Player of the Match
Player of the Match
2091dThe Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Smith puts Mumbai in all-IPL final

Dwayne Smith and Sachin Tendulkar provided the searing start that set Mumbai Indians on course for a second Champions League T20 final in three years, a final which will now be an all-IPL affair

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

E Lewis
E Lewis
62(46) 6x4 - 4x6
Control %63%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 19 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
0 10 19 7 2 4 7 13
DR Smith
DR Smith
59(38) 7x4 - 2x6
Control %78%
  • Productive Shot
  • on side drive on front foot
  • 14 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
4 0 5 4 11 6 17 12

Best performances - Bowlers

SP Narine
SP Narine
O4
M0
R17
W3
Eco4.25
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
KA Pollard
KA Pollard
O3
M0
R16
W1
Eco5.33
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: Binoy George | Commentator: Devashish Fuloria

That's all from us this evening. We will be back tomorrow for the big final. Thanks for all your feedback and comments, it's Devashish Fuloria signing off. Ciao ciao.

Dwayne Smith is the Man of the Match.

"I wasn't aware that i was close to 50000, I only saw it on the big screen," says Tendulkar. "But it was a good performance by us after Smithy gave us a good start. It's fun to watch him hit those balls hard. I told him I am not backing up too far as I might get hit by his shots. I am a little superstitious, so I don't like speaking about my own team (on his team's chances in the final). T&T are a dangerous side and they play the format very well. I was glad that Pollard and Smithy were on our side."

"We should have got 15 more run," says Ramdin. "170 was on par for it, but we kept losing the wickets. There was a bit of dew out there and we bowled full to them earlier, allowing them to get away to a good start."

Mumbai Indians make it to their second CLT20 final in three years. The chase was set up by yet another power-packed start from Dwayne Smith and Tendulkar played some of his vintage shots in his best innings this tournament, but in the end, despite a masterclass from Sunil Narine, the target was not enough for the strong batting line up. T&T lost Emrit in the first over after he hurt his shoulder, but no one other than Narine provided any sort of fight and once Mumbai had negotiated Narine, everything else was easily manageable. It means it will be a Mumbai v Rajasthan Royals final tomorrow, a chance to see two old legends play the limited-overs game for the last time.

Parash: "People will say Smith and Sachin but the most crucial innings was played by Rohit. He had negotiated Narine well when on song and then attacked the others with effortless ease!!"

SaadM: "Lewis 62 from 46,Ottley 41 from 30,Dwayne Smith 59 from 38,Narine 4-0-17-3. Overall West Indies Won the Match"

kollis: "the great thing about leugue cricket is that even after your team looses there are no big emotions. bcz you still have other players who you support in the team that wins...especially being a west indian"

Ishan Jain: "Thank god final is going to be held in Delhi. Had it been scheduled in Jaipur, we would have guessed the results easily."

shashi: "@susil kumar take steyn and ashwin in... Oppsition handovers you the win without playing !!"

Uwaisul Karnain: "@Susil Kumar: Provided the batting side doesn't consist of AB, Dhoni, Gayle, Alex Hales etc."

Bhairav: "Respect @ Narine....What a bowler.... what an effort...."

19.1
6
Simmons to Karthik, SIX, he bowls a low full toss outside off and DK takes Mumbai Indians to the final with a sweetly timed six over extra cover

Simmons to bowl the last over

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs | MI: 151/4 (3 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.94, RRR: 3.00)

  • Kieron Pollard2 (3b)
  • Dinesh Karthik27 (20b)
  • Ravi Rampaul4-0-29-0
  • Sunil Narine4-0-17-3
18.6
0
Rampaul to Pollard, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Pollard keeps his bat out of the way

Susil Kumar: "If only some team could take Narine, Tambe, Mishra in the same team, even 80 could be defended!!!"

18.5
1
Rampaul to Karthik, 1 run, on the pads, this one is flicked down to fine leg for a single
18.4
0
Rampaul to Karthik, no run, a yorker now, the batsman digs it out back down the pitch
18.3
0
Rampaul to Karthik, no run, it's full on off again, this time he punches it back at the bowler with a straight bat
18.2
4
Rampaul to Karthik, FOUR, it's a full delivery on off stump and DK tries to whip it to midwicket, but he gets a thick outside edge past the vacant slip area
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MI 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st90SR TendulkarDR Smith
2nd1AT RayuduDR Smith
3rd5DR SmithRG Sharma
4th42KD KarthikRG Sharma
5th19KD KarthikKA Pollard