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23:16 IPL Updates! Rohit helps Mumbai seal third straight win
Mumbai: 161-2 (18.3 overs)
Pune: 159-5
Mumbai need 33 off their final four overs.
Rohit hits successive boundaries off Dinda to help Mumbai inch close. Another boundary helps Mumbai get past the 150-run mark, in the 18th over.
And Rohit (85 not out) seals it with a six off Murugan Ashwin.
Mumbai win by eight wickets, with nine balls left. It is their third straight win.
23:01 IPL Updates! Rohit, Buttler combine well for Mumbai
Mumbai: 127-2
Pune: 159-5
Meanwhile, Jos Buttler has joined his captain at the crease. He survives a loud leg before shout off Bhatia.
A single by Rohit, off Bhatia, helps Mumbai get to the 100-run mark, in the 14th over.
Rohit has completed 6000 runs in T20 career, only the seventh batsmen to attain that feat.
Buttler cuts loose, with a boundary off Perera and a six off Murugan Ashwin.
22:46 IPL Updates! Rohit's fifty puts Mumbai in total control
Mumbai: 98-2
Pune: 159-5
At the halfway mark Mumbai have reached 76 for one. Boland to replace Bhatia (2-0-15-0) in the 11th over.
It's an expensive one, 10 runs coming off it with Rayudu hitting a boundary past backward point.
A boundary by Rohit, off Ashwin, helps raise the 50-run partnership for the second wicket. However, the stand ends at 52 as Rayudu skies a delivery and Rahane makes no mistake at long-on, giving Ashwin his first wicket.
M Ashwin replaces Boland (2-0-14-0) in the attack in the 13th over. A couple off the third ball helps Rohit complete his fifth fifty of the season.
22:29 IPL Updates! Rohit, Rayudu combine well for Mumbai
Mumbai: 72-1
Pune: 159-5
Perera has a change of ends, replacing Dinda (2-0-19-1) in the sixth over. He gives away just four runs.
Rajat Bhatia to bowl the seventh over. A single by Rohit off the fourth ball helps Mumbai get to the 50-run mark.
Another bowling change in the eight over. R Ashwin bowls an expensive first over, Rayudu ending it with a six over midwicket. Rohit finds the same are in Bhatia's second over.
22:12 IPL Updates! Dinda strikes early for Pune
Mumbai: 39-1
Pune: 159-5
Mumbai off a good start, Parthiv Patel and Rohit Sharma adding 39 runs for the opening wicket, in four overs.
However, Dinda strikes in the last ball of his second over, having Parthiv (21) caught behind.
Ambati Rayudu joins his captain at the crease. And it will be Scott Boland bowling the fifth over, replacing and expensive Thisara Perera (2-0-20-0).
21:38 IPL Updates! Mumbai restrict hosts Pune to 159-5
Scorecard:
Pune: 159-5
Mitch McClenaghan ends another brilliant spell (4-0-27-1), giving away just six runs in his final over, the penultimate of the innings.
The pressure tells as Bumrah has MS (25) caught by Rayudu at deep midwicket in the final over. Dhoni's was a run-a-ball innings, Mumbai having done good background work on his weaknesses.
Perera hits the final ball over the fence as Pune finish on 159 for five.
21:26 IPL Updates! Bumrah helps Mumbai hit back
Scorecard:
Pune: 142-4
A tired Tiwary (57) finally perishes, hitting a Bumrah delivery straight to Hardik at deep midwicket.
Tiwary's 45-ball innings was inclusive of four boundaries and a couple of sixes, and he helped his captain add 33 runs for the fourth wicket.
Thisara Perera joins his captain at the crease.
21:10 IPL Updates! Tiwary's fifty puts Pune in total control
Scorecard:
Pune: 120-3
At the halfway stage, Pune is comfortably placed at 93 for two.
A boundary by Tiwary, off Harbhajn, helps Pune reach the 100-run mark, in the 11th over. The boundary is a result of a Rayudu misfield, the fielder and Harbhajan have some exchanges as a result.
