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Ojha joins Mumbai Indians
Category: Cricket News,IPL,IPL 2012 News,IPL Mumbai IndiansMumbai : Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha Saturday joined Mumbai Indians after four seasons with Deccan Chargers for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) starting April 4.
Ojha, who is currently with the Test team in Australia, is the sixth player to be transferred during the 2102 trading window. Ojha won the Purple Cap for being the highest wicket-taker in the 2010 edition of the league.
Mumbai Indians’ co-owner Nita Ambani said Ojha’s addtion would bolster the bowling department.
“With a spinner of Pragyan Ojha’s competence, we fortify our bowling department that has won us many matches in the past seasons. Pragyan Ojha is a player of great international repute, and we welcome him with much excitement,” said Nita. (more…)
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – IPL 4 – Qualifier 2nd Match – Scorecard
Category: Indian Premier League Scorecards,IPL,IPL Mumbai Indians,IPL Royal Challengers BangaloreMumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Match: Qualifier 2nd IPL Match 2011
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Date: May 27th,2011 (Friday)
Toss: Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field
Result: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Mumbai Indians by 43 runs
Scoreboard : Mumbai Indians Innings
| Royal Challengers Bangalore Innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| Mayank Agarwal | c R Sharma b K Pollard | 41 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 132.26 | |
| Chris Gayle | c J Franklin b M Patel | 89 | 47 | 9 | 5 | 189.36 | |
| Virat Kohli (C) | Not Out | 70 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 159.09 | |
| AB de Villiers (wk) | Not Out | 21 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 140.00 | |
| Luke Pomersbach | c L Malinga b M Patel | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Saurabh Tiwary | Not Out | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| Syed Mohammad | |||||||
| Daniel Vettori (C) | |||||||
| Sreenath Aravind | |||||||
| Zaheer Khan | |||||||
| Abhimanyu Mithun | |||||||
| Extras | (b 0,lb 0,w 13, nb 1) | 14 | |||||
| Total | (4 wicket; 20.0 overs) | 185 | (9.25 runs per over) | ||||
Fall of wickets (Royal Challengers Bangalore):
1-113 (Agarwal, 10.4 ov), 2-148 (Gayle, 14.4 ov), 3-151 (Kohli, 15.2 ov), 4-157 (Pomersbach, 16.2 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
| Abu Nechim | 4 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 10.00 | (nb 1 w 5) | |
| Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.00 | (w 1) | |
| Lasith Malinga | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 | ||
| Munaf Patel | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 9.33 | ||
| Rohit Sharma | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 | ||
| Kieron Pollard | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8.00 | (w 2) | |
| Mumbai Indians Innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| Aiden Blizzard | c M Agarwal b S Aravind | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 90.91 | |
| Sachin Tendulkar (C) | st AB de Villiers b S Mohammad | 40 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 166.66 | |
| Harbhajan Singh | c L Pomersbach b S Aravind | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 185.71 | |
| Rohit Sharma | c L Pomersbach b D Vettori | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 86.66 | |
| James Franklin | b Zaheer Khan | 16 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 94.12 | |
| Ambati Rayudu (W) | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Kieron Pollard | c A Mithun b D Vettori | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 200.00 | |
| Rajagopal Sathish | Not Out | 17 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 80.95 | |
| Lasith Malinga | c L Pomersbach b S Mohammad | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140.00 | |
| Abu Nechim | Not Out | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| Munaf Patel | |||||||
| Extras | (b 0,lb 2,w 1, nb 0) | 3 | |||||
| Total | (8 wickets; 20.0 overs) | 142 | (7.10 runs per over) | ||||
Fall of Wickets (Mumbai Indians):
1-23 (Blizzard, 3.3 ov), 2-41 (Harbhajan Singh, 5.1 ov), 3-68 (Tendulkar, 7.6 ov), 4-82 (Sharma, 10.4 ov), 5-83 (Rayudu, 10.6 ov), 6-89 (Pollard, 12.5 ov), 7-99 (Franklin, 14.4 ov), 8-110 (Malinga, 15.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
| Zaheer Khan | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 | (w 1) |
| Sreenath Aravind | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | (w 1) |
| Chris Gayle | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.66 | |
| Abhimanyu Mithun | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13.00 | |
| Daniel Vettori | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 | |
| Syed Mohammad | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
Powerplay: 1-6
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers(w), Saurabh Tiwary, Luke Pomersbach, Daniel Vettori(c), Zaheer Khan, Abhimanyu Mithun, Syed Mohammad Jamaluddin, Sreenath Aravind
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Sachin Tendulkar(c), Aiden Blizzard, Ambati Rayudu(w), Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, James Franklin, Rajagopal Sathish, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Munaf Patel, Abu Nechim
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – IPL 4 – Qualifier 2nd Match – Result
Category: IPL,IPL Match Results,IPL Mumbai Indians,IPL Royal Challengers BangaloreA scintillating half-century from Chris Gayle secured the Royal Challengers Bangalore a place in the IPL final as they thrashed the Mumbai Indians by 43 runs in their eliminator at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday.
