IPL 2016: MI V KKR

Yesterday’s match was a high-scoring match. The match was played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bowl first. Kolkata start was a good. Gambhir was dropped by McClenaghan in early stages of the innings when he was on 8 runs. It was a costly miss as he went on to score 51 more runs. Uthappa was missed run-out by a throw of Parthiv Patel when he was on 35 runs. It was not a costly miss as he went on the score 1 more run. The 69-run stand between Uthappa and Gambhir in 46 balls was the highest. Uthappa scored a gutsy 36 off 20 balls shattered against Mumbai bowling. They lost Uthappa in 8th over of the innings. Uthappa was caught by Pollard of Harbhajan Singh’s bowling. They lost Shakib Al Hasan in next over. Shakib Al Hasan was caught by Parthiv Patel of Hardik Pandya’s 1st over.  Kolkata was comfortably placed at 121 for 2 in 13.4 overs. Gambhir scored a fine 59 off 45 balls destroyed the Mumbai bowlers. This was his 3rd fifty of the season and overall 29th fifty of his IPL career most by any batsman. This was the highest score by any batsman in this innings. The 44-run stand between Gambhir and  Suryakumar Yadav in 24 balls increased the run-rate. Gambhir was also caught by Pollard of McClenaghan’s bowling. They lost 3 wickets for 24 runs in the span of 3.4 overs and Mumbai made a comeback. Kolkata was reduced to 145 for 5 in 17.2 overs. Lynn was dropped by Southee when he was on 2 runs. It was not a costly moss as he went on to score 8 more runs. Yusuf Pathan was also dropped by Southee on next ball when he was on 10 runs. It was not a costly miss as he went on to score 9 more runs. The 29-run stand between Lynn and Yusuf Pathan in 16 balls remained unbeaten. Kolkata posted a competitive total of 174 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Southee was the most successful bowler for Mumbai when he took 2 wickets including Suryakumar Yadav and Russell.

Mumbai start was not good. They lost Parthiv Patel in first ball of 2nd over of the innings. Parthiv Patel was caught by Yusuf Pathan of Umesh Yadav’s first over. Mumbai was comfortably placed at 67 for 1 in 6.4 overs. The 59-run stand between Rohit Sharma and Rayudu in 34 balls increased the run-rate. Rayudu scored a classy 32 off 20 balls against Mumbai bowling. They lost 2 more wickets for 11 runs in the span of 2.2 overs and Kolkata made a comeback. They lost Buttler in last ball of 13th over of the innings. Buttler was caught by Lynn backward catch of Narine’s bowling. Mumbai was reduced to 106 for 4 in 13 overs. Pollard hit 2 sixes of Unadkat’s 15th over. Mumbai total was 126 for 4 in 15 overs. He also hit 3 sixes of Rajagopal Sathish’s 16th over. He hit 3 sixes again of Rajagopal’s Sathish 18th over. Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant 68 off 49 balls hammered the Kolkata bowlers. This was his 4th fifty of the season in chases and overall 24th fifty of his IPL career. This was the highest score by any batsman in this innings. Pollard scored a quickfire 51 off 17 balls attacked the Kolkata bowlers. This was his 1st fifty of the season and overall 6th fifty of his IPL career. This was his fastest fifty by any batsman for Mumbai the previous fastest was Harbhajan Singh’s 19-ball fifty against Kings XI Punjab at same venue last year. THe 72-run stand between Rohit Sharma and Pollard in 30 balls was the highest and remained unbeaten. Pollard hit the winning six and Mumbai won comfortably. Mumbai won the match by 6 wickets. Mumbai signed off the Wankhede with a win. This was Mumbai’s 4th win in IPL 2016.

Now, Mumbai Indians will face Rising Pune Supergiants on May 1. Kolkata Knight Riders will also take on Delhi Daredevils on April 30.

We will back with today’s match update tomorrow. Bye for now.

IPL 2016: MI V RCB

Yesterday’s match was an exciting match. The match was played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bowl first. Bangalore was not having a good note. They lost KL Rahul early in 4th over of the innings. McClenaghan was caught by Harbhajan Singh to dismiss KL Rahul in 4th over of Bangalore innings. Bangalore was comfortably placed at 91 for 1 in 10.1 overs. The 59-run stand between Kohli & de Villiers in 39 balls increasing the run-rate. They lost 3 wickets for 8 runs in the span of 3.2 overs & Mumbai will make a comeback. Kohli scored a classy 33 off 30 balls shattered the Mumbai bowling. Bangalore was also kept placed at 162 for 4 in 19 overs. The 63-run stand between Head & Sarfaraz Khan in 34 balls was the highest. They lost last 3 wickets for 7 runs in the span of 0.5 overs. Head scored a fine 37 off 24 balls attacked the Mumbai bowling. This was the highest score in this innings. This was his debut match in his IPL career. Bangalore lost 3 wickets for 8 runs in the  final over drama. Bangalore posted a competitive total of 170 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Bumrah was the most successful bowler for Mumbai when he took 3 wickets & 2 in the final over. This was his best bowling figures in IPL career.