Harbhajn albeit strikes in his third over, having Handscomb (6) caught by Jos Buttler at deep square leg.
Captain MS Dhoni is the new man in. He starts off with a boundary off McClenaghan.
A single off Harbhajan helps Tiwary complete a well-deserved half century. Harbhajan ends with figures of one for 25.
20:44 IPL Updates! Bumrah helps Mumbai hit back
Scorecard:
Pune: 92-2
Pune manage 54 for one during the batting powerplay.
A huge six over wide long-on by Tiwary, off Krunal, helps raise the 50-run partnership for the second wicket. The batsman celebrates the same with another six over deep midwicket, followed by a boundary as 20 runs come off the over.
The two Pandyas will bowl in tandem as Hardik replaces Bumrah (1-0-10-0) in the eighth over. Smith hits the second ball over midwicket for another huge six.
Harbhajan replaces Krunal (2-0-28-0) in the ninth over.
Against the run opf play Bumrah has Smith (45) caught behind.
Smith's 23-ball innings was inclusive of four boundaries and three sixes, and he helped Tiwary add 84 runs (off 45 balls) for the second wicket.
20:24 IPL Updates! Smith puts Pune's innings back on track
Scorecard:
Pune: 54-1
Steve Smith, having scored a hundred in his last match, has gone on the offensive from the very outset. He first helps himslef to three successive boundaries in Southee's second over.
He follows it up with a boundary over midwicket, and a six over third, in McClenaghan's second over. McClenghan is unlucky as Bumrah puts down Tiwary at mid-on in that over. Isn't Jonty Rhodes the fielding coach of Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai make their first bowling change in the fifth over, Krunal Pandya replacing Southee (2-0-21-0). Smith smashes the fifth ball over the square leg fence for his second six.
Bumrah replaces McClenaghan (2-0-15-1) in the sixth over. Saurabh welcomes him with a boundary even as Pue reach the 50-run mark in the over.
20:10 IPL Updates! McClenaghan strikes early for Mumbai
Scorecard:
Pune: 8-1
Ajinkya Rahane and Saurabh Tiwary open the batting for Pune and it will be Tim Southee first up for Mumbai. Seven off it.
Mitch McClenaghan, the tournament's highest wicket-taker with 12 scapls, to bowl the second over. Can he add to his tally today?
He can, having Rahane (4) caught by Krunal Pandya at third man.
Steve Smith is the new man in.
19:49
Gujarat: 131/9 (20 overs) vs Kings XI: 154
A convincing 23-run victory for Punjab. It is only their second win and it comes in the Lions den.
Gujarat lose their second match from 7 games.
Axar claimed four wickets and was clearly the wrecker-in-chief for Punjab.
Mohit Sharma also chipped in with two wickets.
Punjab's newly appointed skipper Murali Vijay scored a half-century and was brilliant with his bowling changes.
Punjab's two wins have come against new entrants Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions.
Will we see a turnaround in fortunes for Punjab?
19:41
Gujarat: 125/9 (19.1 overs) vs Kings XI: 154
Faulkner gone and it seems to be all over for Gujarat Lions at their own den. Kings XI look set for their second win out of 7 matches.
19:38
Gujarat: 125/8 (19 overs) vs Kings XI: 154
Mohit Sharma claims his third wicket in the form of Praveen Kumar. It seems to be all over for Gujarat Lions now.
Outstanding over under the circumstances. He succeeded in keeping Faulkner off the strike.
Meanwhile in Pune, Mumbai Indians have won the toss and chosen to bowl against Pune Supergiants.
19:31
Gujarat: 118/7 (18 overs) vs Kings XI: 154
Faulkner and Praveen Kumar score 12 runs off Stoinis over (18th over). But that is still not up to the match.
They need 37 runs off 12 balls. Big ask for Faullkner and Praveen here.
19:26
Gujarat: 106/7 (17 overs) vs Kings XI: 154
Only seven runs come off Sandeep Sharma's over (17th over). That is certainly not enough and Gujarat will now have to score at more than 15 runs an over.
