and he ends up with a wicket last ball. Mavi wants to hit a six, Chahar shortens his length and beats him to leave him stranded halfway down the wicket
MI vs KKR, 5th Match at Abu Dhabi, IPL, Sep 23 2020 - Match Result
That's all we have from here tonight. Finally an IPL match that wasn't dramatic. Mumbai were ruthless, KKR rusty, and it was a one-sided finish. See you tomorrow with one more
Rohit Sharma the winning captain and also Man of the Match: "Only two players from the squad that lost five matches here in 2014. It is all about executing plans, which we did. We were always ahead of the game, but it was al about being ruthless. I am pretty confident playing the pull shot, I love playing that shot, and I am pretty glad that it came off. Six months is a long time without cricket. I was looking to get some time in the middle. Didn't come off in the first game, but glad it did today. Our pace attack was strong because we planned for Wankhede. Having come here, it did enough for the fast bowlers as well. My job becomes easy if you have such players on the team. It is not easy to play long innings here. Towards the end I just wanted to stay still and hit. Again it is a learning for all of us that once you ate in it is the responsibility of the set batsman to bat as deep as you can."
Dinesh Karthik: "Pretty rusty day to be honest. Don't want to be too analytical about it. The boys know where they need to get better. Pat Cummins and Morgan just finished their quarantine today. So it is not easy to come in and play in this heat."
What a comprehensive win for Mumbai. They lost their second toss in a row but played this one out much better. They did enough but with the bat but their bowling plans were spot on. The bonus was Pollard bowling three cheap overs with his pace off. It takes high skill to bowl in dewy conditions, and they will be pleased they managed to do so
tossed up wide, driven to deep cover for two
full and straight, pushed down the ground for one
Yadav tries the reverse sweep, and is beaten outside off
short, but no power behind the pull. Gets a single to deep midwicket
cut away to point
Last over. Formalities remain. A comprehensive performance from Mumbai. Chahar to bowl
slower ball, right in the slot, but he doesn't hit him in the air. Takes a single to long-on
wide length ball, hit hard but straight to point
bottom edge as he makes room to try to cut
slower ball, Mavi well early into the shot. Beaten
oh he has hit better balls than this for sixes. This is right in the slot, it is on-pace, and he is thinking six as he swings hard, but gets the toe end of the bat for an easy catch to midwicket
Cummins backs away, Pattinson looks to go wide, but bowls too wide
short of a length, slower, pushed to point for one
Pattinson to bowl out now
wow. Bumrah goes for 27 in one over. All too late of course but still. Bumrah bowls another low full toss. He is looking for a wicket instead of closing it out. Cummins backs away and hits him back over his head
tries to follow him a slower ball but bowls a wide down the leg side
six number three off a Bumrah over. He gets the yorker wrong, and Cummins slogs this over midwicket. Just clears him
goes for the yorker, driven in front of sweeper cover for two
six more for Cummins. He is getting some of his own back here. He is not in control of this one for sure. Bumrah bounces him, and follows him, and he gets a top edge on the hook that sails over long leg
dug in shorter, Cummins backs away again, looks to pull, beaten
lovely shot. Short of a length, into the body, and he backs away to help this along, using his pace to send it over long leg for a six
Bumrah to bowl out now
1W | ||||
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Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | |
Toss | Kolkata Knight Riders, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2020/21 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50- 21.20 |
Match days | 23 September 2020 - night (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Mumbai Indians 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0 |
Over 20 • KKR 146/9