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Gautam Gambhir, India Maharajas captain: Till the time it's not finished, it's not finished, and that is what T20 cricket is all about. Things can change very quickly. We couldn't pull it off, we shouldn't have taken it so far in the end, instead we should have finished it off in the 19th. These catches do change the course of the game, but as I said, you can't take the game so deep, especially on a slow wicket like this. When we had wickets in hand, we could have taken a bit of risk, especially at the 18th or 19th over. At one stage, we were thinking they'd get to 200-220, restricting them to 165 was a fabulous effort. You've got to give it to the bowlers for the way they made a comeback. It really doesn't matter how you start, it matters how you finish, and we couldn't finish the game. We've got to give credit to the opposition, they kept coming back in the game.
Aaron Finch, World Giants captain and Player Of The Match: It was tough to get going first up, few balls kept low. I would have liked to get off to a flyer but that wasn't the case. Was nice to get a few in the middle and have a good partnership with Shane Watson. Around the 14th-15th over mark, we felt like there was a change. The ball started to get older, it started to grip, the wicket got slower and lower. Both teams bowled well at the back 5-6 overs of their innings. He's (Lee) done it a lot of times in his career (bowl the last over with success) and he's doing the same thing in the Legends League!
How on earth did the India Maharajas lose that game? Due to sheer brilliance on the field from the World Giants and some inspiring death bowling from Panesar, Best, Mpofu and Brett Lee, that's how! Robin Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir got the Maharajas off to an absolute flyer, they were coasting through at over 10 an over at the end of the powerplay! Both openers were a tad bit tentative at the start, but then they started to middle the ball often!
The wicket of Uthappa did very little to take the momentum away from the Maharajas as Gambhir motored along. Murali Vijay wasn't feeling too well out there, he did smash one out of the ground but retired soon after. Suresh Raina accompanied Gambhir until the strategic break. Both the left-handers were successful in keeping the score ticking, pouncing on the boundary balls at the first opportunity.
It was in the last 5 overs when we witnessed a remarkable turnaround. Mpofu's variations in pace did Raina in, before Ricardo Powell went past Gambhir's attempt to cut one close to off-stump. Powell then proceeded to produce what might be arguably the catch of the tournament to sent Yusuf Pathan back. The game was turned on its head, and it was left to Mohammad Kaif and Irfan Pathan to finish things off. But they ended up falling 2 runs short. Stay tuned, the presentations are coming up shortly!
What a save that was from Ross Taylor! That was flying towards the ropes, Taylor did just about enough to prevent this match from going to the super over! The World Giants have pulled off a heist!
20
overs
164/5score
1
0
W
1b
1
2
runs
Irfan Pathan*
2(2)
Mohammad Kaif
21(17)
Brett Lee
1/16
19.6 Brett Lee to Irfan Pathan, hammers it to the extra cover fence! Ross Taylor pulls out a one-handed effort to save the boundary! Indian Maharajas have bottled yet another chase. What a fantastic final over from Brett Lee
What a turnaround it's been! The Maharajas had this game in the bag, but now, Irfan Pathan has to deposit this one out of the park to help his side get over the line! Can he?
19.5 Brett Lee to Mohammad Kaif, full ball outside the off-stump. Hammers it straight back to the bowler. Once again, just a single
19.4 Brett Lee to Irfan Pathan, slower short delivery wide of the off-stump. Off the cue end of the bat to short thirdman. Just a single
Irfan Pathan, LHB, comes to the crease
Drama! Lots of it! Cricket, you beauty! Who would have thought that we'd witness such a situation in this match 10 overs ago? Lee's doing a great job bowling the Giants to victory with his slower ones thus far!
19.3 Brett Lee to Stuart Binny, OUT! Gone! It's Powell in the deep once again! Short of a length angling in. Binny pulls but finds the fielder at the mid-wicket fence
Stuart Binny c Ricardo Powell b Brett Lee 2 (3b 0x4 0x6)
19.2 Brett Lee to Stuart Binny, slower delivery short outside the off-stump. Binny is completely bamboozled and fails to make any contact
19.1 Brett Lee to Mohammad Kaif, digs it in short! Pulls it away to fineleg and takes one
Brett Lee (2-0-12-0) is back into the attack
The Maharajas were in desperate need of a boundary halfway through the over, and Kaif came in clutch with that! What a hit that was! The equation is 8 off the final over of the night! Still anyone's game, this!
19
overs
159/4score
2
0
2
6
1
2
runs
Stuart Binny*
2(1)
Mohammad Kaif
19(15)
Chris Mpofu
1/37
18.6 Chris Mpofu to Stuart Binny, short of a length angling in. He plays it with soft hands to mid-wicket and calls for two. Intelligent batting from Binny earns him a brace