| 0.0 : The 10th edition of the Indian T20 League will come to a close tonight. It's been a real roller coaster of a ride, bringing its moments of some lows with a lot of highs. Particularly for these two teams in question. It can't be largely argued that the two best teams in the tournament have made their way into the finals, choosing different paths of course. Mumbai broke their usual tradition of starting slow by winning 9 out of their first 11 games, while Pune after a rather poor start went on to |
| It's going to be a great contest tonight. It's going to be a challenge for Mumbai. They've lost all 3 games against their neighbours this season and they'll be itching to change that. What better chance than tonight? Who'll get the better of who in Hyderabad? Will Pune win their first ever title, or will Rohit Sharma and his men make history being the first team to win the Indian T20 League thrice? All will be revealed by the end of night. Hello and welcome, my friends, for what should be a trul |
| TOSS - Mumbai win the toss and opt to bat. |
| Rohit Sharma says that they are going to bat first. Feels that the pitch is good and says that last time they played here, it played a touch slower in the second innings. Mentions that they will look to put runs on board and build pressure on the opposition. Adds that he is pretty excited to be in the finals once again. Admits that it feels good when the hard work pays off. Informs that they are playing the same team as the last game. |
| Steven Smith says they would have batted first as well as he reckons the wicket will slow down with the progression of the game, so it's nice to have some runs on the board first up, especially in the finals. States both teams deserve to be there tonight and hopes it's a good match. Ends by saying they have the same team as well. |
| Mumbai XI - Lendl Simmons, Parthiv Patel(WK), Rohit Sharma(C), Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Karn Sharma, Mitchell Johnson, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah. |
| Pune XI - Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Tripathi, Steven Smith(C), Manoj Tiwary, MS Dhoni(WK), Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Lockie Ferguson, Shardul Thakur, Adam Zampa, Jaydev Unadkat. |
| We are prepared to get started. Parthiv Patel and Lendl Simmons stride out to the middle one final time. Jaydev Unadkat to take the ball first up for Pune. A slip is in place for him. Time to get the ball rolling. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : J Unadkat to L Simmons, Good carry instantly for Unadkat. Comes steaming in and bowls it on a back of a length just outside off, Simmons covers the line and lets it through. |
| 0.2 : J Unadkat to L Simmons, Takes the pace off this one, pitches it well outside off. Lendl Simmons reaches out to play at it but can't put any bat on ball. |
| 0.3 : J Unadkat to L Simmons, Bit fuller in length this time, it's kept out solidly from within the crease. |
| 0.4 : J Unadkat to L Simmons, First runs of the final, Lendl Simmons is off the mark. Too straight in line, he walks across and works it to mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 0.5 : J Unadkat to P Patel, Parthiv Patel is off the mark straightaway. Wrists it to the mid-wicket area and runs across to get off strike. |
| 0.6 : J Unadkat to L Simmons, Great first over from Jaydev Unadkat, just 3 runs off it. Hurls it on a length just around off, Simmons off the outside edge defends it to gully. A brisk run is taken. |
| Washington Sundar to share the new ball. |
| 1.1 : W Sundar to L Simmons, Full and on off, pushed quicker through the air, Simmons prods forward in defense. |
| 1.2 : W Sundar to L Simmons, Drags the length back seeing Simmons walk out, bowls it flat on middle and leg. Worked away in front of square on the leg side for a run. |
| 1.3 : W Sundar to P Patel, Comes from around the wicket and bowls a slider, it's coming in around off, Parthiv backs away to cut but is cramped for room. Finds the fielder at extra cover. That fielder is Steven Smith. |
| 1.4 : W Sundar to P Patel, Pitched on a length on off, Parthiv punches it straight to Smith at extra cover. |
| 1.5 : W Sundar to P Patel, On the shorter side of things, Parthiv Patel cuts it again but this time between extra cover and cover. Rahul Tripathi at cover runs to his left and dives to get a hand to it, saves runs for his team. The batsmen can only manage two. |
| 1.6 : W Sundar to P Patel, Full and coming in, Patel looks to hit away but gets an inside edge towards square leg. The batsmen take a single. |
| 2.1 : J Unadkat to P Patel, OUT! Unadkat has his man! Cramps Parthiv Patel for room as he draws first blood. On a back of a length, Parthiv looks to heave it over mid on but does not time it well at all. It lobs towards Shardul Thakur positioned there who takes a dolly running in a few paces. Mumbai lose an early wicket, great start for Steven Smith's men. |
| 0.0 : Ambati Rayudu walks out to bat. |
| 2.2 : J Unadkat to A Rayudu, Back of a length well outside off, Rayudu flashes at it and hits it hard. Unfortunately for him, finds the cover-point fielder. |
| 2.3 : J Unadkat to A Rayudu, Slower one on off, just back of a length, Rayudu walks across to get behind the line and taps it down on the off side with soft hands for a quick run. |
| 2.4 : J Unadkat to L Simmons, OUT! Look at the brilliance from Jaydev Unadkat! Wow... That was outstanding. Superb stuff. Good length ball on middle, it's the slower one and well disguised which does Lendl Simmons in. He shapes to play across the line but the ball goes off the outside half. Bobbles back in Unadkat's direction and he dives low to his left to take a stunner with his left hand. Takes the catch cleanly just above the turf and gets his second of the over. Not easy to take those, show |
| The Mumbai skipper, Rohit Sharma strides out to bat. His team is in trouble and will need a captain's knock from him. |
| 2.5 : J Unadkat to R Sharma, Length delivery around off, Rohit Sharma blocks it in front of point. |
| 2.6 : J Unadkat to R Sharma, Gets off the mark as he turns it 'round the corner for one. |
| 3.1 : W Sundar to R Sharma, Turning in from around off, on a length, Rohit stands firm and blocks with the full face of the bat. |
| 3.2 : W Sundar to R Sharma, On the stumps once more, it's hit on the leg side. Steve Smith from mid-wicket moves to his left and makes a good stop. No run taken. |
| 3.3 : W Sundar to R Sharma, Rohit goes back and punches it past the diving short mid-wicket fielder to long on for a single. |
| Dhoni takes the bails off quickly and appeals for stumping against Rayudu. The umpire has gone upstairs to check it. |
| 3.4 : W Sundar to A Rayudu, Not out! Rayudu survives. But a good delivery from Washington Sundar. Ambati comes forward to play for the turn which isn't there. It goes past the outside edge and Dhoni whips the bails off in a flash, but appeals half-heartedly. He probably thinks Rayudu's back leg might just be in. It's still taken upstairs and the replays confirm the same. |
| 3.5 : W Sundar to A Rayudu, Shorter and flatter outside off, Rayudu hangs back and blocks it behind square on the off side. |
