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Mumbai Indians outplay Chennai Super Kings to win maiden IPL title

May 27, 2013

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Kolkata, May 27: Lasith Malinga has been a rather passive presence in this edition of the IPL. But the pacer slipped into his zone in the final match of the tournament, setting up a 23-run win for Mumbai Indians over Chennai Super Kings at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday.

The victory ensured a maiden IPL title for Mumbai. After notching up 148 for nine, Mumbai restricted the Super Kings to 125 for nine to begin a night of frenzied celebrations.

Hunting down 149 wouldn’t have been a big task for a team like Super Kings that boasts of an array of batsmen tailor-made for T20s, and they have also been arguably the finest chasers in the IPL. So, Mumbai needed a bright start to their defence, and Malinga provided just that.

The Sri Lankan fast bowler took two wickets in the first over of Super Kings’ innings, netting two big fishes – Michael Hussey, the highest scorer in the tournament, and Suresh Raina. Hussey’s dismissal was an example of the ferociousness of Malinga’s craft. A perfect yorker sent Hussey’s leg-stump for a walk, giving hardly any time for the batsman even to react.

Raina followed Hussey to the hut in the very next ball, but the dismissal revealed the meticulousness with which Mumbai approached the title clash. Knowing Raina’s weakness against short-pitched ball, Mumbai skipper placed a fielder – Dwayne Smith – at short square leg, and the ploy worked just brilliantly. Malinga’s snorter surprised Raina a bit, and his attempt to fend that away resulted only in a tame catch to Smith, and Mumbai were off to a flier. More importantly, they never let that momentum slip away, pegging Chennai back with regular strikes.

Mitchell Johnson, Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha ensured that the Super Kings would not have a moment of easiness in the middle. There was a glimmer of hope for Chennai even after they were reduced to a sorry-looking 58 for eight in the 12th over, and their skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni provided that little flicker.

Not many asking rates will be in the realm of impossible when the Jharkhand man is in the middle, and there was some of those trademark shots that reached the ropes and stands in a flash. But on this night, even Dhoni was powerless to alter the course of the match.

It indeed was a superb collective effort from the Mumbai bowlers that made it sure that the trophy would rest in the Mumbai cabinet for next one year. But Kieron Pollard’s contribution was as immense as the Mumbai bowlers.

Mohit Sharma and Albie Morkel had combined to reduce Mumbai to 16 for three, and a Super Kings romp seemed the only possibility at that stage. Dwyane Smith, Aditya Tare and Rohit walked back to the pavilion without making any significant impact, but Kieron Pollard chose the best time to come up with an innings of rare maturity and calmness.

The Trinidadian has been in the forefront of many Mumbai victories this season, especially after getting a much-needed promotion up the order. Pollard (60 n.o, 32b, 7x4, 3x6) and Ambati Rayudu did a nice repair job for the fifth wicket, adding 48 runs in 5.4 overs that gave some steam to the Mumbai innings.

There was a bit of frustration for Pollard when he was largely stranded in the non-striker’s end in the death overs. But two successive sixes off Bravo, who took four wickets, fetched him a fifty and Mumbai a defendable total.

MUMBAI INDIANS: Dwayne Smith lbw Mohit 4 (4b, 1x4), Aditya Tare b Morkel 0 (1b), Dinesh Kaarthick b Morris 21 (26b, 3x4), Rohit Sharma c&b Morkel 2 (5b), Ambati Rayudu b Bravo 37 (36b, 4x4), Kieron Pollard (not out) 60 (32b, 7x4, 3x6), Harbhajan Singh c Hussey b Bravo 14 (8b, 3x4), Rishi Dhawan (run out) 3 (3b), Mitchell Johnson c Dhoni b Bravo 1 (2b), Lasith Malinga c Dhoni b Bravo 0 (2b), Pragyan Ojha (not out) 1 (1b). Extras (LB-2, W-3) 5. Total (for 9 wkts, 20 overs) 148.

