RCB vs MI, 12th match at Bengaluru, Apr 14 2017, Indian Premier League

RESULT
12th match (D/N), Bengaluru, April 14, 2017, Indian Premier League
(18.5/20 ov, T:143) 145/6

MI won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
70 (47)
kieron-pollard
Cricinfo's MVP
123.87 ptsImpact List
samuel-badree
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Comms: Varun Shetty
Scorecard summary
Royal Challengers Bangalore 142/5(20 overs)
Mumbai Indians 145/6(18.5 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
RCB123.87--04/95.75123.87
MI120.6770(47)97.41120.67--0
MI94.8437(30)42.1643.741/211.951.1
RCB80.6962(47)72.9280.69--0
MI56.550(1)- 0.68- 1.652/202.3858.2

7.50pm Thanks for joining us for this game. We're bringing you the second of the double-header too, of course. That's Gujarat Lions against Rising Pune. Jadeja is back for them. Head over to that game. Good night!

Pollard: Pollard: I just thought these are situations when champions are made. I thought of that and struck to my strength, hit it down the ground. Krunal came in and showed his maturity too. It was a matter of watching what their bowlers. We decided that if we get a six or four off every spinner's over, we will get close if we keep it ticking and not play any dot balls. Personally I've never felt out of form. I've been hitting it well in the nets and these are the times you've to dig in. At the moment, the momentum is with us.

Kieron Pollard is the Man of the Match.

Rohit: It was a great effort with the bat. We always had the belief. We've always had guys pull things out in those situations, to show character. Pollard and Krunal did exactly that. We executed perfectly with the ball in the Powerplays and we bowled to their weaknesses. It was a collective performance. All the bowlers complemented each other. It made my job easy.

7.32pm Phew, what a game. The home team wanted to chase on this pitch, and we've understood why. Barring the opening half of their innings, they were completely done in by both Mumbai and this dry pitch. 142 nowhere near enough, and no boundaries off the last 32 balls nowhere near acceptable.
But for a brief period, Badree masked everything frail about RCB and produced the sort of magic you don't come back from. Not unless you're Pollard. A crucial innings for him, and he came through for them. Not the first time he's done it against RCB, and not even the first time at this venue. But the cheeky ones among us will know why this intelligent innings will be among his favourite. Krunal chipped in as well, as he's wont to do this season. A good win, but, like Badree, is this just a cover-up of other weaknesses? We'll see. For now, three wins out of four for Mumbai. And the first time a team has won after losing four wickets for less than 10 - in IPL history.

18.5
6
Mills to Hardik, SIX runs

slower ball, overpitched at off stump, stays deep in the crease, gets under it and launches this cleanly over the long-on boundary to bring up a fabulous comeback victory

18.4
Mills to Hardik, no run

back of a length at middle stump, pushed off the back foot to midwicket

18.4
1w
Mills to Hardik, 1 wide

good length, starts at leg stump, angles down even further from around the wicket. Jadhav with the dive to limit the damage

18.3
Mills to Hardik, no run

slower short ball outside off stump, looks to dab this through third man, beaten

18.2
1
Mills to Krunal, 1 run

slower bouncer at middle stump, backs away to pull and pushes awkwardly to long leg with an angled bat

18.1
4
Mills to Krunal, FOUR runs

short ball at middle stump, shift his weight back and across and hooks uppishly towards the square leg boundary. Chahal gets across and dives to try and keep it in, but slides on top of the ball in his follow through. He's holding on to his waist in pain, but is back up and running

end of over 1813 runs • 1 wicket
MI: 133/6CRR: 7.38 RRR: 5.00
Krunal Pandya32 (28b 2x4 1x6)
Hardik Pandya3 (1b)
Yuzvendra Chahal 3-0-31-1
Sreenath Aravind 4-0-21-0
17.6
1
Chahal to Krunal, 1 run

tossed up outside off, gets to the pitch and flicks to deep midwicket

17.5
3
Chahal to Hardik, 3 runs

good length, flat and down the leg side, leans forward and tickles it fine, gives long leg a lot of work to do and comes back for the third