| 3.6 : W Sundar to A Rayudu, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. They pick up a single. |
| Shardul Thakur replaces Unadkat. |
| 4.1 : S Thakur to A Rayudu, Length ball in the off stump channel, Rayudu drives it to the left of mid off. Smith moves to his left and has a shy at the bowler's end seeing the batsmen take off for the run. Misses though which allows the run to be completed with ease. |
| 4.2 : S Thakur to R Sharma, Back of a length shaping back into the body, Rohit turns it through square leg and takes one. |
| 4.3 : S Thakur to A Rayudu, Spills it down the leg side, Ambati tries to work it fine down the leg side. Wide called by the umpire. |
| S Thakur to A Rayudu, Excellent line. Nice and straight on off stump, punched to the covers for a single. |
| 4.4 : S Thakur to R Sharma, Keeps it very tight, doesn't give the Mumbai skipper much room. Rohit can only block it down in front of short mid-wicket. |
| 4.5 : S Thakur to R Sharma, Outside off on a length, Rohit steers this towards Lockie Ferguson at gully. He moves to his right and makes a good diving stop. Keeps the batsmen to just a run. |
| 4.6 : S Thakur to A Rayudu, Hit away towards point for nothing. One more good over from Pune, just 5 runs off it. |
| Lockie Ferguson is introduced into the attack. |
| 5.1 : L Ferguson to R Sharma, FOUR! First boundary of the day! Good shot from Rohit Sharma. It's too full and wide outside off, room on offer as the batsman open the face to drive it square. Gets it between point and cover-point all the way to the fence for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : L Ferguson to R Sharma, Better. Tightens up the line and keeps it close to the off pole, it's pushed towards mid on. |
| 5.3 : L Ferguson to R Sharma, FOUR! ALMOST... The Mumbai captain could have been gone as well. The placement needed to be perfect and he executed it well. Straying on the pads, Sharma whips it past Unadkat at short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : L Ferguson to R Sharma, Full and attacking the stumps, driven firmly straight to the man at mid on. |
| 5.5 : L Ferguson to R Sharma, FOUR! Edged and away! In the corridor of uncertainty, Rohit tries to feel for it and gets a thick edge. Flies past the vacant slip cordon to the third man boundary. |
| 5.6 : L Ferguson to R Sharma, FOUR! 16 off the over, this is just what Mumbai would have needed. A much better, controlled shot from Rohit Sharma this time. He stands tall and drives it on the up through the covers for a boundary. An expensive over, but Pune are still well ahead at this point. An excellent Powerplay for them. |
| Adam Zampa comes on to bowl now. |
| 6.1 : A Zampa to A Rayudu, Straighter one just outside off, Rayudu is cramped for room but still goes through with the cut shot. Misses and it's taken by the keeper. |
| 6.2 : A Zampa to A Rayudu, FOUR! The runs are coming thick and fast for Mumbai now. 5 boundaries in quick succession. It's short and wide outside off, Rayudu cuts it away past the diving point fielder for a boundary. |
| 6.3 : A Zampa to A Rayudu, Cut away again, past the same fielder but this time there's a fielder out in the deep. Two runs to the total. |
| Dhoni has chat with Zampa. The Aussie leggie was bowling a touch short and giving room to the batsman. |
| 6.4 : A Zampa to A Rayudu, Close. Tossed up on off, Ambati Rayudu kneels down to slog sweep but gets an inside edge past the leg stump. Unadkat chases it down as just a run is taken. |
| 6.5 : A Zampa to R Sharma, Comfortably done. Bit shortish on off, it's punched off the back foot through to deep cover for one run. |
| 6.6 : A Zampa to A Rayudu, Rayudu connects the slog sweep better this time. Gets it through mid-wicket off the inner half for a single. |
| 7.1 : L Ferguson to A Rayudu, Ferguson comes charging in and fires it full on middle, it's coming in as Rayudu flicks straight to the short mid-wicket fielder. He fumbles a bit but doesn't concede the run. |
| 0.0 : The Pune skipper has scored a direct hit from mid off. Rayudu seems to be in trouble and the umpire has gone upstairs. |
| 7.2 : L Ferguson to A Rayudu, OUT! GONE! Brilliant work from Steven Smith, this is a great piece of fielding. Bull's eye! Rayudu pushes this towards wide mid off and sets off for the run. Smith is quick to the ball as he runs to his left and within no time, fires it at the non-striker's end. It's awesome and he hits his target. Rayudu's reaction indicates he hasn't made it as the decision goes upstairs. Replays show he's well out of his crease and that's another blow to Mumbai. |
| Krunal Pandya walks out to bat. |
| 7.3 : L Ferguson to R Sharma, Outside off on a length, it's run down to third man for one. |
| 7.4 : L Ferguson to K Pandya, Length ball on middle and leg, Krunal clips this through mid-wicket. Unadkat chases it down as the batsmen run two. The southpaw wants the third and is halfway down the track, in complete contrast to his partner who's holding his hand up and still inside his crease. The throw is at Ferguson who throws it to Dhoni. But by this time, Krunal has made it back in. |
| 7.5 : L Ferguson to K Pandya, Worked away easily behind square on the leg side. One run added to the total. |
| 7.6 : L Ferguson to R Sharma, Wide! Wide down the leg side, No trouble at all for the batsman. The umpire has signalled a wide. |
| L Ferguson to R Sharma, Hurled on a length, way outside off, Rohit looks to cut but gets a bottom edge on it. Dot ball to end the over. |
| 8.1 : A Zampa to K Pandya, Floats up a leg spinner around off, it's turning back in as Krunal Pandya meets it with the full face of the bat. |
| 8.2 : A Zampa to K Pandya, Walks down the track to this, Zampa darts it on his pads. Looks to flick but it goes off the same on the leg side. |
| 8.3 : A Zampa to K Pandya, Wide! Darts it again but down the leg side this time, wide called. |
| A Zampa to K Pandya, Loopy full ball on the stumps, eased back down to long on for a comfortable run. |
| 8.4 : A Zampa to R Sharma, Almost a mix-up. Need to be careful here. Rohit drops this in front of point and wants the run. Is sent back just in time by his partner as the throw was coming in at the keeper's end. |
| 8.5 : A Zampa to R Sharma, Flatter, shorter and on off, Rohit goes back to pull but mistimes it back down to long on for a single. |
| 8.6 : A Zampa to K Pandya, Straighter one on the pads, Krunal works it off his pads towards short fine leg and hares across. |
| Time Out has been taken. Pune once again have held an upper hand on the game over Mumbai. They have kept the runs in check and got rid of the opposition's top order. Mumbai would hope that their skipper stays out in the middle for as long as possible and help them post a good total. |
| Washington Sundar is brought back into the attack. |
| 9.1 : W Sundar to K Pandya, Starts off around the wicket, bowls it full on leg and it doesn't turn at all. Keeps going on with the angle and catches Krunal on the pad. Muted appeal, to no avail. |
| 9.2 : W Sundar to K Pandya, Slider around off, the left-hander opens the face and dabs it towards short third man for a quick one. |
| 9.3 : W Sundar to R Sharma, From over the wicket, it's worked away on the leg side. Dot ball. |