19:20
Gujarat: 99/7 (16 overs) vs Kings XI: 154
Gujarat seems to run out of time and their hopes now primarily rest on James Faulkner.
They desperately some big shots to reduce the required rate margin.
19:10
Gujarat: 86/7 (14.5 overs) vs Kings XI: 154
More trouble for Gujarat! Young Ishan Kishan is run-out by Maxwell. He scored 27 off 24 balls.
Gujarat have a difficult job at hand and will have to score at more than two runs per ball.
19:06
Gujarat: 83/6 (14.1 overs) vs Kings XI: 154
Ishan Kishan and James Faulkner hold key for Gujarat. Axar Patel has completed his four overs. He picked four wickets and conceded 21 runs.
Axar's four wickets and Mohit's two have given Punjab an edge in this match.
19:04
Gujarat: 64/6 (12 overs) vs Kings XI: 154
Gujarat now have a herculean task after losing their top 6 batsmen.
Axar Patel has picked four wickets which includes a hattrick.
Mohit Sharma claimed the first two overs. Some smart bowling changes by the newly appointed captain Murali Vijay.
18:48
Gujarat: 57/6 (10.1 overs) vs Kings XI: 154
Hattrick for Axar Patel! He had removed Dinesh Karthik and DJ Bravo in his last over and now claims the crucial wicket of R Jadeja.
The umpire took forever to give this one! Replays show Jadeja had nicked it to Saha behind the stumps.
18:39
Gujarat: 39/5 (7 overs) vs Kings XI: 154
Fabulous from Axar Patel! The left-arm spinner picks his third wicket in the same over. After cleaning up Karthik, Axar bowls Dwayne Bravo off the next ball.
Bravo's leg stump is knocked off and it is Axar, who gives it back with the Champion Dance.
Trouble for Gujarat now!
18:29
Gujarat: 39/4 (7 overs) vs Kings XI: 154
Double strike by Axar Patel. He runs between DK's bat and pad. Gujarat are four down and are in deep trouble at this stage.
Two wickets each for Axar and Mohit Sharma.
18:27
Gujarat: 38/3 (6.3 overs) vs Kings XI: 154
Three quick wickets now for Gujarat! The dangerous Dwayne Smith holes out in the deep off Axar Patel's bowling.
Gujarat are struggling in this chase of 155 runs.
18:19
Gujarat: 34/2 (5 overs) vs Kings XI: 154
Suresh Raina, who was in an attacking mood is cleaned up Mohit Sharma.
He had hit Mohit for a six earlier in the over (5th over).
Raina scored 18 off 15 balls. Game on in Rajkot now!
This is the second time Mohit Sharma has hit the stumps.
18:10
Gujarat: 18/1 (3 overs) vs Kings XI: 154
Raina and Smith are in damage control mode after losing the dangerous Brendon McCullum.
18:08
Gujarat: 13/1 (1.4 over) vs Kings XI: 154
Scorecard:
That's a perfect start for Mohit Sharma and Kings XI. He cleans up Brendon McCullum with a perfect delivery.
It was a straight delivery bowled with pace and McCullum failed to connect his stroke on the off side.
17:56
Gujarat: 11/0 (1 over) vs Kings XI: 154
Gujarat's dangerous openers Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum get going in the modest chase of 155 runs.
Smith hits a massive six and a boundary off the first over bowled by Sandeep Sharma.
17:43
Kings XI: 154 all out (19.5 overs) vs Gujarat
Fabulous bowling show by Gujarat Lions! Praveen Kumar cleans up Cariappa now. The home side bundle out Punjab for 154 runs and will be elated with their performance.
Young chinaman spinner Shivil was the star picking three quick wickets. Bravo chips in with a couple of wickets.
Newly appointed skipper Murali Vijay top scores for Punjab with an impressive 55 off 41 balls.
17:35
Kings XI: 154/9 (19.3 overs) vs Gujarat
Kings XI will be disappointed with their performance. Mohit Sharma is now cleaned up by Praveen Kumar.
Punjab were 71 for the loss of no wicket off only 40 balls in the start but a flurry of wickets has dented their prospects.
