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WEST INDIES star Kieron Pollard took a catch that had to be seen to be believed in the Indian Premier League overnight.
The giant all-rounder, playing for Mumbai Indians against a Rajasthan Royals line-up featuring Aussies Shane Watson, James Faulkner and Brad Hodge, held onto a ball that looked certain to sail above him and the boundary rope, and then threw the ball back into the field of play before executing a perfect dive to complete the catch.
Watch the video at the top of the page, and read on for a full summary of the IPL action.
AUSSIES IN ACTION
Michael Hussey returned to the Mumbai line-up and looked a man on a mission, making a robust 56 to lead his side to victory over Rajasthan. The Royals rang the changes, with Steve Smith and Ben Cutting omitted in favour of returning skipper Shane Watson and veteran Brad Hodge. Despite the Royals not claiming a wicket until the 15th over, Watson withheld himself from the bowling attack, clearly struggling with niggles at the back end of his IPL campaign. James Faulkner had a game to forget conceding a mammoth 47 runs from his four overs, but went some way to redeeming that in the run chase with a late 31. Brad Hodge came in at the unusual position of number eight, but that didn't stop him oozing class on his way to 40 form 30 deliveries.
Mike Hussey made a welcome return to form. Picture: Mark Evans. Source: News Limited
The Kings XI also had one eye on the finals in their team selection, electing to rest Aussie spearhead Mitchell Johnson. Both skipper George Bailey and star-man Glenn Maxwell had little impact against Delhi, making 6 and 14 respectively.
MATCH REVIEWS
Rajasthan Royals V Mumbai Indians
Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss on what could only be described as the flattest highway in India and wasted no time in tasking Lendl Simmons and opening partner Hussey with setting up a big total. They duly obliged, piling on the Indians' first century opening stand of the tournament. Simmons took a while to wind up, but struck a number of trademark blows over the sightscreen on his way to 62, while Hussey took a liking to the cover and midwicket boundaries in his 56. But when both fell in one Ankit Sharma over, all eyes were on Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard to keep the scoring rate rising. Pollard looked scratchy for his 14, but Sharma took a liking to Faulkner's left arm offerings, smashing 40 from 19 balls including 17 from the Aussie's final over as the Indians reached 3/178.
Brad Hodge made the most of his opportunity with Rajasthan Royals. Picture: Norm Oorloff. Source: News Limited
Youngster Karun Nair got the Royals' chase off to a flyer making 48 from 24 deliveries, but a steady flow of wickets meant Rajasthan were always behind the eight ball. A late partnership of 69 from seven overs between Hodge and Faulkner gave the Rajasthan faithful some hope of clinching an unlikely victory, but it was not to be. Harbhajan Singh was at his lethal best, snaring 2/13 from his four overs as the Royals fell 25 runs short.
Delhi Daredevils V Kings XI Punjab
George Bailey put Delhi in to bat at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, fully aware of the home side's inability to defend totals in IPL 2014. Daredevils skipper Kevin Pietersen found some touch on his way to 49 from 32 deliveries, while $2 million man Dinesh Karthik smashed three sixes and seven fours on his way to 69 from 44 balls. But that pair received little support from their teammates as Delhi only managed an on-par total of 164.
Punjab kicked off their reply in trademark style, racing to 0/66 in the Powerplay before emerging star Manan Vohra was knocked over for 42 off just 19 balls. South African spin duo Imran Tahir and JP Duminy began to suffocate the Punjab middle order and give Delhi hope of an unlikely victory, claiming 3/22 and 2/27 respectively. But it was Akshar Patel, the Kings XI's left-arm spinner who had only managed eight runs in five IPL innings in 2014 before last night, who finished the job with a fine 42 not out.
WHAT THEY SAID
"We misread the conditions. I did not think it would turn as much as it did in the second innings. Mumbai's world-class spinners made it very difficult to score." - Shane Watson
"I enjoyed the opening partnership. Lendl is a good striker of the ball. The wicket slowed down as the innings progressed. I have been working in the nets and hoping for another opportunity. We were saying 'no twos.' It was that hard (with the heat), so you either hit a four or a six. It was a pretty good total on that pitch." – Michael Hussey
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