| 9.4 : W Sundar to R Sharma, Better placement, flicks it through backward square leg and takes a run. |
| 9.5 : W Sundar to K Pandya, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 9.6 : W Sundar to K Pandya, FOUR! That's a very good shot. Leans ahead to this tossed up ball from around the wicket, lofts it cleanly over extra cover and beats a diving Daniel Christian out in the deep to get to the boundary. |
| Rohit Sharma is caught at deep mid-wicket. Shardul Thakur has taken the catch, but while taking it, it seems his foot might have touched the rope. The umpires have taken it upstairs, although the soft signal is out. |
| 10.1 : A Zampa to R Sharma, OUT! Big wicket! Flatter and shorter delivery, sliding in, Rohit Sharma camps back and heaves it over mid-wicket. Shardul Thakur in the deep takes a good catch but fails to keep his balance right. The momentum takes him behind and he seems to avoid the fence by just. The umpire still goes upstairs and the replay shows that the catch is clean. This is a big blow to Mumbai. Rohit once again departs to a leggie. |
| 0.0 : Kieron Pollard is the next man in for Mumbai. |
| 10.2 : A Zampa to K Pandya, Served outside off, eased down to long off for a single. |
| 10.3 : A Zampa to K Pollard, SIX! Off the mark in style! Tossed up leg break outside off. Pollard smokes it over long off for a maximum. |
| 10.4 : A Zampa to K Pollard, Fuller outside off, Kieron milks it down to long off for a single. |
| 10.5 : A Zampa to K Pandya, Spinning in from around middle and off, Pandya prods forward and wrists it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.6 : A Zampa to K Pollard, OUT! That's some unbelievable field placement. Tossed up full on off, Pollard goes flat and straight down the ground. Manoj Tiwary has been placed at straight long off and he pouches it with ease. Kudos to Zampa for tossing it up again. Mumbai in big trouble now. They have lost half their side now. |
| Hardik Pandya is next in. Mumbai are in real trouble here. Upto the Pandya brothers now to take their team to a fighting total in the very least. |
| 11.1 : W Sundar to K Pandya, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 11.2 : W Sundar to K Pandya, Sliding into the batsman, defended off the front foot. |
| 11.3 : W Sundar to K Pandya, Skidding into the southpaw, wrists through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.4 : W Sundar to H Pandya, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 11.5 : W Sundar to H Pandya, Served in the line of the stumps, Hardik defends it watchfully. |
| 11.6 : W Sundar to H Pandya, Hardik works it with the spin on the leg side and takes off for a single but is sent back by his brother. |
| 12.1 : A Zampa to K Pandya, Fuller on middle and leg, clipped through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.2 : A Zampa to H Pandya, SIX! Glorious! Tossed up outside off, Pandya lofts it with the spin over wide long off and clears the fence for a maximum. |
| 12.3 : A Zampa to H Pandya, Low full toss, driven hard but straight to Smith at short cover. |
| 12.4 : A Zampa to H Pandya, Tossed up on the stumps, flicked off the front foot through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.5 : A Zampa to K Pandya, Krunal kneels down and looks to paddle sweep it but gets it off the edge in the short fine leg region for a single. |
| 12.6 : A Zampa to H Pandya, Full toss, milked down to long on for a single. |
| Daniel Christian is brought into the bowling attack. |
| 13.1 : D Christian to H Pandya, Length delivery, angling in, Hardik gets across and tucks it away past short fine leg. The deep backward square leg fielder cuts it off and keeps it down to a couple. |
| 13.2 : D Christian to H Pandya, OUT! Christian strikes! Strength and on a length, angling in, Hardik looks to play it across the line but misses and gets rapped on the pads. The players go up in appeal and the umpire raises his finger straightaway. Another one bites the dust. This is some performance from the Pune bowlers. |
| Karn Sharma walks into the middle next. |
| 13.3 : D Christian to K Sharma, Length and angling away, Karn throws his bat at it but misses. |
| 13.4 : D Christian to K Sharma, A touch behind length, angling away. Sharma looks to cut it but misses it once again. |
| 13.5 : D Christian to K Sharma, Back of a length delivery, angling away. Karn with another swing and a miss. |
| 13.6 : D Christian to K Sharma, Shortish delivery, angling away, Sharma mistimes his pull. Is lucky that the ball falls short of Unadkat at mid on. After an initial hesitation, the single is completed with ease. |
| Shardul Thakur is back on to bowl. |
| 14.1 : S Thakur to K Sharma, OUT! Comedy of errors! Pitched on a length, angling away, Karn tries to turn it away on the leg side but gets a leading edge and the ball flies wide of Christian at first slip. He gets low to his left, gets both hands to it but ends up dropping it. However, there's a big mix-up in the middle. Christian is alert and throws it towards Thakur, who runs at the striker's end. Shardul collects the ball and takes off the bails. This one was on the cards as since Krunal has |
| 0.0 : Time Out! |
| Mitchell Johnson to take the bat next. |
| 14.2 : S Thakur to M Johnson, Full and straight, defended back to the bowler. |
| 14.3 : S Thakur to M Johnson, On the fuller side of the length, angling away, Johnson gets across and clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.4 : S Thakur to K Pandya, Full and angling away, Pandya drives it uppishly through covers for a single. |
| 14.5 : S Thakur to M Johnson, Pitched full outside off, defended back to the bowler. |
| 14.6 : S Thakur to M Johnson, Fuller length on the stumps, defended off the inner half back to the bowler. |
| 15.1 : D Christian to K Pandya, Length delivery, angling away, Krunal gets across and punches it to covers. |
| 15.2 : D Christian to K Pandya, Full outside off, once again Pandya shimmies across and drives it through covers for a single. |
| 15.3 : D Christian to M Johnson, Angling away from Johnson, he looks to steer it away but misses. |
| 15.4 : D Christian to M Johnson, Length delivery, angling away, Mitchell flat-bats it past the bowler. Unadkat at mid on, dives to his right and makes a good stop. A single is taken. |
| 15.5 : D Christian to K Pandya, Fuller length delivery, angling away, Krunal looks to flick it on the leg side but is early in closing his bat face. Gets squared up and the ball goes off the leading edge through cover-point for a brace. |
| 15.6 : D Christian to K Pandya, On a length and angling away, Krunal guides it towards third man for a single. |
| Jaydev Unadkat is back. |
| 16.1 : J Unadkat to K Pandya, Two Leg byes! Length delivery, angling down leg. Pandya gets across and looks to work it on the leg side but misses. The ball brushes his thigh pad and runs towards fine leg. A couple of leg byes is taken. |
| 16.2 : J Unadkat to K Pandya, Slower short delivery outside off, Pandya looks to pull it away but gets a feather. Luckily for him, it falls short of Dhoni behind the stumps. |
| 16.3 : J Unadkat to K Pandya, Another slower short delivery, Pandya looks to pull it away but fails to hit it cleanly. Mistimes it past the bowler for a single. |
