Indian T20 League 2015

Scorecard - 9th Match, Rajasthan vs Mumbai at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India (14 Apr 2015)

Mumbai

164/5 (20) RR:8.2

Rajasthan won by 7 wkts

MOM: Steven Smith

Rajasthan

165/3 (19.1) RR:8.61

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19.2 - C Morris to Corey Anderson, FOUR, full and outside off stump, Anderson reaches out and slices it over backward point and third man is inside the ring

18.3 - Southee to Pollard, FOUR, this is brilliant batting. He was actually backing away initially, on seeing Southee fire a full toss outside off stump, he reached out and smashed it very hard, mid-off had no chance as it rocketed to his right

18.2 - Southee to Pollard, FOUR, four more! Back of a length delivery from Southee, Pollard pulls and gets it behind square on the on-side through backward square leg

16.4 - Faulkner to Pollard, FOUR, friendly full toss, dreadful ball from Faulkner. Pollard backs away and muscles it hard over mid-off and long-off had no chance

16.1 - Faulkner to Pollard, FOUR, can't bowl short at pace to these two. It's not high enough either, Pollard waits and pulls it very hard to the deep mid-wicket fence

15.4 - Southee to Pollard, FOUR, low full toss on the off stump, Pollard is a strong man and his flick is powerful enough and it races away to the deep mid-wicket fence. Fifty of the partnership comes up as well

14.4 - D Kulkarni to Pollard, FOUR, one slower ball too many, again on the shorter side, Pollard had a glimpse of it the previous ball, this time he waited, backed away and muscled it with a pull shot to the deep mid-wicket boundary

12.4 - C Morris to Corey Anderson, FOUR, wonder why he tried the slower ball, he was bowling so well in that back of a length region. This one goes full and in the slot, Anderson waits and muscles it down the ground over mid-off for a one-bounce four

12.2 - C Morris to Pollard, FOUR, good shot from Pollard, a controlled shot from him. Full and angling into the right-hander, Pollard just flicks it over the infield, beats the fielder's jump at wide mid-on and picks up four

12.0 - Tambe to Corey Anderson, FOUR, poor ball and Tambe is livid with himself. He says "come on" to himself and takes the cap off from the umpire. Googly down the leg-side, Anderson sweeps it fine and it runs away to the fine leg boundary

6.5 - Binny to Corey Anderson, FOUR, cracking shot, width on offer from Binny, it was overpitched as well, Anderson leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and drives it through extra cover for a boundary

5.5 - Southee to Chand, FOUR, width on offer from Southee, Chand goes hard on the cut, gets a thick edge and the ball flies to the third man boundary, one bounce and over the ropes

2.1 - D Kulkarni to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, inside edge and four, Parthiv gets lucky, this was short and wide outside off, Patel went hard on the cut, is done in by the lack of bounce, gets an inside edge past the off-stump, beats the keeper and races away to the fence

2.0 - C Morris to Finch, FOUR, too straight from Morris, ends up drifting onto Finch's pads, clipped away behind square on the on-side for a boundary

1.1 - C Morris to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, poor ball from Morris, full and slips onto Patel's pads, he gets inside the line and flicks it fine, fine leg was inside the ring, the ball races away to the fence

0.4 - Southee to Finch, FOUR, lovely shot, Southee hasn't got his line right, this was full and wide outside off, Finch leans forward and drives it uppishly, hits the gap between cover and point, the ball races away to the fence

19.3 - C Morris to Corey Anderson, SIX, no! That's not the place to bowl. Low full toss, Anderson muscles it over long-on and brings up his fifty in style

18.4 - Southee to Pollard, SIX, twenty runs off the over already and still two balls to go. Short ball on the stumps, Pollard pulls and clears the deep square leg boundary. 100 partnership comes up as well

18.1 - Southee to Pollard, SIX, whoa! Has that hit the rope on the full? Yes it has! Full from round the wicket, Southee misses the yorker by a yard, Pollard goes deep in the crease and flicks it flat and hard to the deep mid-wicket boundary

17.1 - Tambe to Pollard, SIX, that's a mistimed hit from Pollard, but it's cleared long-on. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Pollard slogs and gets it on the inside half of the bat, yet it goes for six

16.2 - Faulkner to Pollard, SIX, even better! Full and outside off stump, Pollard lofts it over extra-cover and the connection is good enough to clear the boundary. What a start to the over

