IPL9 - Mumbai beat Kolkata - Pollard hits an unbeaten 50 in just 17 balls

It was yet another exciting T20 match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai when the home team beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets with 2 overs to spare. Keiron Pollard hit the third fastest IPL fifty, off just 17 balls, while Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma carried his bat through the innings. Thus, Mumbai Indians successfully chased down the 175-run target set by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 24th match of IPL9.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 28 April 2016.

Mumbai won the toss and sent in KKR to bat first. Its captain Gautam Gambhir scored third fifty of the season and put on 69 runs for the opening wicket with Robin Uthappa to help KKR post a competitive 174/5.
However, it was not enough when there are hard hitters like Keiron Pollard in the MI team. He hit six huge sixes and two fours to score an unbeaten 51 off just 17 balls. Rohit Sharma playe through the innings to remain not out on 68 off 49 balls, which included two sixes and eight fours.
The two of them added 72 runs for the fifth wicket in just five overs as they finished off with six wickets and two overs to spare.
Rohit Sharma was adjudged the Man of the Match.


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IPL9 - Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders on their home ground

Batting first Kolkata Knight Riders managed to post a score of 187 for five at the Eden Gardens with half centuries from skipper Gautam Gambhir and Manish Pandey. Gambhir made 64 from 52 balls (4x4, 1x6) and he got ample support from Manish Pandey who scored a rollicking 52 from 29 balls - the duo had a 100-run partnership from just 60 balls. At 163 for 2 in 17 overs and Andre Russell in imperious form, it appeared that KKR was set for a 200-plus total, but the sudden loss of three quick wickets made them lose the plot.
This has been reported in firstpost.com dated 14 April 2016.

It was a tough target and Mumbai Indians started off on a positive note with the opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Parthiv Patel putting on 53 in 5.5 overs. Finally, skipper Rohit Sharma scored a sparkling 84 (10X4, 2X6) to help his team win their first match of IPL9 by six wickets. He was given ample support by Jos Buttler who made the chase look easier by hitting 41 runs in off just 22 balls so that Mumbai Indians could end up on the winning side with five balls to spare.


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IPL8 – Mumbai upsets Kolkata’s applecart, win by 5 runs at Wankhede

#IPL8 #Hardik #KKRvsMI #KieronPollard It was a thrilling last over win by the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium when they beat the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 runs. Sent in to bat first by KKR who won the toss, MI managed to post a total of 171 runs for the loss of 4 wickets, thanks to a 61 not out by Hardik Pandya. He scored at will and took only 31 balls for his 61 with 8 fours and 2 sixes.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 15 May 2015.

At one time, MI was at 47 for 3 and, thanks to Kieron Pollard and Pandya they made a fantastic recovery – Hardik Pandya struck Umesh Yadav for four fours in the 17th over and reached his half century with a six in 25 balls.
KKR, in reply, managed to score 166 for loss of 7 wickets – Yusuf Pathan top scored with 52 and, with him going out in the last over, MI was set to win.
With this win, Mumbai Indians have moved into the top four in the points table and have hopes of being in the playoffs. (Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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