Yuvraj Singh won the toss and decided to bat. Sunny Sohal scored a blazing 43 runs of 23 balls but rest of the Kings XI Punjab batsmen went out cheaply and the team reached only 119/9 in 20 overs. The spinners bowled exceptionally well for the Mumbai Indians as they were economical while they took wickets at regular intervals. Mumbai Indians chased the score easily and reached 122/2 in 16.2 overs with Dwayne Bravo (70 off 59 balls) and Sachin Tendulkar (41 off 29 balls) playing blistering innings. Harbhajan Singh was awarded the Man of the Match for his bowling spell of 1 wicket for 9 runs in his 4 overs.
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written by Swapnil
\\ tags: Brett Lee, Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh, ipl t20, j p duminy, Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians, sachin tendulkar, Sunny Sohal
Delhi Daredevils thrashed Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets in the 35th match of IPL T20 season 2. Sachin Tendulkar won the toss and decided to bat. The Mumbai Indians batting lineup crumbled once again and they were bowled out for a mere 116 runs in their 20 overs. Ashish Nehra (2/27), Dirk Nannes (2/32) and Rajat Bhatia (3/15) had the best bowling figures for the Delhi Daredevils. Delhi Daredevils played sensibly without losing much wickets and they cruised to 118/3 in 18.5 overs guided by 50 runs off 38 deliveries by A B De Villiers. Ashish Nehra was awarded the Man of the Match.
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\\ tags: AB De Villiers, ashish nehra, Delhi Daredevils, dirk nannes, Dwayne Bravo, gautam gambhir, ipl t20, Mumbai Indians, rajat bhatia
Royal Challengers were looking a revived side under new captain Anil Kumble as they took on Mumbai Indians in the 28th Match of the IPL T20 season 2. Sachin Tendulkar won the toss and decided to bat. Most of the Mumbai batsmen faltered once again and they could only make 149/4 in 20 overs on a batsman friendly pitch. Sanath Jayasuriya and Dwayne Bravo top scored for the Mumbai Indians with scores of 52 off 43 balls and 50 off 40 balls respectively. IPL debutant Dillon du Preez bowled exceptionally well for the Royal Challengers taking 3 wickets for 32 runs in his 4 overs. Banglore Royals Challengers cruised to the target in 18.1 overs with the help of steady batting performance by Jacques Kallis’ (69 off 59 balls) and Robin Uthappa (66 off 42 balls) and also helped by pathetic bowling by the Mumbai Indians. Jacques Kallis was awarded the Man of the Match due to his steady batting and bowling performances.
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\\ tags: Bangalore Royal Challengers, Dwayne Bravo, ipl t20, jacques kallis, Mumbai Indians, robin uthappa, sanath jayasuriya
Yusuf Pathan saved the match for the Rajasthan Royals once again as he hit a blazing 62 off 30 balls with six 6s guiding them to victory. Virender Sehwag won the toss and decided to bat. Most of the Delhi Daredevils batsmen failed yet again and Delhi could only score 143/7 in their 20 overs by virtue of a 50 by AB De Villiers off 40 balls. Shane Warne, Munaf Patel and Dimitri Mascarenhas took 2 wickets each for the Rajasthan Royals. 
Rajasthan Royals also kept on loosing frequent wickets as they came to bat though Graeme Smith (44 off 46 balls) was consistent on one end. The Royals were struggling at 64/5 after 11 overs when Shane Warne got out but Yusuf Pathan came to the rescue once again and his powerful hitting helped the Rajasthan Royals reach the target in 18.3 overs. Amit Mishra performed well for the Delhi Daredevils with his bowling spell of 3 wickets for 34 runs. Yusuf Pathan was awarded the Man of the Match for his blazing 62 off 30 balls and the maximum sixes award for this six 6s in the match.
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\\ tags: Dwayne Bravo, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lasith Malinga, Mumbai Indians, sachin tendulkar, sanath jayasuriya
Mumbai Indians proved today why they are regarded as the top contenders of IPL T20 season 2 as they thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders by 92 runs. Sachin Tendulkar won the toss and decided to bat. Sachin Tendulkar (68 off 45 balls) and Sanath Jayasuriya (52 off 32 balls) rained sixes and fours displaying to the world why they are regarded as the all time greats in cricket. Mumbai Indians reached 111 without even losing a single wicket at the end of 10 overs. But then they got out and the other batsmen could only take the final score of the Mumbai Indians to 187/6 in 20 overs. For the Knight Riders, Laxmi Ratan Shukla had the best bowling figures of 3 wickets for 25 runs in his four overs. Kolkata Knight Riders started the batting under lights and could not sustain for long with their complete team being bundled out for 95 runs in 15.2 overs. Lasith Malinga and Abhishek Nayyar was exceptional with the ball with figures of 3/11 in 2.2 overs and 3/13 in 3 overs respectively. Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya were awarded the maximum sixes award for this match as they both struck 6 sixes each. Sachin Tendulkar was also awarded the Man of the Match for his blazing innings of 68 runs off 45 balls and his bowling figures of two overs for 11 runs.
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\\ tags: Dwayne Bravo, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lasith Malinga, Mumbai Indians, sachin tendulkar, sanath jayasuriya
