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Indian T20 League 2015

Scorecard - 32nd Match, Mumbai vs Rajasthan at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India (01 May 2015)

Mumbai

187/5 (20) RR:9.35

Mumbai won by 8 runs

MOM: Ambati Rayudu
Rajasthan

179/7 (20) RR:8.95

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20.0 - Theron to Rayudu, FOUR, Rayudu reaches his fifty off the last ball. It is his 11th T20 League fifty. Shortish and outside off, Rayudu stands tall and carves it over short third man. MUM coach Ricky Ponting congratulates him as he walks back to the pavilion

19.3 - Theron to Pollard, FOUR, back of a length delivery around off, Pollard swings across the line, didn't get it where he wanted, but will be happy with the end result, the ball races away to the deep mid-wicket fence

19.0 - Southee to Rayudu, FOUR, another good over for MUM, 16 runs off it. Rayudu is playing a blinder here. But he has been helped by some pretty ordinary bowling, full toss outside off, Rayudu lofts it over extra cover and picks up another boundary

18.2 - Southee to Rayudu, FOUR, drags the slower ball short, Rayudu waits and waits, stands tall and hammers it in the air over extra cover, he beats the fielder at sweeper cover. A very difficult shot to play, but Rayudu made it look easy

18.0 - Watson to Pollard, no ball, FOUR, horrible ball from the RAJ skipper. Above waist height full toss, Pollard is a bit surprised, but does well to put it away, he helps it on the way to deep backward square leg, the fielder dives in vain near the rope

17.1 - Watson to Rayudu, FOUR, poor delivery, Watson starts from round the wicket, delivers a friendly full toss on leg-stump, Rayudu says thank you very much and puts it away, he smacks it over square leg and collects four

13.3 - Binny to Rohit, FOUR, fantastic shot! That is a Rohit special. On a length just outside off, Rohit gets a good stride forward and creams the drive to deep extra cover, Southee puts in a desperate dive, but the ball wins the race

10.5 - Southee to Rohit, FOUR, can't bowl short to Rohit, he is one of the best Indian batsmen off the short delivery, he gets inside the line and helps it along the way, gives the fielder at fine leg no chance

10.0 - Ankit Sharma to Chand, FOUR, lovely shot, Ankit gave this one plenty of air and the batsman made room, Chand was on top of the bounce and cracks it square past cover, no chance for the man in the deep

8.3 - Watson to Simmons, FOUR, too short from Watson, Simmons rocks back and hammers the pull, gets it over mid-wicket and the ball races away to the fence

7.4 - Ankit Sharma to Simmons, FOUR, Ankit dropped this one way too short and on the stumps, Simmons rocks back and pulls it powerfully past mid-wicket, beats Smith getting across from long-on

4.2 - D Kulkarni to Simmons, FOUR, Simmons continues to be positive! Comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and drags it wide of mid-on, the ball races away to the fence in a hurry

3.4 - Theron to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, that's a cracking shot, width on offer from Theron, Patel leans into the drive and gets it square behind point, no chance for third man

3.2 - Theron to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, width on offer from Theron, Parthiv gets on top of the bounce and chops it hard and to the right of point, it's a boundary once it beat the infield

3.0 - Southee to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, that's easy pickings for Parthiv, fraction too straight from Southee, Parthiv gets inside the line and helps it on its way. MUM are off to a positive start

1.4 - D Kulkarni to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, even edges are flying here! This was short and shaped away late, opened up Parthiv as he looked to work it towards the on-side, gets a thick edge that goes over backward point, races away to the fence in a jiffy

1.3 - D Kulkarni to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, cracking shot, width on offer from Kulkarni, Parthiv gets on top of the bounce and cracks it square past cover, no need to run for those

0.4 - Southee to Simmons, FOUR, that's much better from Simmons, charges down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and goes up and over mid-off, one bounce and over the ropes

18.5 - Southee to Rayudu, SIX, another bad delivery and deserved the treatment. A nice juicy full toss from Southee, Rayudu gets his front leg out of the way and hoicks it over deep mid-wicket, third six for him tonight

17.5 - Watson to Pollard, SIX, that's out of here. Watto doesn't have the pace to trouble Pollard. He bangs it in short, Pollard moves to the leg-side and forehands the pull in front of square. The crowd erupts at the Wankhede

