Indian T20 League 2015

Scorecard - 1st Match, Kolkata vs Mumbai at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India (08 Apr 2015)

Mumbai

168/3 (20) RR:8.4

Kolkata won by 7 wkts

MOM: Morne Morkel

Kolkata

170/3 (18.3) RR:9.19

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19.4 - Shakib to Rohit, FOUR, fullerr delivery just outside off, Sharma gives himself room and carves it to the deep backward point fence

17.5 - Shakib to Corey Anderson, FOUR, Anderson goes downtown! It was a low full toss on the stumps, Anderson lofts it over the bowler and the ball runs away to the fence

17.1 - Shakib to Rohit, FOUR, The umpires were checking whether Russell has saved a boundary here or not. He has touched it and his effort couldn't prevent the boundary. It was tossed up outside off, Sharma lofts it through extra cover, Russell runs to his right near the fence, slides and then tries to put in the dive. The ball rolled back on towards him and when he tried to put it away from him on the second attempt, his body was touching the rope

16.4 - Narine to Rohit, FOUR, tossed up outside off, Rohit reaches out and slog sweeps it to the deep mid-wicket fence

15.4 - Shakib to Rohit, FOUR, Rohit finally gets one away this time, it was tossed up outside off, Rohit makes room and drives it along the ground to the deep extra cover fence

15.0 - U Yadav to Rohit, FOUR, short of length delivery outside off, Rohit waits for it and steers it towards the square third man boundary, the fielder at third man had no chance of running to his right and cutting it off, 21 runs came off that over

14.4 - U Yadav to Rohit, FOUR, length delivery from Umesh this time, Rohit stays leg-side of the ball and drives it hard through extra cover, the ball ran away to the fence

14.3 - U Yadav to Rohit, FOUR, mistimed but Rohit still gets four for that! It was banged in short and at the batsman, Rohit went for the pull, didn't time it too well but places it to the right of long-on, who ran across, but the short boundaries did the rest. Collects four for that. 22nd T20 League fifty for Rohit

13.0 - Chawla to Corey Anderson, FOUR, like the last over from Chawla, he goes for another boundary off the last ball. It was flatter and on off, Anderson goes deep in the crease and smashes the punch past the bowler, who bends down but can't stop the ball, the fielder at long-on also didn't have a chance of stopping that as the ball raced away quickly to the fence

11.0 - Chawla to Corey Anderson, FOUR, a boundary to end the over, it was short and it was slow as well, Anderson had all the time in the world to rock back and he cuts it fiercely to the left of short cover, who could only watch the ball run away to the fence. The fielder at long-off also didn't have a chance of cutting that off

8.5 - Narine to Rohit, FOUR, poor ball and Rohit makes full use of it. Narine is not happy with himself. Short and wide outside off stump, Rohit made a bit of room and cut it nicely between backward point and short third man. It was in the air for a while, but it was in the gap

7.4 - M Morkel to Corey Anderson, FOUR, the length is much fuller and Anderson crashes it for four. Finally, he's off the mark after facing nine deliveries. Fullish and outside off stump, Anderson drives it to the right of mid-off

6.1 - Narine to Rohit, FOUR, doesn't get it right first ball. A friendly full toss outside off stump, Rohit waits for the ball and crashes the drive through cover

3.2 - M Morkel to Tare, FOUR, width on offer again from Morne Morkel and Tare gets off the mark in style. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Tare pushes it with an angled bat, sends it through cover-point and it races away

3.0 - U Yadav to Rohit, FOUR, goes hard at the drive, the fielder at backward point got a hand on it, yet it went to the boundary. Good length delivery outside off stump, Rohit drives, the bat turns in his hands and goes towards point, Pandey dives to his left and gets a hand on it, but the ball had enough legs to reach the boundary

2.4 - U Yadav to Rohit, FOUR, excellent hit from the Mumbai skipper. Slowish ball outside off stump, there was a bit of outswing on it as well, Rohit leans forward and drives it along the ground through cover

2.1 - U Yadav to Rohit, FOUR, that's a gift and that's first boundary of T20 League-8 for Rohit Sharma. Good length delivery down the leg-side, Rohit flicks it handsomely over backward square leg and it runs away to the boundary

1.1 - M Morkel to Finch, FOUR, not the best of starts for Morne Morkel. Strays onto the pad, Finch helps it away very fine to the fine leg boundary

20.0 - Shakib to Corey Anderson, SIX, drifting on middle, Anderson just smashes it over the wide long-on fence to reach his fifty as well. It was a great shot to end the innings on a high

19.1 - Shakib to Corey Anderson, SIX, clears the front leg and Anderson gets under the full toss, he just tonks it over the deep mid-wicket fence with ease

18.3 - A Russell to Rohit, SIX, this time Rohit gets a six! It was full and just outside off, Rohit clears the front leg and hammers it over the long-off fence for another maximum

