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| MI vs RCB - M37 Report & Stats: IPL 2013 Posted: 28 Apr 2013 08:55 AM PDT Match Report: Mumbai Indians extended their winning streak to two as they routed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs to record a magnificent victory at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. RCB, who haven't won a single match away from home this season, were bullied into submission first by the MI batsmen who put on 194, before their bowlers shred RCB's batting into disarray.
Chasing a steep 195, RCB started tentatively. Chris Gayle pulled Mitchell Johnson for a six in the third over before hitting two boundaries in the fifth over. Dhawal Kulkarni had a struggling Tillakaratne Dilshan (13) caught by Johnson at third man to give MI their first wicket. Harbhajan Singh then struck the body blow having Gayle (18) top-edge to Ambati Rayudu in the deep. It went downhill from there as Kulkarni had Virat Kohli (1) and AB de Villiers (2) caught behind to leave RCB reeling at 43 for 4. Saurabh Tiwary stepped out and slammed Harbhajan for a six in the 9th over. Arun Karthik joined in hooking Kulkarni for a six and at the halfway stage RCB were 66 for 4. Arun Karthik (12) was then stumped beautifully off Harbhajan for his second wicket. Dwayne Smith then struck twice dismissing Tiwary (23) and Syed Mohammad (9) in quick succession. R Vinay Kumar (26*) and Ravi Rampaul (22*) delayed the inevitable putting on 51 run for the eighth wicket. RCB eventually fell 58 runs short. Earlier, MI opting to bat, had Sachin Tendulkar looking in ominous mood as he smashed four boundaries in Ravi Rampaul's third over. RP Singh however provided some respite for RCB trapping Tendulkar (23) leg before. The 6th over of the innings – bowled by Vinay Kumar - was taken for 14 runs as MI raced to 52 for 1 from their power play. Smith dismissed Kumar for two sixes in the 9th over as MI plundered 19 runs from it. Syed Mohammad got the breakthrough breaching the defense of Smith (50). A misunderstanding between Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma (10) resulted in the latter being run out. Kieron Pollard launched Syed Mohammad for two massive sixes in the 15th over before taking apart RP Singh's 17th for 17 runs. MI lost three wickets off successive deliveries in the 18th over; Karthik (43) and Rayudu (0) were run out by Kohli before Kumar had Pollard (34) caught by Rampaul. Harbhajan (16) hit three boundaries off RP Singh as MI finished at 194 for 7.
Man-of-the-Match : Dwayne Smith Brief Scores: Mumbai Indians 194 for 7 (Dwayne Smith 50, Ravi Rampaul 1-35) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore 136 for 7 (Vinay Kumar 26*, Dhawal Kulkarni 3-19) by 58 runs.
tats Highlights: 194: Mumbai Indians' score - highest in Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore contests. The previous record was also held by Mumbai Indians with 191 (for 4) at Bengaluru in 2010. 176.92: Sachin Tendulkar's strike-rate in the match – his highest in IPL 2013 and second highest in all IPL games. 100: Percent – Royal Challengers Bangalore's win-loss record at home and away in IPL 2013. They have won all six home games and lost all three away games. 10: Number of stumpings Harbhajan Singh has had off his bowling in IPL – second most by any bowler after Amit Mishra's 14 (Pragyan Ojha also has 10 dismissals in this mode). 2: Number of run-outs effected by Virat Kohli off two consecutive balls – first Dinesh Karthik and then Ambati Rayudu.
Presentation ceremony: The crowd boos as Virat Kohli walks up. "The IPL is not the end of the world, they are forgetting I play for India as well. The top four are not going to click in every game, this was one of those days when it didn't click. We have to pick ourselves up. Hopefully, we can re-group." Rohit Sharma: "We pretty much did everything well today, right from the batting and we finished off pretty well. Special mention to Dhawal Kulkarni, first game for him, it was a tremendous effort from him. I just don't want to get carried away too much." Man of the Match is Dwayne Smith: "We didn't have a good start at the top in the first couple of games... It was a very good pitch." source: iplt20.com | ||||||||
| RR vs SRH - M36 Report & Stats: IPL 2013 Posted: 27 Apr 2013 09:23 PM PDT Match Report: Shane Watson delivered a second consecutive telling innings to enable Rajasthan Royals stretch their undefeated streak at home to four matches with a convincing eight wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. RR restricted SRH for 144 with James Faulkner picking up five wickets before Shane Watson starred in the chase with an undefeated 98 to see RR home.
