Sorry for not writing update for last match. Yesterday’s second match was an interesting match. The match was played at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. This was the last match to be played in drought-hit state of Maharashtra this season.
Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bowl first. Pune start was not good. They lost Rahane early in penultimate ball of 2nd over of the innings. Rahane was caught by Krunal Pandya off McClenaghan’s 1st over. Saurabh Tiwary was dropped by Bumrah in early stages of the innings when he was on 4 runs. It was a costly miss as he went on to score 53 more runs. He raced from 6 off 11 to 34 off 22 balls. Bumrah struck off his second ball to Steven Smith as he attempted to dab down just like oil running out. Pune was comfortably placed at 92 for 1 in 9.1 overs. Steven Smith scored a classy 45 off 23 balls and attacked Mumbai bowling in his last game of the season. The 84-run stand between Saurabh Tiwary and Steven Smith in 45 balls was the highest. Steven Smith was caught by Parthiv Patel off Bumrah’s 2nd over. They lost 2 more wickets for 13 runs in the span of 3 overs and Mumbai made a comeback. Pune was comfortably placed at 138 for 3 in 17.2 overs. Saurabh Tiwary scored a fine 57 off 45 balls and destroyed the Mumbai bowlers. This was his 1st fifty of the season and overall 4th fifty of his IPL career. This was his 1st IPL fifty since 2013. This was the highest score by batsman in this innings. The 33-run stand between Saurabh Tiwary and Dhoni in 32 balls run-rate was kept going. Saurabh Tiwary was caught by Hardik Pandya off Bumrah’s 3rd over. They lost last 2 wickets for 11 runs in the span of 2 overs. Pune scored a 3 fours and a six in last 11 overs. Pune posted a competitive total of 159 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Bumrah was the most successful bowler for Mumbai when he took 3 wickets.
Mumbai start was average. Parthiv Patel hit 3 consecutive fours off Dinda’s 2nd over. The 39-run stand between Rohit Sharma and Parthiv Patel in 24 balls kept placed. They lost Parthiv Patel in last ball of 4th over of the innings. Parthiv Patel was caught by Dhoni of Dinda’s 2nd over. Rayudu hit a long-on six off Ravichandran Ashwin’s 1st over. Mumbai was comfortably placed at 91 for 1 in 11.3 overs and it looked Mumbai will win the match. The 52-run stand between Rohit Sharma and Rayudu in 46 balls increased the run-rate. They lost Rayudu in 12th over of the innings. Rayudu was caught by Rahane off Ravichandran Ashwin’s 3rd over. When needed 67 off 48 balls Buttler comes to the crease. Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant 85 off 60 balls and hammered the Pune bowlers. This was his 5th fifty of the season and overall 26th fifty of his IPL career. He was fourth most fifties by batsman in IPL behind Gambhir 29 fifties , Warner 28 fifties and Raina 27 fifties. This was his highest score of the season but previous highest was 84 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata. This was his 5th consecutive fifties in chases this season. This was the highest score by batsman in this match. The 70-run stand between Rohit Sharma and Buttler in 41 balls was the highest and remained unbeaten. Buttler scored a quickfire 27 off 17 balls smashed Pune bowling. This was the highest 3rd wicket partnership for Mumbai in this season. Rohit Sharma hit the winning six and Mumbai won comfortably. Dinda and Ravichandran Ashwin took 1 wicket each for Pune. This was the second highest successful chase by team at this ground in IPL matches behind 162 runs for Kolkata Knight Riders also against Rising Pune Supergiants earlier this season. Mumbai won the match by 8 wickets. This was Mumbai’s 5th win in IPL 2016. Pune finished at home ground with no wins this season.
Now, Mumbai Indians will face Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 8. Rising Pune Supergiants will take on Delhi Daredevils on May 5.
We will back with today’s match update tomorrow. Bye for now.
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