MI disappointed; Shikhar-led SRH win

MI made one change to their playing (Micha)eleven – Hussey made way for Ben Dunk.

SRH made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Venugopal Rao and Ishant (Shar)made way for Naman Ojha and Irfan Pathan.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, MI’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of SRH’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 44, and lost a couple of wickets.

Shikhar Dhawan, SRH’s skipper, scored half-a-dozen. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. Sixteen balls into the match, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh. Zaheer Khan broke the 21-run stand.

Aaron Finch, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 16. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Dunk. Zaheer broke the 17-run stand.

SRH scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). MI had conceded nine extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 47 balls. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 18, David Warner’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

SRH scored 100 off 14 overs (84 balls). MI had conceded 15 extras at that point.

Warner’s half-century – which included a boundary and three sixes – came off 41 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 74 balls. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Warner’s contribution to it was 56. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a dozen.

Warner eventually scored 65 off 51 balls. In addition to the boundary, he scored four sixes. Eighty balls after Finch’s dismissal, he was caught by Chidhambaram Gautam. Corey Anderson broke the 111-run partnership.

SRH scored 150 off 18.3 overs (112 balls). MI had conceded 16 extras at that point.

Daren Sammy, who faced four balls, scored 10. His runs came by way of boundary and a six. Four balls after Warner’s dismissal, he was caught by Kieron Pollard. Anderson broke the 12-run stand.

Rahul, whose 40-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 46. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Gautam. Lasith Malinga broke the one-run stand.

Naman, whose four-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored unbea‘ten’.

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

MI eventually conceded 18 extras. SRH scored 172 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Pragyan Ojha, who bowled three overs, conceded 43. He was wicketless, as were Pollard and Harbhajan, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 16.

Malinga, who bowled four overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket.

Anderson, who bowled an over, conceded 18. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Zaheer, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 32, and lost three wickets.

Rohit, who faced five balls, scored a run. Eight balls into the chase, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the player of the match, broke the six-run stand.

Anderson, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Naman. Dale Steyn broke the two-run stand.

Dunk, whose 17-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 20. Nineteen balls later, Sammy broke the 23-run stand.

MI scored 50 off 9.1 overs (55 balls). SRH had conceded three extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While Ambati Rayudu’s contribution to the partnership was 16, Pollard’s contribution to it was 35. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

MI scored 100 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). SRH had conceded three extras at that point.

Ambati Rayudu, whose 27-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 35. Fifty-seven balls after Dunk’s dismissal, he was caught by Warner. Irfan broke the 77-run partnership.  

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

Although his five-ball innings included a boundary, Aditya had no (Ta)reason to be in seventh heaven – 14 balls after Rayudu’s dismissal, he was caught by Naman. Steyn broke the 38-run stand.

Harbhajan, who faced three balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Shikhar. Bhuvneshwar broke the three-run stand.

MI scored 150 off 18.5 overs (113 balls). SRH had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Pollard, whose 48-ball innings included three boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 78. Three balls after Harbhajan’s dismissal, Irfan broke the four-run stand.

Gautam, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was unbeaten, as was Zaheer, who faced a couple of balls, scoring a run.

SRH eventually conceded nine extras. MI, who scored 157 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 15 runs.

Amit Mishra and Karn Sharma bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 54, the latter conceded 33.

Sammy, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 20. He picked up a wicket.

Irfan, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 10. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Steyn and Bhuvneshwar, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 17.

This was the last match of the first leg of the 2014 edition of the IPL, which took place in the United Arab Emirates, owing to the general election in India.