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In reply Skipper Rohit Sharma lead from the front to hand Mumbai a facile victory. Chasing 174, it was imperative that the openers got them off to a quick start. However, they had an early hiccup when they lost Parthiv in the second over. But Rohit and in-form Rayudu played with a calm head on their shoulders to resurrect the innings.
The duo unfurled a series of shots before Rayudu threw his wicket to Shakib. Buttler played a useful hand. However, it was Pollard who went berserk in the end. The West Indian cracked a 17-ball fifty and took the game away from Kolkata. Shakib and Narine were the pick of the bowlers for the visitors.
"It was a good game, we wanted this win badly. We were pretty determined to win this and we stuck to our plans. We need to go back and understand what we need to do as a team. Pollard's form is crucial and he is peaking at the right time. I specially want to thank the Mumbai crowd. They have been superb and have always enjoyed good cricket. Unfortunately, it's our last game here and they have been waiting to see Pollard fire. Glad they got what they wanted. Whichever venue we get to play, we need to go out there and play good cricket. We have been playing here for so many years and we are not sure which ground we are going to play but we have to do well," whispers Rohit Sharma, who fittingly was awarded the Man of the Match
"We are not gonna give any excuses and we were probably 15 runs short. Their bowlers did well in the death overs and we couldn't do that. We needed an innings like Pollard but you need to give credit to the bowlers as well. They restricted us to 172 which is always a chaseable total on this wicket. I'm not someone who gives excuses about dew and et al. We are professional cricketers and we should be doing well with the bat and ball no matter how the conditions are. The toss and dew factor is not in our hands and we need to do well in the rest of the games", concedes a disappointed Gautam Gambhir.
"It was a good game, we wanted this win badly. We were pretty determined to win this and we stuck to our plans. We need to go back and understand what we need to do as a team. Pollard's form is crucial and he is peaking at the right time. I specially want to thank the Mumbai crowd. They have been superb and have always enjoyed good cricket. Unfortunately, it's our last game here and they have been waiting to see Pollard fire. Glad they got what they wanted. Whichever venue we get to play, we need to go out there and play good cricket. We have been playing here for so many years and we are not sure which ground we are going to play but we have to do well," whispers Rohit Sharma, who fittingly was awarded the Man of the Match
"We are not gonna give any excuses and we were probably 15 runs short. Their bowlers did well in the death overs and we couldn't do that. We needed an innings like Pollard but you need to give credit to the bowlers as well. They restricted us to 172 which is always a chaseable total on this wicket. I'm not someone who gives excuses about dew and et al. We are professional cricketers and we should be doing well with the bat and ball no matter how the conditions are. The toss and dew factor is not in our hands and we need to do well in the rest of the games", concedes a disappointed Gautam Gambhir.
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