In Match 32 of the IPL T20 season 2, Adam Gilchrist won the toss and put Mumbai Indians to bat. Deccan Chargers could only reach 145/6 in 20 overs with the help of useful innings from Rohit Sharma (38 off 36 balls), Venugopal Rao (28 off 17 balls) and Adam Gilchrist (25 off 29 balls). It seemed to be an easy chase for the Mumbai Indians but it seemed that the Mumbai Indians batsmen had got habituated to the art of choking every time they took a start. Even a valuable half century by J P Duminy (52 off 48 balls) and Pinal Shah (29 off 19 balls) could not save them from a defeat as the whole Mumbai Indians lineup tumbled and could reach only 126/8 in 20 overs. The special feature of the innings is that Rohit Sharma took the second hat-trick of IPL T20 season 2 as he bagged the wickets of Abhishek Nayar, Harbhajan Singh and J P Duminy in consecutive deliveries. After the hat-trick he also took another wicket leaving only one ball in between. The best bowling figures for Deccan Chargers were of Rohit Sharma, R P Singh and Tirumalsetti Suman with figures of 4/6, 2/19 and 2/14 respectively. Rohit Sharma was awarded the Man of the Match for his valuable innings of 38 runs off 36 balls and his bowling spell of 4 wickets for 6 runs in 2 overs.
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\\ tags: adam gilchrist, Deccan Chargers, ipl t20, Lasith Malinga, Mumbai Indians, r p singh, Rohit Sharma, Tirumalsetti Suman, venugopal rao
The dismal performance of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL continued as Mumbai Indians beat them by 9 runs in the 23rd Match of IPL T20 season 2. Sachin Tendulkar won the toss and decided to bat. With a very useful innings from J P Duminy (52 off 37 balls) after the foundation laid by Sachin Tendulkar (34 off 30 balls), Mumbai Indians reached 148/6 in 20 overs. Kolkata could not keep up with the required run rate when they came to bat and even a brilliant innings by Brad Hodge (73 off 60 balls) and Morne van Wyk (32 off 35 balls) could not save them as they ended up with only 139/6 in their 20 overs. Zaheer Khan was brilliant with the ball with bowling figures of 3 wickets for 31 runs. J P Duminy was awarded with the Man of the Match for his brilliant knock of 52 off 37 balls.
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\\ tags: Abhishek Nayar, brendon mccullum, IPL Season 2, ipl t20, j p duminy, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lasith Malinga, Morne van Wyk, Mumbai Indians, sachin tendulkar, Zaheer Khan
Kings XI Punjab seems to be making a comeback again as they beat Mumbai Indians by 3 runs in the 20th Match of IPL T20 season 2. Yuvraj Singh won the toss and decided to bat. The Kings XI Punjab batsmen struggled with the bat and they managed to score only 119/8 in their 20 overs with the help of an useful 45 runs off 44 deliveries by Kumar Sangakkara. It seemed like Mumbai will achieve this easily but they also struggled with the bat and even a valiant innings by J P Duminy (59 off 63 balls) could not help them win the match. Mumbai Indians could score only 116/7 in their 20 overs while Irfan Pathan (2 wickets for 20 runs) and Yusuf Abdulla (2 wickets off 19 runs) excelled with the ball for the Kings. Kumar Sangakarra was awarded the Man of the Match for his 45 runs off 44 deliveries.
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\\ tags: ipl t20, irfan pathan, Kings XI Punjab, kumar sangakkara, Lasith Malinga, Mumbai Indians, yusuf abdulla, Yuvraj Singh
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