| 16.4 : J Unadkat to M Johnson, Angling down leg, clipped behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 16.5 : J Unadkat to K Pandya, Slower one wide outside off, Krunal throws his bat at it but gets beaten by the lack of pace again. |
| 16.6 : J Unadkat to K Pandya, Slower one, angling in, Pandya gets across and checks his punch through wide mid on for a couple. |
| 17.1 : D Christian to M Johnson, Johnson gets across and looks to paddle scoop but Christian cleverly sprays it very wide and Johnson misses. |
| 17.2 : D Christian to M Johnson, SIX! Mistimed into the fence! Short and angling away, Johnson flat-bats it over mid on. Fails to get it off the meat but the ball still travels the distance. Much-needed maximum, this! |
| 17.3 : D Christian to M Johnson, Fuller on the stumps, Mitchell mistimes his heave through wide mid on for a single. |
| 17.4 : D Christian to K Pandya, Pandya punches it off the back foot to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 17.5 : D Christian to M Johnson, Run out chance! Slower short delivery, Johnson gets under it and looks to upper cut but misses. Dhoni gets an awkward bounce in front of him and fumbles. The ball travels towards Rahane at short third man. Krunal calls Johnson for a bye and he obliges. Rahane is alert and throws at the bowler's end but misses. Had he hit, the Aussie was a goner. |
| 17.6 : D Christian to K Pandya, FOUR! Fuller length delivery outside off, Pandya creams it through cover-point. Sundar in the deep looks to cut it off but fails to keep it out. 13 runs off the over! |
| 18.1 : J Unadkat to M Johnson, Johnson backs away, Unadkat bowls a good slower one outside off. Mitchell reaches out for it and places in the backward point region for a single. |
| 18.2 : J Unadkat to K Pandya, Slower one outside off, Pandya looks to pull it but gets a bottom edge towards the keeper. |
| 18.3 : J Unadkat to K Pandya, This time Pandya connects his pull through mid-wicket and a single is taken. |
| 18.4 : J Unadkat to M Johnson, Slower one on a length, Johnson looks to play it on the leg side but gets an inside edge through square leg for a single. |
| 18.5 : J Unadkat to K Pandya, SIX! Slower delivery, shaping in, Pandya pulls it handsomely over wide long on for a maximum. |
| 18.6 : J Unadkat to K Pandya, The batsman has punched that ball through the offside. One run added to the total. |
| 19.1 : D Christian to K Pandya, Wide! Christian goes for the wide yorker but gets his line wrong. A wide is called. |
| D Christian to K Pandya, Slower one outside off, Pandya throws the kitchen sink at it but gets beaten by the lack of pace. |
| 19.2 : D Christian to K Pandya, FOUR! Full on middle and leg, Pandya gets low and whips it aerially in front of square leg for a boundary. Beautiful shot, that! |
| 19.3 : D Christian to K Pandya, Wide! Once again Christian gets his line wrong as he bowls it well wide outside off. Second wide of the over. |
| D Christian to K Pandya, SIX! Boom! Pandya picks the slower one early and smokes it over the bowler's head for a biggie. Crucial runs, these! 12 runs off the over already. |
| 19.4 : D Christian to K Pandya, Driven through mid on region. They think of a second but seeing Smith there, they don't go for it. |
| 19.5 : D Christian to M Johnson, Slower back of a length delivery, pulled on the leg side for a single. 50-run stand is up with this single. This partnership has given something for Mumbai to fight for. |
| 50-run stand between Krunal and Johnson! |
| 19.6 : D Christian to K Pandya, OUT! In the air... taken! Slower short delivery, Pandya looks to pull it away but gets a top edge. The ball goes high in the air and Rahane from deep mid-wicket, runs forward, settles under it and pouches it safely. Christian has his second and that's end of Krunal's superb fighting knock. MUMBAI FINISH ON 129/8! |
| Another excellent bowling performance from Pune. They came out and were right on the money from the start. Cramped the Mumbai batsmen for room in the Powerplay, got the wickets then and just kept at it. Krunal Pandya was the only one who provided any kind of resistance. He fell short of his fifty but his 50-run stand with Mitchell Johnson has given Mumbai something to bowl at. |
| It would seem a relatively easy task for Pune, to chase down 130. They'll be a bit disappointed though as they gave away 37 runs in the last 3 overs. The wicket will get much slower and if Mumbai manage to scalp a couple of early wickets, we could certainly have a match on our hands. The Powerplay will be key for both teams. Let's see how it goes. Join us back in a short while for the chase. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the chase. Rahul Tripathi and Ajinkya Rahane to open the innings for Pune. Krunal Pandya with the ball first up. He's probably the only one feeling good about his performance, so might as well. Let's go... |
| 0.1 : K Pandya to A Rahane, Starts off from around the wicket, it's slower through the air around off, Rahane comes ahead and blocks. |
| 0.2 : K Pandya to A Rahane, Outside off, some decent flight on that, Rahane drops it in front cover-point and calls for the run. Both batsmen cross over quickly and complete it with ease. |
| 0.3 : K Pandya to R Tripathi, Pushed quicker through the air, very close to the off pole, Tripathi cuts it away late towards short third man. |
| 0.4 : K Pandya to R Tripathi, Cut away a bit late again, this time to the backward point fielder. Unable to pierce the gap there. |
| 0.5 : K Pandya to R Tripathi, Flat, short and on off, Tripathi rocks back and mistimes the pull to mid on. A quick single is taken. |
| 0.6 : K Pandya to A Rahane, FOUR! Boundary to end the over. Short and flat outside off, Rahane camps back and punches it through covers. Pollard makes a lot of ground from long off and puts in a dive to cut it off, but is unable to stop it. |
| Mitchell Johnson to share the new ball. |
| 1.1 : M Johnson to R Tripathi, Nice and full from Mitchell Johnson, with a hint of away movement on off, Tripathi drives it straight to the man at cover. |
| 1.2 : M Johnson to R Tripathi, Full on the pads, flicked away to deep mid-wicket for an easy one. |
| 1.3 : M Johnson to A Rahane, Back of a length delivery on the body, Ajinkya Rahane is on his toes as he tucks it to the left of short fine leg. One more run taken. |
| 1.4 : M Johnson to R Tripathi, Excellent delivery and equally well played. Yorker on off, Tripathi jams it out towards mid off. Rohit Sharma there runs to his right and makes a good diving stop. Single taken. |
| 1.5 : M Johnson to A Rahane, Good length delivery going away, cut behind point for a run. |
| 1.6 : M Johnson to R Tripathi, FOUR LEG BYES! Angling just down leg, Rahul Tripathi looks to flick it down fine but it goes off his thigh pad. Beats short fine leg and races away to the fence for a boundary. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is into the attack now. |
| 2.1 : J Bumrah to A Rahane, Fine shot. Full on off, Rahane with a beautiful straight bat drives it back past mid on. Pollard from mid off chases it down and does extremely well to keep it in play with a dive. Three runs taken, good start to the over already for Pune. |