17:31
Kings XI: 151/7 (18.5 overs) vs Gujarat
Dwayne Bravo continues to impress in the death overs. After picking Axar, he cleans up Saha.
17:29
Kings XI: 145/7 (18.2 overs) vs Gujarat
U-19 star Ishan Kishan takes a fabulous catch close to the ropes at deep mid-wicket. Bravo's subtle variations do the trick with Axar Patel perishing in the attempt to score big.
17:24
Kings XI: 139/6 (17.2 overs) vs Gujarat
That's a huge wicket for Gujarat Lions. The home team picks the dangerous David Miller at a crucial time in the match.
Miller is done by a Dhawal's slower ball. Dwayne Smith takes an easy catch at long on.
17:21
Kings XI: 137/5 (17 overs) vs Gujarat
Another good over for Kings XI with Bravo conceding 14 runs off it. Miller and Saha will have to score big in the last three over if Kings XI has to cross the 170-run mark.
17:17
Kings XI: 122/5 (16 overs) vs Gujarat
Finally a good over for Kings XI with 12 runs coming off it. time for strategic time-out. Kings XI will need Miller to fire in these last four overs.
17:12
Kings XI: 110/5 (15 overs) vs Gujarat
Kings XI are going at a slow rate after losing quick wickets. At one point of time they were cruising along nicely with the openers putting up 65 off only 40 balls.
Shivil has taken three wickets.
17:05
Kings XI: 100/5 (13.1 overs) vs Gujarat
Young chinaman spinner is having a roll here! He picks his third wicket. Murali Vijay throws it away after making a fantastic half-century.
He holes out to deep mid-wicket with Bravo taking a clean catch
16:55
Kings XI: 94/4 (12 overs) vs Gujarat
Vijay completes his fifty with a boundary. The new Kings XI skipper has stepped up with the responsibility bestowed on him.
His half-century comes off 37 balls with 6 boundaries.
16:50
Kings XI: 86/4 (11 overs) vs Gujarat
Eight runs scored of Bravo's first over (11th over). Kings XI lost four wickets for only 8 runs after a good start by their openers.
16:49
Kings XI: 78/4 (10 overs) vs Gujarat
At the half-way stage of this innings, Kings XI are 78 for the loss of 4 wickets. They clearly threw away the positive start given by their openers.
16:44
Kings XI: 73/4 (8.5 overs) vs Gujarat
Kings XI are losing it after a positive start. Gurkeerat gets run out to make it three quick wickets for Gujarat Lions.
Splendid fielding by James Faulkner. He dived and released it early.
After Maxwell, Gurkeerat also falls for a duck.
16:36
Kings XI: 70/3 (7.5 overs) vs Gujarat
Dream over for young chinaman bowler Shivil Kaushik.
He struck with the priced wicket of Shaun Marsh. Raina takes an easy catch and bursts into celebrations with his young bowler.
Kaushik follows it with the big wicket of dangerous Glenn Maxwell.
16:30
Kings XI: 67/0 (6.5 overs) vs Gujarat
Finally a breakthrough for Punjab. The experienced Jadeja claims the wicket of dangerous Marcus Stoinis.
He charged ahead and wanted to hit but missed the ball completely with Karthik finishing the job from behind the stumps.
16:27
Stoinis is getting into the act. He hits a cracking boundary off Dhawal Kulkarni.
End of powerplays and Punjab are well placed at around 10 runs an over without losing a wicket.
Punjab needs to win every game from now on. So, is this the game which will turn their fortunes in IPL 9 with a new captain at the helm.
16:22
Kings XI: 51/0 (5 overs) vs Gujarat
17 runs come off Jadeja's over (5th over) with Vijay hitting a six and a four. Hr has raced away to 32 off 18 balls.
Punjab's best start in IPL 9.
16:20
Kings XI: 34/0 (4 overs) vs Gujarat
The new captain of Kings XI, Murali Vijay is leading from the front. The opener has smashed 31 of 17 balls to give Punjab a quick start.
This after the Lions skipper Suresh Raina won the toss and elected to field.