16.5 - Theron to Rayudu, SIX, massive! A timely hit for MUM. Another length delivery from Theron, Rayudu clears his front leg and tonks it over long-on, that went a long distance, landed in the second tier

14.4 - D Kulkarni to Rohit, SIX, monstrous hit! That was a real hit me delivery from Kulkarni, short and not much pace on it, Rohit was a tad early into the pull, but adjusts to send it sailing over deep square leg for a maximum. That was some hit from the MUM skipper

14.0 - Binny to Rayudu, SIX, if Smith had taken that or even kept it in a play, it would have been the catch or save of the tournament. Length delivery in the slot, Rayudu lofts through the line towards long-on, Smith runs across to his left, dives full length and tries to take the catch, but in the end he fails and Rayudu gets a six. Smith was completely airborne during that effort

8.4 - Watson to Simmons, SIX, a flat six from Simmons, comes down the track, picks up the length early and swings it through the line, clears mid-on and the ball sails over the ropes on the full

19.4 - Theron to Pollard, out Caught by Samson!! That's the end of Pollard. Some reward for Theron. He picks up his first wicket. Change of pace from the bowler, it was short in length, Pollard moves away and looks to swipe it towards cow corner, the top-edge skies up, Samson settles under it and doesn't make any mistake this time around. Pollard c Samson b Theron 24(14) [4s-2 6s-1]

14.5 - D Kulkarni to Rohit, out Caught by Ankit Sharma!! Another excellent take from an RAJ player. Rohit shuffles across and Kulkarni bowls it full and well wide of off, Rohit still manages to scoop it towards short fine leg, Ankit runs back and leaps up, goes for the catch with both hands, but the ball gets stuck in his left. A huge wicket this for RAJ at this stage of the innings. Rohit c Ankit Sharma b D Kulkarni 27(21) [4s-2 6s-1]

10.4 - Southee to Chand, out Caught by Binny!! Southee strikes! He was brought back to take a wicket and he provides RAJ with the breakthrough. The short delivery around off, Chand is hurried on the pull, but still goes through with it, skies it to the right of mid-on, Binny misjudges it, but adjusts well and takes it over his head. He looks like a relieved man. Chand c Binny b Southee 13(14) [4s-1]

9.1 - Ankit Sharma to Simmons, out Lbw!! Simmons has been given out LBW! He doesn't like it one bit but has to go. Was he struck outside off? That was the only thing that could have saved him. Ankit pushed this one around off and got it to straighten, Simmons was looking to play the lap sweep, misses and is struck on his pads. Ankit went up in a boisterous appeal, the umpire thought for a while and lifted the dreaded finger. Simmons hit the leather off it, he swept it very fine and onto the pads. Simmons lbw b Ankit Sharma 38(31) [4s-4 6s-1]

4.5 - D Kulkarni to Parthiv Patel, out Caught&Bowled!! That's a sharp return catch! Parthiv fails to convert his start into a bigger knock once again. He came down the track, Kulkarni shortened his length a tad, Parthiv closed the face of the bat and drilled it hard and low, back towards the bowler. Kulkarni is quick to bend low and holds onto the opportunity. MUM have lost their first wicket. Parthiv Patel c and b D Kulkarni 23(14) [4s-5]

0.2 - Southee to Simmons, no run, edged and dropped, that should have been taken, Samson is the culprit. It went in and out of his gloves. This was tad fuller and shaping away from outside off, draws Simmons forward and finds the outside edge. A regulation catch, Samson dived forward and shells it

5.4 - Watson to Simmons, leg byes, 1 run, a direct hit might have had Simmons in trouble, he was just short actually, length ball slanting onto Simmons' pads, he was looking to work it behind square on the on-side and missed. Chand called for a quick single, Simmons was late to react. Rahane shies at the bowler's end and misses

2.1 - Southee to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, Parthiv pushes it back past the bowler and takes on Smith once again. The throw is at the striker's end and Simmons has to hurry to make his ground

19.4 - Vinay to Binny, FOUR, Binny gets a boundary. He looks at the square leg umpire for a no-ball. It was a high full toss, just below the waist height, Binny heaves it to deep mid-wicket, splits the fielders in the deep to perfection. Vinay missed out on the yorker there

