&ldquo;We had not expected such an easy victory. I won&rsquo;t say that their bowling was bad but we batted very well,&rdquo; the West Indian said in the post-match press conference.u00a0Smith stood in a record 163-run opening stand with Sachin Tendulkar. &ldquo;I had a very good partnership with Sachin (Tendulkar) and that helped us win so easily. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/may/dsmithnew.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 508px; " /> Splendid: Dwayne Smith during his 58-ball 87 on Sunday. Pic/AFP &ldquo;I was just listening to Sachin and did what he said,&rdquo; Smith, who made an unbeaten 58-ball 87, said. &ldquo;This victory has certainly given us confidence and we will carry it into the playoff tie against Chennai Super Kings on May 23 in Bangalore,&rdquo; MI&rsquo;s latest opener added. Telling impact Smith, who joined Mumbai at the halfway stage, has made some telling contributions with the bat in Indian Premier League-V.u00a0In an earlier match against Chennai Super Kings, he smashed Aussie pacer Ben Hifenhaus for two boundaries and a six to close out the last-ball thriller in his team&rsquo;s favour.

Mumbai Indians all-rounder Dwayne Smith, who struck a match-winning half-century against Rajasthan Royals, said he did not expect the emphatic 10-wicket triumph that his team managed here on Sunday night.

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