The players are back out in the middle as we are ready to go again. KOL have their customary huddle. On the other hand, MUM certainly need a rollicking start from the Pocket Rocket, Parthiv Patel and Rohit Sharma. Russell has the new nut in his hand. He will look to befuddle the opening pair with his box of tricks. He has a slip in place
A 100-run second wicket stand between Gambhir and Pandey laid the foundations for KOL after the early loss of Uthappa. The duo took their time early on, before picking up pace and cracking half-centuries. Gambhir was blessed with a couple of reprieves and cashed in on it to build on his good work from the previous game. Pandey, the more fluent of the two today, took calculated risks and never let the pressure build. Russell, promoted to no. 4, blitzed away to 36 off 17 balls and propelled the home side to an intimidating score. MUM's bowlers took a bit of tap, with the exception of McClenaghan who thrived with his cutters. Can they now rally on to threaten this target?
Gambhir: "It is not easy to chase down at Eden Gardens and we have got 187. Hopefully, the bowlers will do the job for us. All that matters for us is where we are in the points table."
19.6 -
Bumrah to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, Yadav uses the reverse sweep to collect a boundary off the final ball. It was a slower one. KOL have got the runs on the board on a track that is assisting the spinners a touch. And they have a formidable spin unit to defend it
Suryakumar Yadav, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.5 -
Bumrah to Y Pathan, out Munro Run Out!! 1 run completed. Confusion between the duo result in Munro walking back to the pavilion. Pathan awkwardly clubs it towards long-off, where Southee swoops down on the ball quickly and flings in a throw at the striker's end. Munro wanted another run, but Yusuf hesitated. In the end, Munro was sold down the river as he found himself at the non-striker's end. Parthv whipped the bails off in a flash. Munro run out (Southee/Parthiv Patel) 4(5)
Bumrah to Y Pathan, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
19.4 -
Bumrah to Munro, 1 run, Munro charges down the track, but Bumrah bowls it full and outside off, Munro could only get it to extra cover and pick up a single
19.3 -
Bumrah to Munro, no run, again the off-pace delivery from Bumrah, Munro shuffles across the sticks and tries to help it over short fine leg, but misses. It hits his pads and the ball rolls across to the keeper
19.2 -
Bumrah to Munro, no run, from over the wicket, Bumrah uses the slower one and angles it away from Munro, he looks to club it over mid-wicket, but connects with thin air
19.1 -
Bumrah to Y Pathan, 1 run, the razor sharp yorker from Bumrah, Pathan bunts it to mid-on
Jasprit Bumrah [3.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack
18.6 -
Pandya to Munro, 2 runs, from round the wicket, Pandya hits a shorter length, Munro pulls it to deep mid-wicket, where Suchith fumbles and that facilitates the duo to steal a couple of runs
18.6 -
Pandya to Munro, wide, miles outside off, Munro can't reach it. It is adjudged as a wide
18.5 -
Pandya to Y Pathan, 1 run, the slower short one from Pandya, Pathan mistimes the heave to deep backward square leg
18.4 -
Pandya to Munro, 1 run, very full and outside off, Munro bunts it down to deep backward point
18.3 -
Pandya to Y Pathan, 1 run, Pandya bangs it short, Pathan heaves it to square leg for a single
18.2 -
Pandya to Y Pathan, FOUR, full and wide, Pathan slaps it past the man at mid-off and the ball runs away to the fence. It was hit with brute force
Colin Munro, left handed bat, comes to the crease
18.1 -
Pandya to Gambhir, out Caught by Parthiv Patel!! Gambhir's splendid innings comes to an end. Pandya rolls his fingers on this delivery and bowls it full, Gambhir tries to club it across the line and gets a leading edge. Parthiv, the keeper, keeps his eyes on the ball and runs behind it to pouch the catch with both hands. Gambhir c Parthiv Patel b Pandya 64(52) [4s-4 6s-1]
Pandya to Gambhir, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Hardik Pandya [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
17.6 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir heaves this shorter in length delivery to deep mid-wicket
17.5 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, FOUR, desperate dive by Suchith at extra cover, but to no avail. A touch of width on offer on this shortish delivery, Gambhir cuts it, but the fielder in the deep runs around the boundary rope and puts in a dive to his left, he actually flicks the ball, but it hits his other hand and escapes back for four
17.4 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, no run, the slower short delivery from McClenaghan, Gambhir misses out with the pull. Well-disguised short one that from the pacer
17.3 -
McClenaghan to Y Pathan, 1 run, the cross-seam bouncer form McClenaghan, Pathan looks to pull and gets it off splice to backward square leg
Yusuf Pathan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.2 -
McClenaghan to A Russell, out Bowled!! McClenaghan has done the trick with a shortish delivery. The big fish, Russell, has been sent back to the hutch. From round the wicket, McClenaghan slants it in, Russell looks to pull. In fact, it turns out to be an ungainly pull. Eventually, gets an underedge onto the middle-stump. McClenaghan cramped Russell for room there. A Russell b McClenaghan 36(17) [4s-1 6s-4]
McClenaghan to A Russell, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
17.1 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, 1 run, width on offer, Gambhir cuts it to sweeper cover
Mitchell McClenaghan [3.0-0-18-1] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Bumrah to A Russell, SIX, another slower one from Bumrah, this time Russell waits for it and clubs it over the mid-wicket fence. Brute force from Russell there
16.5 -
Bumrah to A Russell, 2 runs, slower one from Bumrah, Russell looks to heave it across the line, but gets it off the inside half of the bat towards mid-on. However, the pair steal a couple of runs
16.4 -
Bumrah to A Russell, no run, the wide yorker from Bumrah, Russell backs away and tries to dab it to third man and misses
16.3 -
Bumrah to Gambhir, 1 run, yet again Gambhir gets it off the bottom of the bat, but this time it lands safely in front of the long-off fielder for a single
16.2 -
Bumrah to Gambhir, 2 runs, Bumrah has dropped a sitter! Can you believe it? The slower one that was bowled outside off. It did stick in the surface, too. Gambhir aimed to club it over long-off and got it off the bottom of the bat. It was in the air for a long-time. Bumrah though put it down despite getting both hands on it