14.0 - Faulkner to Corey Anderson, SIX, he's picked the slower ball and deposited it in the stands. It was full and in the slot, Anderson waits and lofts it easily over long-off

13.1 - Faulkner to Pollard, SIX, wowwww! What a shot that was from Pollard! What power! Just a flick of the wrists as someone would say and away she went. Tell you what, had the fielder at deep mid-wicket been right on the end, he'd have had a chance. Length ball on the leg stump, whipped away nicely, it went flat and all the way

19.4 - C Morris to Corey Anderson, out Bowled!! Knocked him over. Full in length, Anderson looks to slog it hard over mid-wicket, he misses, the ball hits the thigh pad on the back leg and crashes into the stumps. That's a lucky wicket for Morris you would have to say as it was in the slot to be put away. Corey Anderson b C Morris 50(38) [4s-5 6s-3]

19.0 - Southee to Pollard, out Caught by Nair!! End of a terrific knock from the all-rounder. Full and on the leg stump, Pollard could not get under it, he flicked it uppishly and hit it straight to deep mid-wicket, who took a good low catch. Some respite for Southee. Pollard c Nair b Southee 70(34) [4s-7 6s-5]

9.5 - Tambe to Chand, out Bowled!! Chand has yorked himself! This was tossed up generously and on the middle stump line, Chand came down the track, made room as he did so, ends up playing on top of the ball and the middle pole is knocked out. Mumbai's unheralded leg-spinner has struck against the T20 League side from his city. MUM are in serious trouble now. Chand b Tambe 12(17) [4s-1]

6.3 - Binny to Rohit, out Caught by S Smith!! Edged and caught! Huge wicket for RAJ. This was perfectly bowled by Binny, tad fuller and gets it to shape away from outside off, lures Rohit into the drive, gets the outside edge and it's a simple catch to Smith at first slip. Second consecutive duck for Rohit. MUM are on the ropes at the Motera. Rohit c S Smith b Binny 0(5)

4.4 - D Kulkarni to Parthiv Patel, out Caught by C Morris!! That's a soft dismissal for Parthiv! This was pitched up and held its line outside off, he rolled his fingers around it, the slower ball from Kulkarni. Parthiv was making room as he looked to go over mid-off, checked his shot at the last moment and presents a simple catch to Morris - running to his right from mid-off. Parthiv Patel c C Morris b D Kulkarni 16(11) [4s-2]

18.0 - Tambe to Pollard, 1 run, low full toss outside off stump, driven to deep extra-cover and that's fifty off just 28 balls for Pollard

19.0 - Malinga to S Smith, FOUR, cracking drive! It was full and on the stumps, Smith backs away slightly and drives it inside-out wide of mid-off and the ball crashes into the fence, brings 50 of the partnership

18.2 - Malinga to S Smith, FOUR, that's a super shot from Smith. It was full and on the stumps, Smith comes down the track to this slower ball and he drives it wide of mid-off, that was just too pleasing for the eyes

16.4 - Malinga to S Smith, FOUR, edged and four! That's the third boundary of the over. It was full and slightly wide outside off, Smith goes for the expansive drive through the off-side and gets an outside edge that runs away to the fence, third man was squarer this time as well

16.2 - Malinga to S Smith, FOUR, Smith reaches his fifty with another four, it was very full and slightly wide outside off, Smith waits for it and carves it to the left of backward point, the ball hurries through the turf and crashes into the fence

16.1 - Malinga to S Smith, FOUR, Smith reaches his highest score in T20 League with the boundary, it was full and angled across off, Smith goes across slightly, gets under the ball and with his brilliant wrists, he flicks it to the cow corner fence for a four

15.3 - Suyal to S Smith, FOUR, edged and four! It was full and angled across off, Smith goes for the drive and gets an outside edge that runs away to the third man fence. The fielder at third man was a little squarer on that occasion

13.0 - Jagadeesha Suchith to S Smith, FOUR, gets the boundary this time, he comes charging down the track once again and drills the drive past the bowler, the ball runs away to the fence and long-off had no chance of stopping that

8.4 - Jagadeesha Suchith to Rahane, FOUR, poor ball from Suchith, dropped this one way too short and just outside off, pulled away wide of long-on, no chance for Pollard this time around

