Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by 4 runs

Rajasthan Royals is playing Mumbai Indians in the second match of the Indian Premier League 2010. Mumbai Indians won the toss and will bat first.

Mumbai Indians survived a heroic innings for Yusuf Pathan and won their first match of the IPL 2010 by 4 runs. Winning the toss, Sachin Tendulkar opted to bat first. They got off to a good start with Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya adding 38 runs for the first wicket in just 21 balls. Saurabh Tiwary and Ambati Rayudu scored fifties each and Mumbai Indians posted their highest scored in the Indian Premier League scoring 212/6 from 20 overs.

In reply, Rajasthan Royals found themselves in deep trouble losing 4 wickets for just 66 runs in 9.2 overs. Yusuf Pathan then started hitting the ball all over the ground and took Rajasthan Royals near to the target. Pathan scored the fastest century of IPL in just 37 balls before getting run out. Dogra then scored 21 runs off the remaining five deliveries and Royals needed 19 runs from the last two overs. Lasith Malinga bowled a perfect last over picking up 2 wickets as Royals fell short of the target by 4 runs.

Scorecard

2nd match - Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
March 13, 2010
Day/Night match

Result: Mumbai Indians won by 4 runs
Toss: Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bat first.
Player of the match: Yusuf Pathan

Match Updates

Rajasthan Royals Innings

Over 20: Shane Warne is the new man in. He gets a single off the third delivery. 11 runs required from 3 balls. Mascarenhas on strike. 2 runs from the fourth delivery. 9 runs required from 2 balls. Malinga bowls a wide delivery here. 8 runs required now from 2 balls. 2 runs from the fifth delivery. Six required from the final delivery. And a single off the last delivery. Mumbai Indians won by 4 runs.
Rajasthan Royals: 208/7 (20 overs) - Dimitri Mascarenhas 9*(7), Shane Warne 1*(1), Lasith Malinga 4-0-22-2

Over 19.2: 12 runs from 5 balls required. Another wicket goes down here. Uniyal is bowled for a duck. 12 runs from 4 balls required.
Rajasthan Royals: 201/7 (19.2 overs) - Amit Uniyal 0(1), Dimitri Mascarenhas 4*(4), Lasith Malinga 3.2-0-15-2

Over 19.1: 12 runs required from the last over. Lasith Malinga to bowl. Wicket off the first delivery. Dogra is run out..
Rajasthan Royals: 201/6 (19.1 overs) - Paras Dogra 41(29), Dimitri Mascarenhas 4*(4), Lasith Malinga 3.1-0-15-1

Over 19: Zaheer Khan to bowl the penultimate over. He starts off with a wide. 18 runs required now. Dogra gets a single off the next delivery. Mascarenhas on strike for the first time. 2 runs off the second delivery. 15 required form 10 balls. Single from the third delivery. Dot ball off the fourth. 14 runs required from 8 balls. 7 runs from the over. 12 runs required from the last over.
Rajasthan Royals: 201/5 (19 overs) - Paras Dogra 41*(29), Dimitri Mascarenhas 4*(3), Zaheer Khan 4-0-27-0

Over 18: Dimitri Mascarenhas is the new man in. Dogra hits a six off the second delivery. And he hits another six off the third delivery. 28 runs required from 15 balls now. Four off the fourth delivery. That's excellent batting from Dogra. Another four off the fifth delivery. 20 runs required form 13 deliveries. 20 runs from the over so far. A single off the last delivery. What an over for Rajasthan Royals. 21 runs from the over. 18 runs required from 2 overs now.
Rajasthan Royals: 195/5 (18 overs) - Paras Dogra 39*(26), Dimitri Mascarenhas 0*(0), Rajagopal Satish 3-0-51-1

Over 17.1: That's the fastest century in the Indian Premier League. Pathan hits the first century in this year's IPL as well. 40 runs required from 18 balls. Rajagopal Satish comes into the attack. Yusuf Pathan is run out for 100(37).. That's a massive wicket for Mumbai Indians. That's the end of a great knock from Pathan
Rajasthan Royals: 173/5 (17.1 overs) - Yusuf Pathan 100(37), Paras Dogra 18*(21), Rajagopal Satish 2.1-0-30-1

