| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the live coverage of opening match of IPL 2016 |
| It's Mumbai taking on Pune and the venue of the game is Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Harbhajan Singh will become the first player to represent the same team (Mumbai Indians) for nine consecutive seasons. |
| Toss about to take place. Dhoni and Rohit Sharma are out |
| Toss: Heads is the call from Delhi but the coin spins down as Tails. Mumbai have won the toss and elected to bat first |
| Dhoni wanted to bowl first |
| Mumbai (Playing XI): Lendl Simmons, Jos Buttler(w k), Rohit Sharma(c), Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Vinay Kumar, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah |
| Pune (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Faf du Plessis, Steven Smith, Kevin Pietersen, Mitchell Marsh, MS Dhoni(w k & c), Rajat Bhatia, Ravichandran Ashwin, Murugan Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, RP Singh |
| Umpires are out and players follows them into the field |
| Sharma and Simmons are the Mumbai Opening batsmen |
| 0.1 : RP Singh to Simmons, one run, turned towards square leg for a quick single |
| 0.2 : RP Singh to RG Sharma, no run, drives it on the up but straight to the cover fielder |
| 0.3 : RP Singh to RG Sharma, two runs, flicks it through backward square leg and comes back for the second run as Ishant Sharma runs across from fine leg to field |
| 0.4 : RP Singh to RG Sharma, FOUR, First boundary of IPL 2016! hangs back and cuts it through cover for a boundary |
| 0.5 : RP Singh to RG Sharma, one run, flicked through backward square leg |
| 0.6 : RP Singh to Simmons, no run, defends it back to the bowler. End of over: MUM 8/0 (Simmons 1, RG Sharma 7) |
| 1.1 : I Sharma to RG Sharma, OUT, no run, Ishant strikes on first ball! Sharma is not happy though, fuller length ball on the off stump, Sharma looks to drive but misses and gets hit on the pad in line with off stump. LBW appeal is upheld |
| I Sharma to Pandya, three wides, down the leg side, Dhoni dives but fails to stop it cleanly |
| 1.2 : I Sharma to Pandya, no run, defends it towards point |
| 1.3 : I Sharma to Pandya, no run, drives it towards cover |
| 1.4 : I Sharma to Pandya, no run, looks to drive but misses |
| I Sharma to Pandya, wide, short ball down the leg side |
| 1.5 : I Sharma to Pandya, no run, pushes it towards cover and wants a single but sent back |
| 1.6 : I Sharma to Pandya, no run, looks to drive but gets hit high on the pad. End of over: MUM 12/1 (Simmons 1, Pandya 0) |
| 2.1 : RP Singh to Simmons, no run, drives it to the mid off fielder |
| 2.2 : RP Singh to Simmons, SIX, First SIX of IPL 2016! comes down the track and swings it straight down the ground for SIX |
| 2.3 : RP Singh to Simmons, one run, drives it through square leg for a single |
| 2.4 : RP Singh to Pandya, one run, turns it towards square leg for a single |
| 2.5 : RP Singh to Simmons, no run, looks to run it down towards third man but fails to put bat on ball |
| 2.6 : RP Singh to Simmons, no run, looks to punch it off the back foot but gets a bottom edge that rolls towards the keeper. End of over: MUM 20/1 (Simmons 8, Pandya 1) |
| 3.1 : I Sharma to Pandya, FOUR, lofts it through cover for a boundary |
| 3.2 : I Sharma to Pandya, FOUR, makes room and slices it towards third man. Another boundary |
| 3.3 : I Sharma to Pandya, no run, defends it towards short cover |
| 3.4 : I Sharma to Pandya, APPEAL, leg bye, looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pad. The ball was missing leg stump |
| 3.5 : I Sharma to Simmons, OUT, no run, looks to drive but misses and the ball crashes into the stumps |
