New Delhi: Live updates from the 51st match of the Indian Premier League between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Mumbai Indians innings: (171/4 - Pandya 61, Shakib 2/22)
Kolkata Knight Riders innings:
Over 20 | Score 166/7 (Chawla 1; Yadav 5)
12 needed from 6, Pollard will bowl the final over, Pathan is on strike. He started with a short ball, Pathan was surprised with that one, and he mistimed it high in the air and Patel took an easy catch behind the wickets! Massive blow for KKR! Their set man is gone! The Wankhede stadium has once again erupted!! Umesh Yadav is the new man in and he will face the next ball. Yadav worked trhe second ball towards short fine leg, where Malinga misfielded and it went all the way for a boundary! Poor effort from the Sri Lankan there! Yadav hit the third ball towards long-on for a single. 7 needed from 3 now. He ended up bowling a wide. 6 needed from 3 now. Pollard's next ball swung away from Chawla, who once again failed to connect it with the willow! Pollard's penultimate delivery was a similar one and shockingly, Chawla once again couldn't make any connection. 6 needed from 1 now. What an over this has been from Pollard so far. The field setting has been changed, Pollard is talking to the fielders! Guess what, Pollard once again bowled a slower ball, it once again swung away from Chawla and he still couldn't make a connection, much to the delight of the MI players and Wankhede crowd! Mumbai have sealed a thriller! Pollard – what an over!! Pollard is ecstatic and the jubilant MI players are chasing him!
YK Pathan c Patel b Pollard 52 (37b)
Over 19 | Score 160/6 (Pathan 52; Chawla 1)
21 needed from 12, Malinga to bowl his final over. Pathan worked the first ball towards midwicket for a single. Malinga deceived Chawla with a slower one for no run. Malinga followed it with another slower ball which swung away from Chawla, it bounced awkwardly before Parthiv behind the wicket and they ran a bye. Pathan is back on strike. He bowled a length ball to Pathan, who tonked it over deep midwicket for a Six which also brought his fifty off 35 balls. No matter what is the result of this match, it has been a stupendous knock from Yusuf Pathan. Pathan took a single off the fifth ball. Malinga deceived Chawla with yet another slower ball which swung away from him and he almost edged it behind the wicket. 9 from the over, that six has ruined it to an extent.
Over 18 | Score 151/6 (Pathan 44; Chawla 1)
McClenaghan to bowl his final over, 28 needed from 18. Yadav holed the first ball straight to Rayudu at deep midwicket. Piyush Chawla is the new man in. The second ball was a dot delivery. Pathan saw width on offer off the third ball and he played it over gully for a boundary. Pathan took a single off the fourth ball. Chawla took a single off the fifth ball to bring Pathan back on strike. Last ball was banged short, Pathan hit it towards deep fine leg, it looked like a boundary but an excellent effort from Rayudu kept it to just a single. Valuable three runs saved by Rayudu!
SA Yadav c Rayudu b McClenaghan 11 (5b)
Over 17 | Score 144/5 (Pathan 33; Yadav 11)
42 needed off 24, Vinay to bowl his final over. He started with a short of a length ball and Pathan smashed it past the fielder at mid-off for a boundary. Pathan is now the key man here. Pathan took a single off the second ball. Vinay bowled a wide full-toss to Yadva who cheekily played it towards third man for a boundary. The fourth ball had width on offer and Yadav timed it well over point for another boundary. Yadav hit the fifth ball towards wide of long-on for a single. Pathan drilled the last ball straight towards mid-off for no run. 14 from the over.
Over 16 | Score 130/5 (Pathan 33; Yadav 2)
50 from 30 required, Malinga is back. Russell took a single off the first ball. He bowled an off-cutter to Pathan who timed it over the bowler's head for a boundary. Malinga surprised Pathan with a short ball, no run. Fourth ball was short again and Pathan mistimed it towards square leg for a single. He followed it with a length ball to Russell, it nipped away and Russell has edged it to the keeper! That's a massive wicket for MI. Suryakumar Yadav is the new man in. Malinga ended the over with a full-toss, Yadav played it over the fielder at midwicket for a couple of runs. 8 from the over.