16.1 -
Bumrah to A Russell, 1 run, very full and just outside off, Russell drills it to long-off
Jasprit Bumrah [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Harbhajan to A Russell, 1 run, quicker delivery and just outside off, Russell stays leg-side of the ball and slaps it square on the off-side. KOL look set to amass a score of around 200, here
15.5 -
Harbhajan to A Russell, FOUR, nothing is going MUM's way. The top-spinner from Harbhajan, Russell aims to heave it over mid-wicket and gets an edge and it goes past the keeper. The ball just rocketed to the third man fence
15.4 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir camps back, but gets a top-edge on his pull. Luckily for him, it lands between two fielders positioned at fine leg. The pair steal a couple of runs
15.3 -
Harbhajan to A Russell, leg byes, 1 run, shorter in length from round the wicket by Harbhajan, Russell looks to pull and misses, goes off the thigh pad towards backward square leg
15.2 -
Harbhajan to A Russell, no run, very full and just outside off, Russell dabs it into the off-side
15.1 -
Harbhajan to A Russell, SIX, well, that was clubbed. It is raining fours and sixes at the ground. Slightly shorter in length, Russell cracks the short-arm pull and it goes all the way over deep mid-wicket
14.6 -
Southee to A Russell, 1 run, this time, Southee gets the yorker right, Russell bunts it down to long-on
14.5 -
Southee to A Russell, SIX, Russell is in the mood. Look out MUM. Southee goes for the razor sharp yorker, but misses it by a fraction, Russell takes a heavy toll of it by pulverising it over long on and it clears the stands with ease
14.4 -
Southee to A Russell, 2 runs, Russell takes this one on the full and clubs it wide of long-on. Good running between the wickets help the pair to add two more runs to the kitty
14.4 -
Southee to A Russell, wide, from round the wicket, Southee uses the leg-cutter, but was bowled miles outside off for Russell to reach for it. Eventually, signalled as a wide
14.3 -
Southee to A Russell, SIX, now that was nailed by Russell. You expect that from the Jamaican. Shortish delivery and angled in, Russell rocks back in a flash and pulls it to over mid-wicket fence for a maximum. It was a meaty blow by him
14.2 -
Southee to A Russell, no run, Southee rolls his fingers on a short delivery and bowls it just outside off, Russell makes room and looks for a rasping upper-cut, but is beaten
14.1 -
Southee to A Russell, no run, Southee bangs it short and on the stumps, Russell backs away and looks to ramp it over the keeper, but connects with thin air
Tim Southee [3.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, no run, slower through the and outside off, Gambhir looks to drive and slices it towards short third man
13.5 -
Harbhajan to A Russell, 1 run, flatter delivery and just outside off, dabbed down to cover
Andre Russell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.4 -
Harbhajan to M Pandey, out Caught&Bowled!! Well a soft dismissal in the end. It was a superb stand between the pair, but Harbhajan has broken it. Pandey tries to flick a delivery that was bowled slower through the air and ekes out a soft leading edge. Harbhajan moves to his left and snaffles an easy catch. M Pandey c and b Harbhajan 52(29) [4s-3 6s-3]
Harbhajan to M Pandey, THAT'S OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
13.3 -
Harbhajan to M Pandey, no run, flatter delivery and on the stumps, Pandey aims to sweep and gets a leading edge into the off-side
13.2 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, 1 run, the century stand between the pair has now been stitched. Gambhir looks to sweep and gets it off the inside part of the bat towards deep backward square leg for a single
13.1 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, 2 runs, from round the wicket, Harbhajan tosses it up and bowls it outside off, Gambhir takes a step forward and drives it towards long-off, where Pandya runs around the circumference and puts in a dive to his right to parry the ball back into play. Another fielder fires in the throw. By then the duo had taken a couple of runs
Harbhajan Singh [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Bumrah to M Pandey, 2 runs, full toss at the hip, Pandey whips modestly, Southee and Bhajji converge to field. The former slides and makes a smart stop as Bhajji does some high jump to avoid a collision. The umpires are checking for a boundary but one can safely assume it's only a double. It in fact is as S Ravi signals a stragetic time-out
12.5 -
Bumrah to Gambhir, 1 run, pinpoint yorker on middle, Gambhir digs it off the toe of the bat, a single to fine leg
12.4 -
Bumrah to Gambhir, no run, good length outside off, Gambhir taps to the right of backward point
12.3 -
Bumrah to M Pandey, 1 run, fifty for Pandey too! Punched back towards the bowler who misfields and allows the single
12.2 -
Bumrah to M Pandey, FOUR, deft from Pandey! Uses the pace on offer and opens the bat face to run it down to third man, the fielder was too square and a desperate dive wasn't good enough
12.1 -
Bumrah to M Pandey, 2 runs, length ball zoomed into the stumps, whipped uppishly over mid-wicket and the runs keep coming...
Jasprit Bumrah [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
McClenaghan to M Pandey, 1 run, Pandey emulates his skipper but he's still 7 short of reaching his landmark
11.5 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, 1 run, Wasim Akram is up on his feet and so do the entire players in the dug-out - There can only be one reason at this moment. Gambhir notches up yet another fifty in the T20 League, gets there with a dab down to third man
11.5 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, wide, the slower delivery that never got up. Gambhir had to wait for ages as he was uncertain regarding the shot, just half-ducks and lets it go, deemed as wide for height
11.4 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, 2 runs, length alright but there's too much width, Gambhir cuts past a diving backward point and squeezes another double
11.3 -
McClenaghan to M Pandey, 1 run, short and ample width on offer, Pandey stays still and ramps it wide of the keeper
11.2 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, 1 run, opens the blade and rides it down to third man
11.1 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, 2 runs, clever stuff this from Gambhir! Tucks a length delivery in the gap at mid-wicket and sprints hard for the second. Made it easily despite a direct hit at his end. The square leg ump. goes upstairs but that was an easy call for the TV ump.
