MUmbai: Two time’s champions Mumbai Indians team won the fourth consecutive win in IPL-10. On Sunday, he beat Gujarat Lions by six wickets The target of 177 runs was achieved by losing 4 wickets just after remaining three balls. Man-of-the-match Nitish Rana’s half-century as well as the run of captain Rohit Sharma and Kieron Palard proved crucial in Mumbai’s victory. Pollard and Rohit shared a fine partnership of 68 runs for the fourth wicket. With this, Gujarat got the third defeat in four matches.
Nitish Rana again played a good innings
Like Gujarat, Mumbai Indians also got shocked in the over. Praveen Kumar caught Parthiv Patel (0) at the hands of Jason Roy. Most runs in this IPL are now in the account of Nitish (193 runs). Rana left Gautam Gambhir (182 runs) behind. But in the score of 85, Mumbai got a second blow. Nitish Rana (53 runs) caught by Andrew Tie on the back of the wicket Jos Buttler (26 runs) was the victim of Munaf Patel at 92 runs. After reaching Mumbai close to the target, Kieron Pollard (39 runs, 23 balls) was dismissed by Tie. Captain Rohit Sharma (40 runs) and Hardik Patel (6 runs) returned unbeaten.
Lions gave the target of 177 to Mumbai
Gujarat Lions set target of 177 runs for Mumbai Indians. Apart from Brendon McCullum’s half century, thanks to the rise of Dinesh Karthik and Jason Roy, Gujarat scored 176/4 in 20 overs. Mitchell McClenaghan took two wickets for 24 runs on behalf of Mumbai. Bhajji gave 22 runs in his quota and took one wicket. Lasith Malinga proved to be more expensive. He took one wicket with 51 runs.
Malinga sent back to McCullum
Brendon McCullum, who proved dangerous, scored 64 runs), Lasith Malinga showed the path to the pavilion. McCullum scored three sixes in the 44-ball innings. Gujarat lost their third wicket on 99 The slow-playing Ishant Kishan (11 runs) sent McLenan back to the score of 153. Dinesh Karthik (48 not out, 26 balls) and Jason Roy Crease (14 not out) did not get much freedom in the last over. Jaspreet Bumrah scored just 10 runs in that over. Although both of them scored 23 runs in 14 balls, they reached the team’s score over 175.
Raina and McCullum added 80 runs
Gujarat Lions opener Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum started the innings But Smith (0) was caught by Mitchell McClenaghan on the second ball of the first over by Nitish Rana. Smith was dismissed for 25th time in Twenty20. They left behind Umar Akmal (24). Mumbai Indians got the first breakthrough At that time, there was only one run in Gujarat’s account. McCullum hit two sixes in Lasith Malinga in the sixth over. Koodal Pandya was economical in his first over, giving three runs. After all, Harbhajan Singh made captain to captain Suresh Raina (28 runs) at 81 runs. Rohit Sharma caught the catch
Gujarat Lions opener Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum started the innings But Smith (0) was caught by Mitchell McClenaghan on the second ball of the first over by Nitish Rana. Mumbai Indians got the first breakthrough At that time, there was only one run in Gujarat’s account. After the second over, Gujarat scored 15/1. Captain Raina is playing with 10 runs.
Won the toss in Mumbai, the batting given to Gujarat
At the Wankhede Stadium, the Mumbai Indians won the toss and decided to bowl. Lasith Malinga is back in the Mumbai team. Gujarat captain Suresh Raina said after the toss that Aaron Finch is not playing in this match because his kitbag has gone missing. Munaf Patel has been kept in the playing eleven of Gujarat. For the first time since 2013, they have joined the IPL. In the 16th match of IPL-10, Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Lions face a face-to-face In the last match defeating the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai’s hat-trick has won the hat-trick. While facing the success of two successive defeats, the Gujarat Lions team, which opens the winnings, is a tough challenge.
Mumbai VS Gujarat
In the last season, Mumbai Indians had lost both their matches against the Gujarat Lions.
Return to Pollard’s form, Rohit still does not
Kieron Pollard, who failed in the first three matches, gave away 70 runs to Mumbai. But Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma has not been able to do anything till now.
Tie Trumpcard, Jadeja playing in Gujarat
The arrival of Ravindra Jadeja and Andrew Ti has given Gujarat the support of bowling. Ti took hat-trick against Pune. This was his first match in the IPL too.
Point Table: Which team is where
1. Kolkata: 4 matches, win 3, lost 1, point 6, net runrets +1.265
2. Mumbai: 4 matches, win 3, loss 1, point 6, net runreate +0.308
3.Delhi: 3 matches, win 2, lost 1, point 4, net runreate +2.217
4. Hyderabad: 4 matches, win 2, loss 2, point 4, net runrets +0.632
5. Punjab: 4 matches, 2 win, loss 2, point 4, net runrets -0.309
6.Bengaluru: 4 matches, win 1, loss 3, point 2, net runrets -1.044
7.Gujarat: 3 matches, win 1, loss 2, point 2, net runRat -1.386
8. Pune: 4 matches, win 1, loss 3, point 2, net runrets-1.537
MI Playing XI
Mumbai Indians: Parthiv Patel (wicketkeeper), Jos Buttler, Rohit Sharma (captain), Nitish Rana, Kieron Pollard, Kunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jaspreet Bumrah and Lasith Malinga.
GL Playing XI
Gujarat Lions: Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Jason Roy, Suresh Raina (captain), Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Ishaan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Praveen Kumar, Basil Thumpi, Edu Ti, Munaf Patel