| 2.2 : J Bumrah to R Tripathi, OUT! Bumrah strikes! Just what Mumbai wanted. Length delivery shaping back in on middle and off, Tripathi comes half-forward to defend. The ball however hits him on the pad first and then it hits the bat. Bumrah is alert to this and he appeals loudly. The umpire raises his finger and Rahul has to walk back. He's a little unfortunate though, replays show that the ball would have gone over the stumps. A bit of luck for Mumbai, they won't mind. |
| Steven Smith strides out to bat. |
| 2.3 : J Bumrah to S Smith, Full and tailing back in, Steven Smith walks across and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 2.4 : J Bumrah to A Rahane, Back of a length outside off, Rahane stands tall and punches it through to sweeper cover for three good runs. |
| 2.5 : J Bumrah to S Smith, Fuller in length and slower outside off, Smith reaches out to it and pushes it in front of cover-point. |
| 2.6 : J Bumrah to S Smith, Full and well outside off, Smith connects the drive right off the middle. But finds the cover-point fielder. |
| Another change in bowling as Lasith Malinga comes on to bowl. |
| 3.1 : L Malinga to A Rahane, Length ball on the pads, Ajinkya flicks it easily through square leg. Jogs to the other end and completes the run. |
| 3.2 : L Malinga to S Smith, Slower full toss just outside off, Smith goes deep inside his crease and whips it to mid on off the toe end. |
| 3.3 : L Malinga to S Smith, Back of a length just outside off, Smith goes across and whips it through square leg this time. Fetches himself a single with that. |
| 3.4 : L Malinga to A Rahane, DROPPED! That's an absoulte dolly, he should have taken that. Really disappointing. That's harder to drop than catch. Malinga takes the pace off and deceives Rahane who is early into the shot. Just checks it to Krunal at short extra cover who puts it down. Oh, dear... Hero with the bat, now will he be the villain in the field? |
| 3.5 : L Malinga to A Rahane, Bit fullish in length, just around off, kept out solidly off the front foot. |
| 3.6 : L Malinga to A Rahane, Back of a length delivery which Rahane deals with rather comfortably. |
| Five bowlers used in five overs as Karn Sharma to roll his arm now. |
| 4.1 : K Sharma to S Smith, Quicker delivery on middle and leg, Steven Smith works it off his pads and places it through the mid-wicket area for one. |
| 4.2 : K Sharma to A Rahane, Flat, short and on middle, goes back and half-pulls it to the right of mid on. One more run taken. |
| 4.3 : K Sharma to S Smith, Flat ball outside off, Smith mistimes the punch to the cover fielder. |
| 4.4 : K Sharma to S Smith, Wide! Googly which is going down the leg side, Smith looks to flick but cannot do so. |
| K Sharma to S Smith, Easily done. Clips it away through mid-wicket for one run. Mid on runs to his right and cuts it off. |
| 4.5 : K Sharma to A Rahane, FOUR! Short again, flat again and Ajinkya Rahane puts this away. He hangs back and half-pulls it away aerially through mid-wicket. Hardik out in the deep runs to his left and dives, only to no success. |
| 4.6 : K Sharma to A Rahane, Full ball which is eased down to long off by Ajinkya Rahane for one run. |
| 5.1 : L Malinga to A Rahane, Full ball which is quite straight in line, Ajinkya clips it towards short fine leg. |
| 5.2 : L Malinga to A Rahane, Chance of a run out! Steven Smith would have been gone had that hit. Ooofff... Rahane with an open face dabs it in front of backward point and both batsmen take off. Hardik charges to the ball and has a shy at the striker's end. Smith dives, gets in and will be feeling lucky there wasn't a direct hit. |
| 5.3 : L Malinga to S Smith, On a length, just around off, from deep inside his crease Steven punches it to long on for one. |
| 5.4 : L Malinga to A Rahane, FOUR! Excellent stroke. Absolute beat. Full with width on offer outside off, Rahane needs to invitation to put it away. Plants his front foot forward and elegantly drives it through the covers for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : L Malinga to A Rahane, Stays right behind the line and defends. |
| 5.6 : L Malinga to A Rahane, Another slower one, full and attacking the stumps, Ajinkya Rahane solidly keeps it out. |
| Time Out has been taken. Mumbai could have got a couple of wickets had Krunal not dropped Rahane. But the Indian opener is now looking solid and looking to take his team across the finish line alongside his skipper. Mumbai need wickets in a bunch to bounce back into the game. 92 needed off 84 now! |
| 6.1 : K Sharma to S Smith, Slower through the air, good flight on it but it's landed on a shorter length, Steven Smith off his back foot punches it through the covers. Runs the first one hard and hence, is able to come back for the second. |
| 6.2 : K Sharma to S Smith, Tossed up outside off, Smith just checks his shot as he drives it to short extra cover. |
| 6.3 : K Sharma to S Smith, Loopy full delivery on middle, Smith drives it through to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 6.4 : K Sharma to A Rahane, Short and wide outside off, Ajinkya backs away a little and cuts it square of the wicket through cover-point for a run. |
| 6.5 : K Sharma to S Smith, Spinning away from around off, played away to point off the outer half. |
| 6.6 : K Sharma to S Smith, Wide! Down the leg side, wide called. |
| K Sharma to S Smith, Wrong 'un around off, spins in well as Smith looks to play at it. Gets it off the bottom edge back in the direction of the bowler. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back into the attack. |
| 7.1 : J Bumrah to A Rahane, Slower back of a length ball outside off, Rahane initially looks to cut, but then checks his shot and ends up tapping it away towards short third man. Single taken. |
| 7.2 : J Bumrah to S Smith, Good length ball outside off, easily run down to third man for one. |
| 7.3 : J Bumrah to A Rahane, Seaming into the batsman, on a back of a length, kept out towards mid-wicket. |
| 7.4 : J Bumrah to A Rahane, With an open face, Ajinkya Rahane steers it to third man for a single. |
| 7.5 : J Bumrah to S Smith, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 7.6 : J Bumrah to A Rahane, Ajinkya Rahane opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. Ends the over with a run. |
| 8.1 : K Sharma to A Rahane, Loopy full toss on the stumps, wristed away down to long on for a single. |
| 8.2 : K Sharma to S Smith, Tossed up leg spinner outside off, Smith plants his front foot forward to get close to the pitch and drives it straight to the man at extra cover. |
| 8.3 : K Sharma to S Smith, Looped up delivery around off, Smith drives it back a bit uppishly. It falls just short of Karn Sharma to dives to his right to take it. |
| 8.4 : K Sharma to S Smith, Off the inner half again. The wicket has really slowed up now. The Pune captain somehow manages to hit it to mid on for one. |
| 8.5 : K Sharma to A Rahane, Stays right behind the line and defends. |
| 8.6 : K Sharma to A Rahane, Spinning in from around off, Rahane walks across to get behind the line and meets it with the full face of the bat. |
| Mitchell Johnson is back on. |
| 9.1 : M Johnson to S Smith, Starts the over from around the wicket and angles in a full ball around off, Smith leans across a touch and drives it to sweeper cover. Single to start things off with. |
