IPL 2013: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - As it happened...

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Live Updates of the match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Wankhede Satdium, Mumbai. SCORECARD» I COMMENTARY» POINTS TABLE» I SCHEDULE» ==================================================================================== Mumbai Indians beat RCB by 58 runs. ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 20 II Score: 136/7 Dwayne Smith to bowl the last over of the innings. Rampaul slogs the first ball for a boundary towards long on. Single taken off the next ball. Singles off the next three balls. Vinay Kumar pull one to mid on, no run taken. He gets this one wide off third man for a boundary. No run off the last ball. ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 19 II Score: 124/7 Pollard is back into the attack. Vinay Kumar gets a single off the first ball. Rampaul gets two runs off the next ball. Short one this time and Rampaul pulls it past deep mid wicket for a boundary. Vinay hits a boundary off the last ball. ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 18 II Score: 110/7 Dhawal Kulkarni into the attack as Rampaul gets a single off the first ball towards cover. Just two runs off the over. ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 17 II Score: 108/7 Johnson back into the attack as Vinay Kumar gets a single off the first ball. Rampaul gets another single off the next ball to the leg side. Vinay Kumar gets a boundary of the last ball of the over. ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 16 II Score: 102/7 Lasith Malinga is back into the attack as Rampaul plays the first one towards deep mid wicket for two runs. This one is short and straight at Rampual who is hit on the arm, the ball goes to the leg side as the batsmen take a single. The next ball is guided to third man by Vinay for a single. Rampaul hits a full ball to long off for a four. Good yorker this time, no run off it. ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 15 II Score: 94/7 Pollard comes into the attack now. Rampaul gets a single off the second ball. Vinay Kumar gets a single to third man off the next ball. Rampaul gets a single to third man. Vinay Kumar gets two runs to deep square leg. Last ball is short and Kumar ducks under it. ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 14 II Score: 89/7 Dwayne Smith comes into the attack as Tiwary gets a couple of runs off the first ball to long off. THis one is short and he lobs it in the air for Harbhajan to take simple catch running in from long on. Ravi Rampaul is the new man in the middle. Jamaluddin gets two runs this time. This one is short and Jamaluddin plays it in the air and the man running in from fine leg takers a good catch. Vinay Kumar comes out to bat with RCB in a lot of trouble. He gets away to towards third man for a boundary. Syed Mohammad c Mitchell Johnson b Dwayne Smith 9(11) Saurabh Tiwary c Harbhajan b Dwayne Smith 21(19) ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 13 II Score: 81/5 Harbhajan Singh continues as Tiwary walks out and defends the first ball back to the bowler. This time he gets a single towards the leg side. Huge appeal off the third ball for lbw but the ball was going down the leg side. Single to long on this time. This is a full toss and Tiwary hits it to long off for a single. ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 12 II Score: 78/5 Lasith Malinga comes back into the attack and starts off with a low full toss that Tiwary gets away towards deep mid wicket for a single. Jamaluddin drives one past point for a boundary. Gets a single to fine leg this time. This one is short and Tiwary pulls it to deep mid wicket for two runs. Gets a single off the fifth ball. ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 11 II Score: 69/5 Harbhajan continues as Tiwary steps out and defends this one to the off side and takes a quick single. Arun misses with a sweep. Arun Karthik plays it behind the wicket and Karthik does some fantastic work to find Arun short of his ground. Jamaluddin is the new batsman and he gets a single off the first ball. Tiwary gets a single off the next ball. Arun Karthik st Dinesh Karthik b Harbhajan 12(8) ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 10 II Score: 66/4 Dhawal Kulkarni continues as Tiwary strikes this back to the bowler and Arun Karthik looking for a run could have been in trouble if Kulkarni would have got a direct hit. On the body and Tiwary is cramped for room, no run taken. Tiwary gets a single to deep mid wicket this time. Arun gets a single to third man off the next ball. This one is wide down thew leg side. He dabs this one on the off side and completes a quick single. This one is short and Arun pulls it to deep mid wicket for a boundary. ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 9 II Score: 56/4 Harbhajan Singh to continue as Arun Karthik gets a single to mid wicket. Tiwary steps out and smashes it over the bowler for a six. He hits this one in the air but the ball falls just short of the man at long on, he gets a single. Arun gets an inside edge on this one and the ball races away to third man, batsmen take three runs. Tiwary gets a single off the last ball. ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 8 II Score: 44/4 Dhawal Kulkarni to continue as de Villiers drives it to sweeper cover for a single. Kohli edges this one outside off stump to the keeper who takes a simple catch. Saurabh Tiwary is the new batsman. Short and wide one and the keeper gets some glove on it as Gayle runs two. Tiwary gets a single to fine leg for a single. de Villiers this time gets an edge on one outside off stump and the keeper takes an easy catch. Arun Karthik is the new man in the middle and he is beaten outside the off stump first ball. Gets a single to third man this time. de Villiers c Dinesh Karthik b Dhawal Kulkarni 2(3) Virat Kohli c Dinesh Karthik b Dhawal Kulkarni 1(4) ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 7 II Score: 38/2 Harbhajan Singh is into the attack now as Gayle plays the first one to slip, no run taken. He plays the second one to point, no run again. Pushes this one to long off for as single. Gayle hits this one high in the air and the ball goes to long on and Rayudu takes a fantastic catch to get rid of the danger man. AB de Villiers is the new man. Hits the first one in the air but just wide off the bowler for a single. Gayle c Rayudu b Harbhajan 18(20) ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 6 II Score: 35/1 Dhawal Kulkarni is into the attack now. Dilshan slashes hard at one outside off stump but does not make contact. This one is outside off stump again and Dilshan can't get any bat on it. This one is short and Dilshan misses with a pull. This one is wide outside off stump. This time Dilshan hits the ball in the air and the man at third man takes a good low diving catch to dismiss him. Virat Kohli comes to the middle now. This one is outside off stump and Kohli lets it go to the keeper. He drives the next one to cover, no run taken. Dilshan c Mitchell Johnson b Dhawal Kulkarni 13(18) ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 5 II Score: 34/0 Dilshan gets a single off the second ball. Gayle looking uncomfortable against some good bowling here. This time he launches into a full one and Gayle gets four but not from the middle of the bat. Gayle hist this one in the air past point for a four. ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 4 II Score: 25/0 Malinga continues as Dilshan gets a full toss over the infield for a couple of runs. Low full toss this time and Dilshan gets it away for a single to deep mid wicket. Slower one this time and Gayle defends the ball back to the bowler. Gayle beaten by a perfect yorker, no run taken. Gayle having trouble getting Malinga away as this one is short and Gayle defends this one awkwardly, no run taken. Just three runs off the over. ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 3 II Score: 22/0 Gayle pulls the first one from Johnson to deep mid wicket for a boundary. Gayle tries to guide the third ball over slips but that ball was dangerously close to the fielder there, a single taken. Dilshan drives one to mid off and takes a single. Gayle misses an attempted pull and smiles at the bowler. Another short one and another attempted pull but the ball beats everybody and goes for a boundary. ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 2 II Score: 10/0 Lasith Malinga to bowl the second over of the innings. Gayle nudges the first one to the leg side for a single. Dilshan tries to smash the second ball but gets an inside edge onto the pads, no run taken. He is beaten outside off stump in the fourth delivery. Dilshan strokes the next one to point, no run taken. Pulls a short one to deep mid wicket for a boundary. ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 1 II Score: 5/0 Gayle and Dilshan are in the middle for RCB. Johnson to bowl the first over. Gayle defends the first ball, no run taken. Flicks the next one off his pads for a single. Dilshan hits this one back to the bowler and the bowler throws it back but Dilshan had his bat grounded, no run taken. He plays the next one to mid on, no run again. He finds the gap this time with a drive wide of mid off for four runs. Perfect yorker to end the over. ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 20 II Score: 194/7 Ravi Rampaul to bowl the last over. Johnson gets a single off the first ball. Harbhajan flicks a slower one a bit too early and the ball scoops to the man at deep mid wicket who completes a good catch. Johnson misses a full toss outside off stump. This time he connects and the ball sails over long on for a six. Single taken off the next ball. Malinga can't connect the last ball. Harbhajan c Saurabh Tiwary b Rampaul 16(8) ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 19 II Score: 186/6 RP Singh to bowl the 19th over. Harbhajan gets two runs to deep mid wicket. He gets a full toss past short fine leg for a boundary. Single taken this time. Johnson takes a quick single and Kohli misses the direct hit from mid off. Harbhajan smashes this one straight down the ground for a boundary. This time he flicks it from his pads for a four. ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 18 II Score: 170/6 Vinay Kumar starts the over with a full toss which Pollard flicks to deep mid wicket for a single. Dinesh Karthik drives this one to cover and takes off for a single but Kohli hits the stumps directly and Karthik is way short of the crease. Rayudu is the new man. Pollard drives straight to Kohli who hits the stumps at the on striker's end again and Rayudu is short. Harbhajan Singh is the new man in the middle. Pollard hits this one in the air and the fielder at third man takes a good diving catch to dismiss the danger man. Mitchell Johnson is the new man. Harbhajan is beaten outside off stump. He gets a yorker to short third man for a single. Pollard c Rampaul b Vinay Kumar 34(16) Rayudu run out (Virat Kohli) 0(0) Dinesh Karthik run out (Virat Kohli) 43(33) ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 17 II Score: 168/3 RP Singh comes back into the attack as Karthik gets a single to cover. Down the leg side, wide called. Pollard hits this one really hard past the bowler and the ball races away for a boundary. Pollard hits this one straight over the bowler for a huge six. This one is short and Pollard can't connect with the pull. Slightly on the pads and Pollard helps it past short fine leg for a boundary. Pollard gets a single off the last ball. ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 16 II Score: 151/3 Vinay Kumar comes back into the attack as Karthik steps out and smashes it towards long off for a boundary. This one is wide outside off stump. The next ball is driven to long off for two runs. Karthik steps out and tries to pull it but fails to make contact. Another wide outside off stump. Short one that Karthik misses again. ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 15 II Score: 143/3 Jamaluddin continues as Pollard hit it high above long off for a huge six. Two runs to long on for of the second ball. Another couple of runs to deep mid wicket. He works the next one to short fine leg for a single. Single to Karthik this time. This time Pollard hits it even further towards long on for another six. ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 14 II Score: 125/3 Unadkat comes back into the attack. Karthik runs the second ball down to third man for a single. Beats Pollard outside off stump with one that is swinging away from him. The next one is defended back to the bowler. Short one and Pollard fends it off to fine leg for a single. Short one and Karthik pulls it to deep mid wicket for a boundary. ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 13 II Score: 119/3 Jamaluddin continues as Rohit and Karthik get singles off the first two balls. This time Karthik sweeps it in the gap between long on and deep mid wicket for a boundary. Karthik gets a single off the next ball. Rohit drives one to long off and turns and takes off for the second run as Karthik says no, the throw comes in and Rohit is close to the striker's end. Big wicket for RCB. Pollard is the new man as Karthik gets a single to sweeper cover. Rohit Sharma run out (de Villiers/Syed Mohammad) 10(8) ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 12 II Score: 110/2 Ravi Rampaul comes back into the attack. Rohit gets a single off the first ball. Karthik is beaten outside off stump in the second ball. Karthik gets a single to point this time. Rohit this time chases one outside off stump but misses. Gets a single this time to deep square leg. Karthik gets a single to third man to end the over. ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 11 II Score: 106/2 Jamaluddin is back into the attack and he starts with a short one that Smith misses and the ball crashes onto his stumps. Rohit Sharma is the new batsman and starts off with an elegant drive between long off and sweeper cover for a boundary. Gets a single to deep mid wicket off the next ball. Karthik gets a single towards fine leg off the next ball. Another single for Rohit towards mid wicket. Karthik gets two runs off the last ball. Dwayne Smith b Syed Mohammad 50(36) ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 10 II Score: 97/1 Unadkat starts his third over with a length ball and Smith smashes it over deep mid wicket for a six. He gets a single to backward point off the second ball. Karthik runs the fourth ball to third man for a single. Smith gets to his fifty with a single to short third man. Karthik works this one wide of short fine leg for two runs. ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 9 II Score: 86/1 Vinay Kumar is back into the attack and Smith hits the first one over long on for a six. The next one is shorter and Smith pulls it away to deep mid wicket fence for a boundary. This time Vinay pitches the ball just outside off stump and beats Smith who was trying to drive it. Short again and Smith rocks back and smashes it over deep mid wicket for a six. Wrapped on the pads this time and Smith gets a leg bye. Karthik gets two runs off the last ball. ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 8 II Score: 67/1 Jaydev Unadkat continues. The first one is short and Karthik pulls it over deep square leg for a six. Gets a single off the next ball. Smith is beaten by a slower one outside off stump. Smith plays the next ball to point and Karthik who was sent back by Smith had to put in a dive to be safe. Smith strikes this one to long on for a single. ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 7 II Score: 59/1 Syed Mohammad Jamaluddin is into the attack now. Karthik gets a single off the first ball. Smith works the second ball to long on for another single. Another single for Karthik. Smith gets another single to long on. Karthik hits this one to long off and takes a single. Smith works the last ball to deep mid wicket and takes two runs. ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 6 II Score: 52/1 Vinay Kumar is into the attack now as Smith plays it to the on side, no run taken. This one is slightly down the leg side and Smith helps it past short fine leg for a boundary. Short one this time as Smith misses with a pull but the ball goes over the wicketkeeper for a four. This time he beats Smith outside off stump. Snith goes over the top this time but does not time it well, the ball lands just out of mid off's reach, two runs taken. This one is driven in the gap and the ball races away to the boundary. ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 5 II Score: 38/1 Jaydev Unadkat is into the attack and he slips just as he is about to deliver. That looked pretty awkward. He is up though and ready to start over again. Smith gets a single off the first ball to mid off. Karthik gets a single off the third ball to cover. This one is short and Smith pounces on it and dispatches it to deep square leg for a boundary. NExt ball is slower and short outside off stump, Smith cuts but can't get it past point, no run taken. Single off the last ball. ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 4 II Score: 31/1 RP Singh continues as Smith gets a single off the first ball. Sachin can't connect the next one. This time Sachin is beaten outside off stump. Sachin is wrapped on the pads this time and the umpire raises his finger this time. Sachin is gone. Dinesh Karthik is the new batsman in the middle. Gets a single off the first ball he faces and Smith could have been in trouble if the throw would have hit the stumps. This one is slightly short and Smith pulls it mid on for a single. Tendulkar lbw b RP Singh 23(13) ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 3 II Score: 28/0 Rampaul starts with a wide one outside off stump and Sachin slashes hard at it and the ball runs away for a boundary wide of third man. Next one is defended to cover, no run taken. Sachin trying to make room and smash it but fails to make contact. He hits this one on the rise over mid off for a boundary.This time he hits it on the leg side for another boundary. Sachin makes room towards the off side and helps this one towards fine leg for another boundary. ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 2 II Score: 12/0 RP Singh to bowl the second over. Smith plays the first ball to mid wicket, no run taken. This time RP Singh strays down the leg side, wide called. Gets a leg bye off the next ball. Sachin is surprised by a short one that he fends somehow for a single. This one is on the pads and Smith helps it to fine leg for two runs. Five from the over. ==================================================================================== MUMBAI Over: 1 II Score: 7/0 Dwayne Smith and Sachin Tendulkar are in the middle now as Rampaul gets ready to bowl the first over. Starts with a peach of a delivery that beats Smith outside off stump. This time he makes contact but can't get it past cover. He gets the third ball to third man for a single. Sachin flicks his first ball towards deep mid wicket for two runs. Sachin slashes at one outside off stump and the ball flies takes the edge and goes between the keeper and the fielder at slip for four runs. He plays the last ball back to the bowler. ==================================================================================== TOSS: Mumbai Indians have won the toss and they will be batting first. Bangalore (Playing XI): Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Saurabh Tiwary, Arun Karthik(w), Ravi Rampaul, Vinay Kumar, Syed Mohammad Jamaluddin, RP Singh, Jaidev Unadkat Mumbai (Playing XI): Dwayne Smith, Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Karthik(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Johnson, Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Lasith Malinga, Dhawal Kulkarni ==================================================================================== Mumbai Indians will be looking to carry the momentum from their last win over Kolkata Knight riders as they lock horns with the formidable Royal Challengers Bangalore. Ricky Ponting will in all likelihood sit out of this match as well after the Dwayne Smith and Sachin Tendulkar opening pair performed well in the last match. Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik are the batsmen in form for the Mumbai Indians and they will be expected to fire again. Royal Challengers Bangalore have been in fantastic form in this tournament so far. Chris Gayle has been at his destructive best and Virat kohli and AB de Villiers have been impressive too. RCB will be looking to change their away game record with this match against the Mumbai Indians.