IPL 2019 highlights: Umpiring howler creates controversy as MI beat RCB
Hardik Pandya's muscled a couple into the stands and one out of sight as MI recovered from a middle-order collapse to post a decent 187 for 8
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In Match 7 of VIVO Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019), an umpiring howler off the last deliver cost Royal Challengers Bangalore dearly as Mumbai Indians pipped the hosts by six runs largely due to Jasprit Bumrah's brilliant spell at the death at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday. Needing six to take the game into Super Over, Lasith Malinga's final delivery to Shivam Dube was a no-ball that was missed by the on-field umpires as RCB managed 181 for 5 in reply to 187 for 8 by Mumbai Indians. What hurt them more was AB de Villiers, who nearly took his team to victory with an unbeaten 70 off 41 balls would have faced the free-hit. Both umpires C Nandan and ICC Elite Panel's S Ravi bungled completely leaving Virat Kohli seething in anger. But nothing can be taken away from fit-again Bumrah's mastery at the death as he singlehandedly won it for MI with superb 17th and 19th overs.
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During chase, Kohli signalled his intentions at the beginning itself hitting Jasprit Bumrah for three consecutive boundaries in one over. Hardik Pandya was slashed through the point and cover driven for successive boundaries.
Mayank Markande, who dismissed Parthiv Patel (31 off 22 balls) with a googly was hit for a straight boundary by Kohli. On the day, Kohli became the second man after Suresh Raina to complete 5000 runs in Indian Premier League.
De Villiers, who got a reprieve when Yuvraj Singh failed to anticipate a sharp chance in the slip cordon, got his act together and dispatched Markande into the stands. De Villiers then got his second six off Lasith Malinga to finally get into the groove.
With the partnership one short of 50-run mark, Bumrah came back for his second spell and bowled a sharp bouncer and the RCB skipper couldn't maintain his balance trying to execute a pull-shot as Hardik Pandya completed the formalities.
However De Villiers, who was set by then was in a mood to take Malinga to the cleaners. A shadow of his old self, Malinga was missing length most of the times and two huge sixes in the 16th over of the Lankan slinger saw De Villiers get the equation down to 41 off 24 balls.
But Bumrah kept MI in the match giving away only one run in the 17th over as 40 was required off the last three overs.
Put into bat, Hardik muscled a couple into the stands and one out of sight to help Mumbai Indians recover from a middle-order collapse and post a decent 187 for 8.
Pandya hit three sixes and two fours in his unbeaten 32 off 14 balls after Yuzvendra Chahal (4/38 in 4 overs) reduced MI from a comfortable 124 for 2 to 147 for 7. MI lost five wickets in a space of 3.3 overs for only 23 runs.
This was after a vintage Yuvraj Singh was raising visions of a six sixes over with three maximums in Chahal's 14th over. However he wasn't fourth time lucky as Chahal's courage to maintain flighting the ball yielded results.
Chahal then removed Suryakumar Yadav (38 off 24 balls) and Kieron Pollard in quick succession to bring RCB right back in the match.
It was then left to Hardik Pandya to score the bulk of the 30 runs in the final two overs to take MI to a fighting total on a placid batting track.
In fact, Hardik's third and final six went out of the stadium as he gestured to the dressing rooms pointing his bulging biceps.
However at the beginning it looked like MI would cross the 200-run mark as Rohit Sharma (48 off 33 balls) and Quinton de Kock (23 off 20) added 54 for the opening stand but it was foiled by Chahal's lion-hearted bowling.
Over 20; Mumbai Indians win by 6 runs
Lasith Malinga [3.0-0-37-0] is back into the attack and Shivam Dube hits the first ball for SIX over long-off and takes a single off the second as Bumrah drops at short third-man. A single for de Villiers off the 3rd ball. A single for Dube. A single for AB. A single for ABD and Shivam Dube hits the last ball to long-on. Replays show that Malinga has clearly overstepped but umpire S Ravi didn't pick it and kohli is furious at the post match press conference
Over 19; Bangalore need 17 runs in 6 balls
Bumrah continues and Grandhomme picks a single to backward point. One leg byes as Bumrah bowls a brilliant yorker, didn't give ABD any room. A big swing and miss by Grandhomme outside off, Surprise surprise, WIDE given. Grandhomme OUT as he holed up the 3rd ball to sweeper cover. Shivam Dube, left handed bat, comes to the crease
A bumper form Bumrah, ABD fails to make a connection. A superb yorker from Bumrah, ABD squeezed it to long-on for a single. A single for Shivam Dube to end the over.
