looks like another drop. Drops the slower ball short at middle stump, Malinga swipes across the line and gets great connection. This flies flat to deep midwicket's right and he puts in a last ditch attempt to his right to parry it over the boundary
Supergiant vs MI, Qualifier 1 at Mumbai, May 16 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary
12.01am That's all from our coverage tonight. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you tomorrow for Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders.
Washington Sundar: It's very heartening for me to do well against such a big team on such a big stage in front of a packed crowd. This is for my parents, their prayers are the reason I did this. Keeping it simple works for me. Right now I'm not really open to being experimental. I just go out there and I back myself to play to my strengths. I think we can go to the final and get the trophy.
Washington Sundar is the Man of the Match. The youngest Man of the Match in the IPL.
Steven Smith: It's been good this year, three times we've beaten them now. It was a big game. We had to be a little convservative today and we timed it well to get 160. We got the momentum we needed. You really need to peak at the right time in tournaments like this. We executed our plans really well. We tried to take the pace of the ball; it worked nicely for us throughout the tournament and today as well. There was a bit of dew, but it was still gripping. We executed really well to restrict them. Washington's lengths were magnificent and it was great he did it on a big stage like this. He has done a lot for us, very proud of him. It's a really exciting time for us.
Rohit Sharma: I think 160 was below par to be honest, having seen the scores chased here. Probably the worst batting performance of this season for us. We didn't have enough partnerships, it's crucial to get small partnerships in. They bowled well to restrict us and to take wickets in the middle overs. Shot selection is very important. you need to understand the situation and the conditions and respect them. You've to pick the gaps and take it to the end and we didn't do that. It's not the end of the world, we still have one more shot in Bangalore.
tarun: "Those last two expensive overs by Bumrah and McClenaghan which went for 41 proved to be the vital runs."
Gaurav: "RPS may not have glamorous star studded team like MI or KKR even so after the departure of Stokes and Tahir but it seems everyone is pushing really hard and following team plans with dedication. They are deserving winners irrespective of what happens in the finals."
Siva: "Pune was on blink of a elimination on Sunday before the match against KXIP, with just 2 wins they are in finals. They performed superbly in the matches that matter more."
11.41pm Rising Pune not at all bothered by the drop. They are the first finalists in IPL 2017. And they've beaten Mumbai at Wankhede. Again. What is it about them that they can win and win and win, and still surprise us when they win again? No one expected it at the halfway stage, and yet here it is. Rahane got a fifty when a depleted batting line up needed it. Tiwary came good as well, alongside Dhoni who was responsible for the shift in momentum. But young Washington Sundar takes the cake today- 3 for 16 with the wickets of Rohit, Rayudu and Pollard. The nucleus of Mumbai's batting really. Rising Pune never let Mumbai get back.
slower ball, back of a length outside off stump, steps out and drags it with a flat-bat to long-on
the perfect yorker, Malinga brings the bat down, the bowler and batsman look at each other for a split second and smile as the ball bounces over Shardul and goes to long off
taken at short third man. Offcutter, full at off stump, he swings across the line and gets a leading edge that goes straight to a very fine short third man
back of a length, angled into middle stump, misses the pull, cops it on the thigh
full at middle stump, bunted down to long-on
has he taken that? Oh no! He says it's six. What a stunning effort that was. This was a slower ball, slightly short. He swung across the line and barely got it over the midwicket boundary. Rahane ran to his right, reached outside the boundary and held on to it, but he stepped on the rope before he could flick it back to Smith who had come across from long-on
Rahane takes a stunning catch at deep midwicket and flicks it back to Steven Smith as he falls over. He says he has stepped on the rope. Umpire has sent it up, soft signal is out.
slower ball, back of a length outside off, dabbed to short third man
another offcutter, good length outside off, this one skids through instead of turning, beats him on the sweep again
good bowling. Slower ball, but this one is full. Pitches and spins away as Bumrah is brought down on one knee, beaten for pace. Climbs past his attempted half-sweep
shot. But straight to long-on. Waits for the slower ball, stays deep and nails this on the up with a pull, hard and straight to the fielder
slower ball, back of a length outside off stump, mistimed pull to deep midwicket
full at off stump, driven down to long-off
back of a length at middle stump, stands tall, swings across the line. Gets a rare quicker one, so this flies over deep midwicket
another drop? 50-50, but he wasn't too far away from that. Skews an attempted pull in the direction of backward point, where Shardul runs in, follows the trajectory nicely, dives forward and misses the ball completely. Poor Christian
legcutter, good length at middle stump, slogs across the line, lifts it between and in front of deep square and deep midwicket
dropped. Tripathi at long-off. This is an offcutter, good length outside off stump. Gets a solid connection as he clubs this on the up. It's flat and to Tripathi's right. He got behind it, but couldn't hold on
legcutter, back of a length at off stump. Follows it with his hands, pushes it to backward point
slower ball, back of a length at off stump, climbs up too quickly for his pull shot and he skews it to where a catching point fielder might have been. Dhoni runs all the way there and takes it on the move
steps out at this slower bouncer, wants to hit behind square, gets it in the region of deep midwicket instead
Over 20 • MI 142/9