Mumbai Indians scored a much needed victory against
Royal Challengers Bangalore to keep their semifinal hopes alive. Though
Sachin Tendulkar was out for a duck, he made the right moves as a captain promoting
Ajinkya Rahane and some good bowling changes. JP Duminy scored his fourth fifty in the tournament and got good support from Ajinkya Rahane who scored an unbeaten 62. Batting first, Mumbai Indians managed to score 157 runs for loss of two wickets. In reply, Royal Challengers could only score 141 runs handling a 16 run victory for Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai Indians: 157/2 (20.0 overs)
Ajinkya Rahane 62*(49),
Jean-Paul Duminy 59*(41),
Roelof van der Merwe 1/17
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 141/7 (20.0 overs)
Mark Boucher 48*(33),
Virat Kohli 20(22),
Harbhajan Singh 2/15
Result: Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 16 runs
Player of the match: Jean-Paul Duminy
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