Gayle belted his way to 89 off a trifling 47 deliveries as Bangalore posted an intimidating 185 for four. Left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori then snatched three for 19 as Mumbai stumbled to 142 for eight. Bangalore will now play the Chennai Super Kings in the final on Saturday.
Gayle struck nine fours and five sixes during his knock with some of his hitting on the leg-side being quite breathtaking at times.
The tall left-handed batsman made his intentions clear from the moment he walked to the crease as he blasted three fours and a six off the first over of the match, bowled by seamer Abu Nechim, with the unfortunate bowler conceding 27 runs off the first over.
Mumbai’s bowlers seemed unable to cope with Gayle and the batsman eventually contributed to his own downfall as he tried for one six too many and was caught at wide long-on by a running James Franklin off the bowling of seamer Munaf Patel.
Gayle was ably supported by Mayank Agarwal as the pair put on a stunning 113-run opening partnership off just 10.4 overs.
The right-handed Agarwal more than played his part in the stand as he cruised to 41 off 31 deliveries, although he was dropped twice with his score on 19 and 40.
The 20-year-old’s luck eventually ran out when he was caught at long-on off the bowling of medium-pacer Kieron Pollard.
Gayle was dismissed in the 15th over, with the score on 148, and three runs later Virat Kohli (8) was on his way back to the pavilion after chopping a Nechim delivery back on to his stumps.
Munaf picked up his second wicket, when he had Luke Pomersbach (4) superbly caught by a diving Lasith Malinga at short third man, but AB de Villiers provided some late runs as he ended on 21 not out.
Munaf was the star performer with the ball as he finished with figures of two for 27 off four overs while Nechim had a match to forget as he claimed one wicket while conceding 56 runs off his four overs.
Mumbai, faced with needing to score at over nine runs to the over at the start of their innings, wilted in the face of Bangalore’s three-pronged spin attack with Vettori being well supported by Syed Mohammad (4-0-25-2) and Gayle (3-0-11-0).
Sachin Tendulkar top-scored for Mumbai with 40 off 24 balls but, when he was stumped off the bowling of Syed Mohammed, Mumbai slipped to 68 for three and never managed to recover with the next best score just 19 not out from Rajagopal Sathish.
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – IPL 4 – Qualifier 2nd Match
Category: IPL,IPL Mumbai Indians,IPL Royal Challengers BangaloreTill about three-quarters into the first qualifier against Chennai Super Kings, the Royal Challengers Bangalore were well on their way to making it to the finals at the first available opportunity. Suresh Raina & Co. however, had other plans, and they literally pulled victory from the jaws of defeat to send Bangalore crashing into the second qualifier. In what is a similar story, till about three-quarters into the league stage, Mumbai looked good to finish in the top two before completely losing their way and just about scraping through to the play-offs. While Mumbai managed to get their fast derailing campaign back on track with a victory over the Knight Riders, Bangalore have the format to thank for giving them a second chance at making it to the final at Chepauk, which happens a day after they take on Mumbai at the same venue.
Match Details
Match – IPL 2011 Qualifier 2nd Match (Winner Eliminator vs Loser Qualifier 1)
Date – May 27th,2011 (Friday)
Time – 14:30 GMT (20:00 IST)
Venue – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
The batting was never a problem for Bangalore, more so after the arrival of Chris Gayle, and with only 5 runs separating him and Virat Kohli in the race for the orange cap, it is the bowling department in which Bangalore will have questions to ponder over. While Vettori’s performance on the ground has been affected due to fitness concerns, the pacers have proved costly while taking wickets. Though Sreenath Aravind has been a revelation taking 17 wickets at a strike rate of 14.1, Bangalore would hope for Zaheer Khan to come back to his devastating best at a stage when they need him the most. Abhimanyu Mithun has leaked runs at more than 9 runs an over without much success and there would be a temptation to give Charl Langeveldt, an excellent death bowler, a go ahead of him. Should that happen, Luke Pomersbach would need to make way, with Asad Pathan most likely to benefit. The fact that Bangalore got to 175 against Chennai despite losing Gayle early should be a comforting fact for their supporters. Bangalore have tried out a lot of options at the top to partner Gayle; but with Mayank Agarwal looking calm against Chennai, they will most probably stick with him.
