Port Elizabeth: Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya turned on their charm and made mockery of Twenty20 cricket being a young man's game as both posted breezy half-centuries to guide Mumbai Indians to a 92-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match.
The 36-year-old Tendulkar's 45-ball 68 was laced with six boundaries and four sixes, including one that went over the park.
His opening partner, the 39-year-old Jayasuriya scored 52 off 32 balls with four sixes and two boundaries as the Mumbai Indians raced to 187 for six at St George's Park.
Knight Riders opening pair of Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum needed to match the veteran duo but disappointed as the Shah Rukh Khan-owned side capitulated for 95.
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly and Australian Brad Hodge staged a brief fightback but once their 54-run partnership was brought to an end by Abhishek Nayar, it was one way traffic as Lasith Malinga ripped through the tail.
Ganguly topscored for the Knight Riders, with a 30-ball 34, hitting a six and three fours while Hodge scored 24 off 22 balls with the help of three boundaries.
Earlier, it was the right-left combination of Tendulkar and Jayasuriya that did all the damage.
[the article was originally published at http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sachin-jayasuriya-guide-mumbai-indians-to-187/451813]
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
IPL turns the tables
The going up to now in the IPL has been great. This year the points table seems to be absolutely reversed. Deccan Chargers who were at the bottom of the table last year have climbed up the tables and are heading the list with 4 points. Though these are early days the indications for the Deccan Chargers seem to be good.
Rajathan Royal is finding the going a bit tough as they rely too much on Indian players. These Indian players are not familiar with South African pitches.
The less said about Bangalore’s Royal Challengers the better. Delhi and Chennai are doing well as expected. Kolkata seems to have too many lose ends and their internal fights seem to bring them down.
Mumbai Indians with veterans like Sachin Tendulkar and Jayasurya are tipped to be the surprise favorites. Though nothing can be said with confidence, one thing is for sure, and that is a tough fight is on among the best teams in IPL2.
[the article was originally published at http://andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=38505]
Rajathan Royal is finding the going a bit tough as they rely too much on Indian players. These Indian players are not familiar with South African pitches.
The less said about Bangalore’s Royal Challengers the better. Delhi and Chennai are doing well as expected. Kolkata seems to have too many lose ends and their internal fights seem to bring them down.
Mumbai Indians with veterans like Sachin Tendulkar and Jayasurya are tipped to be the surprise favorites. Though nothing can be said with confidence, one thing is for sure, and that is a tough fight is on among the best teams in IPL2.
[the article was originally published at http://andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=38505]
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Tendulkar can make it happen for the Mumbai Indians in IPL-2
Indians will be looking to a fully-fit, in-form Sachin Tendulkar to make them serious contenders in the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), beginning here Saturday. They will take on Chennai Super Kings in the first match.
The most expensive of IPL teams, owned by business tycoon Mukesh Ambani, missed iconic Tendulkar in the first seven matches of the inaugural edition due to a groin injury. But his timely presence was inspiring for the team to recover remarkably from a disastrous beginning and reach within striking distance of the semi-final.
Mumbai Indians lost the first four matches under the captaincy of Harbhajan Singh, who was banned for the rest of the IPL for slapping teammate S.Sreesanth. They bounced back to win six matches in a row with Shaun Pollock leading from the front.
The star firepower of Sanath Jayasuriya, Pollock and Dwayne Bravo lifted the team from the dumps. Youngsters Abhishek Nayar and Dhawal Kulkarni, too, played a crucial role in reviving the team’s fortunes.
Mathera marauder Jayasuriya will be a month shy of 40, making him the most aged player in the tournament, but he will be as dangerous as ever. Last year he sprang back to form, scoring 514 runs to become the second highest scorer in the tournament.
This year, he will have a fulltime partner in Tendulkar and seeing the two open the batting will be one of the highlight of the tournament.
Pollock will be doing the job behind the scene as a coach. Former India player Praveen Amre and Jonty Rhodes are the other two coaches of the team.
Zaheer Khan, who was exchanged with Bangalore Royal Challengers’ Robin Uthappa, will be a big bonus to the team. He will lead the attack with fiery Sri Lankan slinger Lasith Malinga.
Mumbai Indians made a smart buy in South Africa’s latest batting sensation J.P Duminy at the auction. Duminy was bought for a whopping US$950,000. They also got Bangladesh batsman Mohammad Ashraful and New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Mills besides trading Ashish Nehra for Shikhar Dhawan from Delhi Daredevils.
They will count on a strong line-up of allrounders in Bravo, Ryan McLaren, Duminy and Essex’s Graham Napier, who hit a world record 16 sixes, cracking 152 against Sussex in a T20 match.