17.0 - Malinga to Samson, FOUR, classy shot! Samson is showing his wide range of shots. He is taking one of the best death bowlers and is coming out on top. Samson knows that this is going to be a yorker, takes a step forward and shuffles across, kneels down and scoops it fine, one bounce and into the fence

15.5 - Vinay to Samson, FOUR, what a shot! Banged in halfway down the wicket, Samson takes a step forward, leaped up in the air and pulled in front of square, beats the two fielders in the deep. He did well to beat Pollard at long-on. Vinay thought that the big man had to dive and stop the ball

15.2 - Vinay to Nair, FOUR, Nair opens his account with a boundary. Dug in short and around off, Nair is quick to rock back and pulls it over mid-wicket, McClenaghan tries to get around, but the ball wins the race

14.0 - Harbhajan to Samson, FOUR, Harbhajan is livid with Malinga. Pushed through outside off, Samson guides it to the left of short third man, Malinga does not dive and allows the ball to go past him. The turbanator thought the Sri Lankan could have stopped that

12.0 - Harbhajan to S Smith, FOUR, now Smith gets into action, uses his feet to get to the pitch of the ball, drives it in the air wide of cover, the timing on that is exquisite as the ball beats the sweeper cover fielder

11.4 - Harbhajan to Samson, FOUR, lovely shot! Quicker and outside off, Samson waits for the ball to arrive, uses the pace on the ball and runs it to the third man fence

9.0 - Jagadeesha Suchith to S Smith, FOUR, poor ball from Suchith, Smith rocks back and pulls it behind square on the on-side for a boundary

8.0 - Harbhajan to Samson, FOUR, that's powerfully swept! This was tossed up and just outside off, Samson gets a big stride forward and sweeps it in front of the square leg umpire, it was flat and hard, almost went all the way, bounces just in front of the ropes, ruins the over for Harbhajan

5.1 - Vinay to Samson, FOUR, that's nicely done by Samson, he was advancing down the track, Vinay fires it on his pads, he gets inside the line and helps it on its way, another boundary added to the total

5.0 - Jagadeesha Suchith to Watson, FOUR, he's not learning his lessons here, drags another one short, Watson rocks back, rolls his wrists and pulls it past square leg for a boundary

4.0 - Vinay to Samson, FOUR, excellent pick-up and a direct hit from Suchith, but Watson was scrambling and the dive saved him, short of a length and just outside off, Samson flicked it towards mid-wicket, Watson was backing up and has to hurry back into the crease, the ball defects off the stumps, beats the back-up fielder at cover and races away to the fence

3.2 - Vinay to Watson, FOUR, cracking shot, fractionally short and wide outside off from Vinay, Watson stands tall and punches it square and past cover-point, the fast outfield does the rest

1.5 - Malinga to Rahane, FOUR, sublime from Rahane, this is real class from the Indian middle-order batsman, tad fuller and just outside off, Rahane leans forward, closes the face of the bat and pushes it through mid-wicket. Vinay gave the chase, puts in the dive but the ball races away from him. Malinga applauds the effort from Vinay

0.4 - McClenaghan to Rahane, FOUR, lucky but four, on a good length and a hint of shape away, Rahane was aiming a wild slog, gets a thick inside edge that races past the leg-stump and into the fence

17.3 - McClenaghan to Samson, SIX, majestic! He is playing one of the best knocks of the tournament so far. It was a full toss alright, but it still had to be put away, Samson lofts it handsomely over extra cover for a maximum. He didn't try to overhit, just relied on timing

16.5 - Malinga to Samson, SIX, monster hit! That also brought a smile on Watson's face, he enjoyed it. The change of pace from Malinga, right in the arc for Samson to swing through the line, he gets it off the meat and sends it sailing over deep mid-wicket. That went some distance

10.3 - Jagadeesha Suchith to Samson, SIX, Samson was trying for the big shot from the last over and finally nails one. He kneels down to the tossed up delivery, slog sweeps it into the stands at deep mid-wicket

