Mumbai edge past KKR to jump to 4th
May 14, 2015  23:49
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MUMBAI INDIANS WIN BY 5 RUNS!!!
Kolkata 166-7 (20 ovs) vs Mumbai 171-4 | Scorecard


Pollard handed the ball to bowl the all-important final over, with 12 runs needed from the remaining six deliveries for victory.

He starts with a slower ball as Pathan miscues the attempted slog on the leg side and is caught by wicketkeeper Parthiv after a good innings of 52 from 37 balls.

New batsman Umesh Yadav has a wild swing but gets an inside edge which beats Malinga at short fine leg for a four.

A single from the next delivery makes it seven needed from 3 balls for victory.

Pollard misses his target with the slower ball as he gives away a wide.

Chawla has a huge swing at the next ball but misses it by a big margin and fails to connect the next delivery too.

Chawla comes down the track and misses his third delivery in a row as Mumbai win the contest by five runs.

Mumbai jump to fourth in the IPL standings with 14 points from 13 games to further boost their chances of making it to the play-offs. KKR are still second with 15 points from 13 games.
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