Winning the toss and deciding to bat first, Mumbai Indians playing without the experienced master batsman Sachin Tendulkar, posted a good fighting total on the board. The inexperienced captain Harbhajan Singh, did not hesitate to bat first.
Jayasuriya provided a firing start hitting Praveen Kumar and Kallis all over the ground. His knock off 29 off just 16 balls with 5 fours and a six came to an end by an excellent direct hit at the non-strickers end by Zaheer Khan on his own bowling.
He was hitting the ball well and it was a blow for the Mumbai Indians because it really slowed the tempo.
Earlier, Ronchi was caught brilliantly by Kohli--could be the catch of the tournament so far. He flew i the air at point to grab the fantastic catch and povide the break through to Bangalore. Thornley was hit by Zaheer Khan's bouncer on the right forehead near the eyebrow.
Then Uthappa joined Shah and they both added 51 for the 4th wicket in 47 balls. Uthappa was timing and placing the ball well and his 48 runs came in 38 balls with 5 fours and a six. Shah scored 19 off 23 balls with 2 fours. It was AM Nayar who added few runs to the score with his 20 off 14 balls.
It was Pollock, who really gave the Mumbai Indians a chance to fight back at the end of the innings. His quick fire 28 off 12 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes helped Mumbai to go past 150. He was the last batsman to get out in the last ball of the innings--bowled by Zaheer Khan.
Chasing the target of 166, Dravid and Chandrapaul opened the innings for Bangalore Royal Challengers. Dravid struggled against Pollock and he gave away only 1 run in his first over. Chandrapaul was hitting the ball well and was improving the run rate of Bangalore. His 16 off 11 balls came to an end when he tried to hit the ball over mid wicket, he was caught. He should have retired when he got hurt through an inside edge that hit his right inside knee. Dravid and Chandrapaul added 37 for the first wicket in 5 overs.
Taylor joined Dravid and they both added 31 for 2nd wicket in 3.5 overs. Dravid was out by a beautiful flighted doosra by Harbhajan. He gave a simple return catch to Bhajji. He was out for 32 off 33 balls with 4 fours.
At the end of the 10th over, Taylor was out off Jayasuriya for 23, scored in 12 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes.
It was left to the experienced Kallis and Indian Under-19 captain Kohli to restore the pride for Bangalore. Kohli played few good shots that and both lead a good fight back. Kohli hit 23 off 14 balls with 3 fours and a six. Kohili was dismissed when the score for 106 in 13.3 overs.
Requiring 60 in 39 balls, Kallis and Boucher brought the target down to 48 in 5 overs. Pollock's over cost 8 runs and the target was 40 in 4 overs.
Jayasuriya bowled the 17th over which cost 10 runs. A huge six off the first ball by Boucher and the singles in the remaining balls gave a chance to Banglore.
With 30 runs in 18 balls, Kallis hit the first ball of Nehra for a straight six of a full toss, in the last two balls of the same over, Boucher hit a four over mid wicket and huge six which hit the roof of the stadium. With 19 runs conceeded in the 18th over, Bangalore required 11 runs of 12 balls.
Harbhajan bowled the 19th over. First ball was a single by Kallis, then a four at point by Boucher, then a single. With 5 runs required, Harbhajan took the wicket of Kallis. It was a good forward diving catch at deep midwicket by Nayar.
Akhil scored two in the next ball and no run was scored in the last ball of the 19th over.
With 3 runs to win in the last over, Kulkarni's first ball was a single. The second ball was a wide. No run was scored in the 2nd and 3rd ball. With scores are equal one run to win, Akhil's drive to mid-on where the fielder missed to hold the ball as it bounced and rolled away from the hands of the fielder. By that time, Boucher and Akhil had completed the winning run.
It was Nehra's over which turned the match towards Banglore Royal Challengers towards the end. This win would give confidence to the entire team as their previous defeat was devastating as they lost by 140 runs.
Boucher was declared Man of the Match. So far, in all the five matches played, no Indian have won a Man of the Match.
Match 5
Venue: Mumbai
Date: April 20, 2008
Teams: Mumbai Indias v. Bangalore Royal Challengers
Captains: Harbhajan Singh and Rahul Dravid
Toss: Mumbai Indians and decided to bat
Result: Bangalore Royal Challengers won by 5 wickets with 2 balls remaining
Man of the Match: Mark Boucher of Bangalore Royal Challengers (South Africa)
Points: Bangalore Royal Challengers-2; Mumbai Indians-0
Score:
Mumbai Indias 165 for 6 in 20 overs (L Ronchi 8, ST Jayasuriya 29, DJ Thornely 0, RV Uthappa 48, P Shah 19, AM Nayar 20, SM Pollock 28, Harbhajan Singh 2 not out, Extras 11--b 2, lb 6, wide 3, P Kumar 4-0-29-1, Z Khan 4-0-17-2, JH Kallis 3-0-43-0, R Vinay Kumar 4-0-41-0, B Akhil 3-0-17-2, SB Joshi 2-0-10-0) lost to Bangalore Royal Challengers 166 for 5 in 19.4 overs (S Chanderpaul 16, R Dravid 32, LRPL Taylor 23, JH Kallis 25, V Kohli 23, MV Boucher 39 not out, B Akhil 3 not out, Extras 5--wide 5, A Nehra 4-0-45-1, SM Pollock 4-0-17-0, DS Kulkarni 2.4-0-19-1, ST Jayasuriya 4-0-39-1, Harbhajan Singh 4-0-36-2, AM Nayar 1-0-10-0)
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