Squad: Sachin Tendulkar (captain), Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Dilhara Fernando, Dwayne Bravo, Luke Ronchi, Saurabh Tiwary, Rohan Raje, Ajinkya Rahane, Pinal Shah, Abhishek Nayar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Yogesh Takawale, Lasith Malinga, Jean-Paul Duminy, Kyle Mills, Mohammad Ashraful, Graham Napier, Jaydev Shah, Ryan Mc Laren, Shikar Dhawan, Chetnya Nanda, Raheel Shaikh, Jude Singh.
[credit : http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/in-form-tendulkar-can-make-it-happen-for-mumbai-indians-in-ipl-2-profile_100180588.html]
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Mumbai Indians - Team Preview
Performance in IPL 2008
Mumbai had a disastrous start, losing their first four games to Bangalore, Chennai, Punjab and Hyderabad but bounced back remarkably well before ultimately failing to make it to the semi-finals.
After four successive defeats, Mumbai won their next six games on the trot - the best streak of the tournament- as they appeared to peak at just the right time.
Mumbai will rue their 1-run defeat to Punjab since it not only ended their winning streak but also their hopes of a semi-final berth as the team seem to lose momentum. Two more defeats followed before Mumbai beat lowly Bangalore to finish in fifth position.
Who's in, who's out
Mumbai shopped for South African sensation Jean-Paul Duminy in this year's auction and splashed out an eye-popping USD 950,000 to acquire the stylish southpaw.
New Zealander Kyle Mills (USD 150,000) and Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful (USD 75,000) were part of their signings.
Mumbai was also involved in two swaps, trading Robin Uthappa for Zaheer Khan with Bangalore and Shikhar Dhawan for Ashish Nehra with Delhi. Jaydev Shah was also added to the roster while Dwayne Smith, Dominic Thornely and Ashwell Prince were released from their contracts. Shaun Pollock will not return as a player after taking up the role of the coach.
Mumbai also signed Graham Napier and Ryan McLaren, both prolific all-rounders in the English Twenty20 competition.
Players to watch out for
Sachin Tendulkar: Sachin Tendulkar is loved the world over and will be cynosure of all eyes in South Africa as well. He missed the inital games last season but is expected to be available for the entire duration this time around. Not only has he been among the runs for India, he has amassed his runs in a manner which reminds us of the Tendulkar of the nineties. Tendulkar on song will be vital to Mumbai's success.
Graham Napier: The cricket world stood up and took notice of Napier's talent after he blasted a 52-ball 158 for Essex in a Twenty20 game. He scored runs heavily and quickly last season and is a decent medium pacer, capable of bowling the yorkers in the death overs.
Zaheer Khan: Zaheer Khan has led the Indian attack superbly in all conditions in recent times. Zaheer will enjoy the conditions in South Africa and his recent form suggests that batsmen will find it difficult against him.
Shikhar Dhawan: Dhawan scored consistently for Delhi, notching up four fifties in last year's IPL and Mumbai will be hoping he picks up from where he left off. A batsman in the classical mould with shots all around the wicket, Dhawan is the ideal number three.
Trivia
Dhawal Kulkarni of Mumbai bowled 3 wides in a row in his last over against Chennai, thus becoming the first bowler to have such a dubious record.
Sanath Jayasuriya of Mumbai Indians, the oldest player in the IPL, holds the record for the most sixes - 31.
Sanath Jayasuriya hit more fours than anyone else in the IPL. He hit a total of 57 boundaries.
Mumbai won their match at home against the Kolkata with a staggering 87 balls to spare, the highest margin in terms of balls remaining in IPL 2008.
Mumbai Indians used as many as three captains - Shaun Pollock, Harbhajan Singh and Sachin Tendulkar - in the 14 games they played.
Tendulkar holds the record for the most number of catches in an IPL match with 4 catches in the match between the Mumbai Indians and the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Harbhajan slapped Sreesanth after Mumbai lost to Kings XI Punjab in a tense game following which Harbhajan was banned from the remainder of the tournament.
5 of the Mumbai Indians batsmen got run out in the game against the KKR. This is a record of a sorts for the IPL.
