Watch: Lasith Malinga destroys Brendon McCullum's stumps

Watch: Lasith Malinga destroys Brendon McCullum’s stumps: Separamadu Lasith Malinga, the “slinger” from Sri Lanka was up against the hard hitter Brendon McCullum.

Kochi Tuskers Kerala were cruising in at 156-1 till the 17th over, as Lasith Malinga came into the attack for Mumbai Indians. KTK needed 27 runs from 18 balls.

Mumbai Indians wicketkeeper Davy Jacobs came up to the stumps, as Malinga bowled one to the sticks. Brendon went for the scoop over the keeper’s head, but missed the sight of the ball.

The timbers were disturbed, as Davy Jacobs got hold of the ball.

Two of the world’s finest Twenty20 batsmen, Brendon McCullum and Mahela Jayawardene, constructed well-crafted half-centuries to power Kochi’s pursuit of 183. Both perished to Lasith Malinga’s deadly deliveries but Kochi, who had stumbled in the final stretch of their first two games, didn’t slip up this time as Ravindra Jadeja and Brad Hodge smashed boundaries to finish the game with an over to spare.

It was the Kochi’s franchise first IPL win and Mumbai’s first defeat of the season.

Brendon scored 81 off 60 balls, while Jayawardene stroked his way to 56 off 36 balls. Earlier Sachin Tendulkar scored a sublime century off 66 balls, courtesy 12 boundaries and 3 sixes.

Ravindra Jadeja and Brad Hodge saw the team through, with the former scoring 25 off 11 balls.

Watch: Lasith Malinga destroys Brendon McCullam’s stumps:

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