Vijay replaced David Miller after a string of poor performances in the first half of IPL 9.
Kings XI have made following four changes: Gurkeerat Singh replaces Manan Vohra. Cariappa given his first game for Punjab. Stoinis replaces Mitchell Johnson. Wicketkeeper Saha comes back.
00:40 Warner's 50-ball 92 powers Hyderabad to victory vs RCB
HYDERABAD WIN BY 15 RUNS!!!
RCB 179-6 (20 ovs) vs Hyderabad 194-5 | SCORECARD
Mustafizur to bowl the 19th over, which is his fourth and final over. He bowls a superb over except for the six off the fifth delivery hit by Jadhav as he gives away just 11 runs.
RCB are 173 for five in 19 overs, needing another 22 runs from the last over for victory.
Bhuvneshwar to bowl the final over of the innings. The first ball is a yorker as Rasool can't get it away. He tries to reverse the next ball but fails to make connection and pulls the next to deep square leg for one and Jadhav gets one more single.
Rasool swings a length delivery through midwicket for a four but it's a bit too late but he is caught in the deep off the last ball of the match.
In the end, it turns out to be another easy victory for Sunrisers as they cruise to a 15-run victory.
Except for Rahul's 28-ball 51 and AB's fluent 47, RCB's batting was a big disappointment to follow up on their poor showing with the ball as they ended up conceding 194 runs.
Hyderabad rise to fourth in the standings with four wins from seven matches, while RCB languish in seventh place with four losses from six games.
HYDERABAD WIN BY 15 RUNS!!!
RCB 179-6 (20 ovs) vs Hyderabad 194-5 | SCORECARD
Mustafizur to bowl the 19th over, which is his fourth and final over. He bowls a superb over except for the six off the fifth delivery hit by Jadhav as he gives away just 11 runs.
RCB are 173 for five in 19 overs, needing another 22 runs from the last over for victory.
Bhuvneshwar to bowl the final over of the innings. The first ball is a yorker as Rasool can't get it away. He tries to reverse the next ball but fails to make connection and pulls the next to deep square leg for one and Jadhav gets one more single.
Rasool swings a length delivery through midwicket for a four but it's a bit too late but he is caught in the deep off the last ball of the match.
In the end, it turns out to be another easy victory for Sunrisers as they cruise to a 15-run victory.
Except for Rahul's 28-ball 51 and AB's fluent 47, RCB's batting was a big disappointment to follow up on their poor showing with the ball as they ended up conceding 194 runs.
Hyderabad rise to fourth in the standings with four wins from seven matches, while RCB languish in seventh place with four losses from six games.
00:27 RCB lose 5th wicket, Hyderabad in total control
RCB 162-5 (18 ovs) vs Hyderabad 194-5 | SCORECARD
Nehra comes back into the attack and strikes with his first delivery. Sachin Baby hits a full toss down straight into the hands of Dhawan at long-on to be dismissed for 27 from 16 balls.
Clearly, there is no way back for RCB from this position as they are reduced to 152 for five, with 43 needed from 17 balls for victory.
Kedar Jadhav swings the second ball on the leg side as it just carries over Henriques at deep square leg, who gets his fingers on it but can't prevent it from going over for a six.
He misses the next ball, a low full toss, as it goes on the bounce to wicketkeeper Ojha, who stops it and goes up in appeal. But the third umpire has no option but to turn down it as the ball clearly bounced before going to the keeper.
Parvez Rasool gets off the mark with two runs and keeps strike with a single from the last ball.
RCB need 33 from two overs for victory.
RCB 162-5 (18 ovs) vs Hyderabad 194-5 | SCORECARD
Nehra comes back into the attack and strikes with his first delivery. Sachin Baby hits a full toss down straight into the hands of Dhawan at long-on to be dismissed for 27 from 16 balls.
Clearly, there is no way back for RCB from this position as they are reduced to 152 for five, with 43 needed from 17 balls for victory.
Kedar Jadhav swings the second ball on the leg side as it just carries over Henriques at deep square leg, who gets his fingers on it but can't prevent it from going over for a six.
