MI vs RR, 66th match at Mumbai, , May 20 2011 - Match Result

RESULT
66th match (N), Wankhede, May 20, 2011, Indian Premier League
(13.1/20 ov, T:134) 134/0

RR won by 10 wickets (with 41 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
89* (47) & 3/19
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Cricinfo's MVP
198.25 ptsImpact List
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Scorecard summary
Mumbai Indians 133/5(20 overs)
58 (47)
3/19 (4)
Rajasthan Royals 134/0(13.1 overs)
89* (47)
0/23 (3)
43* (32)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
RR198.2589(47)102.42111.613/193.7286.64
MI43.4558(47)52.4243.45--0
RR26.7743(32)40.326.77--0
RR26.43--00/17-26.43
RR21.59--01/300.8221.59

That's it from Mumbai for today, an emphatic win for Rajasthan. Tomorrow's match between Punjab and Deccan is set to be a cracker. Enjoy it and cheers for now.

Man of the match Shane Watson: It's taken me a little while to do that, I've been hoping for a day to do that in the tournament so far. It's been a little late. It's always nice when two parts of your game come together. Shane has been an amazing mentor to me throughout my career, we'll definitely miss him but he won't be far away. He will always be around the Rajasthan Royals and me, in Australian cricket.

Shane Warne: When someone of the class of Shane Watson plays like that it shows you how good he is. Our intensity was up, it shows you how well we can play. I think we won six games, if we had won one or two more, we would have been right up there. When I retired in Jan '07, I thought that's it, I'll sit back and watch the game, but I have had four great years in the IPL. It's been a privilege and a pleasure to captain the Royals. Hopefully, I've helped Indian cricket. You never say never, especially in my life, but I would like to stay involved. I would like to say thank you to my teammates, they are a great group of guys and I am proud of the way they conducted themselves on and off the field.

Sachin Tendulkar: I don't want to make any excuses, there were not enough runs and then someone like Watson comes out and plays shots like that, we didn't have a chance. We needed just one victory out of our last five games. There will be some changes, because its a different surface which requires different planning.

Stay with us for the presentation. But let's go through the scenarios first.

If Punjab lose tomorrow, then MI and KKR are assured of a place in the last four. If they win by a CONSIDERABLY LARGE MARGIN, they will ensure KKR and MI will go into a shoot-out in the final league game. If KXIP win by a small margin, they will need KKR to beat MI, or for MI to beat KKR by a huge margin to go through.

Dravid: It was good to finish on a high, great way to send off Warney, he is a legend of the game and has been brilliant in our dressing room. It's been an up and down season for us, we've had quite a young side but today we've shown what we can do. It's easy to bat at the other end when someone is going like that. One year is a long time, but if I am fit and still playing well, I would like to come back. I've enjoyed it, I would have liked to be in the playoffs.

Shane Warne, in a grey tracksuit, shakes hands with Tendulkar. "Go well," you can hear him saying. He says goodbye to Malinga and the rest of the Mumbai team. RR want him to lead them off the field, he does with a wave of the hand. Goodbye Warney!

Warney goes out with a win. And what a win it was! Shanw Watson and Rahul Dravid have given RR a 10-wicket win, only the third in IPL history and Mumbai have some serious thinking to do ahead of their crunch game against KKR. If KXIP win tomorrow against DC, MI will have to beat KKR in their final group stage game. So, it's crunch time for them really.

13.1
4
Franklin to Dravid, FOUR runs

James Franklin comes into the attack and he goes out just as quickly. Dravid lofts that over deep mid-wicket, it was a tame delivery really, too short and Dravid was able to pick it up and send it for a bounce four to end the match

end of over 1310 runs
RR: 130/0CRR: 10.00 RRR: 0.57
Rahul Dravid39 (31b 5x4)
Shane Watson89 (47b 9x4 6x6)
Lasith Malinga 4-0-42-0
Munaf Patel 3-0-23-0
12.6
1
Malinga to Dravid, 1 run

quicker one, played off the hips into the leg side

12.5
1
Malinga to Watson, 1 run

Malinga looks to do it again, but doesn't quite get it right, Watson drives to long off

12.4
Malinga to Watson, no run

finally, we see the Malinga yorker, toe crushing in all its glory. Well bowled and well dug out.

