Mumbai delivers the highest TVR for IPL3; Hyderabad, Kolkata follow

Sachin Tendulkar-led Mumbai Indians have the full backing of Mumbaikars. According to TAM Sports, for all India market in the CS 4+ category from March 28 to April 3, Mumbai delivered the highest TVR for IPL3, followed by Hyderabad and Kolkata.

While Mumbai has delivered ratings on double digits on two occasions during these 10 matches, Kolkata delivered the highest TVR of 12.17 per cent. The match was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers on Thursday, April 1, 2010, whereas Hyderabad delivered a TVR of 8.19 per cent for the same match. KKR had defeated Deccan Chargers in this match.

Going by the average TVR for these 10 matches – from March 28 to April 3 – Mumbai delivered the highest with a TVR of 6.87 per cent, Hyderabad followed with 5.32 per cent, while Kolkata came third with 5.22 per cent TVR. Delhi delivered an average TVR of 4.61 per cent, Chennai delivered a TVR of 4.5 per cent, Rajasthan with 4.36 per cent, while Bangalore had a TVR of 4.16 per cent. The least TVR was 3.49 per cent in Punjab, along with Haryana, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh.

The highest TVR delivered by Mumbai was on Sunday, March 28, 2010, which was at 11.74 per cent. The match was played between Mumbai Indians and Deccan Chargers, which delivered a TVR of 6.53 per cent TVR for the same match. Against Kings XI Punjab too Mumbai witnessed a double digit TVR of 10.15 per cent. Mumbai Indians had won both these matches.

While most of the matches played so far saw Mumbai deliver ratings of 5 per cent and higher, the only two matches that that perhaps disinterested Mumbai were played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore and CSK and Rajasthan Royals played on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 and Saturday, April 3, 2010, respectively.

Not surprisingly, there is certainly team loyalty, or rather city loyalty, building up, wherein every city that has witnessed high ratings had their respective city playing the match and having won. The highest TVR delivered by Bangalore was 7.63 per cent, not surprisingly, Royal Challengers Bangalore had won that match against Kings XI Punjab.

Tendulkar: Leading by example

It was his highest ever score in the Indian Premier League .
It ensured his team a spot in the semi-finals of the lucrative competition for the first time in three attempts.
And it helped him grab hold of the Orange Cap - for the highest scorer in the tournament with 512 runs - from Jacques Kallis' head.
You guessed it right - we are talking about Sachin Tendulkar .
Tendulkar's unbeaten 59-ball 89, inclusive of 10 boundaries and two sixes, helped Mumbai Indians post a formidable 174 for five and eventually beat Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday.
The Mumbai skipper, shared a crucial 63-run fourth wicket partnership with JP Duminy (31) and then added 50 runs with Kieron Pollard (25) for the fifth wicket to help the table toppers recover from 30 for three.
Tendulkar, when on 45 was dropped by Aditya Dole off Siddharth Trivedi , and the Master Blaster made the Rajasthan side pay heavily for their blunder, smashing 20 in the bowler's final over.
During his knock he surpassed Royal Banngalore Challengers' Jacques Kallis tally of 501 runs and took possession of the Orange Cap.
And his side ensured that his record - of not losing a match having scored a fifty in this tournament - remained in tact for a fifth match in succession.

Tendulkar leads Mumbai into semis

Sachin Tendulkar took the Mumbai Indians to the semi-finals of the IPL by thumping the Rajasthan Royals for the first time on their home ground. Though they had an almost perfect start, the Royals were dazzled by Tendulkar's magic on Sunday as they lost by 37 runs at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium on Sunday.

Shane Warne tried all his tactics at the 'fortress' but Tendulkar was up for it as he revived the Mumbai Indians with an unbeaten 89 off 59 balls. Once tottering, the Mumbai Indians managed an impressive 174-5, thanks to a super innings from their skipper.

In their chase, Royals were never in the hunt with Zaheer Khan and some needless run outs giving Mumbai control right from the onset. The home team could manage only 137-8 in their 20 overs.

Rajasthan lost three wickets for 11 runs and never managed a fightback with Adam Voges (28) top-scoring for them. After both openers perished, they were jolted when Shane Watson (one) was run out in the third over due to a mix-up with Faiz Fazal. Yusuf Pathan (10), who had slammed a hundred against the Mumbai Indians in their previous outing, could manage only one six before skying one off Kieron Pollard.

Earlier, after electing to bowl, Shane Watson ripped through the Mumbai top order with three quick wickets to have the visitors on the mat at 30-3 in the fourth over. The Aussie all-rounder snared Sanath Jayasuriya (one), Ambati Rayadu (zero) and Saurabh Tiwary (15).