Over 17: Jayasuriya comes into the attack. Dogra gets a single off the first delivery. Pathan on strike. Pathan gets a single off the second delivery. Just a single from the third delivery. Six from Pathan off the fourth delivery. That's a full toss from Jayasuriya and has been punished duly. 50 runs required from 20 balls. Pathan into the nineties. Four from Pathan off the fifth delivery. And he finishes the over with a six off the last delivery. 40 runs required now from 18 balls. That's 100 for Yusuf Pathan from just 37 balls.
Rajasthan Royals: 173/4 (17 overs) - Yusuf Pathan 100*(37), Paras Dogra 18*(20), Sanath Jayasuriya 1-0-19-0

Over 16: Strategic Timeout taken here. Ali Murtaza into the attack. Dogra gets a single off the first delivery. Run out chance missed. 2 runs from the second delivery. Pathan hits a four off the third delivery and gets a single off the next ball. 2 runs from the fifth delivery. That's a good stop from Tiwary. 11 runs from the over. 59 runs required from 24 balls.
Rajasthan Royals: 154/4 (16 overs) - Yusuf Pathan 83*(33), Paras Dogra 16*(18), Ali Murtaza 4-0-46-1

Over 15: Zaheer Khan comes back. Dogra gets a single off the first delivery. Pathan on strike. Single from Pathan off the next delivery. No run off the third delivery. 73 runs from 33 balls. A single off the fourth delivery from Dogra. Pathan gets a single off the fifth delivery. Another good over here for Mumbai Indians. 5 runs from the over. 70 runs required from the last 5 overs.
Rajasthan Royals: 143/4 (15 overs) - Yusuf Pathan 76*(30), Paras Dogra 12*(15), Zaheer Khan 3-0-20-0

Over 14: Sachin Tendulkar brings Lasith Malinga into the attack to break this partnership. Dogra on strike. A dot ball to start off. Another dot ball here. Dogra couldn't get a single here. Dogra gets a double off the third delivery. Pathan needs to get on strike here. 80 runs required from 39 balls. Dogra gets a single off the fourth delivery. Pathan on strike here. 2 balls left in the over. Pathan hits a four off the last delivery. 7 runs from the over. 75 runs required from 36 balls.
Rajasthan Royals: 138/4 (14 overs) - Yusuf Pathan 74*(28), Paras Dogra 9*(11), Lasith Malinga 3-0-15-1

Over 13: McLaren comes back. Dogra gets a single off the first delivery. Pathan on strike here. And he hits a four here. Another four here from Pathan. He is on fire. McLaren is under pressure here and he bowls a wide delivery. Four again from Pathan. 14 runs from four deliveries in this over so far. Another wide from McLaren again. Either it's a wide or it's a four or a six. 17 runs from the over. 82 runs required from 42 balls.
Rajasthan Royals: 131/4 (13 overs) - Yusuf Pathan 70*(26), Paras Dogra 6*(7), Ryan McLaren 4-0-43-0

Over 12: Rajagopal Satish into his second over. Dogra gets a single and gives strike to Pathan. Yusuf Pathan is continuing hitting sixers here. He hits one over long-off off the second delivery. And he hits the next one for a four. Pathan is on fire here, he hits the fourth delivery to a four as well. That's 100 for Rajasthan Royals. Pathan hits a six off the fifth delivery. That's 50 from 21 balls from Yusuf Pathan. A four off the last delivery. That's 26 runs from the over. A very good over for Rajasthan Royals. 99 runs required from 48 balls.
Rajasthan Royals: 114/4 (12 overs) - Yusuf Pathan 57*(22), Paras Dogra 4*(5), Rajagopal Sathish 2-0-30-1

Over 11: Ali Murtaza comes back to bowl his third over. Pathan hits a six off the fourth delivery. He follows up that with another six. Another Six here. That's three sixers in a row from Pathan. 19 runs from the over. 125 runs required from 54 balls.
Rajasthan Royals: 88/4 (11 overs) - Yusuf Pathan 33*(17), Paras Dogra 3*(4), Ali Murtaza 3-0-35-1

