Ganga has blundered. He didn't go for the win. They give the single on the platter, Chahal hits this full toss with soft hands, Barath has to run in a fair distance, Chahal goes back for the second, the throw at the striker's end is slightly wide, and Ramdin slips in collecting it and trying to throw the stumps down. Misses. Chahal is ecstatic. Ramdin is lying on the field face down. Can't bear to look up
Trinidad & T vs MI, Group A at Bengaluru, Sep 26 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
Group A (N), Bengaluru, September 26, 2011, Nokia Champions League T20
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end of over 2011 runs • 2 wickets
MI: 99/9CRR: 4.95
Yuzvendra Chahal2 (1b)
Abu Nechim0 (0b)
Sherwin Ganga 4-0-31-0
Ravi Rampaul 4-0-17-3
So that's it from us tonight. Not the highest quality of cricket, but a thrilling match. T&T fought so hard for 119 balls of the defence, but baffled everybody last ball by going for the tie and not the win. I suppose we wouldn't react similarly if the batsmen went for the tie first with two required off the last ball. But a batsman can control things better, can be more precise with what he wants to do. There are infinitely more things that can go wrong in the field. They did tonight. And then again, even if T&T had achieved the tie they would have had to reckon with Malinga's yorkers. Oh the irony. The side that attacked and attacked to take this defence of 98 to the last ball went defensive last ball and lost it. On that note, we say the goodbyes. See you tomorrow
Ravi Rampual is MoM. What a 19th over he bowled. He says: "Get the yorkers in, don't go for many runs. Being bowled out for 98 we needed early wickets, so I went out attacking. We showed character and heart, and we have three games to follow. I found little extra bounce, and the shape, so the pitch helped."
Darren Ganga: "Disappointing, the result. The guys are shattered. Imagine the manner we fought, but didn't come out winning. Definitely ordinary batting, we showed a lot of heart in the field. That was the first thing, to play for the Super Over. It's unfortunate, Denesh couldn't hit the stumps, these things happen in cricket."
Harbhajan Singh: "I must congratulate Darren and his team. They were the better side. We didn't deserve to win. We didn't bat sensibly. We needed to tick the ball around, but we looked to play too many shots. We just weren't there with the bat. If we keep batting like this, we won't be here for long. We won today, but if we want to be there for the semis, we can't keep playing this kind of cricket."
I am a bit lost right now. Why did T&T try to only tie this one? I mean, they would have had to face Malinga in the Super Over. Not one man saving one. Don't really get it. Ambati Rayudu says it's the win that matters, not how it came. He himself tried his best to lose it by slogging when singles would have won it. Anand writes in, "Sad that T & T lost. Ironic that they should shun the aggressive captaincy that got them to the last ball! Mumbai's team of non mumbaiites and foreigners seem to be getting all the help they want." Can't take the credit away from Chahal, though. He took that diving catch to dismiss the last batsman, and played this last ball with soft hands. There was presence of mind there. And what do you say of Ganga? Attacked throughout to bring this game to the last ball, but then refused to go for the win
19.6
2
Ganga to Chahal, 2 runs
One to tie, two to win. Chahal to face. Nobody saving the single here. What is Ganga up to?
19.5
1W
Ganga to Rayudu, 1 run, OUT
And Rayudu has run himself out. This is full on the pads, driven to long-on, wants the second and the strike, Simmons sees Rayudu was slow to start off with, and he rockets this throw to the keeper. Run out by a fair distance. Has Simmons made up for his own stupid run-out earlier in the game?
