My heart goes out to Sachin. :(
Well played RCB, honestly though the guy who won this game for RCB was Gayle. Abu Nechim being an inexperienced bowler shouldn't have been given the ball to bowl the first over against someone like Gayle and I'm not just saying that because he got hit for 27 runs but even when Kulkarni opens the bowling attack, I wasn't very happy. That over probably made all the difference in the end. Gayle is in amazing form!
But I think we got a little unlucky with the umpiring decisions yet again. *sighs*
Can I just say one thing though? In the entire tournament, Mumbai have done extremely well. They probably lost their way somewhere in the middle, probably due to the constant shuffle in players and there not being a set batting line up but nonetheless I thought we did really well.
I wouldn't blame the bowlers today because this wasn't a perfect pitch for bowlers at all. In the end it was the pressure of the scoreboard that forced our players to play some shots that we shouldn't have.
One last thing..
Is it weird for me to say that I enjoyed Sachin's innings today more than the one where he made a century? Those 40 runs he score..OMG WOW! I have never in my entire life ever seen Sachin play an innings like that..that was pure awesomeness.
I'll always support the Indian captain so Dhoni to win IPL again hopefully! Chennai have an AMAZING record at home, better than any other team so I'm hoping and expecting them to win the finals.
Sachin and Mumbai Indians..I still love you guys!