Mumbai Indians beat Kolkatta Knight Riders by 9 runs at the finish
Kolkatta Knight Riders at the bottom of the points tally (sponsor Sharuk Khan left South Africa, disappointed with the team’s performance) got yet another beating by Mumbai Indians today. Inspite of best efforts by Brad Hodge putting a stiff fight to score 73 (his career best in IPL) he could not pull through the team as he was run out by JP Duminy at a crucial time. He was confident to save the team along with Morne van Wyk (32) in shaping a very good partnership of 89 runs for the third wicket. Stalwarts Chris Gayle and Sourav Ganguli let down the team’s efforts by scoring only 7 and 0 runs respectively.
Earlier Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat. Opener Sanath Jayasuria packed off early with 6 runs, caught behind by Wyk off Ashok Dinda. Harbajan Singh promoted to 3rd bat also went with 6 runs by a Murali Karthik delivery. Sachin Tendulkar was out for 34 runs in 30 balls. It was J.P. Duminy who batted with courage till the end of the Innings (52 not out) responsible for the respectable total of 148/6.
For his superior batting performance in getting 52 runs and capturing the wickets of Brad Hodge by a run out and Morne van Wyk with a catch, JP Duminy was adjudged as the Man of the Match.
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