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23:42   Pune outclass Mumbai to enter IPL-10 final


Mumbai 142-9 (20 ovs) vs Pune 162-4 | Scorecard

McClenaghan keeps fighting as he swings Unadkat over midwicket for a six despite a valiant effort from Rahane at deep midwicket as he managed to get the ball in despite losing his balance but his feet had touched the boundary ropes.

But even that six is not enough for Mumbai Indians, who get nine runs from the over, and need 30 from the final over for victory.

Thakur to bowl the final over. Bumrah gets a single from the first ball before McClenaghan is beaten off the next effectively ending Mumbai's hopes.

The left-hander edges the next ball and is caught at short thirdman for 12, leaving Pune just one wicket for victory.

Thakur follows it up with a good yorker as Lasith Malinga somehow keeps it out for a single and Bumrah gets one from the next ball.

Malinga swings the last ball over midwicket where the fielder takes the catch but falls over to give away a six.

But Pune have emerged as winners they clinch a well-deserved 20-run victory to storm into the final of IPL-10.

Mumbai will go into the second Qualifier match where they will take on the winners of the Eliminator match.
23:31   Mumbai 8 down, Pune inch closer to victory


Mumbai 124-8 (18 ovs) vs Pune 162-4 | Scorecard

Unadkat continues Mumbai's wicket ways. Left-hander Karn Sharma has a wild swing but gets a top edge and is caught by Dhoni on the off-side.

Mumbai are eight down with Pune inching closer to another victory against them.

Christian is unlucky not to get a wicket in the next over as Rahul Tripathi puts down an easy chance at long-on after McClenaghan has swiped uppishly towards him.

Jasprit Bumrah swings a short ball from Christian over midwicket and gets it over the boundary for a six.

The match is out of reach as far as Mumbai is concerned with 39 needed from two overs for victory with just two wickets in hand.
23:18   Parthiv falls for 52, Mumbai in tatters


Mumbai 103-7 (15 ovs) vs Pune 162-4 | Scorecard

Krunal steers Dan Christian past short thirdman for a four before he gets a lifeline off the last ball.

He heaves the pacer across the line on the leg side as he hits it uppishly over midwicket but Thakur in the deep fails to judge the catch as it goes over him before it bounces inside and goes for a four. Captain Smith at long-on is visibly furious with Thakur's feeble attempt which also cost his team a boundary.

Parthiv brings up his fifty from 37 balls in the next over with two runs as he chips Thakur down the ground.

Krunal continues to chance his arm and it causes his downfall as he hits one straight to Christian at long-off to perish for 15.

Parthiv also fell in the same fashion as he is also caught at long-on in his attempt to hit a big one.

Thakur redeems himself after that dropped as he picks up two wickets in his third over.

Parthiv walks back for 40-ball 52 with Mumbai reduced to 103 for seven in 15 overs, needing 60 from 30 balls for victory.
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23:08   Mumbai lose 5th wicket, Pune in control


Mumbai 85-5 (13 ovs) vs Pune 162-4 | Scorecard

Pacer Ferguson came back for a new spell and immediately struck with the wicket of the dangerous Hardik. The right-hander decides to target the straight boundary but fails to get enough elevation and is caught at long-on.

Hardik walks back after scoring 14 with Mumbai reeling on 75 for five, in the 12th over.

Krunal also tries to go on the attack and nearly joins his brother in the pavilion but luckily the shot doesn't carry to long-off. Sundar bowls a tidy final over to finish with impressive figures of 85 for five in 13 overs, needing 78 from seven overs for victory.
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22:48   Sundar's strikes leaves Mumbai in a mess


Mumbai 71-4 (10 ovs) vs Pune 162-4 | Scorecard

Sundar has magnificent figures of three for 12 in three overs and Mumbai will need a big effort from Parthiv and the lower order to bail them out of this present crisis.

Shardul comes back but bowls a poor over to give away a couple of fours. A short wide ball is slashed through point by Parthiv for a four before Hardik glances the last ball fine for the same result to get 11 from the over.

Australia's leg-spinner Adam Zampa replaces Sundar, who still had one over left.

Hardik goes after the leggie, lofting him over long-off for a six to take Mumbai to 71 for four in 10 overs, with 92 needed from 60 balls for victory.
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22:38   Sundar's strikes leaves Mumbai in a mess


Mumbai 51-4 (8 ovs) vs Pune 162-4 | Scorecard

Captain Rohit Sharma fails with the bat as he is trapped leg before wicket by off-spinner Sundar for one. He tries to play the sweep but misses and is struck right in front of the stumps to slip to 41 for two in the sixth over.

