Champions League – South Australia defeat Mumbai in thriller
South Australia have won a thriller against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians in the Champions League, with the Australian side snatching a five-wicket victory in the final over.
The Redbacks, having won their opening match of the competition, began this match with winning intent too, paceman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shikhar-Dhawan-c90019’s bat as the Mumbai opener was caught behind for two to leave Mumbai one wicket down with just four runs on the board at the end of the second over.
Sachin Tendulkar followed soon after, departing for 20 from 17 balls, as spinner Aaron O’Brien claimed the biggest scalp of his career when the Mumbai skipper took a big swing facing O’Brien’s fifth delivery only to hear the sound of the ball crashing into his stumps instead of his bat.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JP-Duminy-c1742 (three from six) became O’Brien’s second victim soon after as the IPL side completed the first 10 overs at just under a run a ball.
After a slow start, however, Mumbai put on the afterburners in the second half of their innings, as Indian batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-Harris-c1310 dismissed him with a brilliant diving catch to bring another of Mumbai’s international stars, Kieron Pollard, to the crease.
Saurabh Tiwary (44 from 25) threatened to upstage the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 all-rounder as he clouted three straight sixes from O’Brien’s final over, but Shaun Tait’s return to the attack in the 17th over brought his immediate downfall, with Callum Ferguson holding onto the catch at mid-off.
Pollard finally departed for 36 (from 21) in the final over, his innings including three sixes, as Mumbai finished with a total of 188-7 after a blistering final 10 overs of their innings that yielded 122 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Australia-c844’s innings was given a solid start with a 112-run opening partnership between Harris and skipper Michael Klinger, which finally came to an end when Harris (56 from 37 balls) picked out the fielder at extra cover; Klinger (50 from 48) following soon after when he gained more height than distance trying to hit Lasith Malinga out of the ground, with Dwayne Bravo camping himself underneath it and taking the catch.
It was a platform that set the Redbacks up for victory, but which consigned Mumbai to their second loss in as many matches in the competition.
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