Mumbai power into final

21 Apr 2010

The Mumbai Indians secured a convincing 35-run win against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first semi-final on Wednesday.

It was a disappointing start for the home team as they lost in-form batsman Sachin Tendulkar cheaply after the little maestro was caught off a Dale Steyn delivery. Things didn’t get any better for Mumbai as they slumped to 68-4 by the eighth over.

However, the middle order fired for the Indians as A Rayudu (40 off 38 balls), S Tiwary (52* off 31 balls) and Kieron Pollard (33* off 13 balls) saw their team to 184-5 at the end off the innings.

Bangalore had a strong start to their chase but they lost too many wickets regularly as they needed to put a good partnership together. Once Jacques Kallis, Kevin Pietersen, Robin Uthappa and Rahul Dravid were dimissed, the rest of their line-up collapsed.

Pollard completed a Man of the Match performance with the ball as he finished with bowling figures of 3-17 off his four overs.

Mumbai Indians 184-5 (20 overs)
S Tiwary 52*, A Rayudu 40, Dale Steyn 2-43.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 149-9 (20 overs)
Ross Taylor 31*, Robin Uthappa 26, Kieron Pollard 3-17.

Mumbai Indians won by 35 runs

For a full scorecard click here


7 Comments

  • 1.grant10: Reply to this comment
    21 Apr 2010, 18:00 pm

    ho hum

  • 2.SodaJoe: Reply to this comment
    21 Apr 2010, 18:10 pm

    @grant10: Hello bud. I have a question.

    Being quite removed from cricket in general.

    Is this format taking on in SA? And is anyone in SA interested in the IPL?

    Just wondering.

  • 3.grant10: Reply to this comment
    21 Apr 2010, 18:26 pm

    @SodaJoe: its helleva popular Soda….

    but not with me….

    i am also not sure if this has much of a following amongst saffas…..but certainly the local 20….20 stuff is hugely supported.

    To me its an overdose of candy floss

  • 4.SodaJoe: Reply to this comment
    21 Apr 2010, 18:38 pm

    @grant10: I was wondering. Seems to be no interest really on Keo.

    I am a Test match fan through and through – although as a sport it’s impossible to really follow from a distance I find.

    50 Overs I also love, as it also bends and shapes it’s way through a tactical & strategic progression.

    20/20 – reading it sounds like a biff and bash game. But I have never watched a game, so my commentary is uninformed.

  • 5.grant10: Reply to this comment
    21 Apr 2010, 18:59 pm

    @SodaJoe: 5 day stuff my poison too…..

  • 6.SodaJoe: Reply to this comment
    21 Apr 2010, 19:01 pm

    @grant10: Some of my fondest memories are sitting through a test at Newlands in the sun, and for whatever reason my feet get moer of a sunburnt. Beers, conversations, the Mountain, cricket, beers, beers, popping over to Kelvin for a swim. Yeah baby.

  • 7.grant10: Reply to this comment
    21 Apr 2010, 19:18 pm

    @SodaJoe: good times….i never miss the 1 st day of a newlands test….tradition and all that.

Keo.co.za has always promoted uncensored views, but has never tolerated racist or crass outbursts. Come on guys and girls. If you can't moderate yourselves or each other then I am going to be forced to regulate the posts and enforce a registration process for comments. The choice is yours.

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