Final: Bangalore vs Mumbai (Winner: MI)

Mumbai Indians won by 31 runs (Dominance : MI 18% \| RCB 82%)
	Match Scorecard
Man of the Match: H Singh	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai (9 Oct 2011)

MI got off to a disastrous start losing both the openers as they reached 24/2 after 4 with 39% COW. Rayudu and Franklin then gave the inning some semblance of a resistance as they took MI to 64/2 after 9 with 47% COW before Rayudu fell. Franklin continued to fight in company of Yadav before Vettori and Bhatkal mopped up the lower middle order as MI were bowled out for 139 with 42% COW. RCB got off to a decent start before both openers fell in quick succession as they reached 42/2 after 7 with 70% COW. Kohli and Mayank seemed to have settled before 3 wickets in 3 overs crashed RCB to 75/5 after 15 with 55% COW and they never recovered from it to be bowled out for 108 in 19.2 to lose by 31 runs.

1st Innings (Mumbai Indians) - 20 overs Maximum

5 overs: MI 30/2

MI 39%

MI lost both Gayle and Dilshan as

they didn’t get the start they are used to. MI scored just 30 runs in the first 5 overs as their COW dropped by 10% to 39%.

10 overs: MI 71/3

MI 47%

Rayudu and Franklin put up a

stubborn start but Rayudu was still woefully out of touch and eventually succumbed to the pressure as 41 runs were scored increasing MI’s COW by 8% to 47%.

15 overs: MI 109/5

MI 46%

Just when Franklin and Yadav were

looking dangerous RCB bowlers got them both out as MI scored 38 runs in this period. MI’s COW dropped by 1% to 46%.

20 overs: MI 139/10

MI 42%

Just 30 runs came off the last 5

overs as MI lost remaining wickets as they tried to post a big total and were bowled out off the last ball. This late collapse saw their COW dip by 4% to 42%.

2nd Innings (Royal Challengers Bangalore : Target 140) - 20 overs Maximum

5 overs: RCB 41/1	RCB 73%	Though Gayle fell for cheap,
		Dilshan was on a song as RCB rattled up 41 runs in this period as they raced towards the target. This increased their COW by 15% to 73%.
10 overs: RCB 65/2	RCB 83%	Dilshan’s wicket caused RCB to
		lose some momentum but they still managed to score 24 runs in this period to keep themselves in the match. RCB’s COW jumped by 10% to 83%.
15 overs: RCB 81/5	RCB 43%	MI bowlers fought back by picking
		up 3 important wickets while giving away just 16 runs as this period turned the match on its head. RCB’s COW dropped by 40% to 43%.
19.2 overs: RCB 108/10	RCB 0%	Needing to score 59 runs in the
		last 5 overs RCB’s batsmen perished going for the big shots as they lost last 5 wickets for just 27 runs to lose by 31 runs.

Final: Bangalore vs Mumbai (Winner: MI)

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