MI vs LIONS, Group B at Johannesburg, Oct 14 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Lions have done it again, they have beaten a fancied Mumbai Indians line-up, McKenzie pulls that to deep square leg to pull off a clinical victory, outstanding innings from McKenzie, who rarely looked to muscle the ball, relying on his touch and placement to frustrate Mumbai

pushed towards mid-off, straight to Harbhajan, who fires in a throw to concede an overthrow, the scores are level, the Wanderers waits in expectation

gets to his half-century with a tuck towards square leg, two to go now

take that, Lions within a stroke of victory now, that was overpitched from Malinga, de Kock bends his knee and launches that over extra cover, one-bounce four

slower ball, short of a length, on off stump, worked for a single, but then there is an overthrow, only eight away now the Lions

shuffles across and looks to sweep after getting on one knee, he misses that outside-off delivery

length ball on off stump, smashes that one to the midwicket boundary, once more the placement is spot on from McKenzie

whipped towards deep square leg for a single

looks to whip that length ball to the leg side, edges it onto his pads, the ball lodges between his knee and his left pad, no run to be had

four more, this time it is de Kock, pummels a length ball to the wide long-on boundary, plays that on the up, the Lions dug-out is jubilant

a yorker to start the over from Mitchell, dug out by de Kock

plays that late, almost too late, guides it off off stump towards short third man for a single, Harbhajan finishes with 4-0-36-1

this time he connects with the reverse-sweep, perfectly placed there, picks up his fourth boundary of the over, behind point this time

looks for the reverse-sweep, misses this time

three in a row now, another sweep, another dive from the fielder, this time it is Pollard at midwicket, past his outstretched hand

toying with the bowling here, McKenzie is in awesome touch, a full ball on the pads, a single-handed sweep and this time, Ojha has to run to his right, a ball after he was haring to his left, once more he can't reach it, four more

fro mround the wicket, a sensational shot from McKenzie, this has been a sublime innings from him, showing that T20 is not all about power, supreme placement as he clips that ball from beyond leg to the deep backward square leg boundary

inside-edges it onto the pads

McKenzie is playing a superb innings here, shuffles forward and pulls that powerfully in front of square leg for four, the third boundary of the over, Kulkarni under pressure

Smith has been superb in the field so far, not this time, McKenzie whips this with minimal back lift towards deep square leg, Smith had that covered, or so you thought, that bursts through his hands