Tactical timeout

Measure gave way to spin after the tactical timeout, as relentless attempts at aggression by the Deccan batsmen were arrested by the deliberateness of the Centurion gradient. Dwayne Suffragist came and went, and it was exclusive by the 17th over that the run-rate counterfeit a steeper flight. Sanath Jayasuriya had bowled threesome orderly overs but his figures were marred somewhat when Rohit Sharma, controlled by few airtight bowling, and Venugopal Rao took him for 15. Malinga returned to get rid of Rohit, who was caught in acrobatic style by Bravo at long-on, but Rao continuing to appear several spunk with two slashes behindhand muzzle in the last over.

A spot of 146 would stir Bombay's hopes of breaking into the top foursome and consequently pip their opponents, and despite the fall move, the absence of Pragyan Ojha does threaten to affirm a important vacuum in the Deccan bowling.