Over 10: Lasith Malinga comes back. Jhunjhunwala is bowled for 14. That's a slow yorker from Malinga. Paras Dogra is the new man in. 4 runs and a wicket from the over. Rajasthan Royals are 69/4 after 10 overs. They require 144 runs from 60 balls.
Rajasthan Royals: 69/4 (10 overs) - Yusuf Pathan 15*(13), Paras Dogra 2*(2), Lasith Malinga 2-0-8-1

Over 9: Strategic time out here. That single for Pathan off the last delivery in the previous over brought 1000 runs for Yusuf Pathan in Twenty20 matches. McLaren comes back. Pathan hits a six off the first delivery. 7 runs from the over.
Rajasthan Royals: 65/3 (9 overs) - Abhishek Jhunjhunwala 14*(10), Yusuf Pathan 13*(10), Ryan McLaren 3-0-26-0

Over 8: Ali Murtaza to continue. Jhunjhunwala hits a six off the second delivery. He follows up that with a four off the next delivery. 15 runs from the over. 155 runs required from 72 balls.
Rajasthan Royals: 58/3 (8 overs) - Abhishek Jhunjhunwala 14*(9), Yusuf Pathan 6*(5), Ali Murtaza 2-0-16-1

Over 7: Yusuf Pathan is the new man in. He is off the mark right away with a single driven to long on. 4 runs from the over. 170 runs required from 13 overs.
Rajasthan Royals: 43/3 (7 overs) - Abhishek Jhunjhunwala 3*(6), Yusuf Pathan 2*(2), Rajagopal Sathish 1-0-4-1

Over 6.3: Another bowling change here. Rajagopal Sathish comes into the attack. And he strikes. Graeme Smith is caught and bowled for 26. Third wicket down for Royals.
Rajasthan Royals: 40/3 (6.3 overs) - Graeme Smith 26(22), Abhishek Jhunjhunwala 2*(5), Rajagopal Sathish 0.3-0-1-1

Over 6: Abhishek Jhunjhunwala is the new man in for Rajasthan Royals. 1 run and 1 wicket from the over. 174 runs required from 14 overs.
Rajasthan Royals: 39/2 (6 overs) - Graeme Smith 26*(21), Abhishek Jhunjhunwala 1*(3), Ali Murtaza 1-0-1-1

Over 5.1: Ali Murtaza into the attack. And he strikes in his very first ball. Naman Ojha is out for 12. Second wicket down for Rajasthan Royals.
Rajasthan Royals: 38/2 (5.1 overs) - Graeme Smith 26*(19), Naman Ojha 12(12), Ali Murtaza 0.1-0-0-1

Over 5: Lasith Malinga comes into the attack. Just 4 runs from the over. A good over for Mumbai Indians. Rajasthan Royals are 38/1 after 5 overs. 175 runs required from 90 balls.
Rajasthan Royals: 38/1 (5 overs) - Graeme Smith 26*(19), Naman Ojha 12*(11), Lasith Malinga 1-0-4-0

Over 4: McLaren to continue. Ojha hits his first boundary of the match off the second delivery. Another four off the last delivery of the over. 12 runs from the over. 179 runs required from 16 overs.
Rajasthan Royals: 34/1 (4 overs) - Graeme Smith 24*(16), Naman Ojha 10*(8), Ryan McLaren 2-0-19-0

Over 3: Zaheer Khan to continue. Smith gets a double off the first delivery. Four for Smith off the second delivery. Another four off the fourth delivery. That's a glorious drive past the non-striker. Smith getting into the act now. Successive fours here for Graeme Smith. A good over for Rajasthan Royals. 15 runs off it. 190 runs required from 17 overs.
Rajasthan Royals: 23/1 (3 overs) - Graeme Smith 22*(14), Naman Ojha 1*(4), Zaheer Khan 2-0-16-0