| 9.2 : M Johnson to A Rahane, Full and going down leg, worked towards fine leg. Big gap out there so the batsmen take two. |
| 9.3 : M Johnson to A Rahane, Short of a length on off, cramping Rahane for room who looks to pull. Ends up mistiming it back down the ground towards mid on. |
| 9.4 : M Johnson to A Rahane, FOUR! Just uses the pace of the ball and dispatches this. The line is poor, short and down leg, Rahane just has to get something on this. He makes enough connection and gets the placement very fine too. One bounce and across the rope for a boundary. |
| 9.5 : M Johnson to A Rahane, Full outside off, driven towards sweeper cover once more. Single added to the scoreboard. |
| 9.6 : M Johnson to S Smith, Excellent delivery to end the over. At 141 kph, it's full and fired outside off, Smith looks to drive through the off side but doesn't make any connection. Not sure why, but Parthiv Patel starts appealing after collecting the ball. He might have thought there was an edge. |
| Krunal Pandya replaces Karn Sharma. |
| 10.1 : K Pandya to A Rahane, Shout for lbw! Sliding into the batsman, Rahane prods forward and looks to play it across the line but misses. The players appeal but it's turned down. Going down leg maybe! |
| 10.2 : K Pandya to A Rahane, FOUR! Oh dear, misfield and a boundary! To add salt to injury. Full on leg, Rahane kneels down and sweeps it uppishly through backward square leg. Simmons in the deep, overruns. The stretches his right hand to stop but misses. The ball runs to the fence. |
| 10.3 : K Pandya to A Rahane, Full and on leg, Rahane makes room and drives it back to the bowler. |
| 10.4 : K Pandya to A Rahane, Rahane kneels down and sweeps it towards deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 10.5 : K Pandya to S Smith, Full on the stumps, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.6 : K Pandya to A Rahane, Flatter delivery, punched off the back foot through covers for a single. |
| 11.1 : M Johnson to A Rahane, Very full outside off, Rahane guides it through point for a single. |
| 11.2 : M Johnson to S Smith, FOUR! On a length but wide outside off, Smith makes full use of the width as he cuts it hard past backward point. Beats Bumrah in the deep and gets a boundary. 50-run stand is up! |
| 11.3 : M Johnson to S Smith, Full around off, driven to extra cover. |
| 11.4 : M Johnson to S Smith, Fuller length delivery, angling in, milked down to long on for a single. |
| 11.5 : M Johnson to A Rahane, OUT! Rahane holes out! Superb catch from Pollard. Full and coming in with the angle, Rahane looks to loft it over long on but fails to get a clean connection. Pollard in the deep, runs forward and dives full stretch to take an absolute stunner. Much-needed wicket for Mumbai, this. End of a 54-run stand. Pune need 59 off 49 balls. |
| MS Dhoni is in next to bat. |
| 11.6 : M Johnson to S Smith, Almost a yorker outside off, Smith fails to connect his drive. |
| Karn Sharma to bowl his final over. |
| 12.1 : K Sharma to MS Dhoni, Dhoni dances down the wicket and flicks it on the leg side. The short mid-wicket fielder fumbles and concedes a single. |
| 12.2 : K Sharma to S Smith, Googly around off, Smith looks to drive but gets it off the inner half towards short mid-wicket. |
| 12.3 : K Sharma to S Smith, Full on middle and off, driven to extra cover. Rohit there dives full stretch and makes a good stop. |
| 12.4 : K Sharma to S Smith, Flatter delivery, skidding in, worked through square leg for a single. |
| 12.5 : K Sharma to MS Dhoni, Served around leg, spinning towards middle sharply. Dhoni keeps it out watchfully. |
| 12.6 : K Sharma to MS Dhoni, Huge shout for lbw! But, turned down. Dhoni dances down the track. Karn spots that and fires in on middle. Dhoni looks to play across the line but is beaten and gets rapped on the pads. The players appeal but it's turned down. Dhoni was a long way down the track and that might have saved him. |
| Krunal Pandya is back. |
| 13.1 : K Pandya to S Smith, Sliding into the batsman, Smith works it on the leg side for a single. |
| 13.2 : K Pandya to MS Dhoni, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 13.3 : K Pandya to MS Dhoni, Spinning away from around middle and off, Dhoni plays it towards extra cover. |
| 13.4 : K Pandya to MS Dhoni, Dhoni gets to the pitch and flicks it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 13.5 : K Pandya to S Smith, Shout for caught behind! Sliding down the leg side, Smith looks to sweep it but misses. Parthiv appeals confidently but it's turned down. Smith asks for a wide but that's not give too. The Snicko shows that Smith had got some glove on it. |
| 13.6 : K Pandya to S Smith, Good running! Smith gets to the pitch of the ball and flicks it through mid-wicket. Hardik in the deep, rushes to the ball but fails to pick it up with one hand. And so a couple is completed with ease. |
| Lasith Malinga returns to the bowling attack. |
| 14.1 : L Malinga to MS Dhoni, Slower one, Dhoni waits for it and flicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 14.2 : L Malinga to S Smith, A touch ahead of a length around off, Smith has a go at it but gets it off the inner half towards deep mid-wicket. A single is taken. |
| 14.3 : L Malinga to MS Dhoni, Yorker outside off, Dhoni looks to squeeze it out but gets an under edge towards the keeper. |
| Mid-wicket comes inside the ring. |
| 14.4 : L Malinga to MS Dhoni, Full and straight on middle, flicked towards Simmons at fine leg for a single. |
| 14.5 : L Malinga to S Smith, Smith survives! Very full on middle, Smith looks to dig it out but gets an inside edge onto the boot and the ball rolls just past the leg pole. Malinga can't believe that he didn't get his man. |
| 14.6 : L Malinga to S Smith, Wide! Malinga gets it wrong this time, sprays it full and wide outside off. A wide is signalled. |
| L Malinga to S Smith, Full outside off, Smith squeezes it past point. Karn in the deep is slow to release the ball and so the batsmen complete the couple with ease. Parthiv is furious with his mate there. |
| Final Time Out of the season, this! Pune are firmly in control, but the run rate is climbing up ever so slightly. A wicket now and things could certainly get interesting. |
| 15.1 : K Pandya to MS Dhoni, Krunal expecting Dhoni to dance down bangs in short. Dhoni does come down the track and punches it down to long off for a single. Clever bowling, this! |
| 15.2 : K Pandya to S Smith, Flatter around off, Smith dances down and punches it through covers for a single. |
| 15.3 : K Pandya to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Pierced! Fires it flat outside off, Dhoni goes hard at it. Gets it off the outer half. Bumrah at backward point, dives to his right but fails to stop it. Malinga too can't chase it down and the ball races to the fence. |
| 15.4 : K Pandya to MS Dhoni, Dhoni gets on the back foot and punches it towards extra cover and takes off for a single. Smith is late to react but then completes the single comfortably. |
| 15.5 : K Pandya to S Smith, SIX! Fired in full on the stumps, Smith reverse slogs it over point for a maximum. That's some shot. 13 runs off the over already. The equation is down to 34 off 25 balls. |
