New Delhi: Rising Pune SuperJint on the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) First win in the qualifiers by defeating Mumbai Indians by 20 runs for the first time in the final.
In the match played at the Wankhede Stadium, Pune had set a target of 163 for victory against Mumbai. After playing the entire over, Mumbai could only manage 142 for nine.
Dhoni’s innings in this match is being highly appreciated. In the unbeaten innings of 40 runs, Dhoni scored 5 glorious sixes in 26 balls. Dhoni hit five sixes in the match which was excellent, but one of them was such that the Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma would never be able to forget.
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Let’s say that even after this defeat the expectations of reaching the finals of Mumbai are alive. After this match, he will face the winners of the Eliminator match in the second qualifier. Current champions Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders teams will face face-off in the Eliminator match on Wednesday. The team which will win the second qualifier, will face Pune in the final.
On McLegan’s ball, Dhoni hit a strong six that Captain Rohit Sharma went to the dugout of the Pune team. In fact, Rohit Sharma wanted to catch Dhoni’s sixes. In this endeavor they got out of the boundary line and went to the dongout of Pune.