Over 2: Ryan McLaren will share the new ball. Smith gets a single off the second delivery. First boundary for Rajasthan Royals as Graeme Smith hits a four off the fifth delivery to the fine-leg boundary. 7 runs from the over. Rajasthan Royals are 8/1 after 2 overs. 205 runs required from 18 overs.
Rajasthan Royals: 8/1 (2 overs) - Graeme Smith 7*(8), Naman Ojha 1*(4), Ryan McLaren 1-0-7-0

Over 1: Zaheer Khan to open the bowling for Mumbai Indians. Graeme Smith and Swapnil Asnodkar are the opening batsmen for Rajasthan Royals. Asnodkar is run out for a duck. First wicket down for Royals. Naman Ojha is the new man in. Smith is off the mark with a single off the fourth delivery. One run and one wicket from the first over. A good start here for Mumbai Indians. 212 runs required from 19 overs for Rajasthan Royals.
Rajasthan Royals: 1/1 (1 over) - Graeme Smith 1*(4), Naman Ojha 0*(2), Swapnil Asnodkar 0(0), Zaheer Khan 1-0-1-0

Rajasthan Royals require 213 from 20 overs to win the match.

Mumbai Indians Innings

Over 20: Shaun Tait to bowl the final over of the innings. McLaren hits a four off the second delivery. Another four off the third delivery. Harbhajan Singh is hit on the knee by a low full toss and he is retired hurt for 8(6). 12 runs from the over. Mumbai Indians finishes with 212/6 from their 20 overs. This is their highest score in Indian Premier League.
Mumbai Indians: 212/6 (20 overs) - Ryan McLaren 11*(5), Shaun Tait 4-0-46-1

Over 19: Harbhajan Singh is the new man in. Amit Uniyal into his final over. Sathish is run out for 6. Sixth wicket down. Ryan McLaren is the new man in. Harbhajan Singh hits a four off the fourth delivery. 9 runs from the over. Mumbai Indians are 200/6 after 19 overs.
Mumbai Indians: 200/6 (19 overs) - Harbhajan Singh 7*(4), Ryan McLaren 1*(1), Amit Uniyal 4-0-41-2

Over 18: Rajagopal Sathish is the new man in. Shan Tait comes back. He bowls a wide delivery and that goes to the boundary. This is terrible. Satish hits a four off the third delivery. And finally Tait picks up a wicket here. Tiwary is out for 53. Mumbai Indians are 191/5 after 18 overs.
Mumbai Indians: 191/5 (18 overs) - Saurabh Tiwary 53(33), Rajagopal Satish 5*(4), Shaun Tait 3-0-35-1

Over 17: Strategic Timeout taken here. Amit Uniyal comes back. Tiwary hits a four off the fourth delivery and that brings up Fifty for Saurabh Tiwary.. Ambati Rayudu is out for 55. That brings the end of a partnership worth 110 runs from 63 deliveries. 10 runs from the over. Mumbai Indians are 180/4 after 17 overs.
Mumbai Indians: 180/4 (17 overs) - Saurabh Tiwary 52*(31), Ambati Rayudu 55(33), Amit Uniyal 3-0-32-2

Over 16: 5 overs to go and Pathan will continue to bowl his off spinners here. Rayudu hits a six off the third delivery and that's 50 for Ambati Rayudu from 30 deliveries. 11 runs from the over.
Mumbai Indians: 170/3 (16 overs) - Saurabh Tiwary 44*(27), Ambati Rayudu 54*(31), Yusuf Pathan 2-0-22-0

Over 15: Jhunjhunwala to continue. Tiwary hits a four off the first delivery. He takes a single off the next delivery to move into the forties. Rayudu hits a six off the third delivery. He follows up that with a four off the next delivery. Another good over in the making for Mumbai Indians. Rayudu is on fire here. He hits a four off the fifth delivery as well. 19 runs from the over. Mumbai Indians cross the 150 mark.
Mumbai Indians: 159/3 (15 overs) - Saurabh Tiwary 40*(24), Ambati Rayudu 47*(28), Abhishek Jhunjhunwala 2-0-27-0