| 3.6 : I Sharma to Buttler, no run, covers the stumps and leaves it for the keeper. End of over: MUM 29/2 (Buttler 0, Pandya 9) |
| 4.1 : Marsh to Pandya, OUT, no run, Marsh strikes on the first ball! Pandya swings across the line and gets a top edge towards short fine leg. Dhoni calls for it and catches it with ease |
| 4.2 : Marsh to Rayudu, no run, pushes it towards the slip fielder |
| 4.3 : Marsh to Rayudu, no run, turns it towards square leg |
| 4.4 : Marsh to Rayudu, no run, looks to defend but misses. The ball swings past the bat into the gloves of Dhoni |
| 4.5 : Marsh to Rayudu, one run, defends it towards short point and goes for a quick single. Rahane misses with the under-arm hit and Buttler survives |
| 4.6 : Marsh to Buttler, OUT, no run, looks to work it towards the leg side but gets an outside edge towards first slip. Ashwin takes a good low catch. End of over: MUM 30/4 (Buttler 0, Rayudu 1) |
| 5.1 : I Sharma to Rayudu, no run, defends it back to the bowler |
| 5.2 : I Sharma to Rayudu, one run, works it towards fine leg |
| I Sharma to Pollard, five wides, a high bouncer, Dhoni jumps but fails to stop it |
| 5.3 : I Sharma to Pollard, no run, off the pad the ball goes towards square leg but the umpire signals a dead ball as no shot was offered |
| I Sharma to Pollard, wide, full and well outside off stump |
| 5.4 : I Sharma to Pollard, no run, lets it go outside off stump |
| 5.5 : I Sharma to Pollard, no run, looks to defend but misses |
| 5.6 : I Sharma to Pollard, no run, comes forward and defends it towards cover. End of over: MUM 37/4 (Pollard 0, Rayudu 2) |
| 6.1 : Marsh to Rayudu, one run, drives it towards wide mid on for a single |
| 6.2 : Marsh to Pollard, no run, defends it back to the bowler |
| 6.3 : Marsh to Pollard, APPEAL, no run, looks to flick and the low full toss hits him on the back pad. He looked plumb but the umpire declares him not out |
| 6.4 : Marsh to Pollard, one run, works it through backward square leg |
| 6.5 : Marsh to Rayudu, no run, lets it go outside off stump |
| Marsh to Rayudu, wide, down the leg side |
| 6.6 : Marsh to Rayudu, no run, drives it back to the bowler. End of over: MUM 40/4 (Pollard 1, Rayudu 3) |
| 7.1 : Bhatia to Pollard, OUT, no run, looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pad. LBW appeal is upheld |
| 7.2 : Bhatia to Gopal, no run, lets it go outside off stump |
| 7.3 : Bhatia to Gopal, no run, defends it towards point |
| 7.4 : Bhatia to Gopal, no run, pushes it towards point |
| 7.5 : Bhatia to Gopal, no run, defends it towards point |
| 7.6 : Bhatia to Gopal, no run, defends it towards short mid on. |
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A wicket maiden from Bhatia End of over: MUM 40/5 (Rayudu 3, Gopal 0)
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| 8.1 : Marsh to Rayudu, FOUR, flicks the low full toss through backward square leg for a boundary |
| 8.2 : Marsh to Rayudu, one run, pushes it straight down the ground for a single |
| 8.3 : Marsh to Gopal, no run, drives it to the cover fielder |
| 8.4 : Marsh to Gopal, one run, steers it towards third man for a single |
| 8.5 : Marsh to Rayudu, one run, looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pad. The ball goes towards square leg |
| 8.6 : Marsh to Gopal, no run, defends it towards point. |
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Match State: Time Out End of over: MUM 47/5 (Rayudu 9, Gopal 1)
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| 9.1 : Bhatia to Rayudu, no run, plays and misses outside off stump |
| 9.2 : Bhatia to Rayudu, one run, drives it towards mid off for a quick risky single |
| 9.3 : Bhatia to Gopal, no run, drives it to the mid off fielder |
| 9.4 : Bhatia to Gopal, no run, pushes it towards short cover |
