yet another wide. Game over. Mumbai Indians have beaten the in form team of the tournament.
RR vs MI, 27th match at Navi Mumbai, IPL, May 07 2008 - Ball by Ball Commentary
MI won by 7 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
Mumbai's mediumpacers mixed things nicely on a two-paced track to shot out the Royals for a paltry 103 before the batsmen sealed a clinical win with some sensible batting. If any minor miracle had to happen, it had to come from the magician but Warne brought himself rather late, pulled himself out after just a over and by the time he brought himself back, the game was over.
Uthappa: "We knew we just had to play 20 overs and we would win. Our bowling has been very good in the last few games, our batting was not up to the mark in the initial stage but now we are doing the job. I love it here. I feel like a Mumbai boy now. The boys are enjoying every win. "
Hang on. We will bring the post-match ceremony.
Shane Warne: "It was bit disappointing. I thought the intensity of Mumbai Indians was fantastic and we couldn't match it early. The wicket was bit up and down but it was not a 100-run wicket. 140 or 150. We didn't stick to the basics; we went across the line too much.
Pollock: "We didn't get off to a great start but we have bounced back now. Tendulkar is close to playing and we hope he pulls of some big knocks in the second half of the tournament. Things went our way in this game. We have started to pick up some good vibes and the boys are doing well. It's a pity that we have a seven-day break now, we just want to keep going on!
Man of the Match: Nehra : "It wasn't only me , all the bowlers did a great job. It was difficult last year and half but I have worked hard on my fitness. So far its going good for me here. Today, I was just trying to keep my bowling simple. Just wicket to wicket. Shaun bowled great and the young bowlers Kulkarni and Raje bowled brillantly.
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slower one but again drifts down leg side. Uthappa just watched it go past him. The scores are level
Short cover in
slips down leg side. Another wide.
Nayar is a feisty player. Once, this Ranji season, he hit Kumble for three consecutive boundaries, and had Kumble saying to him, "So you think you are Klusener?" He just smiled and proceeded to hit him again.
cut to backward point
sweeps him fine for couple of runs.
loopy delivery on the off stump, turning in, played to the off side
wide wide one outside the off stump. He was looking for the slider across the left-hand batsman but the release went completely wrong
slow loopy legbreak, Uthappa leans forward, opens the bat-face and plays to backward point region
charges down and lofts to long -on
drops this one short - yet another one from Warnie tonight, pulled away ferociously to deep midwicket boundary
on the middle and leg, turned wide of mid-on for a single
short of length, on the off stump, defended down the pitch
no surprise - it is a bouncer and Uthappa pulls it to deep square leg
short one, Nayar hops, drops it in front of him and they rush across for a quick single
That slow bouncer again - it arrived ever so late and Uthappa waited and waited before lapping around the corner to fine leg
on a length, around off, punched to mid-off
Warne' decision to use Trivedi instead of himself has hastened the end. You would have thought he would have bowled himself.
fuller, turned to midwicket
yet another bouncer - head high- and Robin connects well with his pull shot this time and sends it sailing over fine leg
bangs in a short one on the off stump, Uthappa, on the front foot, goes for a pull and top edges it high and over the 'keeper's head
length delivery on the off stump line, punched down the track
again a touch short of length, outside off, cut to deep cover
slightly short in length, stops on the batsman, mistimes a cut to point
Warne takes himself out and brings on Trivedi.
Over 16 • MI 104/3
MI won by 7 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)