slower one bowled short, slaps it straight to cover, it's all over
Deccan have done a splendid job to pull this one off, defending 135. That last over, that assault from Mishra against the flaring Munaf was the turning point. It gave his team momentum at the end of the innings, which they carried into the field with a spirited bowling performance. Mumbai, in hindsight, left it a little too late and credit to Anand Rajan - he finished with a three-for and even though there were nervy moments in that last over against Pollard, it was Rajan who won out in the end. Join us in a bit for the presentation.
Tendulkar: "Yes, this is disheartening. I thought we had controlled the game till the 19th over of the Deccan innings. Too many dot balls in the batting as well. The ball was gripping quite a bit, not to our liking. It was stopping and coming. We used up a lot of balls and also lost wickets, it was a slow but certain death I felt. In this format, anything is possible. We were doing well but we've had a couple of difficult games. We need to go through this obstacle and stay tighter. It's good to have a bad game now than in the knockout phase."
Sangakkara: "It was a 150 wicket and except for Mishy in the last over, getting into Munaf's skin a bit, that was the turning point. We can still influence the table, we need to try to win every game we play. Today, we played a lot of character and passion, defending a small total. We bowled the first six overs outstandingly. Getting JP early on was a good ploy to try and work out the leftie, Blizzard."
Amit Mishra's the Man of the Match: "I'm trying to work a lot on my batting. It happens in the heat of the moment, but that exchange with Munaf charged with up. I felt if we try to bowl well in the first six overs we could win this. I didn't really expect the track to turn much, but Ojha bowled well as well. I'm working a lot on my fitness as well."
That's all, a double-header again tomorrow so join us then. Cheers.
Dhawal comes in
full toss and Harbhajan, looking to swing it square, mistimed it to deep midwicket, they just managed a single, Malinga jogged the first one and was stunned to see Harbhajan calling for the second, it's an easy run-out at the non-striker's end, the game's been decided
slower ball down the leg side, falters to bowl a wide, two sixes needed now
13 off 2
Pollard walks back and with his dismissal, Deccan know they have this one. Malinga walks in
Rajan's done it, pitched up outside off and Pollard senses another chance, was targeting the long-off boundary but he can't get his team across the line, gets a thick outside edge and Lumb takes it well at third man, Rajan's done it
13 off 3. A mid-pitch conference, Rajan's getting the encouragement he needs from Sangakkara and Ishant Sharma. Ishant is at a mid-on, there's a long-on behind him
Rajan's struggling, pitched up on the pads and Pollard flicks it away disdainfully over square leg for a boundary
17 off 4, Pollard has given Mumbai hope. Rajan's under pressure
full and wide, Pollard makes it thanks to the dive, slices it wide of Sohal at third man, he wanted the two the moment he hit it, ran back and dived full length to make it in time
down the leg side, can he retain his calm, concedes a wide
The young man bowled an excellent previous over, he'll be nervous as hell bowling this one
Smashed! Length ball and you don't want to bowl those to Pollard, in the slot and he dismisses him over deep midwicket, lands in the second tier
Right, Mumbai need 26 in 6. Pollard on strike, Anand Rajan comes on
In a contrast to Mishra and Munaf, Ishant and Harbhajan walk away like brothers in arms after having a friendly chat
Pollard refuses the single, short ball on middle and Harbhajan was eyeing the square-leg boundary again, got hit on the ribs and wanted a leg bye but Pollard wants to face the last over
or have I said that a little too early, low full toss and Harbhajan swings it hard over square leg for a flat six
low full toss down the leg side and he helps it down to the fine-leg boundary, too little too late one would think
lovely stuff from Ishant, aiming for the yorker, almost gets it right, Pollard can only drive it to long-off for a single, Pollard wants two, Harbhajan doesn't want it, wasn't there
Sohal was the fielder, he's been replaced by Dhawan
gets four though was fortunate, short and he went for the pull, got a top edge and just managed to get it wide of the long-leg fielder, squeezed four
short ball on middle and leg, turned away towards fine leg for a single
Mishra's had a major influence this match, that last-over burst could prove decisive. Ishant runs in
Pollard finds the gap, pitched up outside off and he lofts it over extra cover to beat the two fielders, long-off and deep cover, for a boundary, much-needed blow but still a long way to go for the hosts
tossed up outside off, swats it wide of long-off, just the single
punched past midwicket for a couple of runs, not enough
short and it turns away sharply, can't get his bat to it as he tries to tap it towards point, Deccan are running away with it here
fires it quick outside off, can only drive it past extra cover for a single
ooh, the googly almost bowled him, went for the slog-sweep but didn't pick the wrong'un, it went over the stumps
Mishra to bowl, this is a situation made for Pollard
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | |
Toss | Deccan Chargers, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2011 |
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 days | 14 May 2011 - night (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Deccan Chargers 2, Mumbai Indians 0 |
Over 20 • MI 125/8