Highveld Lions BEAT Mumbai Indians

10 Sep 2010

Match Report: Mumbai Indians v Highveld Lions (Match 1)

September 10, Johannesburg: CLT20 2010 got under way with Mumbai Indians taking on local favourites Highveld Lions at the Wanderers Stadium. Sachin Tendulkar won the toss and had no hesitation in opting to bowl first, a decision proposed by Shaun Pollock in his pitch discussion with Ravi Shastri.

What was surprising to see was Mumbai opting to open the bowling with medium pacer Ryan McLaren and the left-arm orthodox spin of Ali Murtuza instead of the usual suspects Zaheer Khan and Lasith Malinga. As a result, the Lions lost a couple of wickets early on but went on to make steady progress to bring up their first 50 runs in 7.2 overs. Opener Jonathan Vandiar batted at a brisk pace and put on a partnership of 43 for the third wicket with Vaughn van Jaarsveld. When van Jaarsveld fell with the score at 81, Vandiar, in the company of Neil McKenzie, changed gears. He was severe on the Mumbai bowlers and hit them to all corners of the Wanderers, a big six off Malinga over mid-wicket standing out in his 48-ball knock of 71.

Neil McKenzie, the most experienced of the Lions batsmen, took centre stage at the fall of Vandiar’s wicket and ensured that the Lions innings did not lose momentum at the end. A 30-ball cameo of 56 proved just why he is such a dangerous player. Thanks to his late flourish the Lions ended their innings with a most impressive score of 186 for the loss of five wickets. Zaheer Khan, coming back from injury, had a forgettable day having given away 45 runs while Lasith Malinga was the pick of the MI bolwers with figures of 3 for 33.

MI began their innings with the right intent. Tendulkar and Shikhar Dhawan mixed caution with aggression and added up a 50-run partnership in 6.5 overs. Dhawan, the young southpaw batted well for his 32 off 30 deliveries before falling for an ill advised reverse sweep off Aaron Phangiso. Ambati Rayudu was run-out shortly after but Tendulkar, accompanied by JP Duminy, upped the tempo. The pair were particularly severe on the left-arm spin of Phangiso, the bowler going for 26 runs in two overs.

Tendulkar, who was dropped by Alviro Petersen in the eighth over, scored 69 and his stay at the crease was a study in the art of T20 batting. He fell to Shane Burger against the run of play and his dismissal triggered a collapse with Duminy, Kieron Pollard, Rajagopal Sathish and Harbhajan Singh unable to guide Mumbai home. In the end the Lions bowlers held their nerve and bettered the formidable Mumbai side to delight South African fans and set the tournament off to an interesting start.

Brief Scores – Highveld Lions 186 for 5 (Jonathan Vandiar 71, Neil McKenzie 56*, Lasith Malinga 3-33) beat Mumbai Indians 177 for 6 (Sachin Tendulkar 69, Shikhar Dhawan 32, Shane Burger 2-33) by  9 runs

Schedule of Indian Premier League - Season 3 , 2010

Schedule of Indian Premier League - Season 3, 2010

sep 3th, 2010

Schedule of Indian Premier League - Season 3, 2010

1st match Friday March 12 - Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
2nd match Saturday March 13 - Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
3rd match Saturday March 13 - Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
4th match Sunday March 14- Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
5th match Sunday March 14- Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
6th match Monday March 15 - Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
7th match Tuesday March 16- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
8th match Tuesday March 16- Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

9th match Wednesday March 17 - Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
10th match Thursday March 18 - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
11th match Friday March 19 - Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
12th match Friday March 19 - Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab
Andhra Cricket Association-Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Stadium, Visakhapatnam
13th match Saturday March 20 - Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
14th match Saturday March 20 - Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

15th match Sunday March 21 - Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils
Andhra Cricket Association-Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Stadium, Visakhapatnam
16th match Sunday March 21 - Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
17th match Monday March 22 - Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
18th match Tuesday March 23- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
19th match Wednesday March 24 - Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

20th match Thursday March 25- Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
21st match Friday March 26- Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
22nd match Saturday March 27- Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
23rd match Saturday March 27- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
24th match Sunday March 28- Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
25th match Sunday March 28- Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
26th match Monday March 29 - Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
27th match Tuesday March 30 - Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
28th match Wednesday March 31- Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
29th match Wednesday March 31- Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
30th match Thursday April 1 - Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
31st match Friday April 2 - Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
32nd match Saturday April 3 - Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
33rd match Saturday April 3 - Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
34th match Sunday April 4 - Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
35th match Sunday April 4 - Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
36th match Monday April 5- Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
37th match Tuesday April 6- Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

38th match Wednesday April 7- Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
39th match Wednesday April 7-Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
40th match Thursday April 8- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
41st match Friday April 9 -Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

42nd match Saturday April 10-Dccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
43rd match Saturday April 10 - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
44th match Sunday April 11- Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
45th match Sunday April 11 - Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
46th match Monday April 12 - Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
47th match Tuesday April 13 - Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
48th match Tuesday April 13 - Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
49th match Wednesday April 14 - Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
50th match Thursday April 15 - Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
51st match Friday April 16 - Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala
52nd match Saturday April 17 - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
53rd match Saturday April 17 - Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

54th match Sunday April 18- Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala
55th match Sunday April 18- Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
56th match Monday April 19- Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Semi-Final Wednesday April 21
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Semi-Final Thursday April 22
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
3rd Place Saturday April 24
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Final Sunday April 25
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumba
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