GOD of Cricket -Sachin Tendulkar's Mumbai Indians -Edition 2

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No, I didn't.

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Chennai: Batting first, Mumbai got off to the worst possible start as Sachin Tendulkar was trapped lbw on the first delivery he faced. This was his fourth duck in the IPL, his second first-ball duck. However, Mumbai Indians have won all four matches when Sachin has registered ducks in the Indian Premier League. Below are further statistical highlights from the match:

# Kieron Pollard's superb unbeaten 57 is his second highest innings in the IPL, next only to the 64 against Rajasthan Royals at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on April 11, 2012. His first half-century against Chennai Super Kings is his third in the IPL.

# Pollard's sixes' tally of 42 in 40 innings is the most by a Mumbai batsman in the IPL. Pollard has got his fifth Man of the Match award in the IPL.

# Ravichandran Ashwin is the second Chennai bowler after Albie Morkel (69 at 27.52 runs) to complete 50 wickets (ave.22.91) or more at the IPL.

# Mahendra Singh Dhoni (51 off 26 balls) has posted his tenth fifty in the IPL. He took 24 balls to reach his fifty. His fastest in this competition is a 20-ball fifty against Mumbai Indians at Bangalore on May 23, 2012.

# Mumbai Indians have won seven and lost five out of twelve played against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. No other team has won seven matches against Chennai.

# Munaf Patel's wicket-aggregate of 73 in 59 matches at an average of 21.54 is bettered only by three bowlers at the IPL -- Lasith Malinga (83), Amit Mishra (77) and RP Singh (74).

# Pollard and Harbhajan were associated in a partnership of 65 (unbroken) -- Mumbai Indians' highest seventh-wicket stand in the IPL.

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Kid is obviously taller than his dad and also looks tall for his age.

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Total bad time for Tendulkar. That throw by J'dene .

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Mumbai v Delhi, IPL 2013, Mumbai

Karthik happy to be given chance at No. 3
ESPNcricinfo staff
April 10, 2013



Dinesh Karthik: "When I bat at No. 3, it gives me the opportunity to play in the Powerplay" © BCCI

Dinesh Karthik, the Mumbai Indians wicketkeeper-batsman, is enjoying his time at No. 3. Batting up the order, Karthik said after setting up Mumbai's victory over Delhi Daredevils with an explosive 86, allowed him to take advantage of the Powerplay.

Karthik's half-century came after Mumbai were reduced to 1 for 2, with Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting dismissed within the first two overs of the match. It came after knocks of 37 (a steadying innings against Chennai Super Kings after another poor start for Mumbai) and 60 (against Royal Challengers Bangalore, in a game where Mumbai fell two runs short). The tournament's leading run-scorer so far, Karthik's runs have come at a strike-rate of 166, easily the best among the top 10 batsmen on the runs-aggregate chart.

"When I bat at No. 3, it gives me the opportunity to play in the Powerplay. It's a slot that I really like batting at," Karthik said after the Daredevils game. "It is important that when a team like Mumbai Indians gives you the opportunity up at the top, you have got to [repay] their faith, and show some effort and get some runs."

Karthik strung together a 131-run stand with Rohit Sharma at over 10 runs an over. Rohit provided him with ideal support, Karthik said: "Rohit and I put up a big partnership and the way he batted was just beautiful. He was giving me the strike when I required it and, towards the end, he hit the big shots after I got out."

Ponting and Tendulkar began this year's IPL with a half-century stand against Royal Challengers, albeit at a little over a run a ball, but have not been able to contribute much with the bat since. Ponting followed up his opening-game 28 with scores of 6 and 0. Despite his failures with the bat, Karthik said, Ponting was still having a big influence on the team.

"The intensity he brings on the field has been out of the world," he said. "Probably in terms of runs he has not had a great IPL thus far, but just the intensity he brings towards captaincy and trying to bring the unit together [is admirable]. He is a great captain."

© ESPN EMEA Ltd.


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Mitchell, . If only you could bowl like this against the Poms this summer.

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Openers haven't done the job - Ponting

Ricky Ponting has said his and Sachin Tendulkar's low returns for Mumbai Indians have affected the team's batting in the tournament. The openers have put together two half-century stands, but thrice the team has lost its first wicket in the first over. Ponting has scored 52 runs in five innings and Tendulkar 69. Asked about Tendulkar's batting form, Ponting said it has been "no different than mine".

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An comment says they are preparing maggi for rohit sharma and the openers