Dwayne Smith stuns Chennai in last-over heist
Dwayne Smith, playing his first game for Mumbai Indians this season, smashed three boundaries off the last-three balls of the chase to avert what seemed a certain choke from the hosts
Dwayne Smith, playing his first game for Mumbai Indians this season, smashed three boundaries off the last-three balls of the chase to avert what seemed a certain choke from the hosts
Scorer: Sanjay Murari | Commentator: George Binoy
7.40 pm I missed seeing who the first Mumbai Indians player to mob Smith was, but they are all out there, even the coaching staff. Hilfenhaus looks stunned. He's been hit by a hurricane. He had 14 to defend off the last three balls, and he missed the yorker three times. Clever batting from Smith, though, sitting back in his crease to alter the length.
Ramprashad: "Cricket is a great leveler. Hilfenhaus bowled a spectacular first over and a horrible last over!"
Well I don't think they're going to have time to show the presentation before the other match begins in Bangalore. Let's hope that game is half as exciting as this one was. Man of the Match? We don't know who's been named, probably Tendulkar for his half-century. But those last three balls constituted one of the all-time great Twenty20 finishes. Bat up Dwayne Smith.
Thank you for all your emails today, don't go too far though, hop over to RCB v DC. Daniel Vettori has been left out, Murali is playing. Cheers, and have a good evening.
Four to win off the final ball.
SL Malinga b Hilfenhaus 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
Hilfenhaus to bowl the final over.
Dwayne Smith, the Mumbai Indians allrounder, has said that he backed himself to score 14 off the last three balls in his first IPL match of the season
Ask a Mumbai fan. He'll tell you
Dwayne Smith, playing his first game for Mumbai Indians this season, smashed three boundaries off the last-three balls of the chase to avert what seemed a certain choke from the hosts