CLT20 - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540 inspires Mumbai Indians to victory over Chennai Super Kings - Cricket News Update
Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lankan pacer, has played one of the best innings of his career as he inspired Mumbai Indians to a victory over Chennai Super Kings in a Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) match, played at MA Chidambaram Stadium
on Saturday, September 24.
It was because of Malinga’s special efforts that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians were able to chase down a competitive total of 158 posted by CSK.
The 28-year-old exhibited an all-round performance and was bestowed with the Man of the Match honours. Malinga scaled 37 runs from 18 deliveries and notched one wicket while conceding 29 runs from four overs.
When the Lankan heartthrob came out to bat, Mumbai Indians were down and out. Malinga, along with his skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453, turned things around and it was their unbeaten partnership of 53 runs that saw MI through.
Malinga at the match presentation said, “We didn't have any chance to win the match when I came in and Bhajji just told me to play my shots. I got few crucial sixes and we won the game. I thought that we need to get a few boundaries
in the first 3 balls of the last over. I never mind the pitch conditions and try to bowl the same.”
Harbhajan spoke highly about Malinga’s innings. The MI skipper said that the Lankan has played the innings of his life. Harbhajan also appreciated the rest of his team mates for their fighting spirit. However, the off-spinner rants
that Mumbai are certainly missing the services of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309 in this tournament.
CSK skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, took the blame of the defeat. The wicket-keeper was furious with himself for the missed stumping of Malinga in the 18th over.
Lamenting the loss to MI, Dhoni said, “I am to blame. If I had got that stumping, it would have been over. We shouldn't have given him pace for him to swing it. Every over we were giving them boundaries. It becomes a bit easy if
given room. We could have done better and hope that we won't commit the same mistakes again.”
Mumbai are to play Trinidad & Tobago in their next fixture and that game will be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on Monday, September 26. CSK on the other hand will host http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cape-Cobras-c776 on Wednesday, September 28.
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