17.4
3lb
Chahal to Krunal, 3 leg byes

good length at leg stump, draws the batsman into it and spins it past his attempted flick. This turns sharply, away from the batsman and the keeper who can't get across to it. Throws out a lazy hand at it. Mills chases from short fine and slides to keep it in

17.3
W
Chahal to Pollard, OUT

this time Chahal follows him down the leg side. It's flatter and dipping rapidly and Pollard is not to the pitch. He looks to slot this over long-off, inside-out, but skies it. De Villiers runs in from long-off, adjusts after watching the ball swerve and takes the few steps backwards he needs to pouch this cleanly. Good catch

Kieron Pollard c de Villiers b Chahal 70 (47b 3x4 5x6 77m) SR: 148.93
17.2
6
Chahal to Pollard, SIX runs

what ability, this man. He backs well away this time as well, and it's thrown outside off stump again. But he has enough of a reach to drag this straight over the bowler

17.1
Chahal to Pollard, no run

good length, tossed up outside off, this spins past the wide marker too but Pollard is way down the leg side and the umpire doesn't signal it

end of over 1710 runs
MI: 120/5CRR: 7.05 RRR: 7.66
Krunal Pandya31 (26b 2x4 1x6)
Kieron Pollard64 (44b 3x4 4x6)
Sreenath Aravind 4-0-21-0
Pawan Negi 2-0-28-0
16.6
Aravind to Krunal, no run

short and wide outside off, slides under the attempted cut shot

16.5
2
Aravind to Krunal, 2 runs

good length outside off, opens the face to slice it to sweeper's right

16.4
4
Aravind to Krunal, FOUR runs

back of a length at off stump, opens the face and dabs it towards short third man...where Mills dives over the ball

16.3
1
Aravind to Pollard, 1 run

back of a length outside off stump, punched on the up to long-off

16.2
2
Aravind to Pollard, 2 runs

full at off stump, around the wicket, provides the angle for him to tuck this in front of deep midwicket with soft hands

16.1
1
Aravind to Krunal, 1 run

good length, angled in at off stump, whips it to deep midwicket's right

end of over 1619 runs
MI: 110/5CRR: 6.87 RRR: 8.25
Kieron Pollard61 (42b 3x4 4x6)
Krunal Pandya24 (22b 1x4 1x6)
Pawan Negi 2-0-28-0
Tymal Mills 3-0-24-0

This partnership and Pollard's innings will remind RCB and MI fans of this match when Pollard and Rayudu rescued MI's chase of 172 from 51 for 5. Also in Bengaluru.

15.6
6
Negi to Pollard, SIX runs

oh this is huge. Tossed up at off stump, it's dipping but he has a big reach and he gets under this to launch it towards the commentary box in the stadium, high over long-off

15.5
6
Negi to Pollard, SIX runs

goes back to the faster one, full at off stump, right in his hitting zone and he lifts this over the bowler's head, flat to bring up his fifty

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
KA Pollard
70 runs (47)
3 fours5 sixes
Productive shot
off drive
20 runs
0 four3 sixes
Control
69%
V Kohli
62 runs (47)
5 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
flick
16 runs
1 four0 six
Control
69%
Best performances - bowlers
S Badree
O
4
M
1
R
9
W
4
ECO
2.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
1W
1W
MJ McClenaghan
O
4
M
0
R
20
W
2
ECO
5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
TossMumbai Indians, elected to field first
Series
Season2017
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-17.50, Second Session 17.50-19.20
Match days14 April 2017 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsMumbai Indians 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0
Win Probability
MI 100%
RCBMI
100%50%100%RCB InningsMI Innings

Over 19 • MI 145/6

MI won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
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Indian Premier League

TEAMMWLPTNRR
MI14104200.784
RPS1495180.176
SRH1485170.599
KKR1486160.641
KXIP147714-0.009
DC146812-0.512
GL144108-0.412
RCB143107-1.299