Ambati Rayudu falls for a duck as he looks to hit the off-spinner through the leg side but Steve Smith pulls a superb low at short midwicket.

The young off-spinner Sundar is all over the Mumbai batsmen. In his next over, he grabs another big wicket as Kieron Pollard offers a simple catch to Smith at midwicket to perish for seven.

Sundar has picked up three wickets in two overs to leave Mumbai in tatters on 51 for four in eight overs.
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22:23   Simmons run out for 5, Mumbai lose early wicket


Mumbai 41-1 (5 ovs) vs Pune 162-4 | Scorecard

Parthiv continues his positive batting as he pulls new bower Lockie Ferguson for a six over square leg, his third maximum in successive overs.

In the next over, he lofts Shardul Thakur over the covers for a four before he has a close shave as Parthiv mishits on the leg side with Unadkat unable to get to the ball.

Against the run of play, Mumbai lose the wicket of Simmons, who is run out for five.

Parthiv drives one straight as the bowler Shardul manages to get his hands on it before it goes on to hit the stumps with Simmons well out of his stumps.

Two singles before Parthiv flicks the last ball of the over for a four as Mumbai reach 41 for one in five overs.
22:12  


Mumbai 19-0 (3 ovs) vs Pune 162-4 | Scorecard

The in-form Jaydev Unadkat makes a tidy start with the ball, conceding just a single with both Parthiv Patel and Lendl Simmons keen not give him the early wicket.

Off-spinner Washington Sundar to bowl the second over. Simmons takes a single from the third ball before Parthiv slog sweeps the fifth ball over midwicket for a six.

Parthiv then hits another maximum pulling a short ball from Unadkat over the square leg fence as Mumbai reach 19 for no loss in three overs.
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21:45   Dhoni's late assault lifts Pune to 162


Pune 162-4 (20 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard

McClenaghan comes back as he starts with a short ball down the leg side which Dhoni looks to pull but misses and the appeal for catch behind is turned down.

Pune are struggling to break free with the Kiwi pacer giving away just five runs in his third over.

Bumrah, who has two overs in hand, comes back to bowl the 18th over. Tiwary swings at the first ball, getting it behind square on the leg side where Lendl Simmons fields on the edge of the boundary but his feet has touched the rope to give away a four.

Despite the boundary, Bumrah has ended up giving away just seven runs.

Tiwary goes on the attack as he hits a high full toss on the leg side for a four to bring up his fifty from 45 balls. It is called a no-ball for height and Tiwary promptly despatches the free-hit delivery back over the bowler's head for a six.

Dhoni swings a length ball from McClenaghan over midwicket for the second six of the over, to raise the 50-run stand from 37 balls.

Even Bumrah comes under attack from Dhoni, who is hitting sixes at will. Tiwary picks a single before Dhoni smashes the next ball over the covers for a six and two balls lofts it down the ground, comfortably clearing long-off for another six.

Bumrah keeps Dhoni tied with two dot balls to end the innings, with the bowler getting Tiwary run out of the final ball of the innings.

Dhoni finishes unbeaten on a superb innings of 40 from 26 balls, while Tiwary is run out for 58 from 48 balls, having hit four fours and two sixes.

The duo put on a quickfire stand of 73 runs from 44 balls for the fourth wicket to give their bowlers a good total to bowl at.
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21:19   Mumbai's bowlers keep Pune in check


Pune 109-3 (16 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Karn is back for a new spell, replacing Malinga.

Rahane does well to hit Karn on the leg side three deliveries in succession for two runs each time.

But he perishes attempting the same shot as he is struck right in front of the stumps and to be dismissed leg before wicket after a good innings of 56 from 43 balls, having added 80 runs from 10.5 overs for the third wicket with Tiwary.

With not much batting left, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Tiwary look to play cautiously, especially against Bumrah, who gives away just seven in the 14th over.

Dhoni decides to do something about the lack of runs as he comes down and heaves Karn over midwicket for a six to bring up Pune's 100, in the 15th over.

Krunal ends his spell with another good over, giving away just five, conceding just 22 runs in his four overs.
21:00   Rahane hits half-century to rally Pune


Pune 83-2 (12 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard

Malinga comes back as Rahane slashes a wide delivery past point for a four followed by five more singles to get nine runs from the over.

