Mumbai won the match

  Zeenews Sports Bureau

Pune: 11:45 pm 20th over: 119/6 12 needed off the last over. Manhas on strike, Munaf Patel to bowl the deciding over. And Munaf begins with a dot ball. Manhas once again tries to hit towards the off-side, fails and no runs scored. Munaf bowls a WIDE ball. It was a slower one and Manhas couldn’t read it. Manhas punches one towards long-off for a single. 10 needed off 4 balls. Kumar on strike, fielder on sweeper cover restricts it to one. 9 needed from 3. Manhas on strike, he cut one towards sweeper cover and just a single taken. 8 needed from 2. Kumar on strike. Kumar hits one over covers for a BOUNDARY!!!! WHAT A SHOTTT UNDER PRESSURE! 4 needed from 1. Manhas is talking to Kumar. Can Kumar emerge as the hero for Pune? The field has been set, and is being changed and then being changed again. Kumar manages just a couple off a full-toss! MUNAF PATEL IS THE HERO FOR MUMBAI INDIANS, MUMBAI WIN BY 1 RUN!! 

 

11:37 pm 19th over: 109/6 Malinga to bowl the penultimate over. Parnell on strike. Malinga begins with a dot ball, outside the off-stump and Parnell failed to get a bat to it. Malinga strikes!! Parnell is OUT!! It was a low full-toss and Parnell hit it towards point and perished! Kumar is the new batsman. Malinga bowled a yorker and Kumar hit it towards leg-side, scores a couple. Malinga bowls a dot ball, slower one and not picked up by Kumar. Malinga bowls a slower ball, half-volley and Kumar takes a single towards short-fine leg. 13 needed from 7. A very crucial last ball. Manhas ends the over with a single.

Parnell c Peterson b Malinga 2(4b)

11:30 pm 18th over: 105/5 Ojha comes into the attack. 27 needed off three overs! The first ball rushes to third-man for a boundary! Good start for Pune, not that good for Ojha. Manhas takes a single towards short fine-leg. Parnell takes a single on the leg-side. Manhas takes a single on the off-side, well stopped by Munaf at covers. Ojha bowls a WIDE. Parnell scores a single off a reverse-sweep. Manhas charges down the track, hits over bowlers head and scores a couple.

11:24 pm 17th over: 94/4 Malinga comes into the attack. He has a major role to play in the death overs. Manhas takes a single towards third-man. Gangulya gets a single towards point, Peterson makes a good diving stop. Malinga bowls a slower and Manhas fails to make contact with the bat. Malinga bowls a low full-toss and Manhas scores a single. Ganguly hits, AND HITS WELL! Goes straight down the ground over the bowler’s head for a much needed boundary! The crowd is alive! Malinga bowls a WIDE. Back-to-back WIDES by Malinga! and Lasith Malinga, has the final laugh! GANGULY IS BOWLED!!

11:13 pm 16th over: 85/4 Franklin comes into the attack. After a lot of discussion Harbhajan has asked the Kiwi to bowl a crucial over. Manhas on strike. He guides the ball to the third-man for a single. Ganguly takes a single towards long-off. Manhas smashes one towards long-off for a single. Ganguly hits one towards long-off for another single. Manhas hits the next ball over midwicket for another boundary! A much needed one for Pune. Manhas ends the over with a single.

Ganguly 11*(21b) Manhas 29(23b)

11:07 pm 15th over: 76/4 Harbhajan back into the attack. He begins with a WIDE ball. The first ball is a dot ball. Ganguly plays the second ball back to Harbhajan. The third one goes to fielder on off-side for no run. Ganguly takes a single off the fourth ball. Manhas flicks the ball on the leg for no run. Manhas takes a single off the last ball. Just three runs from the over.

11:03 pm 14th over: 73/4 Ojha comes back into the attack. Ganguly takes a single off the first ball on the leg-side. Two dot balls followed by a couple towards fine-leg. Manhas beats the fielder at point and scores a boundary. Ojha ends the over with a dot ball.

11:00 pm 13th over: 66/4 Franklin to continue. Ganguly takes a quick single off the first ball. Manhas takes a single towards deep backward point. Ganguly takes a single towards gully area. Manhas gets an inside-edge and the ball rushes past third-man for a boundary. Franklin bowls a dot ball. Manhas takes a couple off the last ball.

10:56 pm 12th over: 57/4 Perera comes into the attack. Manhas gets an inside-edge off the first ball, no runs scored. The second ball is played for no run towards off-side. Manhas hits the ball in the air towards midwicket, manages just a couple. Mnahas takes a single towards third-man. Ganguly gets an inside-edge and manages a single on the leg side. Manhas beats the fielder at point and scores a boundary.