18.1 - A Russell to Corey Anderson, SIX, Anderson brings up the 100-run stand in style! It was full and outside off, Anderson reaches out and smashes it straight down the ground, the ball goes over the rope and Anderson collects six for this super shot

16.5 - Narine to Rohit, SIX, Rohit follows the four with a good six over deep mid-wicket, it was floated up from Narine, Rohit clears his front leg and slog sweeps this up and over deep mid-wicket

14.5 - U Yadav to Rohit, SIX, Rohit is going berserk here! This time he hits Umesh for a six. It was angling in from around off, Rohit has a hoick and gets it over the deep mid-wicket fence

4.3 - Shakib to Rohit, SIX, has he connected that well? Yes he has! Looked like a mishit but it's gone all the way. Flighted delivery from Shakib, Rohit dances down the track and goes for the loft, doesn't get the timing right but the boundary is short enough to clear long-off

5.2 - M Morkel to Rayudu, out Caught by Y Pathan!! Edged and taken. Shortish delivery from Morne again, Rayudu is not able to handle the extra bounce, he is completely squared up as he tries to defend. The ball almost went off the face of the bat. Yusuf at first slip moved to his left and just about managed to hold on. The ball popped out initially, but Yusuf clutched it to his chest. Manish Pandey at second slip was ready to grab the rebound. Rayudu c Y Pathan b M Morkel 0(2)

5.0 - Shakib to Tare, out Caught by U Yadav!! Brilliant piece of bowling from Shakib. He slowed this up nicely and lured Tare into the lofted drive, Tare wasn't to the pitch of the ball, yet he went through with the shot and hit it straight to the man at long-off. The ploy to employ a spinner in the powerplay has worked for KOL. Tare c U Yadav b Shakib 7(7) [4s-1]

1.3 - M Morkel to Finch, out Caught by U Yadav!! That is a good catch by Umesh Yadav. He had a lot of ground to cover, but he did well to judge it to perfection. Nothing but a good length delivery on the stumps, Finch bends his knees and tries to help it away behind square on the on-side, gets a thick leading edge and the ball goes high in the air, fine leg runs to his left and grabs it with both hands much to the delight of the capacity Eden Gardens crowd. This is just the start KOL wanted after opting to bowl first. Finch c U Yadav b M Morkel 5(5) [4s-1]

19.2 - Shakib to Corey Anderson, 2 runs, another drop! This time Morne Morkel is the culprit. It was on leg, Anderson gave the charge and went for the hoick, he didn't get the desired distance and the ball was dying down on Morkel who was running in from deep backward square leg, he gets his hands under it, but can't hold onto it

15.1 - Shakib to Corey Anderson, 1 run, dropped by Russell! This could prove to be a disastrous drop from the West Indian. It was tossed up on middle and leg, Anderson hoicks and picks out deep mid-wicket, but the safe hands of Russell were not so safe today as it goes straight in and straight out, he tried to take it on the second attempt but the ball was too far away to his left on the second time

18.3 - Vinay to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, Yadav finishes off with a boundary and extends KOL's winning streak in T20 League to 10 games. It was fuller and outside off, Yadav leans forward and drives it through the covers, the ball crashes into the fence in no time

17.2 - Malinga to Y Pathan, FOUR, Pathan bags another boundary, it was on the pads this time and Pathan flicks it very fine. The fielder from fine leg runs to his right, dives but can only parry it towards the fence

14.1 - Bumrah to Gambhir, FOUR, Gambhir clears his front leg to this fullish delivery and lofts it over mid-on, he didn't time it that well as the bat turned in his hands but the ball runs away to the fence as the fielder was inside the circle

13.2 - Harbhajan to Gambhir, FOUR, another drop! This time Harbhajan shells it but it still runs away to the fence, this boundary also brings up the fifty for Gambhir. It was tossed up on off, Gambhir drills it back to the bowler, who parries it towards the long-on fence. He got both hands on it, but couldn't hold on. Also, had the ball hit the stumps after the deflection from Harbhajan at the non-striker's end, Yadav would have been out as well

10.0 - Harbhajan to Gambhir, FOUR, this is even better, fractionally short and well outside off, Gambhir waits on it and cuts it precisely past point, the man in the deep is very square, he puts in a dive in vain, but the ball beats him to the fence

9.5 - Harbhajan to Gambhir, FOUR, this is excellent cricket from Gambhir, tossed up and wider outside off, Gambhir comes down the track, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and slices it over extra cover, the ball lands on the practice pitches and bounces away to the fence

7.4 - Harbhajan to Gambhir, FOUR, nicely played by Gambhir, width on offer from Harbhajan, Gambhir waits on it, makes use of the pace and cracks it square on the off-side for a boundary

7.1 - Harbhajan to Gambhir, FOUR, good start after the break, Harbhajan tosses one wider and gets it to spin away, Gambhir gets a good stride, plays with the spin and goes over extra cover for a boundary

5.1 - Bumrah to M Pandey, FOUR, freebie from Bumrah, short and wide outside off, Pandey stays on the front foot and goes over extra cover with the drive, almost went all the way, just one bounce and over the ropes

