IPL 5 - Harbhajan Singh ecstatic after the first win – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453, the captain of the Mumbai Indians, is extremely happy with his team’s performance in the very first match of the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) against the Chennai Super Kings, and he especially praised the performance of
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richard-Levi-c2315, who scored a valiant half-century to help his team cruise to victory.
Mumbai defeated the defending champions by a massive margin of eight wickets in this encounter and they are off to a brilliant start in the tournament.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 was right on top at the get go, as they bowled and fielded out of their skins. The fielding of the Indians was extra-ordinary and it turned out to be the difference between the two teams in the end as three Chennai batsmen were run out.
In the second innings, the South African top-order batsman, Levi blasted the Super Kings’ bowling and sealed the match for his team. The right-hander played some extraordinary shots to demoralise http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 and company.
Harbhajan felt satisfied with his team’s performance and admitted that winning the toss was vital on a track that had some grass on it. Apart from appreciating the knock of Levi, the off-spinner was all praise for his fielders and said that they made the
difference.
He said, “It was an excellent match for all of us. It was a good toss to win. The wicket was very unpredictable. It was not the same wicket on which we played in Chennai earlier. the boys did a terrific job and we fielded brilliantly. (Richard) Levi was
terrific upfront. Overall, we are very happy with the performance. Fielding is a very important thing in this format.”
The Mumbai captain expressed that the run-out of Chennai’s captain was the turning point of the match because Dhoni has the ability to change the course of the game within a short span of time.
“If Dhoni would have stayed for another few overs and added 30-40 runs, then it would have become difficult for us to chase on this wicket,” Harbhajan added.
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