IPL6: Mumbai rout Bangalore by 58 runs

Mumbai Indians routed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in Match 37 of IPL6 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Bangalore suffered their third defeat on the road while Mumbai jumped to fourth position in the table after their fifth win. Chasing a target of 195, Bangalore never got going as Mumbai Indians bowled to a plan to stifle the free-scoring batsmen. Dilshan and Gayle departed in successive over with the dismissal of the record-breaking West Indian for 18 off 20 balls setting off wild celebrations. Gayle hammered a six and two boundaries in his 18 off 20 balls but struggled against the short pitched stuff delivered by Johnson in particular. Rayudu held a brilliant catch on the boundary to dismiss Gayle with Harbhajan sparking the celebrations with a Gangnam style Banghra dance. The double strike by Kulkarni to dismiss Kohli and AB de Villiers caught behind by Dinesh Karthik in the eighth virtually sounded the death knell for Bangalore. Rampaul (23) and Vinay Kumar (26) figured in an unfinished eighth wicket stand of 51 but only succeeded in delaying the inevitable. Dhawal Kulkarni playing his first match of the season was a revelation having the best return of 3 for 19 while Harbhajan and Smith claimed two wickets apiece. Earlier, Mumbai Indians rattled up a formidable 194 for seven after opting to bat first. Mumbai were given a flying start by Tendulkar who smashed five boundaries in his 13-ball 23. Their innings gathered momentum as Smith cracked three sixes and four boundaires in his 36-ball 50. Skipper Sharma was run out following a mix up with Karthik who made amends by cracking 43 off 33 balls with three boundaries and a six. Bangalore pegged them back by grabbing three wickets in one over with some brilliant fielding including that of Pollard who smashes three sixes and two boundaries in his 16-ball 34. Some lusty blows from Harbhajan (16) boosted their final total. ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE INNINGS Royal Challengers Bangalore finished on 136 for seven with the match being over as a contest in the 14th over. Vinay Kumar hits a couple of boundaries off the 19th over from Pollard. RCB 124-7 in 19 overs. Vinay Kumar hits a boundary off JOhnson who finishes with fine figures of 4-0-27-0. RCB 108-7 in 17overs. Rampaul gets a boundary off a full toss from Malinga who finishes with none for 24. RCB 102-7 in 16 overs. It's all over bar the shouting at the Wankhede stadium with Bangalore at the receiving end. Smith has struck twice within the space of four balls in the 14th over dismissing Tiwary and Syed. RCB 85-7. Syed Mohammad c Johnson b Smith 9 (11b 1x4 0x6) Bangalore have crashed ot 83 for six with Tiwary holing out to Harbhajan. S Tiwary c Harbhajan Singh b Smith 21 (19b 0x4 1x6) Harbhajan completes an excellent spell returning figures of 4-0-21-2. RCB 81-5 in 13 overs. Syed Mohammad picks up a boundary against a wayward Malinga in the 12th. RCB 78-5 in 12 overs. Bangalore are in deep trouble having lost half their side for 67 in the 11th over with Dinesh Karthik pulling off a brilliant stumping. RCB 67-5. Arun Karthik st D Karthik b Harbhajan Singh 12 (8b 0x4 1x6) Kulkarni goes for 10 in his third over with Arun Karthik clubbing him over midwicket for a six. RCB 66-4 in 10 overs. Tiwary smashes a six off Harbhajan as RCB get 12 runs off that over. RCB 56-4 in 9 overs. Dhawal Kulkarni is a revelation playing his first game of the season having figures of 2-0-7-3 striking with his gentle pacers. Mumbai is rocking as Kulkarni strikes twice dismissing Kolhi and AB de Villiers being caught behind by Karthik. AB de Villiers c Karthik b Kulkarni 2 (3b 0x4 0x6) Kulkarni has struck again in his second over as Kohli nicks an outswinger to be caught behind. RCB 39-3. V Kohli c Karthik b Kulkarni 1 (4b 0x4 0x6) Mumbai have won the battle by trapping the record-breaking West Indian who was kept under wraps before miscuing Harbhajan. Rayudu has taken a well-judged catch on the boundary to dismiss Gayle who attempts to hoist Harbhajan out of the ground. RCB 37-2. C Gayle c Rayudu b Harbhajan Singh 18 (20b 2x4 1x6) Spin introduced as Harbhajan comes into the attack. Mumbai have managed to keep the aggressive Gayle quiet with well directed short-pitched stuff. Kulkarni into the attack and strikes with his fourth delivery as the struggling Dilshan holes out Johnson at third man. RCB 35-1 in 6 overs. T Dilshan c Johnson b Kulkarni 13 (18b 2x4 0x6) Gayle gets a couple of boundaries off Johnson without getting on top of the bowling. RCB 34-0 in 5 overs. Malinga has bowled an excellent over to Gayle conceding just three runs. RCB 25-0 in 4 overs. Gayle has hit the first six off Johnson swatting him over midwicket. MI 22-0 in 3 overs. Dilshan cracks a boundary off Malinga in the second over. MI 10-0. Dilshan has opened his account by drilling Johnson through the covers. RCB 5-0 in 1 over. Johnson to bowl the first over against Gayle and Dilshan. MUMBAI INDIANS INNINGS Johnson has smashed a straight six