When the fans of Mumbai came to the Wankhede on 9th April 2013 for the match, they expected home boy Sachin Tendulkar and legend Ricky Ponting to blast up the innings against Delhi. But this is what they saw:
Ricky opened up the batting with Sachin Tendulkar after choosing to bat first. He came on strike. He defended the first five balls of the first over, and wanted to go over the fielder to relieve the pressure, but instead popped it into the hands of Mahela Jayawerdene. Ponting dismissed for a duck. In came man-in-form Dinesh Kartik.
Tendulkar ran a run, Dinesh on strike. He hit a shot, but Sachin was desperate for a run. Kartik said no, but too late. Mahela saw this confusion, and hit a direct throw to direct Tendulkar back to the pavilion. When the umpire went for the review, Sachin, being a good judge, already knew that he was out. More disappointment for the Mumbai fans. In came Rohit Sharma.
Dinesh Kartik and Rohit Sharma put on a solid partnership which had three stages: Delhi dominating, to both the teams having an equal share, to Mumbai dominating and Mumbai maintained that position till the end of the match. Back at the game, Dinesh was smashing the bowlers for sixes, fours, everything. He reached his fifty in no time. It was as if he was well on his way to a century, but he misjudged a Morne Morkel ball to hand his wicket in to Jeevan Mendis on 86. The danger man gone.
In came Pollard. He got out on 13. In came Ambati Rayudu. In the one over that he played, he scored 21 runs. The bowler was Ashish Nehra. Then Rohit Sharma reached a magnificent fifty. He remained not out on 74. The Mumbai Indians reached a mammoth score of 209. Delhi needed 210 runs to win.
On the first ball, Unmukt Chand would be very disappointed as he was at the receiving end of an unbelievable catch by Ricky Ponting which defiled all age and logic. He was 40, but that catch barely showed that he was 40. Then Delhi collapsed like a pack of cards to be bundled up for 165. Mumbai enjoyed a 44-run win over DD. Mumbai also reached first position in the IPL standings. Good for Mumbai! Go Mumbai Go!!!!!
Ricky opened up the batting with Sachin Tendulkar after choosing to bat first. He came on strike. He defended the first five balls of the first over, and wanted to go over the fielder to relieve the pressure, but instead popped it into the hands of Mahela Jayawerdene. Ponting dismissed for a duck. In came man-in-form Dinesh Kartik.
Tendulkar ran a run, Dinesh on strike. He hit a shot, but Sachin was desperate for a run. Kartik said no, but too late. Mahela saw this confusion, and hit a direct throw to direct Tendulkar back to the pavilion. When the umpire went for the review, Sachin, being a good judge, already knew that he was out. More disappointment for the Mumbai fans. In came Rohit Sharma.
Dinesh Kartik and Rohit Sharma put on a solid partnership which had three stages: Delhi dominating, to both the teams having an equal share, to Mumbai dominating and Mumbai maintained that position till the end of the match. Back at the game, Dinesh was smashing the bowlers for sixes, fours, everything. He reached his fifty in no time. It was as if he was well on his way to a century, but he misjudged a Morne Morkel ball to hand his wicket in to Jeevan Mendis on 86. The danger man gone.
In came Pollard. He got out on 13. In came Ambati Rayudu. In the one over that he played, he scored 21 runs. The bowler was Ashish Nehra. Then Rohit Sharma reached a magnificent fifty. He remained not out on 74. The Mumbai Indians reached a mammoth score of 209. Delhi needed 210 runs to win.
On the first ball, Unmukt Chand would be very disappointed as he was at the receiving end of an unbelievable catch by Ricky Ponting which defiled all age and logic. He was 40, but that catch barely showed that he was 40. Then Delhi collapsed like a pack of cards to be bundled up for 165. Mumbai enjoyed a 44-run win over DD. Mumbai also reached first position in the IPL standings. Good for Mumbai! Go Mumbai Go!!!!!