They started the tournament like a dream, brushing each and every side who came in their way, and were easily the early pace setters. Towards the closing stages of the league matches however, Mumbai lost their way so badly that they were, for a little while, in danger of not even making it to the last four. Thanks to the Deccan Chargers, who beat Kings XI Punjab to clear Mumbai’s path to the last four, Sachin’s boys got another lifeline and have since then, notched up two consecutive and crucial victories over the Knight Riders. Though they don’t look as imposing as they did in the initial weeks of the tourney, Mumbai definitely have a rejuvenated look about them thanks to these two wins. Franklin has slotted in beautifully in the lower middle order and with the kind of calm he brings, the batting has acquired added depth. Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and Ambati Rayudu still remain their top-three batsmen but the kind of start Aiden Blizzard provided in the last game should ease worries of an opening partner for Sachin. The bowling is Mumbai’s stronger suit, with the likes of Lasith Malinga (28) and Harbhajan Singh (14) leading from the front. Munaf Patel has also been amongst the wickets (20) and the nature of the Chennai track is set to aid his style of bowling.
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders – IPL 4 – Eliminator Match – Result
Category: IPL,IPL Kolkata Knight Riders,IPL Match Results,IPL Mumbai IndiansMay 25, 2011 : Mumbai Indians have managed to keep their nose ahead in the crucial eliminator game against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Mumbai now progress to the second qualifier against Bangalore while as it is curtains for Kolkata who have virtually gained nothing from the play-offs, finishing fourth. The Sachin led side have also assured themselves of a Champions League spot.
Match Notes :
Toss - Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field
Result - Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 4 wickets
Kolkata after being put in were still ruing the dramatic Sunday loss as they looked lost and indulged in self-destruction from the very start. Save for a determined batting effort by their lower order led by Ryan ten Doeschate, Kolkata would have evaporated without a fight. In the end, their total of 147 was 10 runs short of the par.
Mumbai although began the chase in a spectacular fashion but the late order collapse provided lot of excitement as the game went down to the wire. Mumbai openers, Sachin Tendulkar and Aiden Blizzard got off to a blazing start, runs came thick and fast. 81 runs came in just under 8 overs, Blizzard particularly cashed in on some ordinary Kolkata bowling, in the process brought up his fifty.
Meanwhile, Tendulkar played his own brand of cricket, picking up vacant areas in the field. In his 50th IPL appearance, the little master hit Pathan for four consecutive boundaries, all improvised shots to frustrate the visitors. Once, the openers were dismissed, wickets fell at regular intervals as Kolkata bowlers began to find their feet. Jacque Kallis’ nagging line and length combined with few loose strokes from the batters allowed Kolkata to claw back their way into the match.
At 133 for six with bowlers dictating the terms, the hero of last match James Farnklin took control, of faltering Mumbai innings and eventually saw them home with a gutsy 29. The winning shot, a six over cow-corner came form the bat of Harbhajan Singh in the last over.
Earlier, Kolkata tried to grab the initiative by aggressive stroke-play, instead paid a heavy price for over attacking. In thoughtless five and a half overs, the visitors were in dire straits at 20 for the loss of four wickets.
Jacques Kallis was the first to go, smartly caught by Sachin at mid-off when he attempted to drive Munaf Patel through the covers. Skipper Gambhir opened his account with a trademark inside-out shot off Harbhajan but three balls later was castled as he went for a wild heave.
Shreevats Goswami then had a brain fade, he could manage only a tickle to the keeper from an ugly slog and when Manoj Tiwary’s propensity to shuffle across the stumps got him in trouble, Kolkata were literally staring down the barrel. At this point, Mumbai bowlers were all over Kolkata, Slinger Malinga worked up some serious pace and Munaf was his usual self, on the money every time.
Dutch international, Ryan ten Doeschate who had not a lot to do in the IPL so far, played a superb knock to give his team something to defend. First he combined with Yusuf Pathan to get over the shock start with little nudges here and there. The duo targeted Pollard in the eleventh over as the run rate got a move on; ten Doeschate collected a boundary with a fierce square cut followed by a maximum over long-on; Pathan who had till then played the waiting game took a cue form his partner and tonked one over the bowler. They added priceless 60 runs in quick time.