12.3
1
Malinga to Dravid, 1 run

good length, squeezed out to the off side and they run quickly for the one. One scoring shot away now

12.2
1
Malinga to Watson, 1 run

driven along the ground this time for one

12.1
6
Malinga to Watson, SIX runs

oh ho! Malinga returns only to smashed. He bowls the slower one and Watto is on it like a flash. He smashes it over long on, keeps the face of the bat nic and straight and that is huge.

end of over 1211 runs
RR: 120/0CRR: 10.00 RRR: 1.75
Shane Watson81 (43b 9x4 5x6)
Rahul Dravid37 (29b 5x4)
Munaf Patel 3-0-23-0
Kieron Pollard 2-0-19-0
11.6
1
Patel to Watson, 1 run

that is a stunning shot for one. Driven down past Munaf, straight as a pin, there's a man there though, so it isnt a boundary but it was good looking enough to be one

11.5
1
Patel to Dravid, 1 run

pushes back to Munaf who stops it slightly on its way to long on

11.4
4
Patel to Dravid, FOUR runs

too short and not quick enough, Dravid pulls over backward square leg, that's exactly the kind of delivery he likes to punish

11.3
Patel to Dravid, no run

big shout for caught behind, Dravid flashed at one outside off and Munaf was quite certain that there was a nick, Dravid immediately shook his head and he was given not out

11.2
4
Patel to Dravid, FOUR runs

Dravid comes down the track and turns that into a length ball and drives over extra cover

11.1
1
Patel to Watson, 1 run

Munaf is back and he offers Watto a wide one, back of a length, he thumps it to long off

end of over 1112 runs
RR: 109/0CRR: 9.90 RRR: 2.77
Rahul Dravid28 (25b 3x4)
Shane Watson79 (41b 9x4 5x6)
Kieron Pollard 2-0-19-0
Lasith Malinga 3-0-32-0
10.6
4
Pollard to Dravid, FOUR runs

Short and wide outside off, creamed through the covers from Dravid, looks like its been timed well but Rohit Sharma does well to slide and cut off four. That's probably the first bit of commitment from the Mumbai fielders we have seen.

10.5
1
Pollard to Watson, 1 run

tapped onto the leg side, ambled single taken

10.4
1
Pollard to Dravid, 1 run

loosely driven to long on

10.3
4
Pollard to Dravid, FOUR runs

too classy from Dravid, takes a step out of the crease and flicks it though fine leg to bring up the 100 in elegant fashion

10.2
1
Pollard to Watson, 1 run

Pollars stalled in his run up in the previous one, this one is bowled as it should be, driven to long on

and the Mumbai fans get more miserable. Sachinfan says, "Going by their previous performances MI doesn't deserve a place in the play offs and Punjab doesn't deserve the 5th place."

10.1
1
Pollard to Dravid, 1 run

Dravid carries on hsi main role, rotates the strike, guides this down to third man

end of over 109 runs
RR: 97/0CRR: 9.70 RRR: 3.70
Shane Watson77 (39b 9x4 5x6)
Rahul Dravid18 (21b 1x4)
Lasith Malinga 3-0-32-0
Kieron Pollard 1-0-7-0
9.6
6
Malinga to Watson, SIX runs

it had to happen, didn't it? Touch shorter from Malinga, Watto gets his chance and takes it, on the pull again. Smokes it over fine leg for six more. 97 runs in 10 overs and RR are making a mockery of the Mumbai bowlers

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
SR Watson
89 runs (47)
9 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
pull/hook on back foot
30 runs
3 fours3 sixes
Control
92%
RG Sharma
58 runs (47)
5 fours1 six
Productive shot
pull/hook on back foot
17 runs
2 fours1 six
Control
82%
Best performances - bowlers
SR Watson
O
4
M
0
R
19
W
3
ECO
4.75
SK Warne
O
4
M
0
R
30
W
1
ECO
7.5
Match details
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
TossMumbai Indians, elected to bat first
Series
Season2011
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.20, Interval 21.20-21.40, Second Session 21.40-23.00
Match days20 May 2011 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsRajasthan Royals 2, Mumbai Indians 0