Harbhajan all praises for Rohit Sharma – Cricket News Update
Mumbai Indians skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309, for his match-winning 73 off 50 in the team’s last clash with the Deccan Chargers on April 9 at Visakhapatnam.
"It was a gem of an innings. He stayed calm and took us through safely. He has matured as a player," said Harbhajan Singh, speaking about Rohit Sharma, who finished the match with a last-ball six.
Winning the toss, Lankan veteran and Chargers’ skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Dhawan-c2392. While Parthiv fell disappointingly after scoring just 1 run, Dhawan was instrumental with his 41, before he was caught
off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540.
Sangakkara (14) himself could not do much, and were it not for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MM-Patel-c1987 (4), Malinga (3) and Pollard (2) shared the
spoils. The match also saw Munaf and skipper Harbhajan get into an altercation with the on-field Umpires in regards to a decision in favour of Sangakkara, which was later reversed upon review by the TV Umpire. Munaf was later fined for breach of the IPL Code
of Conduct, while Harbhajan was issued a warning.
Coming in to chase 139, Mumbai got off to a dismal start, losing both the openers after a combined total of 8 runs. However, it was Rohit Sharma, the 24-year-old right-handed batsmen who saved the day with his unbeaten 73 off 50 balls, which included 4 boundaries
and 5 sixes.
The youngster played till the end, supported by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ambati-Rayudu-c1007 (19) and Pollard (24) and finally finished the match with a six on the last ball to take the total to 142, sealing victory for Mumbai.
"The idea was to stay calm. That is what I have been doing for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. When (James) Franklin came in, we needed 19 runs in the last over. I knew we could do it in the end. The dive on the second last ball was what saved us. We needed this win very badly.
We lost the second game and needed to win this to gain momentum," said Sharma.
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