that is it. Gujarat Lions have confirmed their playoffs spot with a quality chase. They finish top two as well. Fullish and wide outside off, skewed over the off-side infield for the winning runs
MI vs Guj Lions, 54th match at Kanpur, , May 21 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
54th match (N), Kanpur, May 21, 2016, Indian Premier League
172/8
(17.5/20 ov, T:173) 173/4
Guj Lions won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
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GL
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11.24pm Convincing win for Gujarat Lions to enter the playoffs. Chased down 173 with enviable ease, primarily helped along by some terrible bowling from Mumbai Indians. Their fielding wasn't particularly great either. Mumbai cling on to some slim hope as we conclude the penultimate day of the group stages. But not much. They now slip to sixth. Suresh Raina and Brendon McCullum set it up for their side with a fantastic stand.
Suresh Raina is the Man of the Match: "Learnt a lot from Kanpur. Credit goes to our coaching staff. My team-mates played a beauty today. Understanding how to enjoy the T20 format was a challenge. We worked really hard as a unit. You need to enjoy the practice sessions."
Rohit Sharma: " It is disappointing to lose, I though we batted well at the start. We didn't finish well in the last two overs. Hats off to Suresh and Brendon McCullum. We tried our best, couldn't get the breakthrough in the middle. They took their chances and they connected. Wasn't our day."
17.5
1
McClenaghan to Jadeja, 1 run
17.4
4
McClenaghan to Jadeja, FOUR runs
full and wide. Oh my, that is Guptill. Not sure if things can get worse. Driven to the sweeper cover where Guptill rushes onto it and lets it go through his legs. Yikes.
17.3
•
McClenaghan to Jadeja, no run
good short delivery. Surprises Jadeja who decides not to interfere
17.2
•
McClenaghan to Jadeja, no run
a good length delivery is pushed away to point. Jadeja wants one but is sent back
Samrat Ahuja: "MI needs to hang in there. If KKR loses tomorrow, they still have a chance if their NRR is ok!!"
17.1
1
McClenaghan to Smith, 1 run
yorker outside off, squirted to deep point
end of over 1710 runs
GL: 167/4CRR: 9.82 • RRR: 2.00
Ravindra Jadeja16 (11b 3x4)
Dwayne Smith36 (22b 4x4 2x6)
Jasprit Bumrah 4-0-42-1
Hardik Pandya 1-0-10-0
16.6
•
Bumrah to Jadeja, no run
back of a length on middle, clipped towards midwicket. The bowler gets around to stop the ball
16.6
1w
Bumrah to Jadeja, 1 wide
strays down leg, wide. Shocker
ramu: "Mumbai body language since the 10th over is as if they've given up.."
16.5
1
Bumrah to Smith, 1 run
overpitched on off, squeezed to deep point for one more
16.4
1
Bumrah to Jadeja, 1 run
back of a length and closer to off stump, played down towards point for one
16.3
4
Bumrah to Jadeja, FOUR runs
112 kph, symbolic of the whole innings. A slower delivery down leg, Jadeja gets bat on his tickle to the fine leg boundary
16.2
2
Bumrah to Jadeja, 2 runs
worked to short fine leg for a run. A direct hit at the striker's end ricochets away towards sweeper cover. Smith lazily runs back for the overthrow but has just made his crease in time.
Rakesh Raja: "Team with negative NRR is in top 2,while team with Positive NRR is eliminated.Strange things happening here in this IPL." - Wins more important than net run-rate
16.1
1
Bumrah to Smith, 1 run
overpitched and drilled to long-on for one
end of over 1610 runs
GL: 157/4CRR: 9.81 • RRR: 4.00
Ravindra Jadeja9 (7b 2x4)
Dwayne Smith34 (20b 4x4 2x6)
Hardik Pandya 1-0-10-0
Mitchell McClenaghan 3-0-32-0
Not much need, but here's a time-out
15.6
•
Hardik to Jadeja, no run
slower delivery outside off, pushed to cover
15.5
4
Hardik to Jadeja, FOUR runs
that was where he wanted to hit the previous one. Gets it this time. Fullish on middle and leg, easily smashed over mid-on. Lions racing to their playoffs spot
15.4
•
Hardik to Jadeja, no run
back of a length outside off, badly hit to mid-off. Wanted to hit that straighter but went to Pollard at mid-off
15.4
1w
Hardik to Jadeja, 1 wide
134 kph, loopy tennis-ball bounce over Jadeja's head for a wide. Mumbai's fate all but sealed
Vipul Kothari : "Lesson to learn - you can't top the exam everytime by not studying well throughout the semester! " - Not these lessons again :p
15.3
1
Hardik to Smith, 1 run
an ugly hoick. Back of a length on off, squeezed to deep midwicket
15.2
•
Hardik to Smith, no run
fullish on middle, Smith misses a heave but the ball sneaks in to hit Smith on the back leg
Nmn: "GL is desperately trying to increase its NRR to end up in top2. They have played very well not to lose many wickets in doing so. " - They finish top two with a win anyway
15.1
4
Hardik to Smith, FOUR runs
good length on off, Smith pummels a drive to mid-off. Goes through the fielder, some awful fielding this time by Rohit. So hard that was hit. Nothing going right for Mumbai
end of over 159 runs
GL: 147/4CRR: 9.80 • RRR: 5.20
Ravindra Jadeja5 (4b 1x4)
Dwayne Smith29 (17b 3x4 2x6)
Mitchell McClenaghan 3-0-32-0
Harbhajan Singh 4-0-36-1
14.6
4
McClenaghan to Jadeja, FOUR runs
fullish and swerves back in. The movement is responsible for the inside half being found, again. In the gap and to the midwicket boundary
Rahul Vaidyan: "Someone like pollard playing 13 of14 matches and a genuine all rounder Corey Anderson sitting out the whole tournament..Strange selection"
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GL 100%
MIGL100%50%100%
Over 18 • GL 173/4
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