What a match! The last ball win is always a good food for eyes and emotions in cricket, especially when the home team wins it!
In a tight game where it is crucial for Mumbai, lost the game in the last ball, one more time! Last time it was against Kings XI where they did not score the run, and this time, they gave 2 runs off the last ball.
Last over requiring 15 runs, with two inexperienced international players in the crease. Fernando, the Sri Lankan fast bowler had the ball in hand.
First ball was a single by Patel on a full toss. The second ball took inside edge of Jadeja and went to fine leg where Nehra did a wonderful diving stop to save the boundary, but the batsmen run three.
11 required off 4 balls; Patel hit a six over long on. It was pitched up and it was lofted over long on.
5 required off 3 balls; Single was scored off next ball; 4 required off 2 balls.
1 run scored off a full toss by sending it to third man; they run the first run faster but couldn't come back for two.
3 runs required of the last ball; Fernando bowled down the leg and it was declared wide. Poor bowling from an experienced bowler.
2 runs required of last ball; Tension everywhere!
Patel tried to pull it, but the mistimed shot went left of Fernando who could have stopped it easily and in fact could have run out one of them and saved the game for Mumbai. He missed it and the ball went to long on. The batsman run for a single and return for second. The ball thrown to Jayasuriya at the bowlers end, where he misses to collect it cleanly and they complete the second run. The ball pops out of Jayasuriya's hand and the run out chance was missed. Nothing was going in favor of Mumbai. If Fernando or Jayasuriya picked the ball neatly, it would have been in favor of Mumbai or at least would have gone for bowl-out.
Now, Mumbai has to win their next game against Bangalore Royal Challengers and have Chennai lose their game against Deccan Chargers.
For once thought to be an easy target of 146, Rajasthan messed it up with poor shot selection. Kamran Akmal got out in a peculiar fashion. The ball was hit to point by Asnodkar and they wnet for the run. Pandey hit the stumps direct at the striker's end where Akmal was trying to ignore the ball, jumped in the air and the bat was also not grouded.
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Patel top scored with 40 not out for Rajasthan and Jadeja scored 23 not out.
Earlier, put into bat, Mumbai started the innings slowly. Jayasuriya was not able to time the ball and lot of shots was mistimed. The ball did not come to the bat and that added to the problem for hte batsman.
Jayasuriya scored 38 and Sachin 30. At the end of 10 overs, Mumbai were 60 for no loss. They lost wickets going for runs in the next 10 overs and were struggling at 120 for 7 in 19 overs. It was the last over which turned the match and gave hope to Mumbai. Takawale, the Mumbai wicket keeper scored 25 runs in the last over bowled by Watson.
The first ball was a top edge of the bouncer and went over keeper's head for a four. The second ball was another bouncer and called no ball and one run scored. Raje scored a single to give strike to Takawale.
Third ball was a six over long off. The slower ball was picked very well. Fourth ball was a boundary at backward point. The fifth took an edge and went over keeper's head for anothe rboundary. Last ball was a full toss and sent over ponit for hat-trick four. 25 runs in the last over and took the total to 145.
Sohail Tanvir once again bowled a superb spell containing Mumbai Indians in the early part of the innings. He has been chosen as the man of the match and will be given the Purple Cap for securing most wickets in the IPL as of this match.
With this win at home, Rajasthan Royals have won 6 out of 7 of their matches at home, which is a record in the IPL.
Match 53
Venue: Jaipur
Date: May 26, 2008
Teams: Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians
Captains: Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar
Toss: Rajasthan Royals and decided to field
Result: Rajasthan Royals won by 5 wickets with 0 ball remaining
Man of the Match: Sohail Tanvir off Rajasthan Royals (Pakistan)
Points: Rajasthan Royals-2; Mumbai Indians-0
Score:
Mumbai Indians 145 for 7 in 20 overs (ST Jayasuriya 38, SR Tendulkar 30, AM Nayar 25, RV Uthappa 3, DR Smith 8, SM Pollock 0, M Pandey 3, YV Takawale 24 not out, RR Raje 1 not out, Extras-13 (lb 6, wide 6, nb 1), Sohail Tanvir 4-0-14-4, SR Watson 3-0-30-0, Pankaj Singh 2-0-25-0, YK Pathan 3-0-9-0, SK Trivedi 4-0-31-2, SK Warne 4-0-30-1) lost to Rajasthan Royals 146 for 5 in 20 overs (Kamran Akmal 18, SA Asnodkar 17, YK Pathan 2, SR Watson 18, M Kaif 12, RA Jadeja 23 not out, NK Patel 40 not out, Extras-16 (b 4, lb 6, wide 5, nb 1), SM Pollock 4-0-26-0, A Nehra 3-0-18-0, CRD Fernando 4-0-27-2, DR Smith 2-0-16-0, AM Nayar 1-0-4-0, RR Raje 4-0-37-1, ST Jayasuriya 2-0-8-0)
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