wide short of a length delivery, he dabs it to third man for a single
MI vs RR, 44th match at Ahmedabad, May 19 2014, Pepsi Indian Premier League
That is all for this game. Follow Delhi v Punjab here. Good bye
Michael Hussey is the Man of the Match. Hussey: "I enjoyed the opening partnership. Lendl is a good striker of the ball. The wicket slowed down as the innings progressed. I have been working in the nets and hoping for another opportunity. We were saying 'no twos.' It was that hard (with the heat), so you either hit a four or a six. It was a pretty good total on that pitch."
Rohit Sharma: "It was a good win. We do not want to think too far ahead. We want to keep winning and stay in the tournament as long as possible. We played fantastically today. Posting a total like that was not easy on this wicket. It was slow, it was turning."
Shane Watson: "We misread the conditions. I did not think it would turn as much as it did in the second innings. Mumbai's world-class spinners made it very difficult to score. Wasn't really No 8 (for Hodge). We were trying a few options to make an impact through that middle period. Mumbai played very well, they batted very well. We did not think the pitch was going to change as much as it did."
Comfortable win for Mumbai Indians. Once they got as many as 178 on this slow turner, it was going to be very difficult for RR. Wonder why you would leave out Pravin Tambe on this pitch, and bring in Unmukt Chand for Ajinkya Rahane when you are still not through to the playoffs
Abhi: "RR virtually had virtually lost this match with the team selection they came in for this match. RR needs to immediately learn their lesson as I now see that the playoff berth for 3 and 4 spots are widely open for KKR, RCB, SRH, MI and RR. The league has definitely come to the most exciting part now."
Rohan: "Disappointed as an MI fan. This was a good chance to gain a bit of NRR!"
Neelesh: "I wonder why Binny is in team. He is not bowling and in very poor batting form. Why not have Chand in place of Binny and let Rahane play? Keeping Tambe out who is your main wicket-taking bowler is a foolish decision. This is what RR does every season. Arrive in good position and then let it slip away."
Bhatia done in by the lack of pace on this length ball, tries to dab it but misses
high full toss, Bhatia heaves, thick edge flies past the keeper on the off side
full again outside off, hit through cover for one
drives a full one outside off to sweeper cover
scythes a full toss to the sweeper
a slower length ball pushed to cover for a single
Hodge starts walking down the track even as Santokie runs in to bowl, Hodge stops and slogs, but the connection is not good enough, and Rohit hops to take it at wide long on
Santokie gets into delivery stride but does not bowl as Hodge moves towards off stump
six more, a low full toss, Hodge moves outside off and slogs it over long on
Anirudh: "@jayadhevan RR are yet to make the playoffs"
full outside leg stump now, Faulkner misses, the ball rolls behind square on off
now he goes over extra cover, Santokie goes full outside off, and Faulkner clears front leg to slam it out of Pollard's reach at long off
Faulkner sends the first ball of the over, an away swinging length ball outside off, a long way over the long off boundary
swings and misses a pitched up ball as it comes in with the angle outside off
Hodge finally connects to a wide length ball and mows it over long on
not happening for RR, Faulkner drives a wide and full one, along the ground, to extra cover
bowls it too far outside off this time
another wide slower one, Hodge's heave results in a thick inside edge to short fine leg
a wide, slow length ball, Hodge has a big heave at it but misses
slogs a full delivery past the bowler, Rohit runs across from long off and fumbles, Faulkner rushes back for the second
Jayadhevan: "Looking at the number of changes RR make every match, I wonder if they actually value finishing in the top two. It could come back to bite them in the playoff clash."
Faulkner gets one away, he slogs this flat towards long on, there is no Pollard there this time, Rohit jumps but it clears him comfortably
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Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad | |
Toss | Mumbai Indians, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2014 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.25, Interval 17.25-17.45, Second Session 17.45-19.10 |
Match days | 19 May 2014 - daynight (20-over match) |
T20 debut | |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Mumbai Indians 2, Rajasthan Royals 0 |
Over 20 • RR 153/8
MI won by 25 runs