Kings XI vs MI, 7th match at Mumbai, , Apr 12 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
7th match (N), Wankhede, April 12, 2015, Pepsi Indian Premier League
(20 ov, T:178) 159/7

Kings XI won by 18 runs

Player Of The Match
61* (32)
george-bailey
Cricinfo's MVP
130.85 ptsImpact List
harbhajan-singh
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MI
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end of over 2011 runs • 1 wicket
MI: 159/7CRR: 7.95 
Jagadeesha Suchith34 (21b 4x4 2x6)
Vinay Kumar0 (0b)
Anureet Singh 4-0-41-2
Axar Patel 4-0-30-2

Many thanks for your company and comments. It was physically impossible to post them all, but do keep sending them. Andrew Fernando has fired in his report. And thanks, Thilak. This is Deivarayan Muthu off to sip a cool drink of my own.

George Bailey, Kings XI Punjab captain and Man of the Match: It got a little hairy there at the end. T20, that is what happens. I was happy with the bowling and we deserved to win as our bowling was outstanding, not to take anything away from Bhajji, though . We made an error in judgement - me and Davey - last game [on the demotion]. It is a beautiful wicket. It is a long race and we have to be consistent. Oh, no no [responding to the question whether Bhajji could have pulled that off]. He is a beautiful striker. It is a tight schedule and I will have a cool drink.

Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians captain: They [Suchith and Harbhajan] played really well. I thought we lost it in the first six overs. We lost too many wickets. We can learn a lot from Bhajji and Suchith. They bowled steady, they stuck to their plan. Nothing extraordinary. We played some stupid shots in the chase. We have some work to be done. Credit to Kings XI Punjab for winning this game. I think the bowlers did a pretty good job in the end, Suyal bowled well at the death. Malinga, as always, did the job for us. We need to see what we can do as a bowling unit. We feel we can use Malinga in the middle. Their middle order is strong with Maxwell, Miller and Bailey coming in. You always want your best bowler to bowl to the best batsmen.

Gaurav: "And Harbhajan Singh is J. Suchith's maiden wicket in his only List A Match so far."

Bhajji sports a smile and shakes hands with the Punjab players. Nice camaraderie. Two losses in two games for Mumbai Indians. Their top order was dismantled early in the chase as they subsided to 46 for 5 inside 12 overs. Pollard followed soon, after which Bhajji and Suchith swung their bats around to lend some respectability to the chase and reduce the margin of defeat. The game,though, was virtually sewn up after Mumbai's top order was blown away.

Mithun Chakrava: "Bhaji bowled 24 balls and taken 2 wickets for 20 runs. And faced 24 balls and hit 6 sixer and 5 fours "

But not enough.. They were left to do too much on their own.

chaithanya: "did harbhajan and suchith scored a 36 ball century together. Amazing!!"

Idrees: "Thanks to Bhajji Mumbia's Net run rate will not be severely dented"

Kings XI fan: "This Suchith got pedegree. Was amazed to see his skills as a bowler. Bowler with a perfect action. And a more than a handy lower-order batsman. May be the find of this IPL"

19.6
Anureet to Suchith, no run

Kings XI Punjab seal their first win of the season! Banged in short as Suchith nips down the track, beaten on the pull as the ball got big on him

19.5
W
Anureet to Harbhajan, OUT

End of a serial-bombing of an innings from Bhajji. Anureet congratulates him. He elicits tremendous applause from the crowd as he walks back. Maxi pats him as well. On a length and outside off, carved into the hands of deep point

Harbhajan Singh c Sandeep Sharma b Anureet Singh 64 (24b 5x4 6x6 33m) SR: 266.66

Two legal balls will do for Kings XI

19.4
Anureet to Harbhajan, no run

full and outside off, crashed straight into the covers. Bhajji throws his head back in disappointment

Back over the wicket

19.3
6
Anureet to Harbhajan, SIX runs

length on the leg stump, slower ball, Bhajji goes deep in the crease and mauls it over the deep midwicket boundary

19.2
4
Anureet to Harbhajan, FOUR runs

angled outside off from round the stumps, Bhajji squeezes it away past the covers

Rohit chewing his nails in the dug-out.. 29 off 5.

