Mumbai rounded off their IPL campaign with a comfortable win over the Bangalore Royal Challengers in a match reduced to 18 overs a side by rain. Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar weren’t troubled by the damp conditions and added 96 in 69 balls after Dilhara Fernando restricted Bangalore to 122 with controlled spells of bowling […]
11th Over: Kulkarni continues as Dravid and White try to consolidate. FOUR! White heaves it over mid wicket. SIX! White got stuck onto that and the ball is out of there. FOUR! White has gone berzerk, pulls another one away.
10th Over: Smith introduced into the attack. Dravid plays it away for two to bring up […]
Sachin Tendulkar chose to field in a rain-shortened game against the Bangalore Royal Challengers, hoping to use the damp conditions to dismiss the hosts cheaply. The two sides will bat under lights for 18 overs each in what is the final match the tournament for both.
It rained early in the afternoon and the sky is […]
Match facts
Wednesday, May 28
Start time 16.00 (local), 10.30 (GMT)
The Big Picture
A probable high-stakes contest has been nipped in the bud with the Chennai Super Kings edging out the Mumbai Indians in the semi-final race. The only remaining interest in the clash is whether a crestfallen Mumbai can avenge their home defeat against the Bangalore Royal […]
A final-ball fumble by Sanath Jayasuriya gifted the Rajasthan Royals a five-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League on Monday.
Jayasuriya, standing at the bowler’s end, inexplicably spilled a throw-in from the outfield as he looked set to claim a routine run-out to give Rajasthan the two runs they needed for victory.
Sohail […]
Having defended a target in their previous match, the Rajasthan Royals, who have qualified for the semi-finals, decided to field against the Mumbai Indians. Two successive losses have left Mumbai facing an uphill battle to make it to the final four, and a win today will put the pressure back on fellow contenders Chennai Super […]
4th Over: Nehra to Asnodkar. WICKET! Akmal goes to the danger end for a risky single and fails to ground his wicket to a direct throw. He was jumping all around the place. Pathan is the new man in. He is off the mark. A wide down the leg side. Jaipur are 23-1
3rd Over: Asnodkar […]
Match facts
Monday, May 26, 2008
Start time 20.00 (local), 14.30 (GMT)
The Big Picture
The Mumbai Indians are in a must-win situation after two successive losses. If they win against Rajasthan Royals and follow it up with another victory in their final league game against Bangalore Royal Challengers on Wednesday, they will make the semi-finals. If they lose […]
18th Over: Jayasuriya back into the attack. Karthik punches it off the backfoot. A single. FOUR! Karthik fetches the ball from outside the off stump and uses his wrist to work it away on the on side. Karthik retains strike with a single.
17th Over: SIX! Karthik carves it over mid wicket as Kulkarni comes back […]
The Mumbai Indians have launched an official complaint against Suresh Shastri, the third umpire, over two ‘contentious’ run-out decisions that went against them in their match against Kings XI Punjab on Wednesday. Mumbai lost the crucial encounter by one run in the last over, a result which has made their chances of qualifying for the […]
Match facts
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Start time 20.00 (local), 14.30 (GMT)
The Big Picture
With the IPL moving towards the last leg of league games, things are more desperate for Delhi Daredevils than they are for Mumbai Indians. A defeat will send Delhi hurtling out of the tournament, but a victory for them will suddenly put the pressure […]
No one present at the DY Patil Sports Academy just under three weeks ago could have thought of it as anything more than a huge upset. The Delhi Daredevils had journeyed west with four wins from their first five games and the label of likely tournament winners. The Mumbai Indians had barely left the starting […]