Tendulkar-led MI beat Rajasthan narrowly

MI (Moham)made seven changes to their playing eleven – Jean-Paul Duminy, Ashraful, Ajinkya Rahane, Abhishek Nayar, Pinal Shah, Dhawal Kulkarni and Rahil Shaikh made way for Aditya Tare, Saurabh Tiwary, Ambati Rayudu, Rajagopal Sathish, Ryan McLaren, Zaheer Khan and Ali Murtaza.

RR made seven changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Rob Quiney, Niraj, Johan Botha, Ravindra Jadeja, Tyron Henderson, Munaf Patel and Amit Singh made way for Graeme Smith, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Paras Dogra, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Amit Uniyal, Kamran Khan and Shaun Tait.

On winning the toss, Sachin Tendulkar, MI’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 69, and lost a wicket.

Jayasuriya, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 23. Twenty-one balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Uniyal, who broke the (Sana)thirty-eight-run stand.

MI scored 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). RR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Tendulkar, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Sixteen balls after Jayasuriya’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mascarenhas, who broke the 31-run stand.

Tare, whose 13-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 23. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Shane Warne, RR’s skipper. Mascarenhas broke the one-run stand.

MI scored 100 off 10 overs (60 balls). RR had conceded nine extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Tiwary’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Rayudu’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

MI scored 150 off 14.3 overs (87 balls). RR had conceded nine extras at that point.

Rayudu’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 30 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 57 balls. While Tiwary’s contribution to the partnership was 43, Rayudu’s contribution to it was 54. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Tiwary’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 30 balls.

Rayudu, who faced 33 balls, eventually scored 55. Sixty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Dogra. Uniyal broke the 110-run partnership.

Tiwary, who faced 33 balls, eventually scored 53. (Oj)Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Naman. Tait broke the 11-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on a run. Satish, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored (Oj)half-a-dozen. A couple of balls later, the ’keeper ran him out.  

MI scored 200 off 19 overs (114 balls). RR had conceded 15 extras at that point.

A hundred and nineteen balls into the match, Harbhajan Singh retired hurt. MI had scored 211 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. He had scored eight off half-a-dozen balls, which included a boundary.

McLaren, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. He was unbeaten, as was Zaheer, who didn’t face a ball.

RR eventually conceded 16 extras. MI scored 212 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Kamran, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10.

Jhunjhunwala and Pathan (the player of the match) bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 27, the latter conceded 22.

Warne, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 29.

Tait, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket.

Uniyal and Mascarenhas bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter conceded 34.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 39, and lost a couple of wickets.

RR’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Swapnil Asnodkar didn’t face a ball. A couple of balls into the chase, Sathish ran him out.

Ojha, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Zaheer. Murtaza broke the 38-run stand.

Smith, whose 22-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 26. Eight balls later, he was caught by Sathish, who broke the two-run stand.

RR scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). MI hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Jhunjhunwala, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Lasith Malinga, who broke the 16-run stand.

RR scored 100 off 11.4 overs (70 balls). MI hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Pathan’s half-century – which included four boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes – came off 21 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 18 balls. While Pathan’s contribution to the partnership was 47, Dogra’s contribution to it was five. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

RR scored 150 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). MI had conceded three extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 45 balls. While Pathan’s contribution to the partnership was 80, Dogra’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Pathan’s ton – which included nine boundaries and eight sixes – came off 37 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair eventually put on 107. Pathan didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-seven balls after Jhunjhunwala’s dismissal, Sathish ran him out.

RR scored 200 off 18.5 overs (113 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 28. Dogra, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 41. A dozen balls after Pathan’s dismissal, Malinga ran him out.

Although he was unbeaten, Mascarenhas, who faced nine balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Uniyal, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A ball after Dogra’s dismissal, he was dismissed by Malinga.

Warne, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

MI eventually scored five extras. RR, who scored 208 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by four runs.

Jayasuriya, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 19.

McLaren and Zaheer bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 43, the latter conceded 27.

Sathish, who bowled three overs, conceded 51. He picked up a wicket, as did Murtaza, who bowled four overs, conceding 46.

Malinga, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He picked up two scalps.