2341dThe Report by Sidharth Monga

Mumbai Indians complete dream run with title

On a night of mediocre cricket, Mumbai Indians kept their surprise run going to win the biggest prize, in financial terms, in non-international cricket

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

JEC Franklin
JEC Franklin
41(29) 2x4 - 2x6
Control %93%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull/hook on back foot
  • 12 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
0 1 4 0 9 12 5 10
TM Dilshan
TM Dilshan
27(20) 5x4 - 0x6
Control %66%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull/hook on back foot
  • 13 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
0 4 2 0 8 1 0 12

Best performances - Bowlers

Harbhajan Singh
O4
M0
R20
W3
Eco5.00
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
RR Bhatkal
O3
M0
R21
W3
Eco7.00
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

Mumbai Indians , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

Mumbai Indians won the 2011/12 Nokia Champions League T20

Season

Hours of play (local time)

20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.20, Interval 21.20-21.40, Second Session 21.40-23.00

Match days

9 October 2011 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: Gopi Rangarajan | Commentator: Abhishek Purohit

Mumbai Indians lift the Champions League trophy along with their owner Nita Ambani and that brings us to an end of the Champions League T20 2011. This is Abhishek Purohit signing off along with our scorer Gopi Rangarajan on behalf of Sid Ravindran and Nitin Sundar and the rest of the gang at ESPNcricinfo. I'll leave you with Sid Monga's match report. Cheers!

Harbhajan Singh: "We have performed outstandingly. We were right in the game when we went in to bowl. It was just a matter of getting Gayle, Dilshan and Kohli, fantastic effort by the boys. Shaun [Pollock] spoke to all of us and we had that belief we could defend any total. We did not want to leave things for later, we have given our best shot and got the result. Malinga has been great, not only for MI but throughout his career, he has been phenomenal. Abu Nechim, one of our heroes in bowling. We were not favourites, but winning it like this is very satisfying, If without Sachin, Rohit and Munaf we can achieve so much, we can achieve greater heights when they come back."

Dan Vettori: "We thought it was tough but gettable. We got a good start but things went pear-shaped after that. Mumbai had the experience on this track and they bowled well. We are always proud of making the final. We'll be looking to get one step further in the IPL. We have come unstuck twice at this wicket here. We have to learn from that. The reason we are here is because of Gayle, Dilshan and Kohli."

Golden bat award to NSW's David Warner

Lasith Malinga is the Man of the Series. Gets the golden ball award as well. Most wickets in the tournament and won games with the bat as well.

Malinga: "I am very happy. I am playing with MI as a bowler but a few times I had to get some runs, I am happy with the batting but I want to concentrate on bowling. Good feeling [to get Dilshan]. Have always enjoyed playing with MI."

Harbhajan Singh is the Man of the Match

Mumbai Indians. Perennial underperformers in the IPL. Champions League winners. Couldn't have been more improbable. New captain, half-fit side, part-time misfiring keeper, strike bowler leading with the bat. Scrambling to chase 98 off the last ball with one wicket left. And now champions, by a comfortable margin.

Kamal: "So Chennai is a lucky ground for Sachin. Irrespective of he plays or not."

vayunandan: "RCB...you have changed everything..managers, players, captains, coaches, bowling coaches, jersey's and what not..what else is left to change to win a competition."

Our man Nitin Sundar: "Fireworks going off like it is apocalypse." And you are still at the ground? Run for cover

19.2
W
Ahmed to Bhatkal, OUT, that is it, Mumbai Indians have won the Champions League 2011, he has gone high in the air with the swipe and Sathish has taken a fine catch at long on

RR Bhatkal c Sathish b Ahmed 6 (19m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75.00

19.1
0
Ahmed to Bhatkal, no run, goes full outside off at 142 kph, he has a go at it and misses

Jack: "Royal CHOKERS Bangalore."

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 108/9 (32 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.68, RRR: 32.00)

  • Dirk Nannes0 (1b)
  • Raju Bhatkal6 (6b)
  • Lasith Malinga4-0-23-2
  • Abu Nechim3-0-26-1
18.6
0
Malinga to Nannes, no run, Nannes wanted the single at all costs, he had pushed Malinga solidly but straight to mid off, charged half way down the track before he realised there was no run, turned around, ran back and put in the dive which has saved him in the end as RAyudu whipped off the bails
18.5
W
Malinga to Aravind, OUT, well, full marks for effort, he had to try something, he made room and went for the reverse paddle to a full delivery on off stump, missed and Malinga has another bowled dismissal to add to the bank

S Aravind b Malinga 4 (7m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

Harish: "RCB are just like ARSENAL....for once they look like they are gonna win everything, but eventually they will end up with nothing...."

18.4
1
Malinga to Bhatkal, 1 run, gets under a full ball and swings to long on for one
18.3
1
Malinga to Aravind, 1 run, that yorker was headed fast for the off stump, but he somehow backed away and even slapped it down to long off

RCB 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st38TM DilshanCH Gayle
2nd4CH GayleV Kohli
3rd25V KohliMA Agarwal
4th6SS TiwaryV Kohli
5th1SS TiwaryKB Arun Karthik
6th7M KaifSS Tiwary
7th11DL VettoriSS Tiwary
8th6SS TiwaryRR Bhatkal
9th10RR BhatkalS Aravind
10th0RR BhatkalDP Nannes

Champions League Twenty20

Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
NSW43160.627
MI4215-0.28
T&T42240.176
COBRA41230.229
CSK4132-0.712
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SOM4215-0.557
RCB42240.325
KKR42240.306
WAR42240.246
SOA4123-0.533
Qualifying Tournament Pool A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SOM22040.3
KKR2112-0.225
AUCK2020-0.075
Qualifying Tournament Pool B
TeamMWLPTNRR
T&T22041.659
RU2112-0.275
LEICS2020-1.375