Mitchell McClenaghan [2.0-0-9-1] is back into the attack
Pace's back and so is Mitchell McClenaghan
10.6 -
Suchith to Gambhir, 1 run, eased down to long-off
10.5 -
Suchith to Gambhir, 2 runs, hung back and played a pleasing late-cut past backward point
10.4 -
Suchith to Gambhir, SIX, superb stroke from GG! Shimmies down the pitch and smokes a flighted delivery over mid-wicket, the fielder leaps and tries to grab on the jump, but to no avail
10.3 -
Suchith to M Pandey, 1 run, fullish on middle, another strong wristy biff to deep mid-wicket
10.2 -
Suchith to M Pandey, 2 runs, full and sprayed at the pads, whipped along the ground through mid-wicket, Bhajji does well to stop it with his boot, saved a couple
10.1 -
Suchith to M Pandey, SIX, Pandey seems to be in hit-hit mode today. Charges down the pitch and deposits Suchith over the long-on fence. That hit the fence on the full, is it? Yes, the umpire's fingers go aloft and it is a M-A-X-I-M-U-M
9.6 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, no run, shuffled across and misses the tuck, struck on the thigh pad, no real appeal
9.5 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, 2 runs, TV umpire pressed into the action but Gambhir is safe. He clipped it to deep square and went for a risky second, a direct-hit from Southee would have made things interesting
9.4 -
Harbhajan to M Pandey, leg byes, 1 run, attempts a fancy reverse sweep and misses the line, struck just outside off. A mild appeal for LBW is turned down as the duo scamper to steal a leg bye
9.3 -
Harbhajan to M Pandey, SIX, full and right in the swinging zone for Pandey, he is no mood to block that. Launches it right into the cow corner stands. Absolutely nailed!
9.2 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, 1 run, goes for a big whoosh through mid-wicket, the length is too full and Gambhir ends up dragging off the inside edge behind square
9.1 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, no run, tosses this up around off, Gambhir sits on the back foot and employs the late cut, looks for a quick single as the ball rolls to short third man, sent back
8.6 -
Suchith to Gambhir, 1 run, the leg-side saga continues and Gambhir is happy to tickle one to leg, brings up the 50-run stand too
8.5 -
Suchith to M Pandey, 1 run, wristed to mid-wicket
8.4 -
Suchith to M Pandey, 2 runs, worked off the pads behind square leg, good running does the rest
8.3 -
Suchith to M Pandey, FOUR, too full again and Suchith pays the price! Swept with some power and intent, the fielder at deep square had no chance, raced away!
8.3 -
Suchith to M Pandey, wide, sprayed down leg, Pandey sweeps and misses
8.2 -
Suchith to M Pandey, 2 runs, full and fired at the toes, Pandey goes for a swipe, drags off the inside half towards fine leg
8.1 -
Suchith to Gambhir, 1 run, dropped! Was a regulation catch that and Rohit Sharma has only himself to blame. Gambhir steps down the pitch and is beaten by the flight, still goes through with the uppish flick. Mistimed. Tamely chipped towards the MUM skipper at mid-wicket who lets it burst through his fingers
8.1 -
Suchith to Gambhir, wide, starts with a wide down the leg-side, W-I-D-E-D
Suchith, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Make that six off six, KOL are going well here...
7.6 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, 1 run, slows this one up but refuses to change his line, easy peasy for Gambhir who keeps strike with a single to square leg
7.5 -
Harbhajan to M Pandey, 1 run, not much of turn for Bhajji, punched past the non-striker
7.4 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, 1 run, looped up wider of off, driven through cover
7.3 -
Harbhajan to M Pandey, 1 run, tosses this one up outside off, biffed down to long-on
7.2 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, 1 run, leg-sidish delivery on a length, clipped behind square
7.1 -
Harbhajan to M Pandey, 1 run, flatter on middle, picked off the pads to backward square
Harbhajan Singh, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
The crowd roar as one as Bhajji trundles into bowl. No slips in place
6.6 -
Pandya to M Pandey, 1 run, sees the width and smartly glides it down to third man
6.5 -
Pandya to M Pandey, SIX, stand and deliver stuff from Pandey! Sits deep inside the crease, picks the half-volley (which was bowled around 100ks) and parcels it straight down the ground
6.4 -
Pandya to Gambhir, 1 run, may have been the slower delivery, Gambhir camps back and punches late towards cover, rushes to the other end
6.3 -
Pandya to Gambhir, 2 runs, tad fuller on off, flicked powerfully through mid-wicket for a duo of runs
6.2 -
Pandya to M Pandey, 1 run, 134ks, length outside off, Pandey was shaping for a cut, ends up chopping it to the right of Parthiv, a quick single nonetheless
6.1 -
Pandya to Gambhir, 1 run, length ball at the hip, tucked off the back foot to the left of square leg
Hardik Pandya, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Time to sip a drink and plot some strategies. Yes! You guessed it right. THE STRATEGIC TIME OUT...
5.6 -
McClenaghan to M Pandey, no run, sees Pandey jumping down the pitch and alters his pace, slower short of length delivery wide of off. Pandey seeks to fetch but was defeated for lack of pace
5.5 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, 1 run, on the pads, Gambhir is content with a flick square on the leg-side
5.4 -
McClenaghan to M Pandey, 1 run, that's from Rafael Nadal's textbook. A forehanded whip! Pandey uses his rubber wrists to swat one towards mid-wicket, doesn't matter in this format of the game, ain't it?