Over 14: Yusuf Pathan comes into to bowl. And Tiwary hits a six off the first delivery. 11 runs from the over. Mumbai Indians are 140/3 after 14 overs.
Mumbai Indians: 140/3 (14 overs) - Saurabh Tiwary 35*(22), Ambati Rayudu 33*(24), Yusuf Pathan 1-0-11-0

Over 13: Abhishek Jhunjhunwala comes into the attack. And he is welcomed by Rayudu with a four to the wide midwicket boundary. The partnership is worth 56 runs from 6.2 overs so far. 8 runs from the over.
Mumbai Indians: 129/3 (13 overs) - Saurabh Tiwary 27*(19), Ambati Rayudu 30*(21), Abhishek Jhunjhunwala 1-0-8-0

Over 12: Shane Warne to continue. Tiwary hits a six over long-on off the third delivery. 10 runs from the over. Mumbai Indians are 121/3 after 12 overs.
Mumbai Indians: 121/3 (12 overs) - Saurabh Tiwary 26*(17), Ambati Rayudu 23*(17), Shane Warne 3-0-29-0

Over 11: Mascarenhas to bowl his final over. Rayudu hits a four off the last delivery. 10 runs from the over. Mascarenhas finishes with 2/34 from 4 overs.
Mumbai Indians: 111/3 (11 overs) - Saurabh Tiwary 18*(13), Ambati Rayudu 21*(15), Dmitri Mascarenhas 4-0-34-2

Over 10: Shane Warne to continue. Tiwary hits a couple of fours in the over. That's 100 for Mumbai Indians. 12 runs from the over.
Mumbai Indians: 101/3 (10 overs) - Saurabh Tiwary 16*(11), Ambati Rayudu 13*(11), Shane Warne 2-0-19-0

Over 9: Mascarenhas into his third over. 5 runs from the over and her comes the Strategic Timeout.
Mumbai Indians: 89/3 (9 overs) - Saurabh Tiwary 6*(6), Ambati Rayudu 12*(10), Dmitri Mascarenhas 30-24-2

Over 8: Shane Warne comes into the attack. Rayudu gets a leg bye off the first delivery. Tiwary takes a single towards deep mid wicket off the next delivery. Rayudu hits a four to the deep mid wicket boundary. 9 runs from the over.
Mumbai Indians: 84/3 (8 overs) - Saurabh Tiwary 3*(3), Ambati Rayudu 10*(7), Shane Warne 1-0-7-0

Over 7: Ambati Rayudu is the new man in. Mumbai Indians have 2 new men at the crease. This is a chance for Rajasthan Royals to get back into the game. Rayudu is off the mark in style with a four. 6 runs and 2 wickets from the over. A good over for Royals.
Mumbai Indians: 75/3 (7 overs) - Saurabh Tiwary 1*(1), Ambati Rayudu 5*(3), Dmitri Mascarenhas 2-0-19-2

Over 6.3: Saurabh Tiwary is the new man in for Mumbai Indians. Another wicket goes down. Mascarenhas is on fire here. Aditya Tare is out for 23(13).
Mumbai Indians: 70/3 (6.3 overs) - Aditya Tare 23(13), Saurabh Tiwary 1*(1), Dmitri Mascarenhas 1.3-0-14-2

Over 6.1: Dmitri Mascarenhas comes back. And he strikes. Sachin Tendulkar is out LBW for 17. That's another massive wicket for Rajasthan Royals. Mumbai Indians are 69/2 after 6.1 overs.
Mumbai Indians: 69/2 (6.1 overs) - Sachin Tendulkar 17(11), Aditya Tare 23*(12), Dmitri Mascarenhas 1.1-0-13-1

Over 6: Amit Uniyal to continue. Sachin Tendulkar plays a leg glance shot and the first delivery goes to the fine leg boundary. This is just the start Mumbai Indians wanted. Tare hits a four off the fourth delivery. And he follows up that with a Six!!. 17 runs from the over. That's the end of the Powerplay.
Mumbai Indians: 69/1 (6 overs) - Sachin Tendulkar 17*(10), Aditya Tare 23*(12), Amit Uniyal 2-0-22-1

