Mumbai disappointed; Jayawardene-led KTK win

MI made one change to their playing eleven – James Franklin made way for Andrew Symonds.

KTK made three changes to their playing eleven – V V S Laxman, Sreesanth and Muttiah Muralitharan made way for Kedar Jadhav, Thisara Perera and Ramesh Powar.

On winning the toss, Mahela Jayawardene, KTK’s skipper, 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 44, without the loss of a wicket.

MI’s openers put on 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). KTK had conceded 13 extras at that point. While Davy Jacobs’ contribution to the partnership was four, the contribution of Sachin Tendulkar, MI’s skipper, to it was 33.

Jacobs, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored a dozen. Fifty balls into the match, Raiphi Gomez broke the 61-run partnership.

MI scored 100 off 13.1 overs (79 balls). KTK had conceded 14 extras at that point.

Tendulkar’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 43 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Ambati Rayudu’s contribution to it was 33. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

MI scored 150 off 16.4 overs (100 balls). KTK had conceded 16 extras at that point.

Rayudu’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 29 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 62 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 46, Rayudu’s contribution to it was 52. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

The second-wicket pair put on 116. Rayudu eventually scored 53 off 33 balls. Sixty-eight balls after Jacobs’ dismissal, Vinay Kumar ran him out.

Tendulkar’s ton – which included a dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 66 balls. He was unbeaten, as was Kieron Pollard, who did not face a ball.

KTK eventually conceded 17 extras. MI scored 182 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 20 overs.

Powar, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded a dozen.

Vinay, Perera, Ravindra Jadeja and Rudra Pratap Singh bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 48, 38, 29, and 15, respectively.

Gomez, who bowled three overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket.

The first Powerplay of KTK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 50, without the loss of a wicket.

KTK’s openers put on 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). MI had conceded five extras at that point. While the contribution of Brendon McCullum, the player of the match, to the partnership was 27, Jayawardene’s contribution to it was 18.

McCullum’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 41 balls.

KTK’s openers put on 100 off 70 balls. While McCullum’s contribution to the partnership was 52, Jayawardene’s contribution to it was 45. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Jayawardene’s half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 30 balls.

He eventually scored 56 off 36 balls, which included nine boundaries. Eighty-three balls into the chase, Lasith Malinga broke the 128-run partnership.

KTK scored 150 off 16.3 overs (99 balls). MI had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

McCullum, whose 60-ball innings included 10 boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 81. Twenty balls later, Malinga broke the 28-run stand.

Jadeja, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 25. He was unbeaten, as was Brad Hodge, who scored 11. His seven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

KTK, who scored 184 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 19 overs, won by eight wickets with an over to spare.

Rajagopal Sathish, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 11.

Munaf Patel, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 15.

Pollard, Ali Murtaza and Harbhajan Singh bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 43, 37, and 33, respectively.

Malinga, who bowled four overs, conceded 42. He picked up both the wickets that fell.