Cricket: "Mumbai kickoff IPL season 2 with a famous win"

Tendulkar batted 20 overs to score 59 from 49 balls, which helped mumbai indians score 166/7. Nayar and Jaysuriya where the other contributors. Tendulakar played a matured innings and carried his bat through the innings, which proved the deciding factor in the match.

Jayasuriya and Tendulkar opened the batting and scored a quickfire 39 from 5.4 overs and layed a strong platform. Later lower order failed and wickets kept falling one after another, JP Dimuny who was expected to be the main striking batsman fell cheaply. Once Bravo was out for Joginder Sharma mumbai indians were already in a lot of toruble. Then Abhishek Nayar walked in and played a invaluable cameo of 35 runs from 14 balls, which included 3 sixes and Mumbai Indians attained a respectable and defendable total of 166.

Chennai super kings where never in chase as their wickets fell at regular intervals. Only Hayden and Dhoni attained some respectable scores, others were just spectators. For mumbai indians pick of the bowlets were malinga, who bowled miserely and took important wickets are significant modes. Zaheer also bowled wihtout luck, but he kept the Chennai super kings batsmen under check.

At last it was comfortable victory for Mumbai Indians. Tendulkar was awarded the Man of the Match Award for his patient yet crucial innings.

Scores: Mumbai Indians 166 for 7 (Tendulkar 59*, Nayar 35) beat Chennai Super Kings 145 for 7 (Hayden 44, Malinga 3-15) by 19 runs

Source: Cricinfo