Cricket Highlights - T20 Cricket League, 2012 Chennai Super Kings vs. Mumbai Indians Oct 20, 2012

Highlights

T20 Cricket League, 2012

Chennai Super Kings vs. Mumbai Indians, Group B

New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, Oct 20, 2012

Chennai Super Kings
Innings
Mumbai Indians
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Batting: Chennai Super Kings

Over No.	Event Type	Event	Team Score
0.5	SIX	Ojha to Vijay, SIX, excellent shot from Vijay, he dances down the track and creams it over cover for the first six of the game	10/0
2.4	SIX	Mitchell Johnson to du Plessis, SIX, super hit from du Plessis, he dances down and swings it neatly deep into the stands over mid wicket	23/0
2.5	FOUR	Mitchell Johnson to du Plessis, FOUR, slightly fuller and outside off, du Plessis leans out and drives it nicely through extra cover for a boundary	27/0
3	FOUR	Mitchell Johnson to du Plessis, FOUR, a leading edge but it gives du Plessis a boundary again. It kicked up from a good length and took the edge to fly between cover and point. Dwayne Smith cannot pull it back in.	31/0
3.1	SIX	Dhawal Kulkarni to Vijay, SIX, that's gone out of the ground! Terrific shot from Vijay. It was angled in and Vijay swings it classily way onto the roof over the stands at mid wicket and beyond	38/0
3.3	FOUR	Dhawal Kulkarni to Vijay, FOUR, very straight this time, Vijay gets a thick inside edge and it flies past the leg stump and down to the boundary	42/0
3.4	FOUR	Dhawal Kulkarni to Vijay, FOUR, almost a catch but Vijay gets one more boundary. It was full and outside off, Vijay slices it uppishly but well wide of backward point. He is looking in great touch	46/0
4.1	FOUR	Malinga to du Plessis, FOUR, Malinga starts with one sliding down the legside, du Plessis glances and helps it on its way to the boundary	50/0
4.4	FOUR	Malinga to du Plessis, FOUR, nothing going the bowler's way. A short of length delivery from Malinga now, du Plessis tries the pull but it takes the top edge and flies well wide of third man for a boundary	58/0
5	FOUR	Malinga to du Plessis, FOUR, full and on the leg, du Plessis flicks it wristily to the fine leg fence. There's no stopping them today	62/0
6.2	FOUR	Ojha to Vijay, FOUR, superbly done by Vijay, he walks across and picks this from the off stump and sweeps it over the man at short fine leg for another boundary	71/0
7.4	FOUR	Harbhajan to Vijay, FOUR, sliding on straight again, Vijay walks down the track and tries to work it on the onside but gets a thick outside edge to the third man fence	81/0
7.5	FOUR	Harbhajan to Vijay, FOUR, flat and down the legside, Vijay glances it fine and Sachin dives across at short fine leg but does not stop it	85/0
8.1	OUT	Ojha to Vijay, out Bowled!! Ojha gets the much needed wicket. He is quite pumped up too. Vijay dances down the track and swings wildly but misses as it goes straight on to crash into middle and leg. End of a good cameo from Vijay. Vijay b Ojha 39(25) [4s-5 6s-2]	86/1
9	FOUR	Ojha to Raina, FOUR, flat from on the leg, Raina dances down the track and mistimes the lofted shot towards long on. Dwayne Smith makes a hash of it and lets it slip through between his legs	94/1
9.1	FOUR	Harbhajan to du Plessis, FOUR, tossed up, du Plessis drills it wide of long off, Johnson makes a very good effort but does not manage to pull it in. FIFTY for du Plessis	98/1
10.4	OUT	Malinga to du Plessis, out Caught by Rohit Sharma!! du Plessis perishes going for yet another big hit. It was on the slower side, du Plessis miscues it completely and presents a simple catch to long on. du Plessis c Rohit Sharma b Malinga 52(33) [4s-6 6s-1]	101/2
10.5	OUT	Malinga to Raina, out Caught by Mitchell Johnson!! Malinga is on a hat-trick suddenly. It was a short delivery outside off, Raina dabs it uppishly and straight into the hands of third man. Mumbai are fighting back. Raina c Mitchell Johnson b Malinga 8(7) [4s-1]
13	FOUR	Dhawal Kulkarni to Dhoni, FOUR, just a little short but Dhoni is quick to swivel across and pull it hard to the square leg fence. He picked the gap to perfection too.	110/3
13.1	OUT	Dwayne Smith to Badrinath, out Caught by Dinesh Karthik!!Short of length and outside off, Badrinath backs away and tries to cut but only manages to get a thin edge through to the keeper. Chennai slip down further. Badrinath c Dinesh Karthik b Dwayne Smith 2(10)	111/4
13.3	FOUR	Dwayne Smith to Dhoni, FOUR, very well done by Dhoni. It was short and wide outside off, Dhoni gets up on his toes and eases it over the man at point and well wide of third man	117/4
13.5	SIX	Dwayne Smith to Dhoni, SIX, width outside off again, Dhoni cuts it uppishly and with minimum of fuss to send it over the fence square on the offside. Superbly done.	123/4
16.1	SIX	Malinga to Dhoni, SIX, short with not much pace. Dhoni likes it there and is very quick to pull it way into the stands over mid wicket	141/4
16.2	FOUR	Malinga to Dhoni, FOUR, full and very wide outside off, Dhoni swings very hard and gets a thick outside edge to the third man boundary	145/4
16.3	OUT	Malinga to Dhoni, out Caught by Dwayne Smith!! Malinga gets his revenge. It was short and wide outside off, Dhoni hits it straight into the hands of point. Dhoni has only himself to blame there. Dhoni c Dwayne Smith b Malinga 35(19) [4s-3 6s-2]	145/5
17	OUT	Malinga to Albie Morkel, out Caught by Tendulkar!! Malinga gets his 4th wicket and it is a big one. Morkel backs away and tries to loft a straight delivery over long on but misuces it completely. Sachin Tendulkar judges the skier very well and pouches it. Albie Morkel c Tendulkar b Malinga 0(3)	145/6
18	SIX	Mitchell Johnson to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX, easily done by Ravindra Jadeja. That was a difficult shot but he makes it look simple. Full and fired into the pads, Jadeja flicks it wristily and times it well enough to get it over the mid wicket ropes	154/6
18.5	OUT	Malinga to Saha, out Caught by Dinesh Karthik!! Malinga gets his five-fer. The slower one again, Saha slashes and gets a thin edge through to the keeper. Malinga becomes only the third bowler to pick a five wicket haul in the history of the tournament. Saha c Dinesh Karthik b Malinga 5(7)	158/7
19.2	OUT	Mitchell Johnson to Ravindra Jadeja, out Ravindra Jadeja Run Out!! Short and outside off, Jadeja swings hard but misses. Ashwin pushes him for the bye but Karthik collects it calmly and tosses it back to Mitchell Johnson who underarms it onto the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja run out (Dinesh Karthik/Mitchell Johnson) 12(10) [6s-1]	160/8
19.3	FOUR	Mitchell Johnson to Ashwin, FOUR, that is some exquisite timing from Ashwin. It was on a good length and outside off, Ashwin played no more than a dab wide of third man but that screams along the ground to the boundary	164/8
20	SIX	Mitchell Johnson to Ashwin, SIX, Ashwin provides some late sparks. It was short and outside off, Ashwin backs away and upper-cuts it well into the stands over third man to help Chennai finish strongly.	173/8

