Chris
Gayle led Bangalore to an easy win over Mumbai at their home ground.
The modest total posted by the home team thanks to late order hitting by
returnee Kieron Pollard and captain Harbhajan Singh was not enough on
the day.
Bangalore
opted to field after winning the toss as they decided to leave out
Daniel Vettori once again. Tendulkar could not go on after having
another start while the top order failed on a sluggish surface. Dinesh
Karthik held the innings together but the real push was provided in the
closing overs by Harbhajan Singh and Pollard.
For Mumbai, Muralitharan, Vinay Kumar and Harshal Patel grabbed two wickets each. The target was a mediocre 142.
Bangalore lost Dilshan rather cheaply but Chris Gayle and skipper Virat Kohli brought them home in 18 overs. Gayle was in his usual best, scoring 82 in 59 balls with 5 fours and 6 sixes. He was named man of the match for his blitzkrieg.
Summarised Scores:
Royal Challengers Bangalore 142/1 (Gayle 82*) beat Mumbai Indians 141/6 (Dinesh Karthik 44, Muralitharan 2/24) by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: Chris Gayle
Image Credit: AFP
Match Report: Indian Premiere League, 54th match, Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 9 May 2012 – D/N
For Mumbai, Muralitharan, Vinay Kumar and Harshal Patel grabbed two wickets each. The target was a mediocre 142.
Bangalore lost Dilshan rather cheaply but Chris Gayle and skipper Virat Kohli brought them home in 18 overs. Gayle was in his usual best, scoring 82 in 59 balls with 5 fours and 6 sixes. He was named man of the match for his blitzkrieg.
Summarised Scores:
Royal Challengers Bangalore 142/1 (Gayle 82*) beat Mumbai Indians 141/6 (Dinesh Karthik 44, Muralitharan 2/24) by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: Chris Gayle
Image Credit: AFP
Published in SP on9/5/12
ReplyDelete- http://www.sportpulse.net/content/ipl-2012-%E2%80%93-gayle-power-downs-mumbai-3469