Over 5: Shaun Tait comes back. Aditya Tare hits a lovely off drive and that runs to the boundary. This is a fast outfield here. Tait bowls a wide down the leg side. Another wide here, this time wide outside the off stump. Tait is still struggling to find his rhythm here. Another wide here and the count of wides goes to 6 in just 4.4 overs. Tare pulls the fifth delivery for a four. This is turning out to be another good over for the Mumbai Indians. That's fifty for Mumbai Indians. 11 runs from the over.
Mumbai Indians: 52/1 (5 overs) - Sachin Tendulkar 12*(8), Aditya Tare 11*(8), Shaun Tait 2-0-24-0

Over 4: Aditya Tare is the new man in for Mumbai Indians. He is off the mark with a double. 5 runs and a wicket from the over. That's a good successful over for Rajasthan Royals.
Mumbai Indians: 41/1 (4 overs) - Sachin Tendulkar 12*(8), Aditya Tare 3*(2), Amit Uniyal 1-0-5-1

Over 3.3: Another bowling change here. Amit Uniyal comes into the attack. And he strikes. Sanath Jayasuriya is out LBW for 23. That's a big wicket for Rajasthan Royals. Mumbai Indians are 38/1 after 3.3 overs.
Mumbai Indians: 38/1 (3.3 overs) - Sanath Jayasuriya 23(14), Sachin Tendulkar 12*(7), Amit Uniyal 0.3-0-2-1

Over 3: Kamran Khan comes into the attack replacing Dmitri Mascarenhas. Three runs off the first delivery for Jayasuriya. And he hits a massive six off the third delivery. That's the first six of the match. 10 runs from the over. Mumbai Indias are 36/0 after 3 overs.
Mumbai Indians: 36/0 (3 overs) - Sanath Jayasuriya 23*(13), Sachin Tendulkar 11*(5), Kamran Khan 1-0-10-0

Over 2: Shaun Tait will share the new ball. Sachin Tendulkar hits a couple of fours in that over. 13 runs from the over. Mumbai Indians are 26/0 after 2 overs.
Mumbai Indians: 26/0 (2 overs) - Sanath Jayasuriya 14*(8), Sachin Tendulkar 10*(4), Shaun Tait 1-0-13-0

Over 1: Sanatha Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar will open the innings for Mumbai Indians. Dmitri Mascarenhas has the new ball. Jayasuriya starts off well as he hits a four to the cover boundary. Another four for Jayasuriya off the third delivery. And yet another four off the fifth delivery. 13 runs from the first over. A good start here for Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai Indians: 13/0 (1 over) - Sanath Jayasuriya 13*(6), Sachin Tendulkar 0*(0), Dmitri Mascarenhas 1-0-13-0

Mumbai Indians won the toss and will bat first.

Teams

Mumbai Indians
Sachin Tendulkar (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya, Ambati Rayudu, Saurabh Tiwary, Ryan McLaren, Aditya Tare (wicket keeper), Rajagopal Sathish, Lasith Malinga, Harbhajan Singh, Murtaza Ali, Zaheer Khan

Rajasthan Royals
Graeme Smith, Naman Ojha (wicket keeper), Yusuf Pathan, Swapnil Asnodkar, Paras Dogra, Dmitri Mascarenhas, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Shane Warne (captain), Kamran Khan, Shaun Tait, Amit Uniyal

Match Preview

Rajasthan Royals has played four times against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. They won two matches and lost one, while the other one has been washed out. Mumbai Indians are without the services of the two West Indian all rounders Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard for this match. JP Duminy is suffering with a split webbing while Dilhara Fernando is out with a back strain. Sanath Jayasuriya, Lasith Malinga, Ryan McLaren and Graham Napier are likely to play for Mumbai Indians in their opening match against Rajasthan Royals. For Rajasthan Royals Shane Warne, Graeme Smith and Shaun Tait will be raring to go against the Mumbai Indians. Damien Martyn or Michael Lumb will fill in the fourth spot.