4.5 - Jagadeesha Suchith to Watson, SIX, lovely shot, Suchith dropped this one short and on the stumps, Watson rocks back and pulls it high and over mid-wicket for a maximum, that was a real half-tracker from Suchith

2.2 - McClenaghan to Watson, SIX, lovely shot, short and well outside off, Watson is quick to swivel back and pulls it high and over mid-wicket, sails way over the ropes for a maximum

19.5 - Vinay to Binny, no ball, out Southee Run Out!! 1 run completed. Vinay losing his radar in the previous two deliveries. He delivers an above the waist full toss, Binny swings hard and holes out to long-on. Pollard didn't hear the no-ball call, he was late to throw the ball to Vinay, Southee tried to sneak in a second and hand the strike back to Binny, in the process he perishes. Even a dive from the Kiwi fast bowler could not save him. Southee run out (Pollard/Vinay) 6(5)

18.1 - Malinga to Deepak Hooda, out Caught by Chand!! Malinga strikes! He just pumps his fist after taking the wicket. Full delivery on the stumps, Hooda goes deep in the crease and flicks it in the air to deep mid-wicket, two fielders converged, but Chand called for it and took it cooly. Deepak Hooda c Chand b Malinga 1(2)

17.5 - McClenaghan to Nair, out Caught by Parthiv Patel!! Two in two for McClenaghan. MUM are back on top and the crowd are ecstatic. Shortish and outside off, Nair cuts and feathers an edge to Parthiv, who was the only one that went up, umpire Nandan took a lot of time before raising his finger. McClenaghan is on a hat-trick. Nair c Parthiv Patel b McClenaghan 7(6) [4s-1]

17.4 - McClenaghan to Samson, out Caught by Jagadeesha Suchith!! Samson departs! Is this a game changing moment? Just when he was looking set to take RAJ home, Samson perishes. Full delivery just outside off, Samson drives it in the air, he doesn't bother to keep it down the ground, hits it straight down the throat of long-off. He wanted to go squarer than that. Samson c Jagadeesha Suchith b McClenaghan 76(46) [4s-7 6s-3]

15.0 - McClenaghan to S Smith, out Caught by Harbhajan!! Big wicket for MUM. McClenaghan is pumped up. Bhajji takes the catch and then kicks the ball away. Short and outside off, Smith goes for the cut, he connects this time around, but only a thick outside edge that flies to third man, Bhajji runs forward and takes a good catch. S Smith c Harbhajan b McClenaghan 23(20) [4s-2]

8.1 - Jagadeesha Suchith to Watson, out Bowled!! Suchith strikes! That's a huge blow for RAJ. This was pushed through flatter and quicker, Watson made room for the cut, was done in as the ball skidded through after pitching, misses it completely and the ball grazed the off-stump. Suchith is over the moon, so is his captain. Watson b Jagadeesha Suchith 28(23) [4s-2 6s-2]

3.1 - Vinay to Rahane, out Caught by Rayudu!! Rahane's luck runs out finally! Vinay has a wicket off his first ball, Rahane was looking to take the attack to Vinay, came running down the track, the ball was full and just outside off, Rahane was looking to go over mid-off, doesn't get hold of the shot, gets a thickish outside edge and over cover. Two fielders converged on the ball, but Rayudu called for it and takes the catch. He is chuffed to bits, the Wankhede crowd roars in approval. Rahane c Rayudu b Vinay 16(12) [4s-2]

0.5 - McClenaghan to Rahane, 1 run, terrible cricket all-around, another wild slog from Rahane, this was full and just outside off, Rahane swung across the line, gets a thick top-edge that sways high and just behind square leg. Suchith ran back, kept his eyes on the ball and allows it to go through his hands. That's a clanger from Suchith, Rahane gets away once again

16.3 - Malinga to Samson, 1 run, run-out chance goes abegging! Would you believe it that the fielder is Kieron Pollard. A pinpoint yorker from Malinga, Samson squeezes it to mid-wicket, Nair was halfway down the wicket before he was sent back, Pollard doesn't collect the ball and the batsmen eventually pick up the single

14.5 - McClenaghan to Samson, 1 run, Samson registers his 4th T20 League fifty. It is also his first this season. No celebrations from him as he knows that the job is not yet done. Slower delivery around off, nurdled away to deep square leg