22 may 2011
Pacer Laxmipathy Balaji turned as the villain for the Knight Riders, as needing 21 off the last over, he went for four boundaries and a six to concede 23 runs and hand Mumbai Indians the last ball win at the packed Eden Gardens.
It was Franklin who started the proceedings in the last over, spanking Balaji for four consecutive boundaries to reduce the equation to four of the last delivery.
Young Ambati Rayudu (17 not out off 6 balls) then drew curtains to the match in style, clobbering Balaji over the square-leg fence to silence the sellout Eden crow and bring the the Mumbai outfit back on winning track after three consecutive defeats.
The win meant Mumbai finish the round-robin league on the third position with 18 points from 14 matches ahead of Kolkata Knight Riders, who have 16 points from as many games.
By virtue of their win against Chennai Super Kings earlier in the day, Royal Challengers Bangalore topped the standings with 19 points from 14 matches.
Even though both Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have similar points, the former remained in the second spot because of a better net run rate.
Royal Challengers will now take on Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier on Tuesday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, while the Knight Riders will be up against Mumbai Indians in the eliminator on Wednesday at the same venue.
Bhatia first dismissed Harbhajan in the ninth over to end the dangerous-looking second-wicket partnership and then got the vital wickets of Rohit Sharma and Tendulkar to turn the game in Knight Riders favour.
Promoted to the number three position after the dismissal of Tirimalasetti Suman (4), Harbhajan did his job of pinch-hitting to perfection.
Harbhajan played a fearless innings as he took on the Knight Riders bowlers, dispatching them to all parts of the ground.
Tendulkar, on the other hand, went about his business in a quiet manner, getting the odd boundaries with his silken touch and rotating the strike with ones and twos.
Harbhajan was particularly ruthless against Balaji, who conceded 18 runs in his first over, even as the star off-spinner survived a dropped chance by Bhatia.
Bhatia, who was taken out of the field for a medication after he hurt his head while attempting a tough catch of Harbhajan, returned to haunt Tendulkar and co as he pulled the Knight Riders back with three wickets from his three overs in succession.
Looking strong at 70 for 1 after eight overs, Bhatia scalped the dangerous-looking Harbhajan in the first ball of his first over when the off-spinner gave a catch to Tiwary.
Bhatia then dismissed Rohit (10 off 9 balls) in his second over after the Mumbai Indians batsman edged one to Shreevats Goswami behind the stumps.
Bhatia next scalp was the prized-scalp of Tendulkar, who gave a simple catch to his counterpart Gautam Gambhir at point.
Just when it looked, Mumbai were slowly going out of the contest, came in Franklin, who in Rayudu's company added unbeaten 41 runs for the sixth wicket, and turned the match heads down in favour of the visitors.
Franklin shines as Mumbai pull off sensational win over KKR
Kolkata: James Franklin struck a blistering 23-ball unbeaten 45 to help Mumbai Indians pull off a sensational five-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the final round-robin league match of the IPL here today.
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It was Franklin who started the proceedings in the last over, spanking Balaji for four consecutive boundaries to reduce the equation to four of the last delivery.
Young Ambati Rayudu (17 not out off 6 balls) then drew curtains to the match in style, clobbering Balaji over the square-leg fence to silence the sellout Eden crow and bring the the Mumbai outfit back on winning track after three consecutive defeats.
The win meant Mumbai finish the round-robin league on the third position with 18 points from 14 matches ahead of Kolkata Knight Riders, who have 16 points from as many games.
By virtue of their win against Chennai Super Kings earlier in the day, Royal Challengers Bangalore topped the standings with 19 points from 14 matches.
Even though both Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have similar points, the former remained in the second spot because of a better net run rate.
Royal Challengers will now take on Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier on Tuesday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, while the Knight Riders will be up against Mumbai Indians in the eliminator on Wednesday at the same venue.
Bhatia first dismissed Harbhajan in the ninth over to end the dangerous-looking second-wicket partnership and then got the vital wickets of Rohit Sharma and Tendulkar to turn the game in Knight Riders favour.
Promoted to the number three position after the dismissal of Tirimalasetti Suman (4), Harbhajan did his job of pinch-hitting to perfection.
Harbhajan played a fearless innings as he took on the Knight Riders bowlers, dispatching them to all parts of the ground.
Tendulkar, on the other hand, went about his business in a quiet manner, getting the odd boundaries with his silken touch and rotating the strike with ones and twos.
Harbhajan was particularly ruthless against Balaji, who conceded 18 runs in his first over, even as the star off-spinner survived a dropped chance by Bhatia.
Bhatia, who was taken out of the field for a medication after he hurt his head while attempting a tough catch of Harbhajan, returned to haunt Tendulkar and co as he pulled the Knight Riders back with three wickets from his three overs in succession.
Looking strong at 70 for 1 after eight overs, Bhatia scalped the dangerous-looking Harbhajan in the first ball of his first over when the off-spinner gave a catch to Tiwary.
Bhatia then dismissed Rohit (10 off 9 balls) in his second over after the Mumbai Indians batsman edged one to Shreevats Goswami behind the stumps.
Bhatia next scalp was the prized-scalp of Tendulkar, who gave a simple catch to his counterpart Gautam Gambhir at point.
Just when it looked, Mumbai were slowly going out of the contest, came in Franklin, who in Rayudu's company added unbeaten 41 runs for the sixth wicket, and turned the match heads down in favour of the visitors.
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