| 15.6 : K Pandya to S Smith, Smith dances down and eases it down to long on for a single. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is brought back on to bowl. 33 required off 24, this is a big over for both teams. |
| 16.1 : J Bumrah to S Smith, Full on the stumps, Smith flicks it through mid-wicket. Smith wants a second but Dhoni says no. A single is taken. |
| 16.2 : J Bumrah to MS Dhoni, OUT! Huge, huge wicket! Bumrah gets the better of Dhoni this time! Pitches it on a length outside off, Dhoni looks to go hard on the off side but gets an outside edge to Parthiv, who gobbles it and starts celebrating. It won't be a Dhoni finish this time around. Is there a twist in the tale? 32 required off 22 now. |
| Manoj Tiwary is the new man in. |
| 16.3 : J Bumrah to M Tiwary, On a length outside off, Tiwary punches it in front of covers for a single. |
| 16.4 : J Bumrah to S Smith, Slower one, eased down to long on for a single. |
| 16.5 : J Bumrah to M Tiwary, Loud shout for lbw! On a length outside off, Tiwary looks to defend by bringing his bat close to his pad. He gets hit on the pad first and the players start appealing. The umpire, however turns it down. The replay shows that it's an excellent decision as the impact was outside off. |
| 16.6 : J Bumrah to M Tiwary, Another shout for lbw! Angling into the batsman, Tiwary fails his flicks and gets rapped on the pads. The players appeal but it's turned down. Going down leg maybe. |
| Lasith Malinga to have a go with the ball. 30 needed off 18. |
| 17.1 : L Malinga to S Smith, Full outside off, driven straight to Rohit at extra cover. |
| 17.2 : L Malinga to S Smith, Malinga goes for the in-dipping yorker, Smith digs it out on the full towards long on for a single. |
| 17.3 : L Malinga to M Tiwary, Full outside off, Tiwary digs it out towards mid off and takes off for a quick single. Rayudu there has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. A single is completed. |
| Mid off drops back... |
| 17.4 : L Malinga to S Smith, What a delivery! Right in the block hole, Smith looks to dig it out but the ball goes through the gap between his pads to the keeper behind. The players appeal for lbw but it's turned down. |
| 17.5 : L Malinga to S Smith, FOUR! Superb shot! Very full on middle, Smith goes back and whips it over backward square leg. The fine leg fielder can't get to the ball and the ball crosses the fence. A much-needed boundary for Pune and Smith. 24 needed off 13 now. |
| 17.6 : L Malinga to S Smith, Slower delivery, dips onto Smith, he clips it behind square on the leg side for a single. He wants to keep as much strike as possible. |
| 18.1 : J Bumrah to S Smith, In the air... but safe! Full toss, Smith looks to clobber it over deep mid-wicket but gets it from the higher part of the bat. Hardik in the deep, charges to the ball but the ball falls short of him. A single is taken. |
| 18.2 : J Bumrah to M Tiwary, Slower one outside off, Tiwary is deceived and somehow pushes it to covers for a run. |
| 18.3 : J Bumrah to S Smith, Excellent cricket all around! Bumrah bowls a yorker on middle, Smith digs it out superbly through wide mid on. Hardik in the deep charges to the ball and keeps it down to a single. |
| 18.4 : J Bumrah to M Tiwary, Leg bye! Very full down the leg side, Tiwary clears his front leg and looks to flick it away but misses and gets rapped on the pads. |
| 18.5 : J Bumrah to S Smith, SIX! Beauty! Pure beauty! Full outside off, Smith launches it over long off for a biggie. That's absolutely smashing shot. After bowling four great deliveries, Bumrah concedes a biggie. Big moment in the game, this! |
| 18.6 : J Bumrah to S Smith, High full toss on the pads, Smith flicks it over square leg. A brace is taken. Smith wants a no ball for height and is not happy with the decision. However, the replay shows that the ball is fine. This brings the half century as well for the Pune skipper. |
| 5th Indian T20 League fifty for Steven Smith! |
| Mitchell Johnson to bowl the final over the match. He has 10 runs to defend. Can he do it for his team? Or will either of Steven Smith or Manoj Tiwary have anything to do about it? |
| 19.1 : M Johnson to M Tiwary, FOUR! Slower delivery to start off, Tiwary gets across and sweeps it over square leg. Gets his placement dead right and the ball races to the fence. Just the start Pune wanted. Now, 7 needed off 5 balls. |
| 19.2 : M Johnson to M Tiwary, OUT! Tiwary holes out! Full on the stumps, Tiwary looks to loft it over long on but fails to get it off the meat. The ball goes straight to Pollard in the deep, who doesn't make any mistake. This game is swinging like a pendulum. |
| Daniel Christian walks into the middle. Pune need 7 off 4. The tension is high, fans in the stands are praying to God for their team to pull off. Absolutely electric stuff. 4 balls to decide the fate of who becomes the champion. |
| 19.3 : M Johnson to S Smith, OUT! The skipper departs! What a moment in the game! Full outside off, Smith looks to carve it over cover-point but finds the only fielder in the deep there. The ball is swirling but Rayudu takes a great catch under pressure. After conceding boundary off the first ball, Johnson has taken back-to-back wickets! |
| 17-year old Washington Sundar is the next batsman. He comes out under probably one of the most intense pressure situations he'll ever experience. 7 off 3 needed to win. Johnson is on a hat-trick here. |
| 19.4 : M Johnson to W Sundar, Bye! Yorker around off, Sundar fails to dig it out and the ball whizzes just past the off pole. The batsmen run for a bye. Parthiv behind the stumps, has a shy at the striker's end but misses. A bye is taken. Most importantly for Pune, Christian is on strike! |
| 19.5 : M Johnson to D Christian, Dropped! Massive moment in the game! Full on middle, Christian clears his front leg and whips it over mid-wicket. Hardik in the deep, runs forward, dives ahead, gets both the hands to it but ends up spilling it. A brace is taken off the drop. 4 NEEDED OFF THE LAST BALL! |
| 19.6 : M Johnson to D Christian, OUT! MUMBAI ARE THE 2017 INDIAN T20 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS! What a game it has been! Christian is run out! Full on the middle, he flicks it through mid-wicket. Suchith the substitute, runs to his left in the deep, fumbles a couple of times before releasing the ball. Hurls a good, flat throw to his keeper though. The batsmen go for the third run but can't complete it as Parthiv takes the bails off. Sundar and Christian failed to cross each other and so the latter is the |
| What more could a fan ask for? Such a nail-biting encounter. It was a low-scoring affair but it had all the thrills in it. After winning the toss and opting to bat, Mumbai posted a total which seemed under par. Their bowlers started off perfectly by sending back the dangerous Tripathi early. However, Rahane capitalized on his dropped chance and added 54 runs for the second wicket with his skipper. |
| After the Pune opener departed, Smith carried on and stitched some crucial partnerships with Dhoni and Tiwary. The Mumbai bowlers however kept it tight and never let the opposition run away with the game. Departure of MS Dhoni also proved to be a crucial point of the game. It was Bumrah who took his wicket and he was supported well by other bowlers as well. |
