I was confident of winning the match: Smith

Dwayne Smith 

Dwayne Smith had told RP Singh that he could win the match for Mumbai Indians if the paceman could manage to give him strike to face the last three balls.

Mumbai needed 15 off the final four balls when Singh got a single to give the strike back to Smith. And the big-hitting West Indian kept his words by hammering a six and two fours to help Mumbai register a thrilling two-wicket victory over title holders Chennai Super Kings. "I just backed myself. I know as long as I can watch the ball I can do it. I just asked RP [Singh] to give me the three balls that were left. I knew I could do it from there," Smith said after the match. 

Smith, who smacked an unbeaten 24 off nine balls, got the Man-of-the-Match award. Smith also credited Sachin Tendulkar for giving him the confidence when he went to bat at no. 6. "He [Tendulkar] said the wicket was good. He told me to back myself and he was true. It paid off. It's a big win and we really deserved it as well. I will put it [this innings] up there as one of my best," he said.

Smith said he had done a similar feat for Barbados in a domestic competition. "I remember winning a game for Barbados. It went into the Super Over after we needed 12 to tie the game. I got two sixes off the last two balls," he said.

Smith said he was awaiting the call from an IPL franchise. "I actually thought that I was going to be here with one of the teams from the beginning, but that didn’t happen. But I am happy to be here now and win some games for Mumbai.”

"I was playing club cricket in Trinidad. I keep practising all the time. We have club cricket in Barbados too. So, I always keep playing," he added.

I was confident of winning the match: Smith

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Mumbai Indians vs Chennai super kings

IPL 5 2012

Match: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai super kings

Mumbai Indians  won the toss and Bowl first

Man of the match : DWAYNE SMITH

MUMBAI ROCKS AS CHENNAI FLOPS INA MUST WIN SITUATION

The sensational knock was a reminder of one of those matches where Tendulkar played a match- winning knock and brought his team in a winning position and as soon as he perished, the tide turned to the other side. But Dwayne Smith didn’t let the legend down. Mumbai needed 14 runs of the last three balls and Dwayne Smith produced magical figures of 6,4,4 off them to clinch a spectacular win for his side at the Wankhede Stadium.

Ben Hilfenhaus stood stunned after his follow through as jubilant Mumbai Indians players erupted with joy and came running to the field in front of a maddening Wankhede crowd.

Mumbai needed 16 runs from the last over and Dhoni threw the ball at experienced Hilfenhaus who bowled a maiden first over for the defending champions. Smith who struck a crucial six in the penultimate over smashed the first ball towards long-off for a single. Malinga was the man on strike and he was taken by Hilfenhaus’ pace as he perished for a first ball duck. The crowd went dead with that dismissal and faces drooped down in the Mumbai dugout.

RP Singh was the new batsman and he managed to get Smith back on strike with a single towards cover. Smith injected life into the crowd and his team-mates with a six over long on with extreme power. The next ball was bludgeoned over the bowlers head for another boundary. Smith had gained confidence and Hilfenhaus missed a yorker off the last ball as a bullet shot by Smith produced another boundary towards long-off that made the crowd go berserk.

After a mediocre performance in the tournament so far, Chennai Super Kings did well to score 173 runs. Murali Vijay who was back to some form in the previous outing, hit some brutal blows to get Chennai off to a flyer. He began the innings with a boundary and smashed Munaf Patel for three sixes and a boundary in the fifth over. CSK’s run-machine for this season Faf du Plessis could not continue his good form as he was run-out off a direct hit from RP Singh in the sixth over. RP Singh had dropped du Plessis when he was batting on 4 and compensated for that error by sending him back to the pavilion.

Vijay scored 41 runs from 29 balls before being bowled by Singh. Suresh Raina (36) continued his good form with the bat as he added crucial 62 runs with Dwayne Bravo who looked very impressive during his 33-ball 50. Dhoni too contributed with the bat as he scored 25 from 15 balls. With useful contributions from most of the batsmen, Dhoni’s men scored 173 runs at the end of 20 overs which was a very good score.

Apart from the dropped catch, RP Singh had a huge role to play for Mumbai Indians. He not only picked up three crucial wickets but also took a blinder at point to dismiss Raina who was looking very dangerous.

Mumbai Innings didn’t get off to a good start as Franklin played a maiden over and was dismissed in the third over for just 1 run. Tendulkar was joined by Rohit Sharma (60 from 46) and both of them hit fabulous shots all across the ground to match up with the required run-rate. Tendulkar (74 from 44) in particular led from the front as he regularly charged down the track to score boundaries on his home turf. He was dismissed in the 15th over when du Plessis took a blinder, but Mumbai looked in comfortable position that time needing 41 runs from 25 balls with 8 wickets in hand. 

Mumbai lost the next 6 wickets for just 25 runs as they slumped from 134/2 to 159/8. Such was their collapse that Rayudu, Harbhajan, Peterson and Malinga could not even open their accounts. It was all left to Smith who pulled off a miraculous victory for the home team.