Chasing 145, Dale Steyn bowled a fiery first spell removing Ajinkya Rahane (1) caught behind in the third over. Rahul Dravid and Shane Watson started cautiously preferring to see off the fiery Steyn. Dravid hit two boundaries off Ishant Sharma as RR made 30 from the power play overs. Watson joined in with two boundaries off Thisara Perera in the seventh over. At the halfway stage RR were 53 for 1, still requiring 92 runs. Dravid deposited Amit Mishra for a six over long on before Watson launched him deep over the mid-wicket fence in the eleventh over. Dravid (36), attempting to up the run rate, was caught in the deep off Perera. Watson then took apart Ishant Sharma for three boundaries and a six in the 14th over scoring 20 runs from it. He also brought up his fifty in the process. Needing 36 from 30 balls, Watson pulled Perera for a six, before hitting two consecutive boundaries in the 16th over. The onslaught continued as Watson hit Karan Sharma for a six and two boundaries as RR waded home with 13 balls to spare. Earlier SRH won the toss and elected to bat first only to witness their top order capitulate. In the first over Ajit Chandila had Akshath Reddy (2) caught by Watson. James Faulkner then struck twice, first having Kumar Sangakkara (4) caught at slip, before removing Shikhar Dhawan (0) caught by Ajinkya Rahane. It only got worse as Karan Sharma (6) then fell trying to pull Faulkner. The collapse continued as Perera (4) was caught by Kevon Cooper off Chandila to leave SRH reeling at 19 for 5. Darren Sammy showed some fight hitting Watson for two boundaries but wickets continued to fall as Hanuma Vihari (4) was caught behind off Cooper. Sammy and Mishra helped SRH recover with a 58 run seventh wicket partnership. Mishra (21) departed caught by Cooper off Faulkner. Ashish Reddy (14) was put down twice before Stuart Binny finally got him. Sammy (60) was trapped by Faulkner in the penultimate over to complete his five wicket haul. Some big hits by Steyn (18) saw SRH finish at 144 for nine.
Man-of-the-Match: James Faulkner Brief Scores: Sunrisers Hyderabad 144 for 9 (Darren Sammy 60, James Faulkner 5-20) lost to Rajasthan Royals 146 for 8 in 17.5 overs (Shane Watson 98*, Dale Steyn 1-15) by 8 wickets. \
Stats Highlights: 5: Number of wickets lost by Sunrisers Hyderabad during the Power Play – most for a side in IPL 2013. There were four instances of a side losing four wickets in first 6 overs (including two such instances for Pune Warriors India). 5: For 20- James Faulkner's figures in the match – best for any bowler in IPL 2013. He bettered Sunil Narine's 4 for 13 for Kolkata Knight Riders against Delhi Daredevils at Kolkata. 29: Sunrisers Hyderabad's score at the fall of sixth wicket. This is still not the lowest total at the fall of sixth wicket in IPL. The record lies with Kochi Tuskers Kerala, who lost their first 6 wickets with only 11 runs on the board against Deccan Chargers at Kochi in 2011. 60: Darren Sammy's score – highest by a number seven batsman in IPL 2013. Pune Warriors India's Mitchell Marsh had made 38 against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede. 98: Shane Watson's score – highest unbeaten score in the nineties in IPL. Shikhar Dhawan and Virender Sehwag shared the previous record with innings' of 95 not out.
Quotes from presentation "we didn't have a great start," says Kumar Sangakkara. "Darren, Mishy, Steyn, Ashish Reddy batted really well. It was a good total, but the magnificent innings from Watson did it for them. The legspinners have been two of our best bowlers. They have bowled brilliantly throughout the tourament." "In the end, we got the job done," says Rahul Dravid. "It was disappointing we let them get 144, but at the back end we were really good. I think Shane was exceptional. It's great to have him in the side. Both he and Jimmy were exceptional. We didn't execute well with the ball well in the end. We haven't done that for a few games." "A good game," says James Faulkner, the Man of the Match. "Good to be on the winning side. Reasonably good control tonight, but a couple of balls didn't come out right. Our wickets have got a bit in them early on. I thought we batted very well tonight." source: iplt20.com |
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