Batting: Mumbai Indians

Over No.	Event Type	Event	Team Score
0.4	FOUR	Bollinger to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, full and on the middle and leg, Smith swings very hard and gets enough bat on it to send it to the mid wicket fence	7/0
1	FOUR	Bollinger to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, big gap on the onside and Smith takes full toll. It was full and on the middle and leg, Smith lofts it through mid wicket. One bounce and over the ropes it goes	11/0
1.5	DROPPED	Hilfenhaus to Dwayne Smith, no run, catch dropped by Vijay. It was a sitter. Full and outside off, Smith looks to smash it hard but gets it on the bottom of the bat. It lobs up to mid off and Vijay put is down inexplicably	14/0
3	FOUR	Bollinger to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, struck with immense power by Smith. It was short and he latched onto it to pull it to the deep square leg fence. Top shot	19/0
3.2	OUT	Hilfenhaus to Tendulkar, out Caught by Raina!! Brilliant catch from Raina at backward point. It was short and outside off, Tendulkar tries to guide it on the offside but does not keep it down. It was dying on Raina but he dives forward to take a splendid low catch. Tendulkar c Raina b Hilfenhaus 2(9)	19/1
4.4	OUT	Albie Morkel to Dwayne Smith, out Caught by Vijay!! Vijay makes amends for his earlier drop. Smith swings wildly at this one outside off and gets a thick outside edge. Vijay judges it well and takes it with ease at third man. Big wicket and Chennai are gaining control quickly. Dwayne Smith c Vijay b Albie Morkel 13(14) [4s-3]	21/2
5.5	FOUR	Hilfenhaus to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR, Karthik dances down the track now and lofts it just over cover. Not timed too well but it still gets to the boundary	25/2
7.4	SIX	Albie Morkel to Rohit Sharma, SIX, Rohit Sharma connects finally. Another short one, into the body this time. Sharma pulls with no half measures and sends it deep into the stands over square leg	36/2
8.2	SIX	Ravindra Jadeja to Rohit Sharma, SIX, flat and on the middle and leg, Sharma brings out the slog sweep, does not connect too well but he manages to get it just over the head of du Plessis at deep mid wicket	45/2
10	SIX	Albie Morkel to Rohit Sharma, SIX, short and width outside off, Sharma backs away and slaps it flat and hard over the cover fence. Very good shot that	58/2
10.3	SIX	Ravindra Jadeja to Dinesh Karthik, SIX, floated up, Karthik gets down on one knee and smokes it over the mid wicket fence	66/2
10.4	FOUR	Ravindra Jadeja to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR, flat and full this time, Karthik slog sweeps it hard and right in the gap between deep mid wicket and long on	70/2
10.5	SIX	Ravindra Jadeja to Dinesh Karthik, SIX, there comes another. Massive this time. Very full from Ravindra Jadeja and Dinesh Karthik slog sweeps for the third time in a row to send it way over the mid wicket fence	76/2
11.2	FOUR	Ashwin to Rohit Sharma, FOUR, sliding on outside off, Sharma backs away a bit and cuts it nicely to the point fence. Superbly done	82/2
12.1	OUT	Albie Morkel to Rohit Sharma, out Caught by Vijay!! Chennai get a crucial breakthrough courtesy a very good catch. Sharma slices a full delivery on the offside. Vijay runs in from sweeper cover at full tilt and bends low to take it just below his knees. Excellent effort that and the partnership has been broken. Rohit Sharma c Vijay b Albie Morkel 32(26) [4s-1 6s-3]	85/3
13	SIX	Albie Morkel to Dinesh Karthik, SIX, Karthik was actually waiting for the short one. He gets it and the pull is connected perfectly. The ball sails way into the crowd over deep mid wicket	95/3