As wickets fell at regular intervals and Mumbai needed 16 off the last over, Dhoni’s team might have thought that they have managed to end their losing streak. But it was Dwayne Smith’s incredible 9- ball 24 that that produced one of the most sensational chases we have seen in this year’s IPL.

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Team : Mumbai Indians V/s Delhi Daredevils

Delhi Daredevils bowl out Mumbai Indians for 92

Mumbai Indians

1st Innings

MI 92/10

19.2 Overs

RR:4.75

Richard Levi     b Shahbaz Nadeem     1

            3.1  OUT! Bowled! He has done it again! Poor shot from both the South African batsmen, Jacobs on the previous occasion and now Levi. Full and straight from Nadeem, 99.7 kph, Levi goes for the big slog sweep but the ball is too far from him and he only succeeds in dragging it back onto the stumps. Nadeem is up and running in celebration as Levi departs for 1, MI 5/2 in 3.1 overs!

Davy Jacobs   b Shahbaz Nadeem       0

           1.5  OUT! Bowled! Gone now. Nadeem persists with his line and length, full and straight, 92.7 kph, Jacobs, too, persists with his stroke-making, swinging wildly and misses. The ball crashes into the stumps. A 10-ball duck for Jacobs, MI 2/1 in 1.5 overs!

Rohit Sharma  c Ross Taylor b Ajit Agarkar    29

           9.3  OUT! Caught! And lady luck has finally deserted Rohit with the bat. Good length delivery on middle, 140.9 kph, Rohit looks to help it away to fine leg but is early into the shot and gets a leading edge. The ball flies in the air and Ross Taylor comes in quickly from deep mid-wicket to take the catch. Rohit Sharma departs for 29, MI 41/5 in 9.3 overs!

Ambati Rayudu  run out (Virender Sehwag)  4

         7.1  OUT! Mix-up and it results in Rayudu's run out. Poor stuff. Total miscommunication. Good length delivery outside off, 135.6 kph, Rayudu pushes it towards point and sets off for the single. Rohit says yes initially but then says no and Rayudu keeps on running. Nagar gets on to the ball and misses his shy at the striker's end. But Rayudu is so far down the track that it takes a long time to get back. The throw is backed up by Sehwag at mid-wicket who lobs it to the keeper and Ojha takes the bails off. Rayudu departs for 4, 30/3 in 7.1 overs!

  Kieron Pollard    c Ross Taylor b Umesh Yadav     1

        8.3  OUT! And Yadav gets Pollard! Poor choice of a shot, so early in the innings. Full outside off, 145.6 kph, Pollard gives himself room to the leg side and slogs wildly. Is nowhere near the pitch of the ball and gets a top edge. The ball is skied up in the air and Taylor settles under it at deep extra cover. Pollard departs for 1, MI 38/4 in 8.3 overs!

Dinesh Karthik   c Kevin Pietersen b Umesh Yadav   3

       10.2  OUT! Caught! The short ball gets the wicket again. Landed outside off, 142.3 kph, Karthik goes for the pull but the ball comes much quicker than his anticipation. Spoons a simple catch to mid on and Pietersen takes a dolly. Karthik departs for 3, MI 44/6 in 10.2 overs!

        

Harbhajan Singh   c Naman Ojha b Morne Morkel   33

        17.5  OUT! Caught behind! Morne gets the Mumbai skipper. Short outside off, 141.6 kph, Harbhajan goes for the pull but gets a top edge straight into the gloves of Ojha. Morne celebrates, Harbhajan doesn't move, the players appeal and umpire Bowden raises his finger. Harbhajan departs for a wonderful cameo of 33 from 22 balls, MI 89/9 in 17.5 overs!

Clint McKay  c Umesh Yadav b Irfan Pathan    8

       14.5  OUT! Caught! Poor shot, considering that he was playing so sensibly. Full outside off, 133.1 kph, McKay goes for the big hit down the ground but finds Yadav at long off who takes a good catch tumbling to his right. McKay hits his helmet with his bat in frustration, he departs for 8, MI 78/7 in 14.5 overs!

 RP Singh    b Morne Morkel     0

       15.5  OUT! The off stump is all over the place! RP backs away, looking to go inside out, Morkel bowls full and straight, 147.1 kph, RP misses and the off stump is dislodged. RP departs for 0, MI 80/8 in 15.5 overs!

 Pragyan Ojha   b Ajit Agarkar   3

        19.2  OUT! Full and straight, 135.3 kph, Ojha swings and misses. The ball hits the timber. MI all out for 92!

        

Munaf Patel   not out    1

    

Extras (b 0, lb 4, w 3, nb 2)       9

Can Mumbai make a match out of this? No Malinga tonight but if they manage to get a couple of quick wickets, who knows, we might have a game on our hands. Stay tuned for the run chase...

An excellent bowling display by Delhi, to restrict Mumbai to the lowest total in this year's IPL. Shahbaz Nadeem set the tone first up, with two wickets in his first two overs and Mumbai never recovered. Just two batsmen went into double figures, Rohit Sharma and Harbhajan Singh, without whom, this would have been a sorry total. Every bowler except Pathan picked up 2 wickets.  

DELHI DAREDEVILS won by 7 wickets