Mumbai Indians heaved a sigh of relief after key all-rounder Kieron Pollard was found fit for Sunday’s Indian Premier League final even though there remains a cloud of doubt over captain Sachin Tendulkar’s availability. “There is no problem with Pollard. He’s fit,” team sources said on Thursday. In that match, Pollard was seen limping during [...]
The Mumbai Indians reached their first Indian Premier League final with a comprehensive 35-run win over 2009 runners-up the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The Indians hammered 77 runs in the final five overs of their innings to post 184 for six and in reply, the Challengers closed on 149 for nine. Mumbai were rocked by the [...]
The Kolkata Knight Riders completed their 2010 Indian Premier League season with an emphatic nine-wicket victory over the Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Batting first, the Indians, who nevertheless finished on top of the table, scored 133 for eight and in reply, Brendon McCullum hit an unbeaten 57 as the Knight Riders got [...]
The Mumbai Indians reasserted their dominance during the group stages of the 2010 Indian Premier League by thrashing the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 57 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. After the match was delayed for an hour due to two explosions close to the stadium, the Indians piled up 191 for four beforethe Royal [...]
Kieron Pollard produced his best Indian Premier League performance to date to inspire the Mumbai Indians to a comprehensive 39-run win over the Delhi Daredevils. The Mumbai Indians have already qualified for the semi-finals and the result did the Daredevils’ chances of joining them few favours as they were held to 144 for seven in [...]
Sachin Tendulkar produced another Indian Premier League batting masterclass as the Mumbai Indians qualified for the semi-finals with a comprehensive 37-run win over the Rajasthan Royals. Tendulkar batted through Mumbai’s innings and took full advantage of being dropped by Aditya Dole when on 45 to see his side to a score of 174 for five [...]
The IPL invested nearly $121 million in five weeks in South Africa but team owners have reason to cheer as teams seem to have made money in the second year of the tournament. After being written off last season, Deccan Chargers have emerged winners and its owner Deccan Chronicle has reason to smile. Last year, [...]
The Delhi Daredevils warmed up for their Indian Premier League semi-final with a four-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians at Centurion Park. Captain Virender Sehwag scored 50 as despite four wickets from compatriot Harbhajan Singh, his side got home with two and a half overs to spare after they had restricted the Indians to 158 [...]
Matthew Hayden’s fifth Indian Premier League half-century this season got the Chennai Super Kings back to winning ways as they beat the Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in Port Elizabeth to book their place in the semi-finals. Hayden was unbeaten on 60 as his side reached 151 for three with five balls to spare after [...]
In the most thrilling encounter yet Rob Quiney hit 51 and Ravi Jadeja 42 as the Royals made 145 for seven before the Indians were bowled out in the final over for 143, captain Shane Warne leading the way with three for 24. Innings of 40 in 30 balls from Sachin Tendulkar and 35 in [...]
The Mumbai Indians juggled their batting order once again and came up with a winner as a Dwayne Bravo half-century saw them ease to an eight-wicket win over the Kings XI Punjab at Centurion. However, they were only chasing 120 after the Kings XI made just 119 for nine from their 20 overs and Bravo’s [...]
An unbroken 104-run third-wicket stand between JP Duminy and Ajinkya Rahane set the Mumbai Indians up for a 16-run Indian Premier League victory over the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Duminy hit 59 in 41 balls and Rahane 62 in 49 deliveries as the Indians made 157, which proved beyond the Challengers, who closed on 141 for [...]
Delhi Dare Devils beat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets at East London and easily moved back to the top of the league table. Rajat Bhatia picked up three for 15 to help set up the comprehensive seven-wicket win for Delhi which puts them top and leaves the Indians under pressure. Bhatia’s medium pace accounted for [...]
Rohit Sharma top scored with 38 and then took four wickets in five balls including a hat-trick as the Deccan Chargers beat the Mumbai Indians by 19 runs to get their Indian Premier League campaign on track. The Deccan Chargers innings failed to really get going, Gilchrist (25), Suman (20) and Vanugopal Rao (28) all [...]
Royals Challengers Bangalore ran to a thumping nine-wicket win in a DLF Indian Premier League match against the Mumbai Indians at the Wanderers. The Mumbai Indians top order was ripped out by the Royal Challengers Bangalore debutant Dillon du Preez. The man from Bloemfontein had a dream start to his DLF IPL career as he [...]
Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 runs at Buffalo Park, East London. The Mumbai Indians lost Sanath Jayasuriya early on in the innings after choosing to bat first. Tendulkar made a handy 34 off 30 balls, but having struck Ajit Agarkar for a six and a four, the Mumbai Indians captain then fell [...]
Kings XI Punjab held on their nerves to win a thrilling match against Mumbai Indians at Durban. Batting first, the Kings XI, anchored by Kumar Sangakkara’s unbeaten 45, reached 119 for eight before restricting the Mumbai Indians to 116 for seven. Both sides lost wickets at regular intervals, with spin playing a key role throughout [...]
Deccan Chargers beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs to maintain their perfect start to the IPL second edition. Deccan chargers openers Adam Gilchrist and Herschelle Gibbs gave their team a rollicking start after opting to bat first. Deccan team was steady at the score of 88 after losing just one wicket at the halfway stage. [...]
Mumbai Indians will play the defending champions Rajasthan Royals in the 7th match of the IPL in Durban. This will be the second match of the day at the same venue and most likely to be played under overcast conditions. Mumbai Indians have made a great start to their tournament getting the better of last [...]
Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 19 runs in the first match of the second edition of the Indian Premier League at Cape Town in Newlands on Saturday. Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl first in overcast conditions. Tendulkar hit an unbeaten 59 to set a [...]