Mumbai was also not having a good note. They lost Parthiv Patel early in 2nd over of the innings. Richardson was caught by de Villiers to dismiss Parthiv Patel in 2nd over of Mumbai innings. Mumbai was comfortably placed at 82 for 1 in 10.1 overs. The 76-run stand between Rohit Sharma & Rayudu in 55 balls was the highest. Rayudu scored a brilliant 31 off 23 balls crushed against the Bangalore bowling. They lost 2 wickets for 27 runs in the span of 2.5 overs. Rohit Sharma scored a huge 62 off 44 balls destroyed the Bangalore bowlers. This was his 2nd fifty of the season & overall 23rd fifty of his IPL career. This was the highest score in this innings. Mumbai was also kept placed at 140 for 3 in 15.3 overs. The 31-run stand between Jos Buttler & Pollard in 16 balls was the second highest & increasing the run-rate. They lost Buttler in 16th over of the innings. Iqbal Abdulla was caught by Watson to dismiss Buttler in 16th over of Mumbai innings. Pollard scored a brutal 39 off 19 balls hammered the Bangalore bowlers. The 31-run stand between Pollard & Hardik Pandya in 14 balls remained unbeaten. Pollard hit the winning four & Mumbai won comfortably. Iqbal Abdulla was the most successful bowler for Bangalore when he took 3 wickets in his first game of the season. Mumbai won the match by 6 wickets. This was Mumbai’s 2nd win in IPL 2016.

Now, Mumbai Indians will face Delhi Daredevils on April 23. Royal Challengers Bangalore will also take on Rising Pune Supergiants on April 22.

We will back with today’s match update tomorrow. Bye for now.

IPL 2016: MI V GL

Yesterday’s second match was a thrilling match. The match was played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Gujarat Lions won the toss and chose to bowl first. Mumbai was not having a good note. They lost Rohit Sharma & Hardik Pandya early in 2nd & 4th over respectively. The 32-run stand between Parthiv Patel & Jos Buttler  in 32 balls. Parthiv Patel scored a fine 34 off 29 balls. This was the highest score in this innings. Mumbai was comfortably placed at 51 for 2 in 8.4 overs. They lost 5 wickets for 48 runs in the span of 8.2 overs. Mumbai was reduced to 99 for 7 in 17 overs. The 42-run stand between Krunal Pandya & Southee in 17 balls was the highest. Mumbai made a comeback and scored 61 runs in the last 5 overs.  Southee run out to Bravo in penultimate ball of the innings. Mumbai was not a respective total of 143 runs for 8 wickets.  Dhawal Kulkarni & Tambe took 2 wickets each in Mumbai innings.

Lions was also not having a good note. Finch dropped Buttler early in the Lions innings when he was on 5 runs. Finch went on to score 62 more runs.  They lost McCullum early in 2nd over of the innings. The 53-run stand between Finch and Raina in 42 balls was the highest. At that point, Lions was comfortably placed at 65 for 1 in 8.2 overs. Bravo reviewed decision by TV Umpire whether it is out or not but umpire raises his finger  whether the decision is out. Faulkner reviewed decision again by TV Umpire. whether it is out or not but umpire raises his finger again took the decision is out. They lost last 6 wickets for 66 runs in the span of 10.2 overs and Mumbai made a comeback. It might Mumbai will win the game. Finch scored a brilliant 67 off 54 balls destroyed the Mumbai bowlers. This was the highest score in this innings. This was third fifty of the season & overall 5th fifty of his IPL career. He was the first player to score 1 or more fifty in this season. Finch hit a winning last-ball four and Lions won in nail-biting finish. It was the first thriller of the season. McClenaghan was the most successful bowler in Lions innings when he took 4 wickets. He was the joint Purple Cap holder with 6 wickets. Lions won the match by 3 wickets. This was Lions 3rd consecutive win in IPL 2016.

Now, Gujarat Lions will take on Sunrisers Hyderbad on April 21. Mumbai Indians will also face Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 18.

We will back with today’s 2 matches tomorrow. Bye for now.