that is it. Gujarat Lions have confirmed their playoffs spot with a quality chase. They finish top two as well. Fullish and wide outside off, skewed over the off-side infield for the winning runs
MI vs Guj Lions, 54th match at Kanpur, May 21 2016 - Match Result
Guj Lions won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
11.24pm Convincing win for Gujarat Lions to enter the playoffs. Chased down 173 with enviable ease, primarily helped along by some terrible bowling from Mumbai Indians. Their fielding wasn't particularly great either. Mumbai cling on to some slim hope as we conclude the penultimate day of the group stages. But not much. They now slip to sixth. Suresh Raina and Brendon McCullum set it up for their side with a fantastic stand.
Suresh Raina is the Man of the Match: "Learnt a lot from Kanpur. Credit goes to our coaching staff. My team-mates played a beauty today. Understanding how to enjoy the T20 format was a challenge. We worked really hard as a unit. You need to enjoy the practice sessions."
Rohit Sharma: " It is disappointing to lose, I though we batted well at the start. We didn't finish well in the last two overs. Hats off to Suresh and Brendon McCullum. We tried our best, couldn't get the breakthrough in the middle. They took their chances and they connected. Wasn't our day."
full and wide. Oh my, that is Guptill. Not sure if things can get worse. Driven to the sweeper cover where Guptill rushes onto it and lets it go through his legs. Yikes.
good short delivery. Surprises Jadeja who decides not to interfere
a good length delivery is pushed away to point. Jadeja wants one but is sent back
Samrat Ahuja: "MI needs to hang in there. If KKR loses tomorrow, they still have a chance if their NRR is ok!!"
yorker outside off, squirted to deep point
back of a length on middle, clipped towards midwicket. The bowler gets around to stop the ball
strays down leg, wide. Shocker
ramu: "Mumbai body language since the 10th over is as if they've given up.."
overpitched on off, squeezed to deep point for one more
back of a length and closer to off stump, played down towards point for one
112 kph, symbolic of the whole innings. A slower delivery down leg, Jadeja gets bat on his tickle to the fine leg boundary
worked to short fine leg for a run. A direct hit at the striker's end ricochets away towards sweeper cover. Smith lazily runs back for the overthrow but has just made his crease in time.
Rakesh Raja: "Team with negative NRR is in top 2,while team with Positive NRR is eliminated.Strange things happening here in this IPL." - Wins more important than net run-rate
overpitched and drilled to long-on for one
Not much need, but here's a time-out
slower delivery outside off, pushed to cover
that was where he wanted to hit the previous one. Gets it this time. Fullish on middle and leg, easily smashed over mid-on. Lions racing to their playoffs spot
back of a length outside off, badly hit to mid-off. Wanted to hit that straighter but went to Pollard at mid-off
134 kph, loopy tennis-ball bounce over Jadeja's head for a wide. Mumbai's fate all but sealed
Vipul Kothari : "Lesson to learn - you can't top the exam everytime by not studying well throughout the semester! " - Not these lessons again :p
an ugly hoick. Back of a length on off, squeezed to deep midwicket
fullish on middle, Smith misses a heave but the ball sneaks in to hit Smith on the back leg
Nmn: "GL is desperately trying to increase its NRR to end up in top2. They have played very well not to lose many wickets in doing so. " - They finish top two with a win anyway
good length on off, Smith pummels a drive to mid-off. Goes through the fielder, some awful fielding this time by Rohit. So hard that was hit. Nothing going right for Mumbai
fullish and swerves back in. The movement is responsible for the inside half being found, again. In the gap and to the midwicket boundary
Rahul Vaidyan: "Someone like pollard playing 13 of14 matches and a genuine all rounder Corey Anderson sitting out the whole tournament..Strange selection"
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Green Park, Kanpur | |
Toss | Gujarat Lions, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2016 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20 |
Match days | 21 May 2016 - night (20-over match) |
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Points | Gujarat Lions 2, Mumbai Indians 0 |
Over 18 • GL 173/4
Guj Lions won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)