Mumbai Indians repeated the game against the same Kolkata Knight Riders defeating twice in similar fashion. Master Blaster winning the toss elected to field first which turned the match for them. Batting first Kolkata Knight got a bad start.
J Kallis who is in great form for his side returned back in the 2nd over of the innings for just 7 runs. Kolkata was unable to recover from the situation and lost skipper Gautam Gambhir. He was bowled by Harbhajan for just 4 runs. Shreevats Goswami also retuned back for a duck as the Mumbai bowler Munaf fired with the ball.
Manoj Tiwary was not in great form and returned back very soon leaving Kolkata in deep troubles. Later Yusuf Pathan and Ireland star batsman Ryan ten Doeschate took the charge for Kolkata. Both managed well and resisted the Mumbai Indians. Munaf Patel in his 2nd spell fired again and removed Yusuf who scored 26 from 24 balls.
Ryan continued to hit the ball smashing three sixes and six fours in his innings. Shakib Al Hasan joining the Ryan party accelerated the Kolkata innings. Shakib who scored 24 from 16 balls with 4 fours was dismissed by L Malinga. Ryan completed his half century, playing until the end scored 70 from 49 balls. Munaf made the difference for Mumbai by picking early wickets and resisting the Kolkata Knight Riders for just 147.
Mumbai chasing a decent total dominated all the times. Aiden Blizzard and Sachin Tendulkar never looked nervous. Both played the ball to boundary whenever they got the chance and competing each other. Blizzard played more dangerous innings than Sachin and never allowed the Kolkata bowlers to explode. Blizzard who completed his half century went for big shot and caught by Abdulla.
Rohit Sharma once again disappointed and returned for a duck without facing a ball. Sachin who seemed to be dangerous was removed by J Kallis for 36 from 28 balls. Ambati Rayudu returned back for 12 from 16 balls leaving the Mumbai Indians in more troubles. Pollard and Suman also retuned back scoring 3 and 2 giving an opportunity to Kolkata. Franklin rescued the Mumbai once again.
Franklin scored 29 from 25 balls with Harbhajan scoring 11 from 5 balls with 1 four and 1 winning six. Mumbai showed an all round performance and won the game with four balls remaining.
Sachin - "The entire country looks up to me and they have expectations and that's why I have to work very hard."
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