Mumbai lose to Sehwag-led DD

DD made half-a-dozen changes to their playing (Dani)eleven – Mithun Manhas, Andrew McDonald, Yogesh Nagar, Farveez Maharoof Vettori and Ashish Nehra made way for David Warner, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Rajat Bhatia, Amit Mishra, Dirk Nannes and Pradeep Sangwan.

MI (Moham)made three Ch(etany)anges to their playing eleven – Dwayne Bravo, Yogesh Takawale and Nanda made way for Ashraful, Pinal Shah and Twenty20 debutant Rahil Shaikh.

On winning the toss, Virender Sehwag, DD’s skipper and the player of the match, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 30, and lost three wickets.

Sanath Jayasuriya, who faced a ball, scored a run. A ball into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nannes, who broke the two-run stand.

Jean-Paul Duminy, whose six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Nannes broke the 19-run stand.

Ashraful, who faced 10 balls, scored just a couple. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Needless to say, Sangwan was in seventh heaven.

MI scored 50 off 7.3 overs (46 balls). DD had conceded nine extras at that point.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. MI had scored 72 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Sachin Tendulkar, MI’s skipper, had scored 28, Ajinkya Rahane had scored 20.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Rahane’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership gave DD no reason to be in seventh heaven.

MI scored 100 off 13 overs (79 balls). DD had conceded 19 extras at that point.

Tendulkar, whose 41-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 46. Fifty-five balls after Ashraful’s dismissal, Bhatia broke the 73-run partnership.

Abhishek Nayar, who faced four balls, scored as many. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Aavishkar Salvi, who broke the run-a-ball stand.

Pinal Shah, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Nannes, who broke the 43-run stand.

MI scored 150 off 18.4 overs (113 balls). DD had conceded 21 extras at that point.

Rahane’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 37 balls.

He eventually scored 56 off 41 balls, which included five boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Four balls after Shah’s dismissal, he was caught by A B de Villiers. Sangwan broke the six-run stand.

Harbhajan Singh, whose seven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten.

The eighth-wicket pair put on four. Lasith Malinga didn’t face a ball. Three balls after Rahane’s dismissal, Dilshan and Sangwan ran him out.

Dhawal Kulkarni, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

DD eventually conceded 24 extras. MI scored 165 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Mishra, who was wicketless, conceded 24.

Bhatia and Salvi picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 27.

Sangwan, who conceded 28, picked up a couple of wickets.

Nannes, who conceded 27, picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 60, and lost a wicket.

Warner, whose (Kulkar)nine-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 15. Twenty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Ashraful. The medium-pacer from Mumbai broke the 36-run stand.

DD scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). MI hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Sehwag’s contribution to it was 29. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. DD had scored 93 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gautam Gambhir had scored 45, Sehwag had scored 33.

DD scored 100 off 10.3 overs (63 balls). MI had conceded five extras at that point.

Gambhir, whose 38-ball innings included seven boundaries, eventually scored 47. Forty-six balls after Warner’s dismissal, he was caught by Ashraful. Malinga broke the 68-run partnership.

Dilshan, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 24. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Shah. Harbhajan broke the 40-run stand.

Sehwag’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 26 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sehwag eventually faced 27 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. A ball after Dilshan’s dismissal, he was dismissed by Harbhajan.

DD scored 150 off 16.1 overs (98 balls). MI had conceded eight extras at that point.

De Villiers, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. A dozen balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Nayar. Harbhajan broke the nine-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Bhatia had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. The next ball, he was dismissed by Harbhajan.

Karthik, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten, as was Mishra, who scored 13. His four-ball innings included a boundary and a six.

MI eventually conceded nine extras. DD, who scored 166 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 17.3 overs, lost by four wickets with 15 balls to spare.

Shaikh bowled a wicketless over, conceding 11.

Duminy bowled nine wicketless balls, scoring 14.

Both Nayar and Jayasuriya bowled a couple of wicketless overs each, conceding 25 apiece.

Kulkarni bowled three overs, conceding 36. He picked up a wicket, as was Malinga, who bowled four overs, conceding 38.

Harbhajan bowled four overs, conceding 17. He picked up four scalps.