13.1	OUT	du Plessis to Rayudu, out Caught by Saha!! du Plessis cannot believe his good luck. This was a rank long hop. Rayudu contrives to pull it straight into the hands of deep square leg. Rayudu c Saha b du Plessis 1(2)	95/4
15.5	FOUR	Ashwin to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR, tossed up on the leg, Karthik sweeps it hard and gets it well wide of Vijay at deep square leg. One bounce and over the ropes	107/4
16	SIX	Ashwin to Dinesh Karthik, SIX, very full on the leg now, Karthik gets down on one knee and sweeps it mightily into the stands over deep square leg. That brings up his FIFTY as well. It has been a terrific knock so far.	113/4
16.3	OTHER	Bollinger to Dinesh Karthik, no run, a run out chance is missed. Karthik hit this straight to Ashwin at mid wicket. Pollard was scampering across for one and was stranded down the middle. He does not even try to get back and Aswhin does not make the direct hit	116/4
16.4	FOUR	Bollinger to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR, slightly short, Karthik pulls again and this time clears Ashwin at mid wicket, just over him too and picks up a much needed boundary	120/4
17.1	DROPPED	Ashwin to Pollard, 1 run, catch dropped by Dhoni. Pollard tries the reverse paddle but gloves it wide of Dhoni who dives full stretch but does not latch on	124/4
17.2	SIX	Ashwin to Dinesh Karthik, SIX, Karthik is in some mood today. This was tossed up outside leg, Karthik sweeps it over the fine leg fence. Quite an incredible shot that	130/4
17.4	SIX	Ashwin to Pollard, SIX, Pollard gets into the act now. It was full from round the wicket, Pollard backs away and smacks it way over the long on fence. 105 m hit that!	137/4
17.5	SIX	Ashwin to Pollard, SIX, the pressure is getting to Ashwin. He drags it short now and Pollard pulls it flat and hard over the mid wicket fence	143/4
18	FOUR	Ashwin to Pollard, FOUR, 24 from that over! That could be the game changer. Dragged a little short by Ashwin, Pollard backs away and swats it hard and wide of long on for a boundary.	147/4
18.2	SIX	Hilfenhaus to Dinesh Karthik, SIX, Karthik continues to dominate. Full and straight, Karthik clears his frontfoot and lofts it nicely and just over the long on fence	155/4
18.3	OUT	Hilfenhaus to Dinesh Karthik, out Bowled!! There comes another twist in the tale. A very good slower one from Hilfenhaus. Karthik is too early into the shot and is hit on the pad first before it rolls onto the stumps. End of a terrific innings from Dinesh Karthik. Dinesh Karthik b Hilfenhaus 74(45) [4s-4 6s-6]	155/5
19.1	SIX	Ravindra Jadeja to Pollard, SIX, What a strike! Flat and full and outside off, Pollard makes room and smokes it very flat and hard over the long off fence. Incredible hitting.	161/5
19.2	OUT	Ravindra Jadeja to Pollard, out Caught by Raina!! Pollard lofted it without much timing in front of long on. Raina bends low to take a very good catch but lands quite awkwardly on his face as he completes the take. He was down on the ground for quite some time but has managed to get back on his feet slowly. Pollard c Raina b Ravindra Jadeja 31(17) [4s-1 6s-3]	161/6
19.4	FOUR	Ravindra Jadeja to Harbhajan, FOUR, flat and full outside off, Harbhajan spots the room and creams it through the extra cover for a boundary. He got his entire body behind the shot.	167/6
19.5	OUT	Ravindra Jadeja to Harbhajan, out Caught by Saha!! Saha has taken a splendid catch. Flat and on the middle and leg, Harbhajan swings it flat and hard behind square on the onside. Saha takes it just over his head and falls over after taking it. Harbhajan c Saha b Ravindra Jadeja 6(6) [4s-1]	167/7