DD disappointed; Tendulkar-led MI triumph

MI made no changes to their playing eleven.

DD made three (Fin)changes to their playing eleven – Aaron, Travis Birt and Aavishkar Salvi made way for David Warner, Colin Ingram and Shahbaz Nadeem.

On winning the toss, Virender Sehwag, DD’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 50, and lost a wicket.

MI scored 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). DD had conceded an extra at that point. While Aiden Blizzard’s contribution to the partnership was 34, the contribution of Sachin Tendulkar, MI’s skipper, to it was 14.

Tendulkar, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-two balls into the match, Irfan Pathan broke the 50-run partnership.

Blizzard, whose 23-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 37. Ten balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. Nadeem broke the four-run stand.

MI scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). DD had conceded four extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While the contribution of Ambati Rayudu, the player of the match, to the partnership was 26, Rohit Sharma’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Rohit, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 49. Fifty-six balls after Blizzard’s dismissal, he was caught by Venugopal Rao. Morne Morkel broke the 87-run partnership.

MI scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). DD had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Rayudu’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 35 balls.

He eventually scored 59 off 39 balls, which included seven boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Fifteen balls after Rohit’s dismissal, he was caught by Sehwag. James Hopes broke the 31-run stand.

Kieron Pollard, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was unbeaten, as was Andrew Symonds, who faced four balls, scoring as many.

MI scored 178 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Ajit Agarkar, who was wicketless, conceded 31.

Morkel, Hopes, Nadeem and Pathan (whose spell included a maiden) picked up a scalp apiece. They conceded 49, 45, 28, and 23, respectively.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 23, and lost four wickets.

David Warner, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan Singh, who broke the three-run stand.

Ingram, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Lasith Malinga broke the one-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sehwag, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Rohit off the bowling of Munaf Patel.

Naman (Oj)had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Rayudu. Patel broke the three-run stand.

DD scored 50 off 9.3 overs (57 balls). MI had conceded three extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 44 balls. While Rao’s contribution to the partnership was 14, Hopes’ contribution to it was 34. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Rao, whose 27-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 37. Sixty-five balls after Ojha’s dismissal, Dhawal Kulkarni broke the 87-run partnership.

Hopes’ half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 41 balls.

DD scored 100 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 29. Hopes, whose 44-ball innings included 10 boundaries, eventually scored 55. Nineteen balls after Rao’s dismissal, Tirumalasetti Suman and Rayudu ran him out.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Yogesh Nagar, who faced a ball didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, he was caught by Patel off the bowling of Harbhajan.

Pathan, whose 18-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 23. Five balls later, Malinga broke the run-a-ball stand.

Although he was unbeaten, Agarkar, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Morkel, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Symonds. Pollard broke the 18-run stand.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Nadeem, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Patel off the bowling of Pollard.

MI eventually conceded nine extras. DD, who were dismissed for 146 off 19.5 overs, lost by 32 runs.

Symonds bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 23.

Kulkarni bowled four overs, conceding 27. He picked up a wicket.

Pollard bowled 2.3 overs, conceding 24. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Malinga bowled 3.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 18, picking up a couple of wickets.

Patel and Harbhajan bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 24.