19.1
1
Anureet to Suchith, 1 run

he charges down the track, takes it on the full and drills it down to long-off

30 needed off the final over.. Over the wicket

end of over 1917 runs
MI: 148/6CRR: 7.78 RRR: 30.00
Jagadeesha Suchith33 (19b 4x4 2x6)
Harbhajan Singh54 (20b 4x4 5x6)
Axar Patel 4-0-30-2
Rishi Dhawan 4-0-50-0
18.6
1
Axar Patel to Suchith, 1 run

He comes down the track, takes it on the full and drags it towards cow corner off the inside section of the bat

18.5
1
Axar Patel to Harbhajan, 1 run

lowish full toss on off, pushed down to long-off

18.4
1
Axar Patel to Suchith, 1 run

near yorker, squeezed out to mid-off. Overthrow, but just a single

33 needed off 9. Chants of 'We want six' rumbles around the Wankhede

18.3
4
Axar Patel to Suchith, FOUR runs

tossed up, Suchith races down the track and goes inside-out over the covers

18.2
6
Axar Patel to Suchith, SIX runs

on a length and pushed through on middle, he sinks to one knee and slog sweeps it over long-on. Good connection from Suchith

18.1
4
Axar Patel to Suchith, FOUR runs

Suchith backs away, takes it on the full and powers it away to the long-off fence

Axar Patel..

end of over 1815 runs
MI: 131/6CRR: 7.27 RRR: 23.50
Harbhajan Singh53 (19b 4x4 5x6)
Jagadeesha Suchith17 (14b 2x4 1x6)
Rishi Dhawan 4-0-50-0
Anureet Singh 3-0-30-1

MUKUL CHILWAL: "more precisely as an allrounder"

17.6
4
R Dhawan to Harbhajan, FOUR runs

fastest fifty by a Mumbai Indians player. Full and outside off, sliced in front of point. If only the top order had contributed

17.5
1
R Dhawan to Suchith, 1 run

full toss outside off, Suchith carves it away to sweeper cover

Avishek: "Next time Fantasy league should have the option of selecting Harbhajan as a batsman "

17.4
1
R Dhawan to Harbhajan, 1 run

low full toss on off, pushed into the covers

Bailey walks up to Dhawan and has a chat with him

17.3
6
R Dhawan to Harbhajan, SIX runs

fifth six for Bhajji. Length outside off, Bhajji wades into it and clobbers the attempted slower ball over long-on. Into the stands. Biggest of the lot

17.3
1w
R Dhawan to Harbhajan, 1 wide

off-side wide, just past the tram-line

17.2
2
R Dhawan to Harbhajan, 2 runs

he shortens his length outside off, Bhajji throws his bat at it and gets an outside edge that runs away towards deep third man. Anureet runs across and hauls the ball in. Sharp work

17.1
R Dhawan to Harbhajan, no run

swing and a miss to a length ball outside off

end of over 1720 runs
MI: 116/6CRR: 6.82 RRR: 20.66
Harbhajan Singh40 (14b 3x4 4x6)
Jagadeesha Suchith16 (13b 2x4 1x6)
Anureet Singh 3-0-30-1
Mitchell Johnson 4-1-23-2
16.6
1
Anureet to Harbhajan, 1 run

yorker on off, pushed down to long-off

Win Probability
KXIP 100%
KXIPMI
100%50%100%KXIP InningsMI Innings

Over 20 • MI 159/7

Harbhajan Singh c Sandeep Sharma b Anureet Singh 64 (24b 5x4 6x6 33m) SR: 266.66
W
Kings XI won by 18 runs
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