05/11Result
Qualifier 1 (N), Indian Premier League at Dubai, Nov 5 2020
MI won by 57 runs
Player of the Match
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit BumrahMumbai Indians
05/11Result
Qualifier 1 (N), Indian Premier League at Dubai, Nov 5 2020
MI won by 57 runs
Player of the Match
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit BumrahMumbai Indians

END OF OVER:
20 | 20 Runs | MI: 200/5 | RR: 10.00

  • Ishan Kishan55 (30b)
  • Hardik Pandya37 (14b)
  • Anrich Nortje4-0-50-1
  • Kagiso Rabada4-0-42-0

Hardik Pandya: "In such games I have always felt it is important to keep your momentum going. Luckily we got off to a great start. Kishan is a little pocket dynamo. He has been exceptional for us. He has been opening, coming at No. 4, pacing innings, and the way he hit at the death was outstanding. I don't take pressure when batting. Even when the ball is not in the slot, I back myself. If you put that hard work in, you are confident. I think 200 is enough."

Well the toss is in not in your hand, but what is in you hand is the ability to give yourself an above-par score to give you some kind of security against dew. Such efficient ruthless batting from Mumbai Indians that they have gone to 200 despite an excellent Ashwin spell and a big middle-overs slowdown. de Kock, Surya, Kishan, Hardik... ruthless and disdainful. You know how brilliance and dominance can get boring, but this is a fickle format we are talking about. Watching Mumbai operate so well in it is just a joy to watch. And when they are in full flow, they force opposition to make questionable moves. DC didn't have an idea what was going on at the death

Do Mumbai have enough? Have your say on our Rolling Report

Bharath Seervi: "Rbada and Nortje have conceded 92 between them, the most by them in an innings, beating 91 against SRH. Also 92 off the last six overs."

19.6
6
Nortje to Ishan Kishan, SIX, and 200 it will be. Nortje bowls a wide full toss, he goes deep in the crease, his front leg is in the air in an effort to generate power, and he clears extra cover. The six race between Kishan and Pandya is well and truly hot and on

A six to get to 200

19.5
1b
Nortje to HH Pandya, 1 bye, slower ball, hard length, beats his pull, and they take the bye as Pant fumbles. No ego from Pandya sending Kishan back
19.4
6
Nortje to HH Pandya, SIX, goes wide yorker again, bowls a full toss, and Pandya goes across to loft him over long-off for another six. This is such efficient risk-free six-hitting. He is playing within himself, guys
19.3
6
Nortje to HH Pandya, SIX, that is a nothing ball. Slower ball, in the slot, and you are not beating this power hitter with such full slower ones. He drills this over long-on for six

Mid-off is up

19.2
0
Nortje to HH Pandya, no run, goes wide yorker, bowls a low wide full toss, but Pandya gets only the toe end

Okay, can Nortje execute the quick hard lengths to Pandya?

19.1
1
Nortje to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, Nortje bowls the slower yorker wide outside off, and he gets just the single to deep midwicket

Nortje to bowl the last over. Mid-off and mid-on back. No mid-off comes up belatedly

END OF OVER:
19 | 18 Runs | MI: 180/5 | RR: 9.47

  • Ishan Kishan48 (28b)
  • Hardik Pandya25 (10b)
  • Kagiso Rabada4-0-42-0
  • Daniel Sams4-0-44-0
18.6
1
Rabada to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, Rabada follows him again, and this time he helicopters this low full toss flat to deep midwicket for one
18.5
4
Rabada to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, oh he has picked his spot perfectly here. He knows mid-off is up so he is making room early and wants only enough power to clear mid-off. Rabada follows him, cramps him up, and he doesn't clear mid-off, but has put this wide of the man

Round the wicket to Kishan

Bharath Seervi: "Daniel Sams only bowler who's bowled 10+ overs without taking a wicket this IPL."

18.4
1
Rabada to HH Pandya, 1 run, the yorker nailed again, and he can only dig it out for a single to long-off
18.3
0
Rabada to HH Pandya, no run, gets the yorker right, and he digs it out back to Rabada
18.2
6
Rabada to HH Pandya, SIX, slower ball, short of a length, but Pandya generates great power on the slog and goes flat over midwicket. Scary batting
18.1
6
Rabada to HH Pandya, SIX, misses the yorrker by a foot, and Pandya flicks this from the slot. Not a massive follow-through, but big muscle and timing. Clears long-on

Looking at how the slower ones are working, would you bowl Stoinis and not bowl out Rabada? I would be tempted but Iyer isn't. Here is Rabada

END OF OVER:
18 | 17 Runs | MI: 162/5 | RR: 9.00

  • Ishan Kishan43 (26b)
  • Hardik Pandya12 (6b)
  • Daniel Sams4-0-44-0
  • Marcus Stoinis1-0-5-1
17.6
6
Sams to Ishan Kishan, SIX, slower balls worked for him so far but Sams doesn't want to be too predictable and bowls one-pace. Except that he gets the length wrong and bowls in the slot. Kishan slogs this over wide long-on for a flat low six
17.5
1
Sams to HH Pandya, 1 run, full and wide, and would have been called had Pandya not reached out and toe-ended it to long-off for one
17.4
1
Sams to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, slower length ball, he picks it late, and gets just the single to long-on
17.3
1
Sams to HH Pandya, 1 run, yorker, down the leg side, pushed to deep midwicket for one
17.2
2
Sams to HH Pandya, 2 runs, sees him walk down, bowls the slower one, and it runs off the inside edge for a couple to long leg
17.1
6
Sams to HH Pandya, SIX, yorker gone wrong. Full toss into the pads, flicked away nonchalantly over square leg

Sams to bowl 18th. Last two for Rabada and Nortje, I would have bowled Nortje now before Pandya has hit a shot in anger. Sams round the wicket

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | MI: 145/5 | RR: 8.52

  • Ishan Kishan36 (24b)
  • Hardik Pandya2 (2b)
  • Marcus Stoinis1-0-5-1
  • Anrich Nortje3-0-31-1
16.6
0
Stoinis to Ishan Kishan, no run, full and wide, squeezes it under his bat. What an over. Forced to bowl the 17th because the match-up is not ideal for the specialist spinner, and he takes a wicket and concedes no boundary
16.5
2
Stoinis to Ishan Kishan, 2 runs, short, not too wide, cut in the air and in front of square. Gets a two. Pandya not at his sprightliest when running
16.4
1
Stoinis to HH Pandya, 1 run, full toss down the leg side, but Pandya just pushes this to deep square for one

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DC 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0S DhawanPP Shaw
2nd0S DhawanAM Rahane
3rd0S DhawanSS Iyer
4th20MP StoinisSS Iyer
5th21MP StoinisRR Pant
6th71MP StoinisAR Patel
7th0AR PatelDR Sams
8th29K RabadaAR Patel
9th2A NortjeK Rabada