Tiwary slog sweeps Krunal over midwicket for a four before Rahane sweeps the fifth ball to deep square leg where McClenaghan lets one go through for another four. He takes a single from the last ball to bring up his fifty, from 39 balls.
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20:53   Rahane, Tiwary rally Pune after early wickets


Pune 63-2 (10 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard

Manoj Tiwary gets his first boundary, from the 12th ball he faces, as he comes down and lofts Karn down the ground for a six.

Spin from both ends now as left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya comes into the attack from the Press Box end.

He makes a good start, conceding just single as Mumbai continue to build the pressure by drying up the boundaries.

Rahane again takes a chance to do something about the run rate as he chips down he track to new bowler Hardik Pandya and lofts him back over his head for a six.

He taps the next ball on the leg side for a single to bring up Pune's 50, in the ninth over.

Tiwary has a close shave as he gets an inside edge which misses the stumps narrowly and goes for a four.

Some relief for Pune as Hardik's first over goes for 15 runs with Rahane and Tiwary raising the 50-run stand from 44 balls for the third wicket to rally the visitors.

Krunal bowls another good over, giving away just five, with Pune reaching 63 for two in 10 overs.

Rahane is getting back among the runs as he made 38 from 32 balls, while Tiwary has 22 from 24 balls.
20:34   Pune struggle after Smith and Tripathi perish early


Pune 33-2 (6 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard

The onus is now on Ajinkya Rahane to revive Pune. The Wankhede stadium is his home ground and he would definitely have a good knowledge of the conditions.

Rahane looks to counter-attack as he hits McClenagahan for a couple of fours. He pulls the pacer for a four over midwicket and then hits a beautiful drive through the covers for the same result. He flicks the fifth ball through midwicket for a couple to get 10 from the over.

Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack after just one over from Malinga with the new ball in which he took a wicket.

A tidy start from Bumrah, giving away just five singles.

Leg-spinner Karn Sharma comes in from the other end. Rahane breaks the shackles as he makes room and flays a full delivery through the covers for a four, just the third boundary for Pune in five overs.

Another tight over from Malinga who just concedes just two runs with Pune struggling to 33 for two in six overs.
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20:17   Smith and Tripathi perish, Pune in trouble


Pune 9-2 (2 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard

Lasith Malinga strikes in the next over with the big wicket of captain Steve Smith, who is caught on the off-side for one.

Smith looks to turn Malinga on the leg side but gets a leading edge and is caught by Hardik Pandya on the off-side.

Smith walks back for one with Pune reduced to nine for two after two overs.
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20:09   Tripathi bowled for a duck, Pune lose early wicket


Pune 6-1 (1 ov) vs Mumbai | Scorecard

Mitchell McClenaghan gave Mumbai a dream start with the wicket of the in-form Rahul Tripathi in the very first over of the innings for a duck.

The full delivery came in enough as Tripathi tries to hit across the line on the leg side but misses and is bowled.



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19:39   Mumbai elect to bowl vs Pune, Bumrah and Malinga back
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and elected to bowl against Rising Pune Supergiant.

Mumbai have brought back Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell McClenaghan but there is no place for veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.

Ambati Rayudu retains his place after his half-century in the previous game as Nitish Rana sits out.

For Pune, Lockie Ferguson comes in place of Ben Stokes.
19:11  
Mumbai will welcome all the top players back after a few of them were rested for the match.

Mumbai, who had already qualified, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Parthiv Patel were given a break in the final league match against KKR.

The hosts are spoilt for choices, it will be interesting which two spinners Mumbai will pick among Harbhajan, Krunal Pandya and Karn Sharma.

Pune will be missing the services of all-rounder Ben Stokes, who had played a key role in their resurgence in the second half of the tournament. He goes back to England to resume duties with the national team.
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18:08   Table toppers Mumbai face high-flying Pune in Qualifier 1
Welcome to the coverage of the Qualifier 1 match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiant in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Table-toppers Mumbai Indians will be itching to avenge their double defeat against Rising Pune Supergiant in the league stages.

Mumbai Indians outplayed the Kolkata Knight Riders in their last league match to secure the top spot in the standings with 10 wins from 14 games.

The side will be particularly satisfied that their bench strength clicked against KKR, providing them more options to choose from, for the key clash against Pune.

There is a lot at stake as the winning team goes straight into the final to be played in Hyderabad on May 21, while the loser gets another chance in the Qualifier 2, to be played on May 19 in Bengaluru.

Pune is the only team to have defeated Mumbai Indians twice in the league stage, both home and away and this fact would be playing on the minds of Mumbai's players.

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