5.3 -
McClenaghan to M Pandey, no run, goes wide of the crease and angles it in on a length, Pandey makes room slightly and goes for the flat-bat drive, straight to deep cover
5.2 -
McClenaghan to M Pandey, no run, shortish outside off, Pandey rises on his tippy toes to dab it towards backward point
5.1 -
McClenaghan to M Pandey, FOUR, ah, shot! Just a smidge short and Pandey absolutely nailed it. Hung back slightly and whipped it through mid-wicket, scorched off the turf!
4.6 -
Southee to Gambhir, FOUR, begging to be hit! Down leg and all Gambhir needed to do was help it on its way. Does so with a pull to the fine leg fence
4.5 -
Southee to Gambhir, FOUR, the pick-up shot from Gambhir! Picks the length early and timed the pants off it, over square leg and no-one's stopping that
4.4 -
Southee to Gambhir, no run, punched sweetly, but cannot pierce the off-side ring
4.3 -
Southee to M Pandey, 1 run, that's a swat! Short ball hurled into the batsman. Pandey was in no position to play the pull/hook. Attempts a ugly-looking cross-batted swat, the top-edge which dribbles well in front of fine leg
4.2 -
Southee to Gambhir, 1 run, chopped to backward point
4.1 -
Southee to Gambhir, 2 runs, 140ks short delivery wider of off, Gambhir rises with the bounce and gets an outside edge on the cut, Bumrah does well to save a couple at third man region
3.6 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, 1 run, shortish around middle and leg, tucked off the hips to deep backward square
3.5 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, no run, length delivery that keeps a bit low outside off, softly driven towards the off-side
Manish Pandey, right handed bat, comes to the crease
3.4 -
McClenaghan to Uthappa, out Caught by Pollard!! There's the first wicket for Mumbai. McClenaghan tests Uthappa with a bouncer outside off. Uthappa had to fetch the pull - Does so and ekes out a thick top-edge which lands safely in the palms of Pollard at cover. Uthappa c Pollard b McClenaghan 8(10) [4s-1]
McClenaghan to Uthappa, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
3.3 -
McClenaghan to Uthappa, no run, at the pads, Uthappa flicks straight to short mid-wicket, Gambhir was keen on a non-existent single, sent back in time though
3.2 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, 1 run, drags his length slightly and offers ample width, Gambhir rocks back and cuts wide of third man
3.1 -
McClenaghan to Uthappa, 1 run, goodish length in the channel, push-driven towards mid-off
One slip for McClenaghan...
Mitchell McClenaghan, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
2.6 -
Southee to Gambhir, FOUR, too full on middle, Gambhir flicks through mid-wicket, that was timed so sweetly and the fielder in the deep had no chance. Went just wide of Harbhajan at short mid-wicket
2.5 -
Southee to Uthappa, 1 run, tap-and-run cricket from Uthappa! Drops the ball to the off-side and calls for a quick single
2.4 -
Southee to Gambhir, 1 run, neatly done that! A late-cut behind backward point for an easy single
2.4 -
Southee to Gambhir, wide, too high for Gambhir, bumper that goes at a wayward height, Gambhir rides with the bounce and missed the hook/pull
2.3 -
Southee to Uthappa, leg byes, 1 run, arrowing down leg, Uthappa fails to glance, gets some pad and doesn't waste any time in sneaking a leg bye
2.2 -
Southee to Uthappa, FOUR, around middle and off at 139ks, Uthappa is too good a player to miss out on that. Whips nonchalantly to the right of a diving square leg, first boundary for KOL
2.1 -
Southee to Gambhir, 1 run, length delivery in the outside off channel, Gambhir opens the bat face to skim it past backward point, Pandya throws himself to his left and stops a certain boundary
1.6 -
Bumrah to Uthappa, no run, the customary dab towards backward point, fails to fetch a single though
1.5 -
Bumrah to Gambhir, 1 run, wider of off, pinged off the middle but towards mid-off who swiftly moves to his left to field, can't prevent the single though
1.4 -
Bumrah to Gambhir, no run, this one kept slightly low, 138 ks angled away from the left-hander, Gambhir tries for a ugly heave sans any feet movement, makes no connection whatsoever
1.3 -
Bumrah to Uthappa, 1 run, another one that nips in slightly on off, Uthappa tries to push hard, gets it off the inside half past the non-striker, hustles for a quick single
1.2 -
Bumrah to Uthappa, no run, length ball curled in on off, punchily driven to mid-off
1.1 -
Bumrah to Gambhir, 1 run, the slingy Bumrah bustles to the crease and offers a fullish delivery around leg-stump line, turned away wristily wide of square leg
Jasprit Bumrah, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Southee to Gambhir, 1 run, offers width to work with, Gambhir opens the bat face and runs it down to third man
0.6 -
Southee to Gambhir, wide, gets the length right but errs in line, drifting just a smidgen wide of leg-stump as Gambhir misses on the glance
0.5 -
Southee to Gambhir, no run, slips this towards the pads, flicked crisply, straight to the man at square leg
0.4 -
Southee to Gambhir, no run, another one that's slanted away from Gambhir, he pokes and gets a soft outside edge which dies down in front of Pollard at first slip
0.3 -
Southee to Gambhir, no run, short of length and zipped off the surface, bounced past the bashing blade of Gambhir
0.2 -
Southee to Gambhir, no run, full and angled away from the left-hander, no hint of swing yet, flashed off the back foot, straight to backward point
0.1 -
Southee to Uthappa, 1 run, hurls a back of a length delivery on middle and Uthappa is happy to tuck one behind square, off the mark with a single
Uthappa and Gambhir are at the crease. Uthappa is on strike. Southee will open the attack
It took some time, but the T20 League has finally gathered steam. A superb game of cricket, where the power of MUM's star-studded batting line-up came to the fore, led by captain Rohit himself. They are up and running and have bounced back in style after their thumping at Wankhede. That's all for today. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. This is Sagar Chawla signing off on behalf of Krishna and my co-commentators Raju Peethala, and Bharath Ramaraj. Good night!