AD Russell c Patel b Malinga 2 (4b)
Over 15 | Score 122/4 (Pathan 28; Russell 1)
Vinay to bowl his third over. Shakib was down the wicket off the second ball, a short delivery and mistimed it towards deep midwicket, where Pandya held on to the catch on that occasion. The danger man, Andre Russell, is the next man in. Six from the over. With these two big-hitters at the crease, 50 from 30 balls doesn't look much threatening, but not to forget, Malinga is yet to bowl two more overs.
Shakib Al Hasan c Pandya b Vinay Kumar 23 (15b)
Over 14 | Score 116/3 (Pathan 25; Shakib 21)
McClenaghan to bowl his third over. He bowled a short of a length ball to Shakib who pulled it past deep square leg for a boundary. 10 from the over.
Over 13 | Score 106/3 (Pathan 23; Shakib 15)
76 needed from 48, Pandya is brought into the attack. First ball was short and wide and Shakib slapped it past point for a boundary. 10 from the over.
Over 12 | Score 96/3 (Pathan 22; Shakib 6)
Bhajji to bowl his final over, Shakib is the new man in. Shakib worked the third ball past the slip cordon for a boundary. 8 from the over.
Over 11 | Score 88/3 (Pathan 20)
Suchith to continue. Second ball was full and wide and Pathan powered it over long-off for a Six! Gambhir was down the wicket off the fourth ball and hammered it over midwicket for a one-bounce boundary. Gambhir was once again down the track, off the fifth ball and mistimed it towards deep midwicket where Pandya has dropped a sitter! Gambhir, who is looking dangerous has been dropped on 36. But that doesn't prove to be costly as Suchith bowled him off the next ball! What great riposte from the youngster!
G Gambhir b Suchith 38 (29b)
Over 10 | Score 74/2 (Gambhir 31; Pathan 13)
Bhajji into his third over. Gambhir saw width off the first ball and once again cut it past point for a boundary. 7 from the over.
Over 9 | Score 67/2 (Gambhir 25; Pathan 12)
Suchith is brought into the attack. Pathan made room for himself off the fourth ball and smashed it towards wide of long-off where it went for a boundary despite an outstanding effort from Pollard. 9 from the over.
Over 8 | Score 58/2 (Gambhir 21; Pathan 7)
Bhajji to continue. Another good over for MI, four runs off it. KKR cannot afford to get these overs pass by quickly without scoring boundaries.
Over 7 | Score 54/2 (Gambhir 20; Pathan 6)
Vinay is back for his second over. Economical over for MI, four runs from it.
Over 6 | Score 50/2 (Gambhir 18; Pathan 4)
Spin introduced, Bhajji to bowl the first over. Uthappa executed a good-looking sweep shot over deep square leg for a Six! Bhajji bowled a quicker one to Uthappa, who swept it towards short fine leg and Malinga took the catch after juggling. Manish Pandey is the new man in. Gambhir worked the fifth ball towards fine leg, Pandey called for a single and he has been dismissed as a result of a direct throw from Simmons. Yusuf Pthan is the new man in. Pathan saw some width off the last ball and he timed it well past third man for a boundary. 12 from the over but two wickets for MI as well!
MK Pandey run out 1 (1b)
RV Uthappa c Malinga b Harbhajan Singh 25 (20b)
Over 5 | Score 38/0 (Uthappa 19; Gambhir 18)
McClenaghan to bowl his second over. He bowled one short to Uthappa who smashed it over midwicket for a boundary. 9 from the over.
Over 4 | Score 29/0 (Uthappa 13; Gambhir 16)
Vinay Kumar has been brought into the attack. Gambhir made some room off the first ball and hit it past covers for another boundary. Vinay offered a short ball to Uthappa who slapped it over deep midwicket for a Six! 9 from the over.
Over 3 | Score 20/0 (Uthappa 9; Gambhir 11)
Malinga to continue. He bowled a fuller ball to Gambhir who flicked it between mid-on and midwicket for a boundary. 8 from the over. These two are looking convincing at the crease.
Over 2 | Score 12/0 (Uthappa 8; Gambhir 4)
McClenaghan to bowl from the other end. Gambhir was offered a short ball and he cut it past point for a boundary. Five from the over. Decent start for both the teams.
