Pollard ends with one more slower delivery, which is missed, and MI wrap up a comfortable win
MI vs Warriors, 15th match at Mumbai, , Apr 13 2013 - Match Result
Hop over to CSK v RCB then. Good bye.
Rohit Sharma is the Man of the Match. Rohit: "It is important for the team for me to get going. I wanted to get runs behind my back and I am happy I did it today. Karthik was hitting the ball well, better than me, my role was to give him as many balls as possible. I wanted to wait for the right time, probably after the 15th and 16th over, and I got it right."
Ricky Ponting being cheered at Wankhede. Ponting: "180 was always going to be tough for the opposition to chase. We got off to a better start. We laid the foundation for the boys to come in and smack it around. Dinesh and Rohit and playing incredibly well. We are getting to know each others' games particularly well. We were outstanding with the new ball today."
Angelo Mathews: "We were pretty poor on the field. Last five overs we could not execute our plans. We had to nail those yorkers and could not do it. Dinda, Bhuvi, Marsh have been doing it for past few games, I back my bowlers."
Hang on for the presentation.
Pune outgunned by a powerful MI side today, but the lack of fight will rankle for their fans once more
Mitchell Johnson: "I meant to swing the ball back in, that was my goal tonight, with the humid conditions, you try to swing the ball. That is what Ricky wanted me to do. When you can produce balls like that, seeing the off stumps cartwheel like that is pleasing for a fast bowler."
sam: "Mathews:" I back my bowlers". Yes Sir, you do but the wrong ones :p"
slower one loops in the air down to long on
tries to dismiss it through extra cover but can;t put bat to ball
yet another slower one, floated up wide, he has a heave and misses
makes room and pushes another slower one in the air through cover
mishits a slow length ball through midwicket
moves to leg, Malinga goes outside off, and he misses one more
goes back and drills an overpitched ball straight down the ground
flicks a full one off the pad to fine leg
steered down to third man
Mitch Johnson has the purple cap for now
full and quick just outside leg as he makes room, and another miss
misses a slower one outside off
rssampat: "@ LJ, Jayawardene is a proven performer & good thinking captain while A.Mathews is captaining badly. DD are losing because they are playing poorly, while PW are not able to seize moments and are making technical blunder's, bad captaincy being one of them. Finch & Yuvi who bowled 2 good over's each and B.Kumar were not bowled full 4 overs and DINDA despite being HAMMERED was PERSISTED with bowling his full quota of 4 overs & that's just 1 example"
Uzair : "Time to give Luke Wright and Steve Smith a chance. I am not criticizing Mathews, but he should drop himself and give Luke Wright a chance. They cant afford to leave it for too late.."
slower length ball whipped over square leg, there is a fielder in the deep there
driven to sweeper cover for a single
slogs it down the ground, long on reaches it on the bounce
swings and misses outside off to a length ball
around the blockhole, turned square to leg
tries to heave it through the leg side, it is bowled slower, and bounces over the stumps
fast and into the body from back of a length, he tries to make room but it reaches him quickly
Golani: "Mathews is not being blamed because pune is losing.. but because of his decisions"
pitched full just outside off, pushed to short extra cover
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | |
Toss | Mumbai Indians, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2013 |
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 | 13 April 2013 - daynight (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Mumbai Indians 2, Pune Warriors 0 |
Over 20 • PWI 142/8
MI won by 41 runs