Tendulkar and JP Duminy (31 off 32) then started the recovery process with some steady batting. The master also stitched a crucial stand with Kieron Pollard (25 off 13).

After a patient half-century, Tendulkar, who was dropped on 45 by Aditya Dole, opened up his shoulders in the end, blasting Siddarth Trivedi for 20 runs in the last over including two sixes. The Mumbai skipper also smashed 10 boundaries in his unconquered knock.

Tendulkar's blaze in the end also helped him snatch back the Orange Cap from Royal Challengers Bangalore's Jacques Kallis. The South Africa all-rounder now trails Tendulkar by 11 runs.

Tendulkar’s Fifth IPL 50 Gave A 7 Wkts Win To MI

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar slammed his fifth 50 in IPL and paved winning path for Mumbai Indians in cahsing target of 156-run against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday at Brabourne stadium, Mumbai.

Sachin made 50 runs in just 35 balls with nine fours.

Mumbai Indians demolished the Kolkata Knight Riders absolutely and won the match by 7 wickets.

Man of the Match: Sachin Tendulkar
Kamaal Catch Award: Sourav Ganguly
Maximum Sixex Award: Chris Gayle

Sachin Tendulkar: It was a good wicket to bat. Dhawan played well in the first over and I carried on from the second over. We put them on the backfoot early on and we capitalised on it. All our bowlers bowled really well today. Our fielding was quite good. On the whole it was a good track, the ball came on to the bat. I want to thank the crowd for supporting us and that will take us a long way.

The Teams:

Mumbai Indians: Sachin Tendulkar (capt), Dwayne Bravo, Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ryan McLaren, Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard, Rajagopal Sathish, Aditya Tare (wk), Saurabh Tiwary.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Sourav Ganguly (capt), Chris Gayle, Shane Bond, Murali Kartik, Angelo Mathews, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Owais Shah, Ishant Sharma, Harpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh.

Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore

There's much to like about both Mumbai and Bangalore and the winner of this match will be in a good position in the standings. The wonderful Jacques Kallis and the legendary Sachin Tendulkar are just two of the stars on show and this could end up being a cracker, says Edward Hammond-Kenny.

"Jacques Kallis is the player of the tournament so far contributing with both bat and ball so the obvious aim for Mumbai is to get him out as cheaply as possible and prevent Bangalore building an innings around him."

Venue and Conditions

Game 14 of the IPL is at the Brabourne Stadium, scene of Yusuf Pathan's incredible 37-ball 100 for Rajasthan; a game which Mumbai only just managed to defend 212. The pitch is generally fair but if batsmen gets in, they can take advantage of the relatively short boundaries on offer here.

Team News

Barring injuries Mumbai are unlikely to change the team that beat Delhi by 98 runs on Wednesday. The bowling of West Indies duo Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard was instrumental in strangling the Delhi innings and we have yet to see their best with the bat. Sachin Tendulkar will look to capitalise further on his rich vein of form.

Bangalore also come into this match off the back of a crushing win against Rajasthan. Dale Steyn finally found form with a fast accurate spell against the Royals, so with no need to bolster the bowling, Eoin Morgan should retain his place.

Match Odds

Unbeaten Mumbai are favourites at 1.78 with Bangalore on offer at 2.16. Mumbai have posted over 200 in both matches so the key for Bangalore will be for Steyn and Anil Kumble to contain their powerful batting unit as best as they can. Jacques Kallis is the player of the tournament so far contributing with both bat and ball so the obvious aim for Mumbai is to get him out as cheaply as possible and prevent Bangalore building an innings around him.

Top Batsman

Tendulkar top scored with a rapid 63 in his last match but Mumbai's highest overall run scorer so far is Saurab Tiwary. This youngster has the style of a left-handed MS Dhoni and he averages over 50 in first class cricket so is a serious talent. He even sports the same hairstyle Dhoni used to have.

Kallis has top scored for Bangalore in all three matches so far. In fact he's playing so well no-one has managed to dismiss him yet. Only Manish Panday and Robin Uthappa have had a decent opportunity in the last two games and both looked in good form, Uthappa's 19 ball 50 against Punjab was an especially crucial knock given the game situation. It's hard to make a case for any other Bangalore player given we haven't really seen them.

Featured Market

There should be plenty of runs in this game and with batsman like Kallis and Tendulkar in top form you may want to back 'Over 68.5 Runs' in the Highest Individual score market.

Trivia

Jacques Kallis has scored over 45% of all Bangalore's runs on his own so far this tournament