- BATSMENRB4s6sSR2.5 caught! Pollock hits a perfect length around off stump and seams the ball away from Butt who leans forward and closes the face of the bat, trying to hit the ball through midwicket, he gets a thick outside edge that carries at a comfortable height to Tendulkar at first slip, the Wankhede erupts 16/12.6 Chopra's run out! Pollock bangs the ball in just short of a length, Ganguly jumps on to the back foot and fends the ball towards point, Chopra sets off for the single but Ganguly never wanted it, Chopra's almost at the other end by the time he turns back and Uthappa lobs the ball towards Pollock who breaks the stumps 16/212.4 splendidly caught! That's the end of Ganguly! Thornely bowls a slower offcutter that bounces sharply from a good length, Ganguly tries to dab the ball towards third man and gets a thick edge to Takawale who is standing up to the stumps, he fumbles the catch but recovers quickly to dive in front and take it on the second attempt 55/74.2 caught! Pollock's a master! He pitches on a good length outside off stump, drawing Hussey forward, he tries to drive on the up but feathers an edge through to Takawale who takes a comfortable catch, that's a huge wicket for Mumbai 21/36.4 caught! Pollock's done it again! He hits the perfect length around off stump, Hafeez isn't sure whether to come forward or go back, in the end he gets squared up and pushes tentatively at the ball form his crease, Pollock seams the ball away from the right-hander and hits the outside edge, Uthappa takes a simple catch at second slip 28/47.5 caught again! Saha flashes hard at one outside off stump, he gets undone by the bounce and seam movement away from him and nicks it straight to Tendulkar who takes a regulation catch at first slip, there's good carry on this surface and Tendulkar is standing rather deep 29/59.1 bowled him! Raje strikes first ball! He pitches the ball on a good length and angles the ball into the right-hander, Shukla begins to play the flick but gets squared up as the ball seams away from him off the pitch, he misses and off stump goes for a walk 35/613.4 caught! The short of a length ball rises on Agarkar just outside off stump, he tries to cut but gets a thick outside edge to Tendulkar at first slip, he takes another easy catch and throws the ball in the air with glee etched on his face 60/815.2 that's it! all over, Tendulkar's taken his fourth catch! Raje bowls the slower ball on middle stump, Shoaib mis-hits it straight to Tendulkar at midwicket, isn't he thrilled! 67/1014.3 caught! The rot continues for Kolkata, Ishant drives a good length ball in the air and right back at Thornely who takes a relatively simple catch, by caught and bowled standards 65/9Extras8 (lb 2, w 6)TOTAL67 all out (15.2 Overs, RR: 4.36)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Salman Butt, 2.5 ov), 2-16 (Aakash Chopra, 2.6 ov), 3-21 (David Hussey, 4.2 ov), 4-28 (Mohammad Hafeez, 6.4 ov), 5-29 (Wriddhiman Saha, 7.5 ov), 6-35 (Laxmi Shukla, 9.1 ov), 7-55 (Sourav Ganguly, 12.4 ov), 8-60 (Ajit Agarkar, 13.4 ov), 9-65 (Ishant Sharma, 14.3 ov), 10-67 (Shoaib Akhtar, 15.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SM Pollock 4 0 12 3 3 17 1 0 1 0 A Nehra 3 0 17 0 5.66 12 1 1 3 0 DJ Bravo 3 1 13 2 4.33 13 2 0 1 0 RR Raje 2.2 0 16 2 6.85 7 3 0 0 0 DJ Thornely 3 0 7 2 2.33 12 0 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.5 gone! Shoaib's stunned the crowd by dismissing Tendulkar for a duck! The ball pitches on a good length around off stump and seams away from the right-hander, Tendulkar moves back and swishes away from his body, he gets a thick edge through to Saha who takes a simple catch 6/13.4 caught! Poor shot from Uthappa, he moves forward and tries to pull a short ball from outside off stump, he ends up hitting it tamely towards Ganguly at mid-off 48/2Extras10 (lb 5, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL68/2 (5.3 Overs, RR: 12.36)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Sachin Tendulkar, 0.5 ov), 2-48 (Robin Uthappa, 3.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shoaib Akhtar 2 0 29 1 14.5 4 3 2 1 0 I Sharma 2.3 0 29 1 11.6 9 5 1 1 1 AB Agarkar 1 0 5 0 5 3 0 0 2 0
Match Details
Toss
Mumbai Indians , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.20, Interval 21.20-21.40, Second Session 21.40-23.00
Match days
16 May 2008 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Mumbai Indians 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 27 runs, 3 wickets)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 6
- Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders - 67/10 in 15.2 overs (AB Dinda 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 68 runs, 2 wickets)
- Mumbai Indians: 50 runs in 4.1 overs (25 balls), Extras 4
Match Coverage
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