Mumbai crushed by Gilchrist-led KXIP

KXIP (Shar)made one change to their playing eleven – Siddharth Chitnis made way for Mandeep Singh.

MI made no changes to their playing eleven.

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

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

Paul Valthaty, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Aiden Blizzard. Munaf Patel broke the 22-run stand.

KXIP scored 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). MI had conceded 11 extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Adam Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Shaun Marsh’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.

Gilchrist, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 28. Forty-two balls after Valthaty’s dismissal, he was caught by Ambati Rayudu. Lasith Malinga broke the 70-run partnership.

KXIP scored 100 off a dozen overs (72 balls). MI had conceded 20 extras at that point.

Shaun Marsh, whose 34-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 43. Twenty-eight balls after Gilchrist’s dismissal, he was caught by Kieron Pollard. Patel broke the 36-run stand.

Hussey, who faced three balls, D(av)idn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Blizzard. Patel broke the one-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 16. Mandeep, whose five-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Nine balls later, Malinga ran him out.

Dinesh Karthik, whose 24-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 31. Four balls later, he was caught by Blizzard. Patel broke the three-run stand.

KXIP scored 150 off 18.3 overs (111 balls). MI had conceded 22 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Bipul, who faced four balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.

Ryan Harris, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Five balls after Karthik’s dismissal, he was caught by Pollard. Needless to say, Patel was in seventh heaven.

Praveen Kumar, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. A couple of balls later, Malinga broke the two-run stand.

Shalabh Srivastava, who faced a couple of balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.

KXIP scored 163 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Dhawal Kulkarni, Rohit Sharma and Pollard bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 25, 24, and 11, respectively.

Tirumalasetti Suman and Harbhajan Singh bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 20.

Malinga, who bowled four overs, conceded 24, He picked up a couple of wickets.

Patel, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. He picked up five scalps.  

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 33, and lost three wickets.

Tendulkar, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Sixteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Marsh. Praveen broke the 19-run stand.

Rohit, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Seven balls later, he was (Gilchri)stumped. Bipul broke the eight-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Blizzard, whose 10-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist off the bowling of Praveen.  

The fourth-wicket pair put on 17. Andrew Symonds, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty balls later, Mandeep and Gilchrist ran him out.

MI scored 50 off as many balls (8.2 overs). KXIP had conceded three extras at that point.

Rayudu, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Eight balls after Symonds’ dismissal, he was caught by Bipul. Srivastava broke the 10-run stand.

Suman, who faced five balls, scored four. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Kumar. Harris broke the one-run stand.

Harbhajan, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored a dozen. Nine balls later, Bhargav Bhatt, the player of the match, broke the 14-run stand.

Pollard, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. Ten balls later, he was caught by Marsh. Bhatt broke the 18-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Kulkarni, who faced four balls, scored a couple. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Bhatt off his own bowling.

Malinga, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Patel, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Bhatt.

KXIP eventually conceded five extras. MI were bundled out for 87 off 12.5 overs.

Srivastava, Harris and Bipul bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 17, 15, and 13, respectively.

Praveen bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19, picking up a couple of wickets.

Bhatt bowled 2.5 overs, conceding 22. He picked up four scalps.