Over 1 | Score 7/0 (Uthappa 7; Gambhir 0)
Lasith Malinga to bowl the first over, Robin Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir will open for KKR. Second ball was down the leg side and Uthappa lifted it over midwicket for a boundary. 7 from the first over.
Over 20 | Score 171/4 (Pollard 33; Pandya 61)
Umesh Yadav to bowl the final over. He started with a wide full-toss and Pandya hit it over point for another boundary. He is looking unstoppable here! Umesh followed it with another full-toss, Pandya drilled it through covers for another couple of runs and guess what, it was a frontfoot no-ball! Off the free hit, Pandya got a top edge which went towards third man for a single. Pollard smashed the third ball towards wide of long-off for a couple of runs. Umesh bowled a yorker to Pollard, who could just score a single off it. Umesh followed it with another good yorker which Pandya worked towards covers for another single. Last ball was a full-toss and once again, Pollard could manage to hit it just for a single towards long-on. 13 from the over and MI would be happy with this score.
Over 19 | Score 158/4 (Pollard 29; Pandya 53)
Russell will bowl the penultimate over. Pollard pulled the first ball straight towards midwicket for a single. The second ball slipped out of Russell's hands and ended up being a beamer. Second ball was a slower wide ball and Pandya smashed it over covers for a boundary. Russell followed it with a short ball, Pandya got an edge which went over the keeper for another boundary. Russell bowled a short ball to Pandya and he pummelled it over deep midwicket for a Six which also brought his half-century off just 25 balls. What an innings! What a player! Russell bowled a yorker and Pandya hit it back to the bowler for no run. Pandya took a single off the last ball to keep strike.
Over 18 | Score 141/4 (Pollard 28; Pandya 38)
Narine to bowl his final over. Pandya took a chance off the first ball, hit it towards long-on where it fell just short of Surya Kumar Yadav. Pollard worked the second ball on the off-side for a single. Pandya hit the third ball towards covers for another single. Pollard worked the fourth ball towards third man for the fourth single of the over. Narine pitched a fuller delivery to Pandya, who launched it over deep midwicket for another Six! Narine was under some pressure and he ended up bowling a wide, off which a stumping appeal was made and the decision was not out. Pandya defended the last ball back to the bowler for no run.
Over 17 | Score 130/4 (Pollard 26; Pandya 30)
Umesh Yadav has been brought back into the attack. His second ball was a short one to Pandya who pulled it past midwicket for a boundary. The next delivery was a low full-toss and Pandya cheekily worked it past third man and another poor fielding effort resulted into another boundary. Pandya attempted a pull shot off the fourth ball, got an inside edge which rushed past third man for another boundary. Three boundaries in a row! This is something which MI desperately needed. It could also ease some pressure off Pollard. Umesh bowled another ball, short and wide and Pandya easily worked it over point for another boundary. What a knock it is proving to be from the youngster! Pandya took a single off the last ball. 18 from the over, massive over for MI!
Over 16 | Score 112/4 (Pollard 25; Pandya 13)
Narine to bowl his third over. Pollard was down the wicket off the first ball and launched it high over long-on for his first Six of the innings! 13 from the over. Time for a strategic break.
Over 15 | Score 99/4 (Pollard 16; Pandya 11)
Russell into his third over. Pandya worked the first ball past short third man for a boundary. 8 from the over. Pollard is still struggling to time the ball.
Over 14 | Score 91/4 (Pollard 15; Pandya 4)
Shakib to bowl his final over. Another economical over for KKR, just 5 from it. MI need Pollard to bat till the end. Shakib ends a good spell: 4-0-22-2
Over 13 | Score 86/4 (Pollard 13; Pandya 2)
Russell into his second over. Just six from the over. MI are moving at a very slow pace here. Their hopes would be on Pollard to get them to a respectable total.
Over 12 | Score 80/4 (Sharma 25; Pollard 8)
Narine into his second over. He bowled a short one to Sharma, who timed it well past point and a poor fielding effort from Chawla at deep point converted it into a boundary. But Narine had the last laugh as he bowled a gem of a delivery, one that pitched on middle-stump and spun enough to hit the off-stump. That's a massive blow for MI! Seven from the over. Narine might be bowling with some limitations, but he continues to trouble the best in the business! Hardik Pandya is the new man in.