Rohit: "It's a high scoring ground, we have played enough to understand that. We were up for the chase for anything around 175 but they got around 10 extra. We bowled well in the end, at one point they looked like getting 200. It was Ricky's idea [to send McClenaghan up the order]. He sent the message across about sending the left-hander in as a leg-spinner was bowling. Mitch, being a powerhitter, we wanted to use that. And that got us the momentum we were looking for. We started well with the ball, lost it in the middle and didn't field well. Our fielding needs to improve. Our batting was superb. PP [Parthiv Patel] got off to a start, Mitch came in and scored those crucial 20 runs, and Buttler came in and played that crucial knock, we have seen him do that time and again for England. Someone needed to play right through the innings and it was my duty and responsibility. It's very important to get a win under the belt, but we were not desperate for it. Just wanted to do the basics right."
Rohit Sharma is the Man of the Match for his match-winning 84.
Gambhir: "If one of the top 3 batters bat through the innings, Rohit did that and it was tough for us. We needed to take wickets all the time. We didn't start well with the ball and missed our lengths. Credit goes to them for accelerating at the right time. We thought that spinners will be more useful than fast bowlers, so we played 3 spinners. It was a tactical move. There was some good batting from others as well, the likes of Jos Buttler. I can't point out one or two things why Mumbai do well here. They have a lot of quality players like Rohit Sharma and are a dangerous side. If someone like Rohit bats 20 overs, it's difficult to defend."
Russell chugged down Buttler in the penultimate over to give KOL a glimmer of hope. But Rohit calmly steered them home at his favourite hunting ground. It was Rohit, who initially powered their chase and when both McClenaghan and Buttler unfurled a volley of shots, he rotated the strike, sprinkled with the occasional boundary. John Hastings was the best bowler on show for KOL. But the spinners couldn't really make an impact. In fact, riding on Gautam Gambhir's crunchy fifty and Russell's pyrotechnics, KOL had ended up with a substantial total. Just that MUM showed their batting might to chase it down.
Rohit Sharma played with a royal flourish to hold the innings together and propel Mumbai to their maiden win of T20 League 2016. With 66 runs required off a mere 36 balls, the game was tantalizingly poised. However, Jos Buttler, with his domineering batsmanship, just changed the complexion of the game. In particular, Buttler's demolition job in the 16th over, where he cracked a couple of sixes and a boundary off Andre Russell turned the game on its head. He just played with a dash of untrammelled power today.
19.1 -
Chawla to Pollard, 1 run, and Pollard softly nudges a leg-break in front of point to bring up the win. A thrilling game of cricket, in which Mumbai come up trumps by 6 wickets and 5 balls to spare. A stunning combined batting performance from the visitors to hunt this total down. Everyone chipped in and played their roles
Piyush Chawla [3.0-0-28-1] is back into the attack
18.6 -
A Russell to Rohit, FOUR, my word. This is spellbinding. It's as if the ball is enchanted by his magic. Russell again misses his mark with a yorker, Rohit walks across off, and sweeps it through mid-wicket. He has a GPS fitted in the eye
18.5 -
A Russell to Rohit, FOUR, now picks his spot over mid-off. Magnificent stuff from the MUM skipper. He's paced this knock like a dream, and is now getting them over the line. Full ball around off and he smears it over the infield
18.4 -
A Russell to Rohit, FOUR, this is simply superb. The shot selection itself tells you how calm he is. Russell sticks to his plan of slanting it wide outside off, Rohit knows that third man is square and dabs it as late as possible to guide it fine
Kieron Pollard, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.3 -
A Russell to Buttler, out Caught by Suryakumar Yadav!! Buttler has skied this a mile in the air .. went hard at a full ball angled away from him from round the wicket, the bat twisted in his hands and he sliced it straight up .. mid-off is settling under it, and pouches it comfortably. Is there still life in this game? 13 needed off 9. Buttler c Suryakumar Yadav b A Russell 41(22) [4s-3 6s-3]
A Russell to Buttler, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
18.2 -
A Russell to Rohit, 1 run, slants it very wide of off from round the wicket, Rohit reaches out and slices it wide of deep backward point
18.1 -
A Russell to Rohit, FOUR, swiped down the ground, as straight as a dye! It's full around off, right in the slot and Rohit simply swings through the line with a clean extension of the arms
Andre Russell [3.0-0-35-0] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Hastings to Buttler, no run, Hastings has put one down off his own bowling! Bangs in a slower short of length delivery and .. moments later .. finds it coming right back at him after Buttler mistimes his flat-batted mow. The fierce batswing is misleading as the ball is slow to arrive, it's at a comfortable height though around the waist. Hastings tries to grab it with both hands but it pops out
17.5 -
Hastings to Buttler, 2 runs, swats a full ball off the inside half of the bat wide of deep mid-wicket. Another comfortable couple
17.4 -
Hastings to Buttler, no run, this one's a quick bouncer and it's burst through Buttler. Didn't expect it and is beaten for pace on the pull
17.3 -
Hastings to Buttler, no run, another slower bouncer, it's wide outside off while Buttler is moving to leg. Tries to reach out for it with a forehanded swat, misses
17.2 -
Hastings to Rohit, 1 run, slower bouncer which loops up awkwardly outside off, Rohit has to hold his pull and then mistimes it through mid-wicket
17.1 -
Hastings to Buttler, 1 run, ventures well down leg and is followed by a low full toss, flicks it to deep mid-wicket
John Hastings [3.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
B Hogg to Rohit, 2 runs, driven through the vacant extra-cover region, it's wide of deep extra-cover who is too straight and they pinch two
16.5 -
B Hogg to Rohit, no run, a brilliantly disguised googly. If it has beaten Rohit - batting at 63 - then it has to be good. Pitches on a length on off and rips away past the edge
16.4 -
B Hogg to Rohit, FOUR, shoddy work in the deep, doesn't help when your team is already drowning. Pathan is the fielder at deep backward square, runs round to cut off Rohit's sweep, slides and allows it to sneak right under him
16.3 -
B Hogg to Buttler, 1 run, drills a near yorker down to long-off
16.2 -
B Hogg to Buttler, no run, I've seen it all today. A blatant loopy full toss, and Buttler's missed it altogether. Couldn't judge the dip on the ball and is hit on the back leg. The impact is well outside leg, no worries there
16.1 -
B Hogg to Buttler, 2 runs, clips it with the turn between long-on and deep mid-wicket and rushes back to retain strike
15.6 -
A Russell to Buttler, 1 run, gets slightly cramped for room and chops a back of a length delivery to point
15.5 -
A Russell to Buttler, SIX, Buttler is muscling MUM towards victory. Brute force. Steps to leg just a teensy bit, creates enough room and slaps a length ball over the extra-cover fence once more
15.4 -
A Russell to Buttler, SIX, oh smack! Buttler is on fire. Length ball outside off, there's enough width on offer and Buttler swings his arms to carve it over extra-cover
15.3 -
A Russell to Buttler, FOUR, that's where Buttler is so good. He can murder you down the ground, and then he can frustrate you with these. Walks across the stumps, picks the short of length off-cutter and laps it past short fine leg
15.2 -
A Russell to Rohit, 1 run, a yorker just outside off, not at full til from Russell. Rohit squeezes it in front of backward point for a single
15.1 -
A Russell to Rohit, no run, short ball outside off, it's some sort of cutter, and loops over Rohit's attempted upper-cut
Andre Russell [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
MUM ask for the strategic timeout. Not sure they need one, the way they are going. Why impede the momentum which is snowballing?
