what a way to finish! Dhoni disdainfully drives the full ball over mid-on for four to seal a seven-wicket win for Chennai and that seals Mumbai's exit from the 2009 IPL
MI vs CSK, 47th match at Gqeberha, IPL, May 16 2009 - Match Result
CSK won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Parthiv Patel has broken the record for most ducks (4) in IPL for CSK, going past Balaji's 3
This is the lowest match aggregate (298) involving CSK & MI in IPL
Chennai win. Hayden wasn't pretty to look at but he overcame a sluggish first half - he didn't hit a four until the 13th over - and then upped it and finished unbeaten on 60. He was the key in this chase. But Chennai did well earlier to keep Mumbai to 147, a battle effectively won in the field. Mumbai are all but out of the IPL.
Tendulkar: "We tried every sort of combination but fell short. We faltered in crunch situations."
Dhoni: "We keep making the same mistakes again and again. Cannot do that outside the league stage. Hopefully it will all come together. Haydos is brilliant. "
Hayden is Man of the Match.
Game two starts shortly. Don't go far! Buhbye!
Scores are leveled. Mumbai are on their way out ...
rubbish ball, wide down the pads and on top of that Takawale fumbles
What an innings from Hayden. He's just not wavered at all. A job well done. Bravo to bowl.
comes onto the front foot and pushes the ball wide of extra cover
thats it, Hayden makes some room and clips the full, swinging delivery past square leg for a very important four
full on middle and leg and he clips it straight to midwicket, a dot ball!
again right up there in the blockhole, Dhoni drives to midwicket
full on middle and off, Dhoni flicks it to square leg
good ball, no room and very very straight but Hayden is too cool, getting behind the ball and pushing it to extra cover for a single
Massive over and that should seal it for Chennai. Mumbai are almost out of the tournament.
shouts of catch it as Dhoni dances out and clips the slower ball off his pads, its over midwicket and lands safely in front of the man, Hayden runs excellently back
well bowled and some luck for Dhoni! Harbhajan spears it into the blockhole, Dhoni skips out and goes for an expansive shot but gets a fortuitous edge for four
full on leg stump, he clips it off his toes past midwicket for one
bad line again, slides down leg stump, Hayden works it past square leg
bad ball, short outside leg stump and thats dismissed over square leg, its gone rows back and a new ball is called for, and whats more that Hayden's half-century
slow ball outside leg stump, Hayden slogs and misses, no bat on ball, scampers a leg bye to the off side, Takawale runs after it and collects then fires it back to Harbhajan on the half-volley, he cannot connect and the batsmen get a second run, much to Harbhajan's ire and the keeper has to hear it
Now 27 needed from 18. Harbhajan returns. Hayden will face, batting on 45. Mumbai have to win.
full and wide, Dhoni chases and scoops a thick edge over gully down to Kulkarni running around from third man, the ball lands on the bounce but the fielder fumbles needless and allows a second run
full down the pads, with some movement, Hayden flicks it off his toes to Tendulkar at midwicket and sets off, the throw doesn't find its mark and Hayden survives
stray ball, attempted yorker gets out of control and slides down the pads, Hayden walks down but cannot connect but thats still four leg byes to Chennai
Thats the 50th run of this association ...
full on the stumps and he can only drive one to long-off
shorter ball, and slower too, Hayden knew it was coming and played some sort of reverse paddle to the fast bowler and doesn't pick it off too well but gets a single
full outside off stump and Hayden walks out and drills it down to long-on, Dhoni is electric between the wickets and forces the second run
Back comes Malinga.
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | |
Toss | Mumbai Indians, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2009 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 12.30 start, First Session 12.30-13.45, Interval 13.45-14.00, Second Session 14.00-15.15 |
Match days | 16 May 2009 - day (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Chennai Super Kings 2, Mumbai Indians 0 |
Over 20 • CSK 151/3
CSK won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)