He misses the next ball, a low full toss, as it goes on the bounce to wicketkeeper Ojha, who stops it and goes up in appeal. But the third umpire has no option but to turn down it as the ball clearly bounced before going to the keeper.
Parvez Rasool gets off the mark with two runs and keeps strike with a single from the last ball.
RCB need 33 from two overs for victory.
00:21
RCB 152-4 (17 ovs) vs Hyderabad 194-5 | SCORECARD
RCB's two young batsmen know they have to pull something out of the ordinary to win this match from this position.
Sachin attempts the Dilscoop as he paddles it over the keeper and is rewarded with a four for his daring. Three singles before Jadhav smashes a full toss down the ground for two runs and takes one as Bhuvi concedes 10 runs in the 16th over, with another 53 needed from 24 balls for victory.
Mustafizur has two overs in hand. He starts with a slower ball as Jadhav is too early into the shot and misses it by a long way.
Baby is playing a good hand as he turns Mustafizur on the leg side for two runs before he chops a high full toss over the off-side for a four.
10 runs from the over takes RCB to 152 for four in 17 overs, with 43 needed from three overs for victory.
RCB 152-4 (17 ovs) vs Hyderabad 194-5 | SCORECARD
RCB's two young batsmen know they have to pull something out of the ordinary to win this match from this position.
Sachin attempts the Dilscoop as he paddles it over the keeper and is rewarded with a four for his daring. Three singles before Jadhav smashes a full toss down the ground for two runs and takes one as Bhuvi concedes 10 runs in the 16th over, with another 53 needed from 24 balls for victory.
Mustafizur has two overs in hand. He starts with a slower ball as Jadhav is too early into the shot and misses it by a long way.
Baby is playing a good hand as he turns Mustafizur on the leg side for two runs before he chops a high full toss over the off-side for a four.
10 runs from the over takes RCB to 152 for four in 17 overs, with 43 needed from three overs for victory.
00:10 De Villiers dismissed for 47 as RCB continue to slip
RCB 132-4 (15 ovs) vs Hyderabad 194-5 | SCORECARD
Mustafizur comes back as AB drives the first ball, a full toss, down the ground for two runs followed by one.
Sachin breaks the shackles as he heaves the pacer over midwicket for a six as 11 runs come from the over.
AB gets into the act as well as clubs a length delivery from Henriques over midwicket for a six. The next ball is short as this time the South African over the same region for the same result to make it back to back sixes.
He has another go but this time Henriques bowls it wide as AB mishits it on the off-side for two runs and then picks one.
Sachin edges the last ball which goes for a four past the keeper as 19 runs come from the over.
AB has cut loose as he hits Sran's first ball over the leg side for a four but the left-arm pacer gets revenge as he gets the South African caught at long-on after scoring 47 from 32 balls.
Sran must be relieved to see the catch being taken, having seen him dropped twice off his bowling.
RCB are struggling on 132 for four in 15 overs, needing another 63 runs from five overs for victory with all their top batsmen back in the hut.
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RCB 132-4 (15 ovs) vs Hyderabad 194-5 | SCORECARD
Mustafizur comes back as AB drives the first ball, a full toss, down the ground for two runs followed by one.
Sachin breaks the shackles as he heaves the pacer over midwicket for a six as 11 runs come from the over.
AB gets into the act as well as clubs a length delivery from Henriques over midwicket for a six. The next ball is short as this time the South African over the same region for the same result to make it back to back sixes.
He has another go but this time Henriques bowls it wide as AB mishits it on the off-side for two runs and then picks one.
Sachin edges the last ball which goes for a four past the keeper as 19 runs come from the over.
AB has cut loose as he hits Sran's first ball over the leg side for a four but the left-arm pacer gets revenge as he gets the South African caught at long-on after scoring 47 from 32 balls.
Sran must be relieved to see the catch being taken, having seen him dropped twice off his bowling.
RCB are struggling on 132 for four in 15 overs, needing another 63 runs from five overs for victory with all their top batsmen back in the hut.
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