short ball, gets a top edge. Game over. Mumbai through to the final
MI vs RCB, 1st Semi-Final at Navi Mumbai, IPL, Apr 21 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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Kieron Pollard is the MoM Says he: "Thanks to the team and the management for sticking with me. I know my role was to go in and up the run-rate, I hink I did that, and then take a couple of wickets. Me and Bravo were 160, and we thought if I got a couple of overs, we could get 180. After running the first two runs, I twinged my knee, but it feels good now, and hopefully I should be fit for the final."
Sachin Tendulkar "Fantastic performance. Rayudu and Saurabh's performance was great, mental strength, shot selection, everything. And then final burst from Pollard, exceptional. And then we bowled really well. He [Pollard] is getting bigger and bigger, and his hits are getting farther and farther. Hand is not too great, split my webbing, got five stitches, and hopefully I recover by the final."
Anil Kumble "Those last five overs we gave away too many runs. Even my last over. Having said that, Mumbai played really well. Always tough, chasing probably 25 runs extra. Having said that, we were doing well in the chase, but those two wickets in two balls hampered us."
Mumbai jubilant, Bangalore despondent. Handshakes all around. Till the 16th over of the first innings, Mumbai were in, and then Kumble bowled a no-ball, and Mumbai just took the game up to another level and proved to be too good. Pollard was all over Bangalore after that. Rayudu, Tiwary, Pollard, and then those two yorker kings, Malinga and Zaheer. Mumbai had two words tonight. Too good.
low full toss, hit down to long-on
goes for the yorker, wide down the leg side
slower ball, outside off, Kumble is beaten
now the quick yorker, and timber! These last few overs are reinforcing Mumabi have been too good on the night
split-finger slower ball, too good for Steyn, misses
slower ball, heaves and misses
Fernando to bowl the last over. Tendulkar is back after getting five stitches on the webbing. Not back on the field, back to the ground. he will be pleased with the state of affairs
full toss hit down to long-off for one
slower ball, heaves at it, gets a thick edge over short third
yorker, gets a single to long-off
full toss, mis-hit, sliced over extra cover, comes back for two
misses the yorker not by much, gets under it and lofts him four straight down the ground
full toss, he swings and misses
bowled him! Length ball, straight, Vinay Kumar backs away and swings and misses and out goes the middle stump
makes room to hit, but he doesn't get all of it, only a single
first length ball, VK hits it down to long-on
if ever Malinga was going to give a hittable delivery this was one, full toss down the leg side, and he gets only a leg-bye off it
full toss, backs away and hits to square leg
low full toss, hit to deep square leg for one
short ball into the ribs, gloved away to fine leg
Over 20 • RCB 149/9