Mumbai Indians entered this season of the IPL as serious contenders for the title and through some good cricket have set up a rematch of the 2010 final against Chennai Super Kings. Here, we take a look at how Mumbai's season has panned out.
1st match, v RCB in Bangalore - lost by two runs
Royal Challengers Bangalore, inspired by Chris Gayle and indebted to Vinay Kumar, made a winning start to their IPL 6 campaign in nail-biting manner by beating Mumbai Indians by two runs. Defending 10 runs off the last over of Mumbai's innings, Vinay removed half-centurion Dinesh Karthik and Ambati Rayudu in consecutive deliveries before bowling a blockhole-length final ball to Kieron Pollard to send the RCB dugout into a tizzy.
2nd match, v CSK in Chennai - won by nine runs...
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03:06 PM, May 25, 2013
Kolkata: Mumbai Indians regular skipper Ricky Ponting, who has been struggling with the bat, willingly opted out of the team for the crucial tie against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens Wednesday. "Ponting himself opted to sit out today's (Wednesday) game. We wanted to get our foreign players' combination right, and he volunteered to stay out. It takes a big heart to take such a decision," stand-in skipper Rohit...
03:02 AM, Apr 25, 2013
New Delhi: Mumbai Indians skipper Ricky Ponting said that Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma "felt" that 161 was a good score on the Feroze Shah Kotla track but poor bowling up front changed the equations in their IPL match against Delhi Daredevils here Sunday. "I don't think we were 30 runs short. When Sachin and Rohit were batting, they felt that 160-165 was a pretty good score on this track....
11:01 PM, Apr 21, 2013
Live updates from Game 28 of IPL 6 between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. With their confidence severely dented after suffering six consecutive defeats, basement dwellers Delhi take on the star-studded Mumbai Indians side in game 28 of IPL 6 at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Sunday. Mumbai come into this match after being humbled by Rajastan Royals in their previous encounter which pushed them to...
02:53 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: Its an uphill task from here on for Delhi Daredevils. With their confidence severely dented after suffering six consecutive defeats, basement dwellers Delhi take on the star-studded Mumbai Indians side in game 28 of IPL 6 at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Super Sunday. Mumbai come into this match after being humbled by Rajastan Royals in their previous encounter which pushed them to fifth on the points table....
05:00 PM, Apr 20, 2013
New Delhi: Sad at not seeing Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting performing well in the Indian Premier League (IPL), South African cricket legend Graeme Pollock said it is always a hard decision to know when to call it a day. While Mumbai Indians' skipper Ponting has already retired from international cricket, Tendulkar quit One-Day Internationals (ODI) in December last year. Tendulkar's mediocre form in Tests carried on to the IPL...
06:56 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Jaipur: Having slumped to their worst defeat in the tournament, Mumbai Indians' skipper Ricky Ponting has admitted that his and Sachin Tendulkar's poor form has affected the team's performance in the ongoing Indian Premier League. Opening the batting, Ponting and Tendulkar have just managed two half-century stands together out of five games. As a matter of fact, on three occasions Mumbai lost their first wicket in the opening over. Chasing...
02:23 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals offspinner Ajit Chandila is known for the hat-trick he took last IPL; but he would have any day traded that with what he achieved on Wednesday evening - getting batting legends Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting out. "You can take my hat-trick. These two wickets matter a lot more to me than my hat-trick last year ... It is like a dream come true for me. Taking...
10:25 AM, Apr 18, 2013
Jaipur: In the 11 previous matches in which they made 170 or more batting first, Rajasthan Royals had never lost in the IPL. True to history, that trend was maintained Wednesday at their home fortress of the Sawai Mansingh Stadium where they piled up 179 for 3 and defended that to beat Mumbai Indians by a whopping 87 runs. It was Mumbai's heaviest defeat ever in terms of runs. Having...
11:17 PM, Apr 17, 2013
With a hat-trick of wins, Mumbai Indians are making waves in IPL 6. The franchise that created a buzz before the season began by hiring John Wright as coach and Anil Kumble as team mentor, spent $450,000 on Ricky Ponting and then made him captain, doled out a whopping $1 million on Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell and bought Western Australia fast-bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile for a surprisingly high price, is now...
08:08 AM, Apr 14, 2013
Live Updates from Game 15 of IPL 6 between Mumbai Indians and Pune Warriors at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Mumbai are coming into this game after back-to-back victories against Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils. Pune got off to an awful start, losing two of their three matches, but came back strongly against Rajasthan Royals, winning the contest by seven wickets. ...
03:26 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians pacer Mitchell Johnson Friday said having played for Australia under Ricky Ponting, who is currently leading MI in IPL 6, might prove to be advantageous for him as the skipper knows his game well. "I have been under his [Ponting's] captaincy for a lot of my career. I guess having Ricky as captain, I think he knows me pretty well. So that sort of helps a lot...
06:48 PM, Apr 12, 2013
Mumbai: Just when critics started writing off Pune Warriors India, they come up a perfect answer as they beat in-form Rajasthan Royals to register their first win in IPL 6. But they will have very little time to celebrate as they face mighty Mumbai Indians on Saturday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Players from both the sides will be geared up for one of the most anticipated derbies this...
06:26 PM, Apr 12, 2013
Mumbai: Rare is the day that a team recovers from 1 for 2 to post a 200-plus total. Tuesday evening at the Wankhede Stadium saw hosts Mumbai Indians do just that, thanks to blazing fifties from Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma that delivered the highest total of IPL 6. Delhi Daredevil lost a wicket first ball of their chase thanks to one of the best catches of the modern era...
11:40 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Live Updates from Game 10 of IPL 6 between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. Mumbai lost their first game against Royal Challengers Bangalore, while won their second match against Chennai Super Kings. Delhi are yet to register a victory in this season. They lost both of their matches so far. ...
07:20 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Mumbai: Sweating over Virender Sehwag's availability, Delhi Daredevils face a tall order to reverse their two-match losing streak when they travel to meet Ricky Ponting's Mumbai Indians on Tuesday after the hosts regained their confidence with a win over Chennai Super Kings in their last match of IPL 6. Back spasms kept Sehwag from playing in Delhi's first two matches this season, which they lost to Kolkata Knight Riders and...
09:38 PM, Apr 08, 2013