14.6 -
B Hogg to Buttler, SIX, oh biggie! It's massive and soaring into the deep mid-wicket stands. Hogg drops it very short on the stumps and Buttler has rocked back to pull it into obscurity
14.5 -
B Hogg to Buttler, FOUR, this bloke can strike a cricket ball! He can absolutely clobber it. He's picked the googly, and is also aided by very full length of the ball. Yanks the front leg out of the way and drills it straight back. Hogg stuck out a hand as a reflex, lucky that it didn't get in the way. Else he might not have a hand still
14.4 -
B Hogg to Rohit, 1 run, loosens the grip and knocks a googly in front of cover-point
14.3 -
B Hogg to Buttler, 1 run, very full around off and jammed to long-off
14.2 -
B Hogg to Rohit, 1 run, flatter, quicker and turning back in on leg, clipped through mid-wicket. Smart batting. He's got the boundary for the over. Nothing fancy. Good old fashioned run chase
14.1 -
B Hogg to Rohit, FOUR, boundary off the first ball. The pressure is now on Hogg. This one is a googly, but it eventually doesn't matter as Rohit is down on one knee slapping it through square leg. Skims off the carpet into the fence
Brad Hogg [2.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
At the end of 14 overs, MUM and KOL are perfectly level in terms of number of runs
13.6 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Buttler, no run, tries the reverse sweep again, slots it squarer this time and picks out point
13.5 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit, 1 run, on leg-stump, Rohit sweeps it away to deep backward square. Hit it very well, but hit it close to the fielder in the deep
13.4 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit, 2 runs, clipped through the mid-wicket region. Again, soft hands. Soft hands. It enables him to bolt back for the second
13.3 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Buttler, 1 run, brings out the reverse sweep and hits it straight to short third man
13.2 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Buttler, FOUR, Buttler's delicately chipped that over extra-cover. Don't think he picked the googly out of the hand and was looking to go down the ground, but once he realized the variation, he opened the bat-face on impact and creamed it delightfully
13.1 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit, 1 run, tucks it away through mid-wicket to bring up fifty. Long way to go still
12.6 -
Hastings to Buttler, no run, holds up on him from a short of length as he tries to work it through the on-side, it bobs off a soft leading edge. Goes to ground fairly quickly
12.5 -
Hastings to Rohit, 1 run, shortish, it's another cutter and it doesn't get up much. Rohit whacks a pull off the front foot straight to deep mid-wicket
12.4 -
Hastings to Buttler, 1 run, stays flat-footed as the length is not inviting and knocks it through the covers
12.3 -
Hastings to Rohit, 1 run, driven gently wide enough of extra-cover to scamper a single
12.2 -
Hastings to Rohit, no run, leg-cutter just outside off, Rohit punches it softly to extra-cover. He looks to have set himself on batting the distance, the risks have to be taken at the other end
12.1 -
Hastings to Buttler, 1 run, back of a length outside off, patted through the covers
John Hastings [2.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit, no run, waits on the crease for the wrong 'un and steers it towards backward point
Jos Buttler, right handed bat, comes to the crease
11.5 -
Kuldeep Yadav to McClenaghan, out Caught by Munro!! Gone this time. Gone this time. A short innings, an IMPACT innings - happened in a blur to be honest. What a ball to get out to, though. Shabby full toss well wide outside off, goes chasing after it to carve it over extra-cover, but slices it straight to the man. McClenaghan c Munro b Kuldeep Yadav 20(8) [6s-3]
Kuldeep Yadav to McClenaghan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
11.4 -
Kuldeep Yadav to McClenaghan, no run, tosses it wide outside off, the length is too full to be sweeping and McClenaghan's premeditated attempt is foiled
11.3 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit, 1 run, opens the face on a googly and runs it towards short third man
11.2 -
Kuldeep Yadav to McClenaghan, 1 run, oh, it's all running his way. Mistimes a full toss in the air and it drops short of long-on. Could the fielder have gone for the catch, maybe. But he decided to play it safe
11.1 -
Kuldeep Yadav to McClenaghan, SIX, this is exactly why he was sent. A quickfire cameo to snatch the momentum back. Goes low on one knee and whacks the slog-sweep way over mid-wicket. The tables are turning
10.6 -
Chawla to McClenaghan, 1 run, mistimes the pull through mid-wicket
10.5 -
Chawla to McClenaghan, SIX, this is a flat-batted mow over long-off. It's flat, it's low and it's burst through the fielder's hands. Very powerfully struck. Long-off ran to his left looking for an overhead catch but he was taken aback by the thrust on it
10.4 -
Chawla to McClenaghan, SIX, flapped off the bottom of the bat. It's going to long-off, it keeps going, and it's over the fielder. Geez, he backed away and hardly managed to reach it in the end. Seemed like slicing it off the bottom but it still carries
10.3 -
Chawla to McClenaghan, no run, short ball and McClenaghan has swatted a pull straight to mid-wicket
10.2 -
Chawla to Rohit, 1 run, flatter and sliding on towards middle and leg, might have been the googly, clipped through mid-wicket
Mitchell McClenaghan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
10.1 -
Chawla to Pandya, out Caught by M Pandey!! Pandya's struggle comes to an end. He was sent in to do a job. Instead, he just racked up extra pressure on his own side. Tossed up leg-break just outside off, Pandya clears his front leg looking to go downtown and slices it down to long-off. Pandey has a juggle or two but doesn't let it go. Pandya c M Pandey b Chawla 9(10)
Chawla to Pandya, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
