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Kings XI Punjab 182 (Sangakkara 94, Harbhajan 3-32) beat Mumbai Indians 116 for 9 (Bravo 23, Chawla 2-16, Lee 1-9)by 66 runs
Football’s truism - money alone can’t buy you a winning team - found its echo in cricket as the Mumbai Indians, the IPL’s most expensive franchise, lost their third consecutive game in a row to find themselves one place above the bottom of the table. They were outplayed by Kings XI Punjab, who secured their first win of the tournament with a fine team performance studded by some moments of individual brilliance.
Robin you are at the start of a new journey in your career. How does it feel and how have your preparations been for the inaugural IPL tournament?
The preparation has been good. Our team is preparing really quietly and we are preparing quite well actually. We have a good bunch of youngsters and it seems like a good team coming along. So we are hoping we’ll have a fantastic first IPL.
Robin, you are basically a Bangalore boy, you grew up in Bangalore and played most of your cricket there. So were you a bit disappointed when you were not selected to be a part of the Bangalore team?
Actually, it is very pleasing to know that I’m appreciated all over the country. It was very humbling for me to know that people around the country want me in their teams because of the way I play. But yes, I was a touch disappointed I wouldn’t be playing for Bangalore. But again, I even got a fantastic compliment from Dr. Vijay Mallya when he said that the Bangalore team is only 96% complete without Robin. So I thank him for that. It feels good to be in Mumbai and I feel at home because I’ve played a lot of my cricket with these guys in Mumbai, so it’s really nice to be here with all these boys. And my corporate team again is from here so its good to be here in Mumbai and play cricket with all these boys.
Chennai Super Kings 208 for 5 (Hayden 81, Raina 53) beat Mumbai Indians 202 for 7 (Nayar 45*, Uthappa 43) by six runs
A spirited late assault from Abhishek Nayar and Harbhajan Singh threatened to gatecrash the Chennai Super Kings’ first home game but, with the match in the balance in the final over, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side held their nerve to clinch a thrilling six-run win. A 104-run stand between Matthew Hayden and Suresh Raina took Chennai to an imposing 208 for 5 that was nearly overhauled by Nayar’s 20-ball 45.
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Mumbai: The media box at the Wankhede Stadium, reserved for only accredited scribes covering the Indian Premier League, on Sunday accommodated personnel belonging to an event management firm who used it to make announcements on the public address system before the match between Mumbai Indians and Bangalore Royal Challengers.
Five unauthorised persons, wearing Mumbai Indians T-shirts with captain Sachin Tendulkar’s name behind their backs, came and occupied seats inside the box and started making announcements about on-field activities before the match, much to the chagrin of accredited mediapersons.
After a lot of discussions, it was finally decided that two persons belonging to the event management company would be allotted space inside the media box to make announcements from time to time on the public address system.
Bangalore Royal Challengers 166 for 5 (Boucher 39*) beat Mumbai Indians 165 for 6 (Uthappa 48) by five wickets
In a match dominated by South African stars, the batting efforts of Mark Boucher and Jacques Kallis edged the all-round contribution of Shaun Pollock, as Bangalore Royal Challengers recovered from Friday’s mauling to register their first win of the tournament. Set a challenging 166 by the Mumbai Indians, Bangalore rode on an unbeaten 39 from Boucher, and his 55-run stand with Kallis sealed a five-wicket win with two balls to spare.
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