Tendulkar, Rayudu star in Mumbai win
Sachin Tendulkar and Ambati Rayudu hit impressive half-centuries to
set up Mumbai Indians’ 23-run win over Kings XI Punjab in an Indian
Premier League match on Monday. Skipper Tendulkar and Rayudu each made
51 as Mumbai scored 159-5 before stopping Punjab at 136-8 for their
sixth victory in eight matches of the Twenty20 tournament.
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Lasith Malinga captured 2 for 19. Malinga has 19 IPL wickets
under his name this year. AFP |
Mumbai now lead the 10-team league table with 12 points.
Australian Shaun Marsh top-scored with a 47-ball 61 for Punjab, who
suffered their fourth defeat in seven games. He put on 72 for the second
wicket with Paul Valthaty, who contributed a 38-ball 33.
Pacemen Lasith Malinga and Munaf Patel, and off-spinner Harbhajan
Singh bagged two wickets apiece for Mumbai.
Tendulkar and Rayudu earlier propped up the innings after Mumbai had
lost South African Davy Jacobs (10) in the third over, adding 95 for the
second wicket.
Rayudu, who hit seamer Praveen Kumar for two fours and a six in the
same over, was the first to reach half-century with a boundary off
leg-spinner Piyush Chawla.
He fell in the same over while attempting another big shot, caught
superbly by Dinesh Karthik at deep mid-wicket after hitting one six and
eight fours in his 37-ball knock.
Tendulkar, who hit left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt over deep
square-leg for the first six of the innings, also fell soon after
completing his half-century.
He cracked one six and three fours in his 45-ball knock.
West Indies batsman Kieron Pollard smashed two sixes in his 11-ball
20 and Rohit Sharma hit a brisk 18 to help Mumbai cross the 150-mark.
Australian paceman Ryan Harris and Chawla each bagged two wickets.
Brief scores:
Mumbai Indians 159-5 in 20 overs (S. Tendulkar 51, A. Rayudu 51, K.
Pollard 20; R. Harris 2-33, P. Chawla 2-37) beat Kings XI Punjab 136-8
in 20 overs (S. Marsh 61, P. Valthaty 33; M. Patel 2-18, L. Malinga
2-19, Harbhajan Singh 2-25) by 23 runs. |
