Deccan looked every bit like the team which had lost 3 matches on the trot. They didn’t look like winning it till Mumbai pressed the panic button. Gibbs consumed nearly an over to get out without scoring and Gilly couldn’t set the world on fire either. A sensible innings from the classy Rohit Sharma and a useful cameo from Venugopal rao helped Deccan post 145 on the board.
R.P.Singh has had no inhibitions in expressing his love for the SA wickets both on the field and off it. It’s not difficult to understand the reason though. He had a very good T-20 world cup and now has had a terrific IPL too. As if to celebrate his comeback to the Indian team for the T-20 world cup, he removed Sanath and Sachin in successive deliveries and got back the purple cap too! With Mumbai on the back foot straightaway, it required all the solidity of Duminy to pave their way back into the match. And just when they seemed to be cruising along, Bravo holed out to long off.
After the fall of Bravo, it was a Rohit Sharma show all the way. He picked up the second hat-trick of this IPL to finish with figures of 4 for 6 off 2 overs. What’s about these pie-chuckers and hat-trick in this IPL? Once Duminy was gone, Mumbai had no hope left.
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