Current Squad
Sachin Tendulkar, Dwayne Bravo (WI), Shikhar Dhawan, Jean-Paul Duminy (SA), Harbhajan Singh, Dilhara Fernando (SL), Sanath Jayasuriya (SL), Zaheer Khan, Ryan McLaren (SA), Dhawal Kulkarni, Lasith Malinga (SL), Kyle Mills (NZ), Graham Napier (ENG), Chetanya Nanda, Mohammad Ashraful (B'desh), Abhishek Nayar, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohan Raje, Luke Ronchi (AUS), Jaydev Shah, Pinal Shah, Rahil Shaikh, Yogesh Takawale, Saurabh Tiwary
Coaches
Head Coach: Shaun Pollock (SA)
Assistant Head Coach: Pravin Amre
[credit : http://www.cricbuzz.com/component/latest_cricket_news/Story/12957/team-preview-mumbai-indians]
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Red FM to partner Mumbai Indians again
MUMBAI: Red FM's Mumbai station is partnering the IPL team Mumbai Indians for the second time in a row. As the official radio partner of Reliance Industry’s Mumbai Indians for the second season of DLF IPL, Red FM will give eight ‘Fadu fans’ a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch some exciting matches of the Mumbai Indians live in South Africa.
Starting 13 April, Red FM has planned a treasure hunt for the tickets. As a run up to the matches, for a period of four weeks eight locations in the city will be identified and the RJs will give on-air clues to bring the listeners closer to the final location of the tickets. The clues will be devised to crack the code format with a password. Listeners from all over the city will be invited to call in with their estimates and guesses to the location of the ticket. Finally they would have to give the ‘password’ to the person who holds the ticket and only then can they win it. The listener who reaches the location first wins. Red FM OBs will be stationed on locations to capture the excitement and the confusion amongst the listeners. Two tickets to South Africa are up for grabs every week and all of Mumbai has a chance to win. All one has to do is stay tuned in to Red FM and solve all the clues.
Commenting on this first of its kind initiative, Anuj Singh, National Marketing Head and Station Head (Mumbai), Red FM, said, “Cricket is one of the main pillars of Red FM’s programming and who better than Mumbai's No.1 station to partner with Mumbai's home team! Like RED FM, the Mumbai Indians too exemplify the essence of the city and we are thrilled to continue our association with the team. Mumbaikars have the spirit to bring in the excitement and energy into the game. In an ultimate show of support Red FM had turned to Blue FM last year, this year too with our treasure hunt panning across the city, Mumbai will be the playground for the Mumbai Indians Fadu Fan!”
Red FM has planned a very innovative 360 degree campaign across on-air, on-ground and multimedia. The different phases of the campaign will be unveiled in different stages, maintaining listener curiosity and involvement throughout the series.
Last year, in a first of its kind brand integration, Red FM turned to Blue FM for a whole day for the Mumbai Indians. For the first time in the history of radio, a radio station changed its brand name, identity and jingle to support a cricket team. Red FM also won two WOW awards for excellence in events and experiential marketing for the initiative.
[credit : http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/red-fm-partner-mumbai-indians-again]
Starting 13 April, Red FM has planned a treasure hunt for the tickets. As a run up to the matches, for a period of four weeks eight locations in the city will be identified and the RJs will give on-air clues to bring the listeners closer to the final location of the tickets. The clues will be devised to crack the code format with a password. Listeners from all over the city will be invited to call in with their estimates and guesses to the location of the ticket. Finally they would have to give the ‘password’ to the person who holds the ticket and only then can they win it. The listener who reaches the location first wins. Red FM OBs will be stationed on locations to capture the excitement and the confusion amongst the listeners. Two tickets to South Africa are up for grabs every week and all of Mumbai has a chance to win. All one has to do is stay tuned in to Red FM and solve all the clues.
Commenting on this first of its kind initiative, Anuj Singh, National Marketing Head and Station Head (Mumbai), Red FM, said, “Cricket is one of the main pillars of Red FM’s programming and who better than Mumbai's No.1 station to partner with Mumbai's home team! Like RED FM, the Mumbai Indians too exemplify the essence of the city and we are thrilled to continue our association with the team. Mumbaikars have the spirit to bring in the excitement and energy into the game. In an ultimate show of support Red FM had turned to Blue FM last year, this year too with our treasure hunt panning across the city, Mumbai will be the playground for the Mumbai Indians Fadu Fan!”
Red FM has planned a very innovative 360 degree campaign across on-air, on-ground and multimedia. The different phases of the campaign will be unveiled in different stages, maintaining listener curiosity and involvement throughout the series.
Last year, in a first of its kind brand integration, Red FM turned to Blue FM for a whole day for the Mumbai Indians. For the first time in the history of radio, a radio station changed its brand name, identity and jingle to support a cricket team. Red FM also won two WOW awards for excellence in events and experiential marketing for the initiative.
[credit : http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/red-fm-partner-mumbai-indians-again]
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