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Smith), 2-8 (Tare), 3-16 (Rohit), 4-52 (Kaarthick), 5-100 (Rayudu), 6-125 (Harbhajan), 7-133 (Dhawan), 8-135 (Johnson), 9-135 (Ojha). Bowling: Mohit Sharma 4-0-26-1, Albie Morkel 3-0-12-2, Chris Morris 4-0-25-1 (w-1), R Ashwin 3-0-22-0 (w-1), Ravindra Jadeja 2-0-19-0, Dwayne Bravo 4-0-42-4 (w-1).

Power Play: 1-6: 34/3.

CHENNAI SUPER KINGS: Michael Hussey b Malinga 1 (2b), Murali Vijay c Rohit b Johnson 18 (20b, 2x4), Suresh Raina c Smith b Malinga 0 (1b), S Badrinath c Kaarthick b Johnson 0 (3b), Dwayne Bravo c Johnson b Dhawan 15 (16b, 3x4), Ravindra Jadeja c Pollard b Harbhajan 0 (2b), MS Dhoni (not out) 63 (45b, 3x4, 5x6), Albie Morkel b Ojha 10 (10b, 1x6), Chris Morris c Kaarthick b Harbhajan 0 (1b), R Ashwin c sub b Pollard 9 (18b), Mohit Sharma (not out) 0 (2b). Extras (LB-2, W-7) 9. Total (for 9 wkts, 20 overs) 125.

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Hussey), 2-2 (Raina), 3-3 (Badrinath), 4-35 (Bravo), 5-36 (Jadeja), 6-39 (Vijay), 7-57 (Morkel), 8-58 (Morris), 9-99 (Ashwin). Bowling: Lasith Malinga 4-0-22-2 (w-2), Mitchell Johnson 4-0-19-2  (w-2), Pragyan Ojha 4-0-28-1, Rishi Dhawan 1-0-6-1, Harbhajan Singh 3-0-14-2, Kieron Pollard 4-0-34-1 (w-3).

Power Play: 1-6: 35/4.

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June 10,2020

Kingston, Jun 10: "Enough is enough", said West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo as he opened up on the raging issue of racism and called for "respect and equality" for black people, who have faced discrimination for years.

Bravo joined the likes of his former captain Darren Sammy and Chris Gayle in denouncing racism in the wake of African-American George Floyd's killing at the hands of a white police officer in the USA.

"It's sad to see what's going on around the world. As a black man, we know the history of what black people have been through. We never ask for revenge, we ask for equality and respect. That's it," Bravo told former Zimbabwe cricketer Pommie Mbangwa in an Instagram live chat on Tuesday.

"We give respect to others. Why is it that we are facing this over and over? Now enough is enough. We just want equality. We don't want revenge, war.

"We just want respect. We share love and appreciate people for who they are. That's what is most important."

The 36-year-old, who has played 40 Tests, 164 ODIs and 71 T20Is for West Indies, said he wants the world to know that they are powerful and beautiful people and gave the example of greats such as Nelson Mandela, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan.

"I just want our brothers and sisters to know that we are powerful and beautiful. And at the end of the day, you look at some of the greats of the world, whether it is Nelson Mandela, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan we have had leaders who paved the way for us," he said.

Two-time T20 World Cup-winning captain Sammy had earlier alleged that a racist nickname was used to address him during his IPL stint with Sunrisers Hyderabad and demanded an apology.

Sammy said he was called 'Kalu' while he was in India. 'Kalu' is a derogatory word to describe black people.

Gayle, who too plays in the IPL, took to Twitter to back Sammy, saying that racism does exist in cricket.

"It's never too late to fight for the right cause or what you've experienced over the years! So much more to your story, @darensammy88. Like I said, it's in the game!!," Gayle tweeted.

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July 28,2020

New Delhi, Jul 28: 'Your character stood out for me than the number of runs you scored," said India skipper Virat Kohli while explaining his decision to give opening Mayank Agarwal a Test debut in the 2018-19 Australia series.