7.5 - Corey Anderson to Rahane, FOUR, that's well played by Rahane, width on offer from Anderson, Rahane goes through with the lofted back foot cover drive, clears Malinga at wide mid-off and races away to the fence

5.4 - Malinga to S Smith, FOUR, much better from Smith, too short from Malinga, he swivels across and pulls it through mid-wicket, no need to run for those

4.5 - Vinay to Rahane, FOUR, that's nicely played by Rahane, nothing wrong with the ball, perhaps, a fraction too straight, Rahane waits on it and helps it past the keeper for a boundary

4.2 - Vinay to Samson, FOUR, that breaks the shackles! Fraction short in length from Vinay, Samson gets half-forward, whips it through the line and clears mid-on for a boundary

3.5 - Suyal to Rahane, FOUR, Rahane has nailed the pull this time around! Comes down the track, shortens the length and pulls it wide of mid-on for a boundary, much needed for RAJ

1.3 - Suyal to Samson, FOUR, Samson makes the most of the free-hit, gets underneath a length delivery and carves it over extra cover for a boundary

1.2 - Suyal to Samson, FOUR, that's a handsome strike from Samson, width on offer from Suyal, Samson leans into the shot and caresses it past point for a boundary

18.0 - Suyal to S Smith, SIX, huge six from Smith and surely, it is their game now. It was a full delivery on off and middle, Smith goes across, gets under it and tonks it over the deep mid-wicket fence, Smith is playing a brilliant innings here, 12 runs came off the over

14.0 - Shreyas Gopal to Deepak Hooda, SIX, back-to-back sixes! Hooda is making a mockery of the bowling here. He was on the charge again here and he lofts this ball from Gopal handsomely over the long-off fence. This lad surely has got some talent and has no fear at all. He has hit 2 sixes off his first three balls. Just brilliant

13.5 - Shreyas Gopal to Deepak Hooda, SIX, what a shot and that too just off his second ball of the innings, he came down the track and once again and tonks this delivery on his pads over the deep mid-wicket fence

14.5 - Malinga to Deepak Hooda, out Bowled!! Hooda's bright little stay at the crease comes to an end. It's a similar dismissal to how he got out in the first game. Is it a no-ball? The umpires check for the front foot and it looks pretty close. The umpire is taking his time here and deems it legal. Hooda has to go and Pollard also raises his finger right next to the umpire. Coming to the ball, Hooda walked across a little too much as Malinga fired in a yorker on the leg-stump, he failed to connect with it and the leg stump gets uprooted. Deepak Hooda b Malinga 13(4) [6s-2]

13.1 - Shreyas Gopal to Rahane, out Caught by Corey Anderson!! Rahane goes against the run of play here. A much needed breakthrough for MUM. First wicket for Shreyas this season. It was floated up on the stumps, Rahane came charging down the track and went for the inside-out loft, he couldn't get it off the middle of the bat and ends up hitting it with the toe-end. Anderson moves to his right at long-off and reverse cups it with ease. Rahane goes after a good knock, he scored 47 in the last game and gets out on 46 today. Rahane c Corey Anderson b Shreyas Gopal 46(39) [4s-4]

4.3 - Vinay to Samson, out Caught by Rohit!! Tame dismissal for Samson! Much deserved wicket for Vinay. This was full and on Samson's pads, he was early into the flick, closes the face of the bat a bit too early, gets a leading edge towards mid-off. Rohit doesn't drop those, takes the dolly and throws the ball in the air. MUM celebrate, RAJ have lost an early wicket again. Samson c Rohit b Vinay 17(16) [4s-3]

11.2 - Shreyas Gopal to Rahane, 2 runs, slower through the air and turning in on middle, Rahane hangs back and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket, Unmukt Chand there runs in and gets his hands on it, but can't hold onto the catch as the ball popped out when he hit the ground

16.0 - Suyal to S Smith, 1 run, bowls this full and outside off, Smith was backing away a little and drives it straight to extra cover, the fielder fires in the throw at the non-striker's end and Smith was struggling to make his ground. A direct-hit would have been curtains for Smith

11.0 - Jagadeesha Suchith to S Smith, 2 runs, Smith comes down the track and almost yorks himself there, he does well to squeeze it out with an open face of the bat and gets it square of the wicket, the batsmen take a couple as the sweeper fumbles in the deep after running to his right, 50 of the partnership also comes up