| 9.5 : Bhatia to Gopal, no run, drives it to the mid off fielder |
| 9.6 : Bhatia to Gopal, no run, pushes it towards point. End of over: MUM 48/5 (Rayudu 10, Gopal 1) |
| 10.1 : M Ashwin to Rayudu, one run, cuts it towards deep cover |
| 10.2 : M Ashwin to Gopal, no run, cuts it to the point fielder |
| 10.3 : M Ashwin to Gopal, one run |
| 50 up for the Mumbai team |
| M Ashwin to Gopal, one run, swings it through mid wicket |
| 10.4 : M Ashwin to Rayudu, one run, punches it towards long on |
| 10.5 : M Ashwin to Gopal, no run, goes back and cuts it to the point fielder |
| 10.6 : M Ashwin to Gopal, OUT, no run, comes down the track and lofts it towards long off. Rahane takes an easy catch well inside the boundary. End of over: MUM 51/6 (Rayudu 12, Gopal 2) |
| 11.1 : Bhatia to Harbhajan Singh, no run, defends it towards mid off |
| 11.2 : Bhatia to Harbhajan Singh, no run, turns it towards square leg |
| 11.3 : Bhatia to Harbhajan Singh, one run, cuts it towards deep point |
| 11.4 : Bhatia to Rayudu, FOUR, drives it through wide mid off and beats the dive from the fielder to collect a boundary |
| 11.5 : Bhatia to Rayudu, one run, drives it towards long on |
| 11.6 : Bhatia to Harbhajan Singh, no run, drives it to the point fielder. End of over: MUM 57/6 (Rayudu 17, Harbhajan Singh 1) |
| 12.1 : M Ashwin to Rayudu, one run, drives it towards cover point |
| 12.2 : M Ashwin to Harbhajan Singh, two runs, goes back and cuts it through backward point for a couple of runs |
| 12.3 : M Ashwin to Harbhajan Singh, no run, looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pad |
| 12.4 : M Ashwin to Harbhajan Singh, one run, pushes it towards cover point |
| 12.5 : M Ashwin to Rayudu, one run, cuts it towards deep point |
| 12.6 : M Ashwin to Harbhajan Singh, no run, drives it to the cover fielder. End of over: MUM 62/6 (Rayudu 19, Harbhajan Singh 4) |
| 13.1 : Bhatia to Rayudu, no run, looks to drive but gets a bottom edge into the ground. Dhoni collects |
| 13.2 : Bhatia to Rayudu, one run, drives it towards deep cover |
| 13.3 : Bhatia to Harbhajan Singh, no run, defends it towards cover |
| 13.4 : Bhatia to Harbhajan Singh, no run, defends it towards short mid wicket |
| 13.5 : Bhatia to Harbhajan Singh, one run, drives it through square leg for a single |
| 13.6 : Bhatia finishes with 10/1 from his 4 Overs |
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Bhatia to Rayudu, one run, punches it past the bowler towards long on. End of over: MUM 65/6 (Rayudu 21, Harbhajan Singh 5)
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| 14.1 : M Ashwin to Rayudu, no run, cuts it to the point fielder |
| 14.2 : M Ashwin to Rayudu, no run, cuts it to the point fielder again |
| 14.3 : M Ashwin to Rayudu, one run, cuts it towards deep point for a single this time |
| 14.4 : M Ashwin to Harbhajan Singh, no run, drives it to the cover fielder |
| 14.5 : M Ashwin to Harbhajan Singh, two runs, flicks the full toss through mid wicket for a couple of runs |
| 14.6 : M Ashwin to Harbhajan Singh, no run, cuts it to the point fielder. End of over: MUM 68/6 (Rayudu 22, Harbhajan Singh 7) |
| 15.1 : R Ashwin to Rayudu, OUT, no run, pulls the short ball straight to the short mid wicket fielder. du Plessis take the catch |
| Match State: Time Out |
| 15.2 : R Ashwin to Kumar, no run, drives it back to the bowler |
| 15.3 : R Ashwin to Kumar, one run, drives it towards deep mid wicket |
| 15.4 : R Ashwin to Harbhajan Singh, FOUR, goes on the back foot and cuts it through backward point for a boundary |
| 15.5 : R Ashwin to Harbhajan Singh, one run, pushes it towards point for a single |
| 15.6 : R Ashwin to Kumar, no run. |
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R Ashwin to Kumar, one run, gets an inside edge towards square leg. End of over: MUM 75/7 (Kumar 2, Harbhajan Singh 12)
