Gujarat beat Mumbai in IPL

The Gujarat Lions became the first team to seal a berth in the IPL 2016 Playoffs after they defeated defending champions Mumbai Indians by six wickets yesterday, reports IPLT20.com. After the Mumbai Indians had posted 172-8 having been put in to bat, the Gujarat Lions chased down the runs in the 18th over, losing only four wickets in the process.
Though the Lions’ run-chase began with Aaron Finch being dismissed of the second ball of the innings, the home side wrested back the initiative in splendid style, with Brendon McCullum and Suresh Raina unleashing a flurry of strokes. McCullum hit the first boundary of the chase, but it was Raina who took the Mumbai Indians bowlers to the cleaners first; he targeted their highest wicket-taker of the season – Mitchell McClenaghan, hitting him for three boundaries and a six in the third over.
McCullum joined in the act soon after and MI continued to bleed runs from both ends. McCullum hit Krunal Pandya for two boundaries and a six in the fifth over and then picked up consecutive boundaries of the sixth over. By the time the Powerplay overs were bowled, the home side had raced to 70 for 1, and the required run rate which was 8.65 at the start of the chase had been brought down to 7.35.
Earlier, the defending champions, put in to bat, slipped to 45 for 3, before Nitish Rana and Jos Buttler rescued the innings with a 75-run partnership. Dhawal Kulkarni, Bravo and Praveen Kumar bowled three very good overs at the end – conceding only 19 runs, while also picking up three wickets, to restrict the visitors to 172-8. Buttler (33 from 31 balls) and Rohit Sharma (30 from 17 balls) were the only other noteworthy contributors in the MI innings.

 

Gujarat beat Mumbai in IPL

The Gujarat Lions became the first team to seal a berth in the IPL 2016 Playoffs after they defeated defending champions Mumbai Indians by six wickets yesterday, reports IPLT20.com. After the Mumbai Indians had posted 172-8 having been put in to bat, the Gujarat Lions chased down the runs in the 18th over, losing only four wickets in the process. Though the Lions run-chase began with Aaron Finch being dismissed of the second ball of the innings, the home side wrested back the initiative in splendid style, with Brendon McCullum and Suresh Raina unleashing a flurry of strokes. McCullum hit the first boundary of the chase, but it was Raina who took the Mumbai Indians bowlers to the cleaners first; he targeted their highest wicket-taker of the season Mitchell McClenaghan, hitting him for three boundaries and a six in the third over. McCullum joined in the act soon after and MI continued to bleed runs from both ends. McCullum hit Krunal Pandya for two boundaries and a six in the fifth over and then picked up consecutive boundaries of the sixth over. By the time the Powerplay overs were bowled, the home side had raced to 70 for 1, and the required run rate which was 8.65 at the start of the chase had been brought down to 7.35. Earlier, the defending champions, put in to bat, slipped to 45 for 3, before Nitish Rana and Jos Buttler rescued the innings with a 75-run partnership. Dhawal Kulkarni, Bravo and Praveen Kumar bowled three very good overs at the end conceding only 19 runs, while also picking up three wickets, to restrict the visitors to 172-8. Buttler (33 from 31 balls) and Rohit Sharma (30 from 17 balls) were the only other noteworthy contributors in the MI innings.