Mayank Agarwal had made his Test debut against Australia in the third Test of the four-match series.

Playing the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Agarwal managed to register a half-century in his very first innings in the longest format.

"I had seen you play for RCB, even then you played international bowlers with conviction and you would take them on. You were performing in first-class matches in a dominating way. That is something always stood out with you, I would say your character stood out for me than the number of runs. I knew you would be fearless without having any baggage," Kohli told Mayank Agarwal in a video posted on the official website of BCCI.

In the longest format of the game, Agarwal has managed to score 974 runs from 11 matches at an average of 57.29 with three centuries as an opening batsman.

The Indian skipper also explained as to what makes him notice in a player and added that it is important that guys in the team look to face new challenges and emerge triumphantly.

"For me, the biggest marker is how a person approaches the game, so for example when you opened and we made Vihari open with you. The first opportunity we presented Vihari to open the batting, he said yes to it and that matters me to the most," Kohli said.

"I opened in my first series for India, I said yes to this opportunity and things worked out fine for me. So, a guy who wants to get into tough situations will come out either holding his head high or learning from his mistakes," he added.

Kohli and Mayank would soon be seen in action for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab respectively in the Indian Premier League (IPL) starting from September 19 in the UAE.

The comparisons between Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar keep on growing and many have picked the current Indian skipper to break the records set by Tendulkar.

Tendulkar called time on his career after registering 100 international centuries, while Kohli currently has 70 centuries across all formats.

At present, Kohli is ranked at the top spot in the ICC ODI rankings while he is in the second place in Tests rankings. Kohli has so far played 86 Tests, scoring 7,240 runs with 27 centuries at an average of 53.62.

His knock of 254 against South Africa at Pune in 2019 remains his highest Test score to date. When it comes to ODIs, the current Indian skipper has played 248 matches and has 43 centuries.

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April 2,2020

New Delhi, Apr 2: It was on April 2, 2011, when the Men in Blue went on to win their second 50-over World Cup title.

India won its first World Cup in 1983 and then had to wait for 28 years to again lift the title.
Going into the 2011 tournament, India went in as the clear favourites as the competition was to be played in the sub-continent.

Under MS Dhoni's leadership, India lost just one match in the competition against South Africa.
India had defeated arch-rivals Pakistan in the semi-final to set up a summit clash with Sri Lanka.

In the finals, Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored for Sri Lanka as he struck a century to take the team's score to 274/6.

India in their chase got off to a bad start as the side lost Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag with just 31 runs on the board.

But Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni stepped up and stitched a match-winning 109-run partnership.

Gambhir perished after playing a knock of 97 runs, but in the end, Dhoni and Yuvraj took the team over the line by six wickets.

The winning six struck by Dhoni is still viewed as one of the most exciting moments in India's sporting history. 

As the winning six was hit, Ravi Shastri was doing commentary then, and he famously remarked, "Dhoni, finishes it off in style, India lifts the World Cup after 28 years".
As soon as the match-winning shot was hit, Tendulkar erupted with joy and had tears to see his dream finally being fulfilled.

Earlier this year, former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar's famous lap around the Wankhede Stadium after the 2011 World Cup win, titled 'Carried On the Shoulders Of A Nation', was voted the greatest Laureus Sporting Moment of the last twenty years.

The lap after the World Cup is still edged into everyone's hearts.

Playing in his last mega 50-over tournament, it was the last chance for Tendulkar to lift the coveted trophy.

Before the 2011 World Cup, Tendulkar had played five tournaments (1992,1996,1999,2003 and 2007), and he fell short every time.

The closest he came to winning the trophy was in 2003 as India made the finals under the leadership of Sourav Ganguly.

But the Men in Blue fell short in the finals against Australia.

Then in 2007, the biggest setback was in store for the legend has India bowed out of the tournament in the group stages.

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