9.6 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit, 6 runs, what's happened here? Sliced off a thick leading edge straight back over the bowler, Pandey glides across, and fires a throw at the striker's end. Rohit is right in the path of the ball, he looks back and realizes that he's in danger. So he ducks at the last moment, which puts Uthappa off. Unfortunate from KOL's point of view
9.5 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit, no run, another wrong 'un, Rohit lunges forward and pops it off a soft leading edge down the pitch. Drops well short of the bowler
9.4 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Pandya, 1 run, pushes a googly down to long-off
9.4 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Pandya, 5 wides, oh these will help! It was turning out to be another tidy over but Yadav has been put off by Pandya moving all over the shop. Tries to follow him down leg, but fires it well wide
9.3 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Pandya, no run, flatter and quicker on the stumps, swatted back to the bowler
9.2 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Pandya, 2 runs, gallops down and tries to slog a googly against the turn, lucky to find the leading edge fall short and wide of long-off
9.1 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit, 1 run, slowish ball around off, allows Rohit the time on the back foot to nudge it through mid-wicket
The strategic time-out has been enforced. Since the completion of the powerplay, KOL have stalled MUM to a considerable extent. MUM need a quickfire innings from someone, and Pandya might have been sent with that very intent. Rohit is absolutely key here. Has to take it as deep as possible.
8.6 -
Chawla to Rohit, 1 run, can't get it away. Again it's very full from Chawla and denies Rohit the length to get under. Swats it down to long-on
8.5 -
Chawla to Rohit, no run, Rohit bends on one knee after seeing the flight, and tries to sweep from outside off. He has picked the wrong length though. It's almost in the blockhole, and sneaks under the willow to the keeper
8.4 -
Chawla to Pandya, 1 run, very full on the stumps, and drilled to long-on
8.3 -
Chawla to Rohit, 1 run, Chawla cleverly bowls it wider after seeing Rohit shimmying down, makes him reach out and he ends up swatting it off the inside half towards long-on
8.2 -
Chawla to Rohit, no run, quicker slider, skids on from a shortish length towards off and Rohit chops it off a thick under-edge beside the pitch
8.1 -
Chawla to Rohit, SIX, shocking half-tracker from Chawla, and it's been bashed over mid-wicket. Rohit leant back and powered the pull hard
7.6 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Pandya, 2 runs, Pandya clips it with soft hands through mid-wicket, senses the opportunity for a second with deep mid-wicket having plenty of ground to make and hares back
7.5 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit, 1 run, nudged away through the vacant mid-wicket region for a single
7.4 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit, no run, quicker and fuller just outside off, Rohit lunges out and clips it back to the bowler
7.3 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Pandya, 1 run, on the pads, flicked through square leg
7.2 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit, 1 run, flighted googly outside off, Rohit reads it and pats it with the turn in front of cover
7.1 -
Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit, no run, closes the bat-face too early and a soft leading edge rolls back down the pitch
Kuldeep Yadav, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack
Gambhir is back on the field.
6.6 -
Chawla to Rohit, 1 run, Rohit stays on the back foot and neatly flicks this one to deep mid-wicket
6.5 -
Chawla to Rohit, no run, tossed up delivery and Chawla teases the batsman by bowling it outside off, Rohit looks for the expansive drive and misses
6.4 -
Chawla to Pandya, 1 run, Pandya nicely works this flatter delivery to mid-wicket
6.3 -
Chawla to Rohit, 1 run, too straight from Chawla, Rohit works it to backward square leg. The keeper himself runs across and stops it to make sure that the duo don't pinch another run
6.2 -
Chawla to Pandya, 1 run, Pandya stays back and tucks it to wide of long-on for a single. He wanted another run, but sent back
6.1 -
Chawla to Rohit, 1 run, the straighter-one from Chawla, Rohit drills it to long-off
Piyush Chawla, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
5.6 -
B Hogg to Pandya, no run, Pandya comes forward and defends this flatter delivery
Hardik Pandya, right handed bat, comes to the crease
5.5 -
B Hogg to Parthiv Patel, out Parthiv Patel Run Out!! Hogg at 45 shows sharp reflexes to effect a run-out as Parthiv makes the walk back to the pavilion. He is a disappointed man. Parthiv uses his feet and works it towards short mid-wicket, Hogg moves to his left and swoops down on the ball quickly. He fires in a throw at the batsman's end. By then, Parthiv had almost run half of the length of the pitch, but was sent back by Rohit. He did try to get back to the crease with a dive. Unfortunately for him, the keeper whipped the bails off and he found himself short of the crease. The third umpire confirmed the same. Parthiv Patel run out (B Hogg/Uthappa) 23(20) [4s-4]
B Hogg to Parthiv Patel, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
5.4 -
B Hogg to Parthiv Patel, no run, slightly shorter in length, Parthiv mistimes the cut to short third man
5.3 -
B Hogg to Parthiv Patel, no run, on a length and on the stumps, Parthiv pushes it firmly back towards the bowler
5.2 -
B Hogg to Rohit, 1 run, the chinaman from Hogg, Rohit tucks it to mid-wicket and sets off for a quick single. The fielder at mid-wicket effects a direct-hit at the non-striker's end, but by then Rohit was in
5.1 -
B Hogg to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, full and on the stumps, Parthiv waits for it and pushes it to mid-wicket. He leisurely jogs to the other end for a single