However, a couple of lapses by the Mumbai wicket keeper Ambati Rayudu allowed the batsmen to put in a fine recovery.A stumping was missed when ten Doeschate had made only 38 and Saqibul Hassan’s edge eluded the gloves when the score was reading 95 for 5.
That apart, Saqib provided the Kolkata some impetus with a flurry of boundaries, the rub of the green going his way with some streaky shots. While he was deceived by a Malinga slower-one, ten Doeschate ensured that Kolkata were still in the game at the half-way mark. His 49 ball 70 was a good exhibition of controlled hitting, six boundaries and three huge hits. For the hosts, Malinga kept down the runs and Munaf grabbed three key wickets.
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders – IPL 4 – Eliminator Match – Scorecard
Category: Indian Premier League Scorecards,IPL,IPL Kolkata Knight Riders,IPL Mumbai IndiansMumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Match: IPL Eliminator Match 2011
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai,
Date: May 25th,2011 (Wednesday)
Toss: Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field
Result: Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 4 wickets
Scoreboard : Kolkata Knight Riders Innings
| Kolkata Knight Riders Innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| Gautam Gambhir (C) | b Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Jacques Kallis | c S Tendulkar b M Patel | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Shreevats Goswami (W) | c A Rayudu b M Patel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Manoj Tiwary | lbw b D Kulkarni | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 | |
| Yusuf Pathan | c K Pollard b M Patel | 26 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 108.33 | |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | Not Out | 70 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 142.85 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | b L Malinga | 26 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 162.50 | |
| Rajat Bhatia | run out (R Sharma/D Kulkarni) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| Brett Lee | Not Out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | |||||||
| Iqbal Abdulla | |||||||
| Extras | (b 1,lb 1,w 4, nb 0) | 6 | |||||
| Total | (7 wickets; 20.0 overs) | 147 | (7.35 runs per over) | ||||
Fall of Wickets (Kolkata Knight Riders):
1-9 (Kallis, 1.4 ov), 2-13 (Gambhir, 2.5 ov), 3-15 (Goswami, 3.2 ov), 4-20 (Tiwary, 5.3 ov), 5-80 (Pathan, 12.6 ov), 6-121 (Shakib Al Hasan, 17.1 ov), 7-131 (Bhatia, 18.2 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 | (w 2) |
| Munaf Patel | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 | |
| Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 | (w 1) |
| Lasith Malinga | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 | (w 1) |
| James Franklin | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | |
| Kieron Pollard | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 |
Powerplay: 1-6
Scoreboard : Mumbai Indians Innings
| Mumbai Indians Innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| Aiden Blizzard | c I Abdulla b B Lee | 51 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 170.00 | |
| Sachin Tendulkar (C) | c M Tiwary b J Kallis | 36 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 128.57 | |
| Rohit Sharma | run out (Gautam Gambhir) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Ambati Rayudu (W) | c S Goswami b J Kallis | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| James Franklin | Not Out | 29 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 116.00 | |
| Kieron Pollard | lbw b Shakib Al Hasan | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | |
| Tirumalasetti Suman | c M Tiwary b S Al Hasan | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Harbhajan Singh | Not Out | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 220.00 | |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | |||||||
| Lasith Malinga | |||||||
| Munaf Patel | |||||||
| Extras | (b 0,lb 3,w 1, nb 0) | 4 | |||||
| Total | (6 wickets; 19.2 overs) | 148 | (7.65 runs per over) | ||||
Fall of Wickets (Mumbai Indians):
1-81 (Blizzard, 7.5 ov), 2-82 (Sharma, 8.2 ov), 3-92 (Tendulkar, 10.5 ov), 4-103 (Rayudu, 12.5 ov), 5-123 (Pollard, 15.4 ov), 6-133 (Suman, 17.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
| Brett Lee | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | |
| Iqbal Abdulla | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.66 | |
| Yusuf Pathan | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 3.2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 7.20 | |
| Rajat Bhatia | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | |
| Jacques Kallis | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 | (w 1) |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
Powerplay: 1-6
Teams:
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Sachin Tendulkar(c), Aiden Blizzard, Ambati Rayudu(w), Rohit Sharma, James Franklin, Kieron Pollard, Tirumalsetti Suman, Dhawal Kulkarni, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Munaf Patel
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Jacques Kallis, Shreevats Goswami(w), Gautam Gambhir(c), Manoj Tiwary, Yusuf Pathan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Shakib Al Hasan, Rajat Bhatia, Brett Lee, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Iqbal Abdulla
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