| 11 runs were required off the last over and it was Mitchell Johnson who had the ball in his hand. He conceded a boundary off his first delivery but came back strongly with back-to-back wickets. One of them was that of the Pune skipper. And with 4 needed off the last ball, Johnson held his nerve and won the game for Mumbai by conceding just a couple. With this, Mumbai become the first team to win the Indian T20 League thrice! |
| Kieron Pollard says they played team cricket and the team has come together and won them the game. States they showed the character. Credits Krunal Pandya for battling well to keep them in the game. |
| Hardik Pandya says he felt the game which they won against Delhi was a perfect example of a close game where they came together and played like champions. So he is happy they got it done again tonight. |
| Krunal Pandya says when the wickets were falling at the other end he decided to play the full 20 overs and score as much as possible. |
| Mitchell Johnson says it all came down to experience in the final over. Adds that fortunately he was able to deliver tonight and credits his team for the all-round performance. When asked about Smith's dismissal, he says the batsman gave himself a little bit of room and hit it pretty good but it went straight to the fielder. |
| Jasprit Bumrah says they kept on fighting from the first over and the ball reversing a bit helped him a lot. Also says that they were short of runs but had decided to fight it out till the end. |
| Lendl Simmons says they had runs on the board and there was scoreboard pressure on Pune. Further says that they bowled well and mentions they have match winners in their team who delivered. Adds it was a team effort and he is real happy about that. |
| Karn Sharma says he didn't bowl well last season and thanks the Mumbai team management for backing him. Adds that the pitch was not easy to score on and their plan was to not give boundaries to Pune. |
| Parthiv Patel says he was batting really well throughout the season, especially in the Powerplay so he is disappointed to have missed out today. Goes on to say that it doesn't matter at the end of the day as the team's success is more important. Further adds they have defended low scores before on such a ground. Opines the wicket was very slow but Pune took the game to the end and tried their best. Feels they have played very good cricket throughout the tournament under pressure. Mentions droppe |
| Nitish Rana says it was a team effort. States the top 3-4 batsmen have scored close to 300-400 runs so everybody has chipped in. Is happy with his good form but wants to carry it into the domestic season. |
| Ambati Rayudu says he couldn't do much today with the bat but that catch (of Steven Smith) will remain with him for a long time. |
| Robin Singh says they talked inside at the innings break that if they can drag it out, they can do it. Is of the opinion that 130 was a good score and Bumrah's spell was magnificent. Says after Dhoni got out, it was a matter of not giving Smith much of the strike. |
| Vinay Kumar says it's really great and the team is doing really well. He says he got just a match this year but adds that he is pleased for the team. Reckons the plans and everything were executed to perfection which is a good thing. |
| Mahela Jayawardene says the senior guys especially showed a lot of character, patience and guts to finish over the line. Considering the wicket might play slow, they had experienced players to get the job done, hence the decision to bat first. |
| Shane Bond says it was hard work, but was good to offer advice and the leaders did well. Applauds Bumrah and says he's a brilliant young bowler, only 23 years of age and he always steps up. Happily says he stood up on the biggest stage again. |
| Sachin Tendulkar says the first half wasn't exactly good but at half time, Mahela Jayawardene gave a nice speech which the team needed. Adds that they thought right and believed they could pull it off, which is most important. Further adds that they also bowled right and fielded right, which was great. When asked about Malinga's quality, he mentions he's always believed once a champion, always a champion and Malinga is a champion despite the season he's had. |
| Mitchell McClenaghan says he couldn't sit still, kept moving up and down the stairs 15-16 times. With a gleeful smile he mentions Bumrah is exceptional and he's going to be a superstar. |
| Nita Ambani says that her nerves are still rattling. Congratulates all the Mumbai players. Credits Mitchell Johnson, Jasprit Bumrah and Lasith Malinga to bowl superbly tonight. Adds that the 12th man for the Mumbai has always been their fans and dedicates this third trophy to them. |
| David Warner gets the award for being the highest run-scorer (641 runs) of the season while Bhuvneshwar Kumar is awarded for taking the most wickets (26) in the tenth edition of the Indian T20 League. Ben Stokes is awarded the Man of the Tournament for picking up 12 wickets and scoring 316 runs in 12 games. |
| Man of the Match, Krunal Pandya says that he feels blessed to have contributed with the bat in both the knockout games. Adds that as wickets were falling at the other end, he felt of taking on the bowlers in the last couple of overs. Informs that this tournament is all about preparation. Mentions that it's dream come true for him, playing the Indian T20 League final for the first time and getting the Man of the Match award in it. Credits Nitin Patel (Physio), who helped him in getting fit before |
| Steven Smith says it's a hard one to swallow. Mentions he is proud of his team since they are a relatively new franchise. Credits Mumbai for the way they fought tonight and feels 130 was probably a little under par but Mumbai bowled extremely well. States they had some wickets in hand and just 1-2 good overs would have pushed them ahead but Mumbai's bowlers did extremely well to restrict them. Feels it's been a fantastic experience to play in the Indian T20 League over the years. Ends by saying |
| Rohit Sharma says that he was quite nervous but the guys pulled off a great game. Says that he was expecting them to defend as they have a great bunch of players. Mentions that they stuck to their plans. Informs they wanted to make it difficult for the opposition by picking up wickets as they knew the new players would find it difficult to adjust. Feels that having Bumrah and Malinga in the side makes the job easy for the captain. Credits Mitchell Johnson for picking two crucial wickets in the f |
| So that's it from us! Mumbai are crowned the Indian T20 League Champions for the 3rd time and it's something they completely deserve. They were probably the most consistent team throughout the tournament and have been declared just winners. The team and its fans, are going to have a long night for sure. They should too! It's been a great season and we hope you enjoyed every bit of it. There will be a lot more matches coming our way, soon enough, so we hope you join us for all the action. Till th |
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