backroom staff, you wouldn't believe we've only won two games ... it's been a fun environment ... if we're losing and the boys can be as happy as this, when we're winning we're going to be a very strong unit."
James: "Had their batting not collapsed towards the end, Mumbai might have won that more easily, and improved their NRR. Could be crucial."
Rohit Sharma: "I thought we played brilliant cricket although we should have played better with the bat .. the kind of start we got ...if not 200 then close to 200. To come out and defend like that, we knew it wouldn't be easy but the bowlers executed their plans. We had quality spinners and fast bowlers so we knew we could defend it ... the five games in Dubai are definitely hurting us, we could have qualified by now. We'll go back to the hotel and watch Rajasthan v Punjab carefully. Whole of Mumbai will be backing Kings XI in that game ... but it's not in our control."
Michael Hussey is the Man of the Match. Bat up, Huss!
Hussey: "This is probably one of my favourite grounds in the world, the atmosphere is phenomenal. Was very fortunate to get a game here. It was a good pitch ... we've had a good trip on the road and coming back here, Mumbai has always played here. We just need Kings XI to win tonight."
That's all I've got for you from this game. Kings XI v Rajasthan, beginning shortly. Don't miss it. Thank you for all your emails. Cheers!
a blockhole delivery speared into the pads, Jadhav can't make contact
backs away outside leg and throws his bat at it, carving the ball over the fielder at short third man
another blockhole delivery, excellent death bowling, Duminy can't get under it and so he drives it to long off
in the blockhole once again, nothing much a batsman can do with that, Jadhav hits it through midwicket
full and straight, Duminy makes room and hits it along the ground to long-off
Bumrah to bowl the final over ...
in the blockhole once again, Jadhav swings across the line and manages to play it through square, they come back for the second but Marchant has completed a terrific over and all but killed the game
in the blockhole outside off stump, Jadhav is beaten
Duminy slogs across the line but gets a thick inside edge behind square
he's skied this, it's swirling in the evening sky and when the ball comes down Michael Hussey is right under it ... Tiwary had cleared his front foot to slog and ended up slicing the good length ball
in the blockhole on leg stump, Duminy digs it out and plays it through square leg, just the single
short ball and Tiwary pulls to deep square leg ...
that's a high full toss, that's a no-ball, and Duminy's pulled it straight to Hussey at deep midwicket, the catch has been taken but Hussey throws it back quickly
Marchant de Lange is going to bowl the penultimate over.
superb shot! He gets under a half-volley and plays the lofted drive to the extra cover boundary, one-bounce four
in the blockhole outside off stump, he can't do much but dig it out to the bowler
a really low full toss, Duminy drives to long on for a single
he's slaughtered this, he gets down low and slog sweeps the seamer far over the midwicket boundary. Duminy cleared his front leg to create hitting space
full and straight, driven to long on for a single
the bouncer outside off stump, Tiwary slogs in vain, he was in no position to play that shot
that's a rubbish full toss and Duminy pulls it over the deep midwicket boundary. Harbhajan was furious with himself after that ball, lots of unprintable material
Over 20 • DC 158/4
MI won by 15 runs