Ambati Rayudu run out (Simmons/†Ramdin) 36 (47b 3x4 0x6 76m) SR: 76.59
Malinga is dejected as he walks off. Rayudu on strike again. He hasn't been smart here. Not smart at all
19.4
W
Ganga to Rayudu, OUT
Another twist. Rayudu tries the big shot again. Hits it back to Ganga, Malinga is backing up, and Ganga runs him out. What a game, all three results likely
Lasith Malinga run out (Ganga) 15 (8b 1x4 1x6 12m) SR: 187.5
19.3
1
Ganga to Malinga, 1 run
yorker on off, Malinga dives this to long-off for one
19.2
6
Ganga to Malinga, SIX runs
Is Malinga pulling off another heist? Full toss outside off, and he has smacked it straight down the ground, to the right of Mohamed at long-off. Mohamed dives to his right, doesn't get a hand to it
19.1
1
Ganga to Rayudu, 1 run
low full toss, hit back down the ground, Ganga dives full length, gets a hand to it, but they take the single
Right. At the start of the innings, I never thought I'd be saying this. Eleven required off the last over. Ganga will bowl it. Three men on the slog: long-on, deep midwicket, deep square
end of over 194 runs
MI: 88/7CRR: 4.63 • RRR: 11.00
Ambati Rayudu34 (44b 3x4)
Lasith Malinga8 (6b 1x4)
Ravi Rampaul 4-0-17-3
Kevon Cooper 4-0-27-0
18.6
1
Rampaul to Rayudu, 1 run
low full toss outside off, hit straight to extra cover. Ravi has done half his job. Would have loved a wicket too, but he will take a four-run over
18.5
1
Rampaul to Malinga, 1 run
length ball, on off, Malinga has hit this powerfully, almost parallel to the ground but it bounces just short of long-off
18.4
1
Rampaul to Rayudu, 1 run
full toss, swung hard. mis-hit to long-on for one
18.3
•
Rampaul to Rayudu, no run
he jumps out of the crease and swings across the line. The head falls somewhere, the bat goes somewhere. Beaten. I hope he realises the last over will be bowled by a weaker bowler
18.2
•
Rampaul to Rayudu, no run
what a shot. What a shot. He has tried a slog-sweep off Rampaul, against the angle. The ball squeezes under the bat
18.1
1
Rampaul to Malinga, 1 run
low full toss, driven down to long-off for one
Fifteen required off the last two. Who'da thunk it? Rampaul will bowl one of these overs. Who will bowl the other? When will Rampaul bowl? All right Rampaul will bowl the 19th, the over of the devil in this Champions League. Ravi goes round the stumps. He usually does that at the death. The keeper stands really wide
end of over 1810 runs • 1 wicket
MI: 84/7CRR: 4.66 • RRR: 7.50
Lasith Malinga6 (4b 1x4)
Ambati Rayudu32 (40b 3x4)
Kevon Cooper 4-0-27-0
Sherwin Ganga 3-0-20-0
17.6
1
Cooper to Malinga, 1 run
low full toss again, driven to long-on for another single
17.5
1
Cooper to Rayudu, 1 run
very low full toss, driven to long-on
17.4
1
Cooper to Malinga, 1 run
slogs across this slower one, but it bounces in front of long-on
17.3
4
Cooper to Malinga, FOUR runs
low full toss, hit powerfully, but it is misfielded by Ganga at extra cover and then by Mohamed at long-off. That should have been two at most
17.3
1nb
Cooper to Malinga, (no ball)
high full toss, no-ball for height, Cooper apologises immediately. Defended back
Malinga to face for the first time
17.2
1
Cooper to Rayudu, 1 run
full, middle and leg, pushed to long-on
17.1
1W
Cooper to Rayudu, 1 run, OUT
starts with a yoker, and Harbhajan is slow to turn for the second. This is gone softly towards deep midwicket, and there is no man inside the circle on the leg side. Harbhajan slow to come for the second, the one-handed pick-up and throw is superb, flat, by the stumps, and even the dive can't save the Mumbai Indians captain
Harbhajan Singh run out (Barath/Cooper) 9 (7b 0x4 1x6 7m) SR: 128.57
Cooper is back
end of over 178 runs
MI: 74/6CRR: 4.35 • RRR: 8.33
Harbhajan Singh9 (7b 1x6)
Ambati Rayudu29 (37b 3x4)
Sherwin Ganga 3-0-20-0
Sunil Narine 4-0-10-2
16.6
•
Ganga to Harbhajan, no run
another yorker, backs away and heaves, bumps it back to the bowler who collides with the non-striker when fielding. No unpleasantries exchnaged
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