SL Malinga 23-3

Malinga 23-3 and Lendl Simmons 65 propels Mumbai Indians to IPL8 final

Lindel Simmons 71 off 56
Lindel Simmons 65 off 51

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Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh
SL Malinga 23-3
SL Malinga 23-3

 

 

 

Pepsi Indian Premier League, Qualifier 1: Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, May 19, 2015

Mumbai Indians  187/6 (20/20 ov) LMP Simmons 65 off 51, 3 fours and 5 sixes, K Pollard 41 off 17, 1 four and 5 sixes, DJ Bravo 40-3, RJ Jadeja 18-1

Chennai Super Kings 162all out ( 19/20 ov) F du Plessis 45 off 34, 5 fours, 1 six,  Suresh Raina 25 off 20, 2 sixes,SL Malinga 23-3, R Vinay Kumar 26-2, Harbhajan Singh 26-2.

Mumbai Indians won the toss and scored enough run and strangled the opponent in the field – to mollified Chennai Super Kings by 25 runs and march into the final.

Lendl Simmons 65 off 51 , 3 fours and 5 sixes and Kieron Pollard 41 off 17, 1four and 5 sixes  took Mumbai’s score to 187, and controlled Super Kings throughout their chase, never allowing them to get on top. Harbhajan Singh’s dismissals of Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni off consecutive deliveries in the 11th over helped Mumbai make the decisive surge.

Apart from Faf du Plessis 45 off 34, 5 fours and 1 six,  who consolidated after an early wicket, and R Ashwin 23 off 12,2 fours and 1 six,  who dealt a few powerful blows towards the end, Super Kings’ batting, as Dhoni later put it, was soft. It was only a matter of time before Mumbai clinched their eighth win in nine games.