4.3 - Corey Anderson to M Pandey, FOUR, Pandey gets lucky! This was full and shapes away late, Pandey was looking to flick, closes the face of the bat a bit too early, gets a fat leading edge, the ball clears point and beats the man getting across from third man

3.1 - Vinay to Gambhir, FOUR, too short from Vinay, can't bowl at his pace, Gambhir swivels across, rolls his wrists and pulls it behind square on the on-side for a boundary

17.5 - Malinga to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX, Gambhir mentioned during the toss that Suryakumar Yadav is a very good player for his side and this is his opportunity to perform. Till now, Yadav hasn't disappointed his captain one bit as he reaches his highest score in the T20 League. It was fullish on the pads, just a flick of the wrists from Yadav and the ball carries a whopping 101 metres over the wide long-on fence

17.0 - Bumrah to Y Pathan, SIX, Pathan joins the party! It was another short ball from Bumrah but it sits up nicely for Pathan to rock back and muscle the pull over the deep mid-wicket fence, 20 runs came off that over

16.4 - Bumrah to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX, poor delivery to follow the bouncer, it was a low full toss, Yadav gets under it and hammers it over the deep mid-wicket fence

16.2 - Bumrah to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX, Yadav is looking in great touch here. After missing out on the last delivery, he bludgeons this fullish delivery outside off over the long-off fence

14.3 - Bumrah to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX, Yadav doesn't care that his captain got out on the last ball, it was angling in on off and middle, Yadav uses the pace on the ball after going across slightly and flicks it over the fine leg fielder, who can only see it sail over his head

12.2 - Vinay to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX, that's a brilliant six to get off the mark. It was nothing but a flick off the pads and it has carried the distance. Super strike that from Yadav

10.2 - Malinga to M Pandey, SIX, poor ball from Malinga, he goes for the yorker and slips in a full-toss on Pandey's pads, helped over backward square leg for a maximum, Malinga has a wry smile on his face

8.2 - P Ojha to M Pandey, SIX, poor bowling from Ojha, drops this one short and on the stumps, Pandey rocks back and pulls it over square leg, the ball sails into the delirious crowd for a maximum

6.3 - P Ojha to Gambhir, SIX, that's a magnificent shot from Gambhir, a little shimmy down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball, plays it with the turn and lofts it high and over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

4.2 - Corey Anderson to M Pandey, SIX, cracking shot, this was full and well outside off, Pandey leans forward, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it back over the bowler's head, the ball went sailing over the ropes for a maximum

2.1 - Corey Anderson to Uthappa, SIX, lovely shot, gentle delivery from Anderson, full and swinging onto Uthappa's pads, he shuffles across and flicks it high and over square leg for a maximum

14.2 - Bumrah to Gambhir, out Caught by Rayudu!! The captain departs after a fine fifty. The umpires check for a front foot no-ball, but Bumrah is fine there. It was banged in short and Gambhir went for the pull once again, he gets a top edge and Rayudu runs in from deep backward square leg to swallow it. Gambhir c Rayudu b Bumrah 57(43) [4s-7 6s-1]

12.0 - Harbhajan to M Pandey, out Caught by Pollard!! Pandey goes after being dropped in Harbhajan's last over. It was floated up on the stumps, Pandey goes down on one knee and goes for the slog sweep, gets a top-edge and Pollard from long-on runs in and takes the catch. M Pandey c Pollard b Harbhajan 40(24) [4s-2 6s-3]

2.5 - Corey Anderson to Uthappa, out Caught by Harbhajan!! Edged and caught! Huge strike from Anderson, on a good length and shaping away from outside off, Uthappa goes hard on the drive, plays away from his body and gets a thick edge, Harbhajan doesn't drop those, at first slip, first strike for Mumbai. The last season's orange cap holder falls cheaply. Uthappa c Harbhajan b Corey Anderson 9(12) [6s-1]

9.1 - Harbhajan to M Pandey, 1 run, misjudgement from Anderson at long-off! That will go down as a dropped chance, this was flatter and well outside off, Pandey punched it in the air and towards long-off. Anderson ran in, then had to backpedal, gets his left hand as he stretched backwards, but can't hold on. Anderson was looking at the lights after the catch went down, he probably lost them in those lights and that's why misjudged it completely

2.3 - Corey Anderson to Uthappa, 1 run, another chance, and it's another dropped chance, a tough one though and to Anderson's wrong side, it was punched firmly and to his right, he got down in time but can't hold on

2.0 - Vinay to Gambhir, no run, edged and dropped, that was a tough chance to the keeper, short of a length and angling across the left-hander, as is his habit, Gambhir pokes at that, gets a thick edge and to the left of the keeper. It wasn't carrying to the man at first slip. Tare went with his left hand and shells the chance

8.1 - P Ojha to Gambhir, 1 run, flighted delivery and just outside off, Gambhir waits on it and at the last instant, dabs it past the keeper for a single