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MI vs Chargers, 25th match at Navi Mumbai, IPL, Mar 28 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
25th match (N), DY Patil, March 28, 2010, Indian Premier League
(17.4/20 ov, T:173) 131

MI won by 41 runs

Player Of The Match
49* (18) & 3/31
harbhajan-singh
Cricinfo's MVP
169.23 ptsImpact List
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Full commentary

Mumbai dominated the game ever since Harbhajan walked in. He set the record straight with a thrilling display of clean hitting and he got under Deccan's nose when he removed Gilchrist first over. Tendulkar deserves credit for that strategy. Harbhajan turned it around and Deccan were shaken up. Oh and btw he took 3 for 31 too. Good on him. So Mumbai are now on 10 points. Stay with us for the presentation.

Gilchrist: "Harbhajan's innings totally changed everything, opened the bowling and knocked me out. You try not to set targets in your mind bowling first. I didn't do my job at the top. It doesn't matter if we play on the moon or Sachin's backyard, we have to play better than we did today."

Tendulkar: "This is home for us. Difficult match initially, Harbhajan was the turning point. We had planned for Harbhajan opening the bowling. We don't want to lose the momentum."

Harbhajan is the Man of the Match: "When I went in to bat I knew we needed more runs and thank you Sachin for giving me your bat. That's the way I platy my cricket, I just need to pick the right ball, it was my day, I took the ball and took three wickets. It's a big challenge opening the bowling. You have to be ready for anything In T20 cricket. Sachin took a blinder, it was a special day for us."

Thanks for your company tonight. Cheers guys.

17.4
W
Malinga to Singh, OUT

timber and out! Malinga fires an off stump yorker and it's too quick for RP to dig it out, swings in late and pegs the off stump back

RP Singh b Malinga 1 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20
17.3
Malinga to Singh, no run
17.2
Malinga to Singh, no run

makes room and tries to swing, he misses the ball completely

17.1
Malinga to Singh, no run

takes his eyes off a fast bouncer and the ball hits his forearm and rolls away

end of over 172 runs • 2 wickets
DCH: 131/9CRR: 7.70 RRR: 14.00
RP Singh1 (1b)
Zaheer Khan 3-0-21-3
Lasith Malinga 3-0-12-2
16.6
W
Khan to Roach, OUT

the middle stump is flattened! Roach exposes all three stumps and tries to launch that anywhere, swing and a miss and the middle stump lands a couple of yards back and takes the stump mic wire with it

Kemar Roach b Khan 10 (9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 111.11
16.5
1
Khan to Singh, 1 run

fires it on a good length and he tucks it to fine leg

16.4
W
Khan to Rohit Sharma, OUT

quick yorker and Rohit has to go, he makes a bit of room and the ball hits the bottom of the bat and deflects to the base of the off stump, the bails are down

Rohit Sharma b Khan 45 (28b 3x4 2x6) SR: 160.71
16.3
1
Khan to Roach, 1 run

drops it in front of cover to quickly get off the strike

16.2
Khan to Roach, no run

Roach looks clueless, all he can do is push it back to the bowler again

16.1
Khan to Roach, no run

high full toss and Roach can only push it back to Zaheer

44 off 24. Deccan need to pull off a 'Harbhajan'

end of over 167 runs
DCH: 129/7CRR: 8.06 RRR: 11.00
Rohit Sharma45 (27b 3x4 2x6)
Kemar Roach9 (5b 1x4)
Lasith Malinga 3-0-12-2
Harbhajan Singh 4-0-31-3
15.6
2
Malinga to Rohit Sharma, 2 runs

another yorker and he digs it out on the full and Sathish does really well at deep midwicket to cut it off

15.5
Malinga to Rohit Sharma, no run

nice inswinging yorker, he can only dig it out back to the bowler

15.4
1
Malinga to Roach, 1 run

full on the pads and clipped to fine leg

15.3
1
Malinga to Rohit Sharma, 1 run

superb yorker, Rohit just manages to squirt it out with his bat and the ball lobs over the stumps, Malinga appeals thinking it clipped his boot

15.2
1
Malinga to Roach, 1 run

clips it away down to fine leg

15.1
2
Malinga to Roach, 2 runs

well played a well fielded, just opens the face to run it wide of the keeper, McLaren dives at third man to save 2 runs

end of over 158 runs • 1 wicket
DCH: 122/7CRR: 8.13 RRR: 10.20
Kemar Roach5 (2b 1x4)
Rohit Sharma42 (24b 3x4 2x6)
Harbhajan Singh 4-0-31-3
Kieron Pollard 2-0-20-1

Time Out

14.6
1
Harbhajan to Roach, 1 run

no turn this time, he opens the face and dabs it to short third man

14.5
4
Harbhajan to Roach, FOUR runs

turn and bounce, Roach shuffles and gently tickles it past the keeper, good attempt by sachin to try and cut it off

14.4
1
Harbhajan to Rohit Sharma, 1 run

squirts out a yorker to the off side

14.3
W
Harbhajan to Jaskaran Singh, OUT

Harbhajan's having a dream night! Jaskaran sashays down the track hoping to deposit it over deep midwicket but finds substitute Duminy

Jaskaran Singh c sub (JP Duminy) b Harbhajan Singh 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
14.2
1
Harbhajan to Rohit Sharma, 1 run

drives a low full toss to Malinga at deep cover

14.1
1
Harbhajan to Jaskaran Singh, 1 run

turns it down to square leg

Win Probability
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Over 18 • DCH 131/10

RP Singh b Malinga 1 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20
W
MI won by 41 runs
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