Mumbai Indians thrash Kings XI Punjab by 8 Wickets

Mumbai Indians kept their IPL hopes alive with a commanding eight-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab here on Tuesday.

Chasing a lowly 120, Mumbai Indians raced to the target in just 16.2 overs with Dwayne Bravo blasting an unbeaten 70 off 59 balls and Sachin Tendulkar contributing an unbeaten 41.

The victory brought Mumbai Indians back into the semi-final contention, as they jumped two spots to fourth place in the IPL standings with 11 points from 11 matches.

Kings XI Punjab’s chances of finishing among the top four now looks bleak as they are down to seventh place with 10 points and three matches in hand.

It was a must-win situation for both teams, and Mumbai Indians came out with all guns blazing to steal the show.

Mumbai’s promotion of Dwayne Bravo worked wonders as the West Indian ripped apart the bowlers with clean strikes. He struck seven fours and three sixes.

Bravo would have returned without opening his account had Irfan Pathan held onto a caught and bowled chance.

Brett Lee took out Sanath Jayasuriya before Bravo cut loose in S Sreesanth’s only over, which cost 21 runs with two sixes and two fours. Bravo continued in the same vein through the innings.

Piyush Chawla got the wicket of Ajinkya Rahane, but Tendulkar batted around Bravo to see the team through.

Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar played the spin card to perfection to restrict Kings XI to 119-9. His plan was carried out by off-spinners Harbhajan Singh (1-9) and JP Duminy (2-15), who bowled intelligently to bring the downfall of Kings XI batting line-up that had seven left-handers.

Opener Sunny Sohal played a lone hand in Punjab’s innings with a breezy 43 off 23 balls that included three sixes and five fours.

Punjab lost two quick wickets at the top with Simon Katich and Irfan Pathan being dismissed for ducks.

Sunny Sohal counter-attacked to bring Punjab back on the track.

Harbhajan came into the attack and soon got the prized wicket of Kumar Sangakkara. Tendulkar quickly tried his options and used as many as eight bowlers to keep Punjab guessing.

Duminy removed dangerous Yuvraj Singh and Ajinkya Rahane accounted for Luke Pomersbach.

Punjab batsmen were guilty of sloppy running between the wicket with as many as four players, including Sohal, being run-out.

Karan Goel’s 20 took Punjab past the 100-run mark.

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Sachin, Gilchrist fined for slow over rates

Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar and his Deccan Chargers counterpart Adam Gilchrist were slapped a fine of USD 20,000 each for slow over rate in the Indian Premier League match.

“A decision in this regard was taken by match referee Devdas Govindjee from South Africa,” the IPL authorities said in a statement.

Deccan Chargers defeated Mumbai Indians by 12 runs yesterday.

The Delhi Daredevils were also penalised for a similar slow over rate in their April 23 match against Chennai Super Kings at the same venue.

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Deccan Chargers beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs

A spinning masterclass from Pragyan Ojha and disciplined back-up from Venugopal Rao ensured Deccan Chargers consolidated their position at the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) table with a 12-run victory over Indians/1414′ target=’_blank’>Mumbai Indians here on Saturday.

Chasing 169, Mumbai looked destined for victory when they entered the final 10 overs of their innings needing 85 to win with nine wickets in hand and star batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and JP Duminy at the crease.

But Ojha’s 3-21 swung the match as he had Tendulkar caught at short extra cover by Herschelle Gibbs for 36, then removed Shikhar Dhawan and Duminy (47) in consecutive overs.

Fellow spinner Rao squeezed the batsmen at the other end, allowing just 21 runs from his first three overs as Mumbai managed a meagre 24 runs in the five overs after the ‘strategy break’.

Dwayne Bravo and Harbhajan Singh led spirited resistance, but when Fidel Edwards removed fellow West Indian Bravo for 21, Mumbai’s fate was sealed and they ended their innings on 156-7.

An opening stand of 63 between Adam Gilchrist and Gibbs set Chargers up for a big total after they won the toss and elected to bat under sunny Kingsmead skies.

Even after Gilchrist had fallen for 35 to the bowling of Bravo, Gibbs continued the assault on Mumbai’s bowlers with Dwayne Smith as Deccan reached 124-1 in the 13th over.

But when Smith was bowled by Sanath Jayasuriya for 35, his dismissal instigated a collapse and none of the batsmen who followed reached double figures. Top scorer Gibbs was run out for a feisty 58 as Deccan made 168-8 in 20 overs.

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Sachin Tendulkar turned 36 today , Happy Birthday !

Arguably cricket’s biggest icon, Sachin Tendulkar turned 36 on Friday and said he still feels like a boy of 16. The right-hander, bracketed in the same league with the legendary Don Bradman, is currently leading the Mumbai Indians in the ongoing Indian Premier League in South Africa.

“I feel like 16. I think it’s the good wishes and blessings that count,” he said.

“It’s not about breaking records. It’s about winning matches. It’s a terrific feeling to win and that’s what matters,” Tendulkar said after cutting the birthday cake in company of his Mumbai Indians teammates.

Tendulkar’s birthday celebrations were also attended by his India teammates like Yuvraj Singh. The left-hander joined off-spinner Harbhajan Singh in smearing Tendulkar’s face with the cake during the party.

Worshipped in India and equally revered across the world, Tendulkar made his debut at 16 against Pakistan before growing into a batsman who has given nightmares to bowlers across the cricketing globe.

Tendulkar said his career stats, which show more than 12,000 Test and over 16,000 ODI runs don’t matter much in comparison to being part of a winning team.

“Stats are merely a reflection of an individual’s contribution to the team. Ultimately it’s a team sport and though individual performances matter, it’s more about winning matches,” he said. Tendulkar will be joined by his wife and kids in the birthday celebrations in Durban.

Sachin was recently immortalised in the Madam Tussaud’s wax museum, the only Indian sportsperson to be feted in this manner.

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