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| 16.1 : M Ashwin to Kumar, no run, tries to cut but misses |
| 16.2 : M Ashwin to Kumar, one run, drives it towards long off |
| 16.3 : M Ashwin to Harbhajan Singh, no run, lets it go outside off stump |
| 16.4 : M Ashwin to Harbhajan Singh, FOUR, lofts it back over the bowler's head for a boundary |
| Appeal for a run out |
| 16.5 : M Ashwin to Harbhajan Singh, no run, drives it hard and hits the stumps at the bowler's end. Bowler appeals for a run out but there was no deflection onto the ball |
| 16.6 : M Ashwin to Harbhajan Singh, no run, pushes it past the bowler towards mid off. End of over: MUM 80/7 (Kumar 3, Harbhajan Singh 16) |
| 17.1 : Marsh to Kumar, no run, defends it towards short mid wicket |
| 17.2 : Marsh to Kumar, one run, pulls it towards long leg for a single |
| 17.3 : Marsh to Harbhajan Singh, one run, cuts it hard to the deep cover fielder |
| 17.4 : Marsh to Kumar, no run, swings across the line and misses |
| 17.5 : Marsh to Kumar, SIX, lofts it over wide long off for SIX |
| 17.6 : Marsh to Kumar, two runs, swings it towards wide long on for a couple of runs. End of over: MUM 90/7 (Kumar 12, Harbhajan Singh 17) |
| 18.1 : RP Singh to Harbhajan Singh, wide, makes room and looks to drive but fails to reach it |
| RP Singh to Harbhajan Singh, no run, looks to run it down towards third man but misses |
| 18.2 : RP Singh to Harbhajan Singh, FOUR, lofts it through cover for a boundary |
| 18.3 : RP Singh to Harbhajan Singh, one run, drives it towards long off |
| 18.4 : RP Singh to Kumar, OUT, no run, swings it towards deep mid wicket and gets a top edge. Smith takes an easy catch on the boundary |
| 18.5 : 100 up for Mumbai |
| RP Singh to Harbhajan Singh, FOUR, swings it straight down the ground for a boundary |
| 18.6 : RP Singh to Harbhajan Singh, FOUR, swings it over backward square leg fielder for another boundary. End of over: MUM 104/8 (McClenaghan 0, Harbhajan Singh 30) |
| 19.1 : I Sharma to McClenaghan, one run, drives it towards long on |
| 19.2 : I Sharma to Harbhajan Singh, FOUR, lofts it straight down the ground and beats the long off fielder to collect a boundary |
| 19.3 : I Sharma to Harbhajan Singh, one run, drives it towards deep cover |
| 19.4 : I Sharma to McClenaghan, one run, looks to swing but gets an inside edge onto the pad |
| 19.5 : I Sharma to Harbhajan Singh, SIX, clears the front leg and lofts it over long off for SIX |
| 19.6 : I Sharma to Harbhajan Singh, FOUR, drives it towards deep cover for a boundary. |
| Mumbai finishes with 121/8 from their 20 overs thanks to 45 runs inning from Harbhajan. He scored those runs from just 30 balls. |
| I Sharma to Harbhajan Singh, FOUR, drives it towards deep cover for a boundary. |
| Mumbai scored 41 runs from last 3 Overs. They got off to a poor start and wickets kept falling through-out the inning |
| Ishant and Marsh took 2 wickets each for Pune. |
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Join us back in a short while for the coverage of Pune's inning End of over: MUM 121/8 (McClenaghan 2, Harbhajan Singh 45)
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Mumbai Indians Squad:
Lendl Simmons, Rohit Sharma (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Gopal, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Vinay Kumar, Harbhajan Singh
Rising Pune Supergiants Squad:
Faf du Plessis, Ajinkya Rahane, Kevin Pietersen, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Steven Smith, Rajat Bhatia, Mitchell Marsh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Murugan Ashwin, RP Singh
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