RG Sharma b Narine 30 (21b)
Over 11 | Score 73/3 (Sharma 25; Pollard 8)
Andre Russell has been brought into the attack. He bowled a short ball to Pollard who pulled it past deep midwicket for a boundary. Six from the over.
Over 10 | Score 67/3 (Sharma 24; Pollard 3)
Sunil Narine has been brought into the attack. He ended the over with a length ball and Rohit drove it past wide of long-off for a boundary. 8 from the over.
Over 9 | Score 59/3 (Sharma 19; Pollard 0)
Time for more spin, Piyush Chawla brought into attack. Rohit was offered some width off the second ball and he played a chut shot past short third man for a boundary. Rohit swept the third ball past square leg for another boundary. Time for a strategic break.
Over 8 | Score 50/3 (Sharma 10; Pollard 0)
Morkel into his final over. Just two from the over. Morkel bowled some good bouncers in that over and Pollard was patient enough to see them through.
Over 7 | Score 48/3 (Sharma 9; Pollard 0)
Shakib to continue. Rayudu charged down the wicket off the third ball, but mistimed it straight towards deep cover where Russell held on to an easy catch. Kieron Pollard is the new man in. MI clearly need a partnership here.
AT Rayudu c Russell b Shakib Al Hasan 2 (3b)
Over 5 | Score 34/1 (Simmons 8; Sharma 5)
Shakib to continue. Patel charged down the wicket off the first ball and hammered it straight down the ground for a boundary. Patel once again shimmied down the track off the second ball, but holed it straight to Manish Pandey at deep midwicket! MI finally have their first breakthrough! Rohit Sharma is the new man in, he needs to play a big innings here. He was offered a short ball and he cut it past point for a boundary.
Over 4 | Score 25/0 (Simmons 9; Patel 17)
Morkel to bowl his second over. Patel made room for himself off the third ball, charged down the wicket and slapped it over covers for a booundary. He bowled a short delivery to Parthiv, the batsman mistimed the pull towards short fine leg where Umesh got his right hand to the ball but spilled it at the last moment. 9 from the over.
Over 3 | Score 16/0 (Simmons 8; Patel 8)
It was proving to be a good over before Simmons drove the last ball through covers for a boundary.
Over 2 | Score 10/0 (Simmons 3; Patel 7)
Morne Morkel to bowl from the other end. Just four from the over, good start for KKR.
Over 1 | Score 6/0 (Simmons 1; Patel 5)
Umesh Yadav to bowl the first over, Parthiv Patel and Lendl Simmons will open for MI. Parthiv was offered some width off the fifth ball, he timed it well past the fielder at point and a poor fielding effort by Morne Morkel converted in into a boundary. Six from the first over.
MI playing XI: LMP Simmons, PA Patel, RG Sharma, KA Pollard, AT Rayudu, HH Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, J Suchith, MJ McClenaghan, R Vinay Kumar, SL Malinga
KKR playing XI: RV Uthappa, G Gambhir, MK Pandey, YK Pathan, AD Russell, SA Yadav, Shakib Al Hasan, PP Chawla, UT Yadav, M Morkel, SP Narine
Changes: Morne Morkel replaces Brad Hogg and Shakib Al Hasan is back in place of Johan Botha. MI too have made a change – Vinay Kumar is in for Jasprit Bumrah.
TOSS: KKR won the toss and Gambhir decided to bowl first.
The momentum has started to build ahead of the crucial match.
Match day & very imp one.. Let's win this M I...
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) May 14, 2015
It's a do or die match for the Rohit Sharma-led side as a loss will knock them out of the tournament. MI will have a slight advantage of playing on their home ground and after yet another remarkable comeback, they would be desperate to keep the good work going.
Mumbai have a lot of world class players in their arsenal and their coaching staff too, is probably the best in the business. The likes of Pollard, Simmons and Rohit will have to deliver as a unit to put a tough challenge ahead of KKR.
Defending champions KKR on the other hand would be keen to defeat Mumbai, after which they will become the table-toppers in the IPL points table.
Gautam Gambhir's form would be a spot of bother for the team as after starting the tournament on a high, the 33-year-old has been dismissed for paltry scores on several occasions of late. Andre Russell and Yusuf Pathan have performed well for their team this season and they both need to come up with significant performances to put their team on the top.
