‘MI’ Archives
Royal Challengers set up a final in ipl4
Royal Challengers set up a final clash with Chennai Super Kings after beating Mumbai Indians by 43 runs in the second qualifying final of IPL 4 at MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Friday. Chasing a mammoth victory target of 186 runs, Mumbai managed 143/8 in their 20 overs. Daniel [...]
Mumbai prevail on night of nerves
Mumbai Indians 148 for 6 (Blizzard 51, Tendulkar 36, Kallis 2-18, Shakib 2-24) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 147 for 7 (ten Doeschate 70*, Munaf 3-27) by four wickets. Kolkata Knight Riders began nervously, Mumbai Indians finished similarly, but it was Mumbai who booked a place in the Champions [...]
Stakes are high as Kolkata take on upbeat Mumbai in the eliminator
After dishing out a last-ball thriller in the last league match on Sunday, Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders would square off against each other yet again in Mumbai on Wednesday. But the stakes are high as it will be end of the road for the loser in the Indian Premier League. Thanks [...]
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians – MI win by 5 wkts
Mumbai needed four runs off the last ball and Ambati Rayudu was at the crease facing Kolkata pacer L Balaji. And he did unthinkable. He did not go for a ground stroke but took the aerial route and smashed a six off a full toss from Balaji the ball went past the deep square leg boundary and [...]
Mumbai edge past Kolkata in last-ball finish
Mumbai Indians 178 for 5 (Franklin 45*, Tendulkar 38, Bhatia 3-22) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 175 for 7 (Kallis 59, Yusuf 36, Tiwary 35) by five wickets.Kolkata Knight Riders had their Champions League debut all but booked when they began the last over with 21 to defend. Three edged boundaries [...]
Top four slots of IPL 4 booked; Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Mumbai in playoffs
Following Kings XI Punjab's defeat to Deccan Chargers on Saturday, the top four slots in IPL 4 are booked. But you might need your calculators out on Sunday as the race now heats up for the top two slots. It is clear that Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight [...]
Hopefully I have helped Indian cricket: Warne
Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne brought the curtains down on his illustrious career with an easy 10-wicket win over Mumbai Indians and the Australian spin legend hoped his four-year stint in the Indian Premier League helped Indian cricket. The 41-year-old cricketer said he wants to be [...]
Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by ten wickets
Rajasthan Royals 134 for 0 (Watson 89, Dravid 43) beat Mumbai Indians 133 for 5 (Rohit 58, Watson 3-19) by ten wickets. The prospect of a final face-off between Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne had dominated the build-up to this clash, but on the field it was overshadowed by an imposing [...]
Bowler face batsman today……….
Still not assured of a place in the next stage of the ongoing Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians would be hoping to book their berth in the play-offs with a win over out-of-contention Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday. Though Mumbai are sitting pretty with 16 points from 12 [...]
Wicket was not to our liking, laments Tendulkar
Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar didn't hide his disappointment regarding the Wankhede Stadium strip that offered big turn to the spinners. The MI batsmen struggled to negotiate the likes of Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha and Jean-Paul Duminy all of whom got huge help from the wicket. "The [...]