5.1 -
B Hogg to Parthiv Patel, wide, splayed down leg, Parthiv can't connect with his pull
4.6 -
Hastings to Rohit, no run, too straight from Hastings, tucked to mid-wicket
4.5 -
Hastings to Rohit, FOUR, this has been a great start by the pair as they stitch a fifty-run stand in a mere 29 balls. From wide of the crease, Hastings drifts it down leg, Rohit neatly flicks it to the fine leg fence
4.4 -
Hastings to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, Parthiv stays leg-side of the ball and dabs it to square third man
4.3 -
Hastings to Parthiv Patel, 2 runs, Parthiv makes room and tries to biff this shorter in length delivery, he gets a top-edge that clears the fielders stationed at point and backward point. Russell, with athletic strides gives the chase and flicks the ball back into play. Another fielder fires in a throw at the striker's end. By then, Parthiv had made his ground
4.2 -
Hastings to Rohit, 1 run, another slower delivery and on the stumps, Rohit pats it to mid-on and pinches a quick single. Rohit made the call early there
4.1 -
Hastings to Rohit, FOUR, Rohit was elegance personified there. The slower one from Hastings, Rohit stays back and punches it to sweeper cover. No need to run for those
4.1 -
Hastings to Rohit, wide, sliding down leg, Rohit can't connect with his tuck, adjudged as a wide
John Hastings [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
3.6 -
B Hogg to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, now, that was a sparkling stroke by Parthiv. Short and asking to be hammered, Parthiv stays back in the crease and pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence
3.5 -
B Hogg to Parthiv Patel, no run, another one that skids on, Parthiv chops it to short third man
3.4 -
B Hogg to Rohit, byes, 1 run, the googly from Hogg, Rohit can't connect with his drive and they pinch a bye
3.3 -
B Hogg to Rohit, no run, the cross-seam delivery from Hogg, Rohit pokes at it and is beaten
3.2 -
B Hogg to Rohit, FOUR, this shorter in length delivery skids on, Rohit pulls it to the deep backward square leg fence. Nice timing on that one by Rohit
3.1 -
B Hogg to Parthiv Patel, leg byes, 1 run, the chinaman from Hogg, Parthiv looks to nudge it, misses and wears it on his pads and the ball rolls across to short third man as the pair pinch a legbye
Brad Hogg, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack
2.6 -
A Russell to Rohit, no run, fuller from Russell, Rohit drives it to mid-off
2.5 -
A Russell to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, Parthiv again stays back in the crease and slashes it to Hastings at third man, who runs around the circmference and puts in a dive to save a few runs for his team
2.4 -
A Russell to Parthiv Patel, no run, banged in delivery from Russell, Parthiv aims to ramp it over the keeper, but misses
2.3 -
A Russell to Parthiv Patel, no run, shorter in length and outside off, Parthiv jumps in the crease and looks for the upper-cut, but the ball perhaps got slightly big on him. As a result, he can't make the connection
2.2 -
A Russell to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, fuller length delivery and just outside off, Parthiv hangs back in the crease and drills it down the ground to the long-off boundary. MUM have made a fine start here
2.1 -
A Russell to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, mediocred with width, Parthiv stays slightly leg-side of the ball and flashes at it. It zooms away to the third man boundary
1.6 -
Hastings to Rohit, FOUR, I would say that was the shot of the day. Good length delivery and angled in, Rohit just lofts it handsomely over the mid-on fielder and the ball just vroomed away to the fence. Rohit held the pose after playing the stroke for the camera. Rohit certainly loves to play on the up and through the line
1.5 -
Hastings to Rohit, no run, good length delivery and just outside off, Rohit push-drives it towards the cover-region
1.4 -
Hastings to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, sliding down leg, Parthiv gets an inside edge on to his thigh pad towards square leg
1.3 -
Hastings to Parthiv Patel, no run, good length delivery and zeroing in on the stumps, defended
1.2 -
Hastings to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, when the bat met the leather, the sweet sound gave an inkling that it came off the middle of the bat. No wonder, Parthiv's pull off a short delivery rocketed to the mid-wicket boundary
1.2 -
Hastings to Parthiv Patel, wide, I think it brushed Parthiv's pad, but given as a wide. Sliding down leg, he misses out with the nurdle and the umpire exercises his arms
1.1 -
Hastings to Parthiv Patel, no run, too straight from Hastings, Patel flicks it to square leg, with a crisp downward angling of the bat, but can't breach the gap
John Hastings, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
A Russell to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, a wee bit of width on offer, Parthiv cuts it towards Manish at backward point, who leaps in the air and saves a certain boundary. However, the pair still steal a single
0.5 -
A Russell to Parthiv Patel, no run, fullish and outside off, push-driven towards mid-off
0.4 -
A Russell to Rohit, 1 run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Rohit tries to slap it with his feet stationed in clay. He ekes out an inside edge to backward square for a single. He was lucky that the ball did not go onto hit the stumps
0.3 -
A Russell to Rohit, SIX, the first six off MUM's innings. Half-volley on leg-stump from Russell, Rohit just whips it over the deep backward square leg boundary. It came right off the screws there
0.2 -
A Russell to Rohit, no run, fullish and zeroing in on the stumps, Rohit works it to mid-on
0.1 -
A Russell to Rohit, no run, a tad fuller and zooming in on the stumps, defended with a straight blade
Rohit and Parthiv Patel are at the crease. Rohit is on strike. A Russell will open the attack