In the match number 53, Mumbai Indians were put into batting and they got into a very good start. Jayasurya and Sachin Tendulkar took the score to 71 and it looked like they are upto a very huge target. But then Sohail Tanveer came and bowled a magical spell. He took 4 wickets and became the leading wicket taker in the DLF – IPL.This turned the entire game and from 71/1 in 11 overs they were reduced to 119/7 in the 19th over. The last over brought some relief for Mumbai Indians and they scored 25 runs in the last over to get a total of 145 in 20 overs.
Match 53 – Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
Toady is a very crucial match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians. Mumbai Indians need to win this match if they wish to enter the semi finals with ease. On the other hand Rajasthan Royals looking unstoppable.
Rajasthan Royals (probables): 1 Shane Warne (capt), 2 Younis Khan, 3 Kamran Akmal (wk), 4 Swapnil Asnodkar, 5 Yusuf Pathan, 6 Mohammad Kaif, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Dinesh Salunkhe, 9 Sohail Tanvir, 10 Pankaj Singh, 11 Munaf Patel
Mumbai Indians (probables): 1 Sachin Tendulkar (capt), 2 Sanath Jayasuriya, 3 Robin Uthappa, 4 Dominic Thornley, 5 Dwayne Smith, 6 Shaun Pollock, 7 Abhishek Nayar, 8 Yogesh Takawale (wk), 9 Dhawal Kulkarni, 10 Rohan Raje, 11 Ashish Nehra.
Time – 8pm Indian Standard TimeĀ
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