Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians – IPL 5 – Mumbai Indians hold their own by five wickets – Live Score and Update
RCB 171/6 (20/20 ov) v Mumbai Indians 173/5 (19.4/20 ov) - Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Monday saw the rise of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians, a solid win against Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets in an IPL 5 match that was played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.
When all else failed, these young batsmen who are in their mid 20s showed just what it takes to turn the tide around while batting second in a T20 match. With Rayudu hammering 81 runs and Pollard clobbering 52 off 31 deliveries, the two batsmen stayed in the middle to see their team win the match with two deliveries remaining.
However, needing 172 runs to win, the game hanged in balance as Mumbai failed to get off to an impressive start, losing their first wicket with only two runs on the board as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 hit the showers without scoring a run. This wicket was an obvious boost for Bangalore, who saw themselves en route to victory.
Later, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309 on mere five runs.
In such a dire situation, Mumbai were clearly heading to the mouth of doom, but managed to pull off an astounding win to stay in the running for a place in the top four.
Rayudu’s innings earned him the Player of the Match award, which would bring the youngster a lot of confidence.
Meanwhile earlier, Mumbai Indians who chose to field first after winning the toss, made early inroads by grabbing their first wicket at a time when Bangalore had amassed only eight runs on the board, this was no ordinary wicket as Mumbai had managed to nab the dangerous http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 who has hammered bowlers from almost every team in a ruthless fashion.
With Gayle back in the pavilion, Mumbai bowlers knew they were now sailing in safe waters and needed to maintain pressure on the batting side.
The knocks by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691 (47) and MA Agarwal (64) were the highlights in the first innings as the two batsmen played a vital role in steering their side towards a tough total on the board, however, in the end it was still not enough to earn them a win.
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