Over 18; Bangalore need 22 runs in 12 balls
Hardik Pandya [2.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack and de Villiers hits the first ball to deep mid-wicket boundary for FOUR and muscles the 2nd ball straight to deep mid-wicket fielder for a single. Grandhomme hits the third ball to long-on for a single. de Villiers muscles the 4th ball just over sweeper cover for SIX and dispatches the low full toss to square kleg boundary for SIX. A brilliant follow up delivery from Hardik, a bumper and ADB beaten by a pace.
Over 17; Bangalore need 40 runs in 18 balls
Jasprit Bumrah [2.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack and Hetmyer plays a needless shot in run of a play and holed it to mid-off. Hetmyer c Hardik Pandya b Bumrah 5(6). Colin de Grandhomme, right handed bat, comes to the crease
ABD hits the 2nd ball to sweeper cover for a single and completes his 29th IPL fifty. DOT ball... Grandhommed beaten outside off. DOT... DOT to end the over.
Bangalore need 41 runs in 24 balls
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Over 16; de Villiers scores 4000 IPL runs
Lasith Malinga [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack and Hetmyer hits the first ball straight to short cover. A couple of runs for Hetmyer off the 2nd to long-on. Hetmyer clips away the yorker to square leg for a single. ABD gets and inside edge onto his pads, still it goes for FOUR to fine leg boundary. WIDE down the leg side. ABD hits the 5th ball over long-off for SIX and with this ABD completes his 4000 runs. de Villiers hits the last ball to square leg boundary for SIX.
Over 15; CRR: 8.47 REQ: 12.2
Hardik Pandya [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack and Hetmyer picks a single off the first ball. de Villiers hits the 2nd ball to long-on coundary for FOUR while muscles the next ball to deep mid-wicket boundary for FOUR. ABD smashes the 4th ball straight to extra cover. One leg byes off the 5th delivery. Hetmyer picks a single off the last ball to long-off.
Over 14; Bumrah removes Kohli
Jasprit Bumrah [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack and de Villiers picks a single off the first ball. A single for Kohli off the second ball and with this Kohli becomes second batsman to score 5000 IPL runs. de Villiers takes a single off the 3rd ball. Kohli OUT as he gets an top-edge off the 4th ball and Hardik completes the catch. Shimron Hetmyer, left handed bat, comes to the crease. ABD plays 2 DOTs to end the over.
Over 13; CRR: 8.69 REQ: 10.71
Krunal continues and Kohli picks a single off the first ball while de Villiers takes a single to extra cover region. DOT ball... Kohli punches the 4th ball to deep extra-cover for a single. DOT ball. A single for ABD to end the over.
Over 13; CRR: 9.08 REQ: 9.88
Lasith Malinga [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack and Kohli punches the first ball straight to deep extra cover for a couple of runs while dabs the short delivery to square for a single. A single for de Villiers to deep mid-wicket. Kohli takes a couple of runs off the 4th ball to deep mid-wicket. A bouncer from Malinga, Kohli ducks under it, WIDE called. Kohli punches the 5th ball to sweeper cover for a single. Kohli muscles the slower delivery to deep backward square leg for SIX.
Over 11; CRR: 8.64 REQ: 10.33
Markande continues and Kohli hits the flighted delivery over bowlers head for FOUR follows by a single to deep mid-wicket. A brilliant delivery from Markande as ABD nearly loops it to bowler. WHAT A SHOT from ABD as he smashes the 4th ball to long-off boundary for SIX and picks a single off the next to long-on boundary. Kohli punches the last ball to long-off for a single.
Over 10; CRR: 8.2 REQ: 10.6
Krunal continues and Kohli works away the first ball to long-on for a single while de Villiers punches the 2nd ball to long-on for a single. A single for Kohli off the 3rd ball to backward square leg. de Villiers hits the 4th ball over short extra cover for a single follows by a single to sweeper cover. Kohli picks a single to deep extra-cover.
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First Published: Mar 28 2019 | 5:50 PM IST
