Mumbai Indians failed to grab a spot in the top four as they lost to
Deccan Chargers by 19 runs.
Rohit Sharma grabbed the match away from Mumbai Indians by claiming a hat-trick when Mumbai Indians are cruising along to the target. Batting first on a hard, dry surface Deccan Chargers lost the wickets of Gibbs in the second over.
Adam Gilchrist and Rohit Sharma kept the scoreboard ticking for a while before Gilchrist was bowled by Raje. Mumbai took wickets at regular intervals and Deccan Chargers scored 145 runs in their alloted twenty overs. Deccan Chargers got the ideal start in the second innings of the match when
RP Singh claimed the wickets of
Sachin Tendulkar and
Sanath Jayasuriya. Mumbai are 7/2 at the end of 2 overs. In form
Jean-Paul Duminy and
Pinal Shah did the damage control for a while before Shah got out to part time bowler Suman. Duminy scored a much needed fifty, but 4 wickets by Rohit Sharma including a hat-trick won the match for the Hyderabad Deccan Chargers.
Deccan Chargers: 145/6 (20.0 overs)
Rohit Sharma 38(36), Y
Venugopal Rao 28(17),
Dwayne Bravo 1/16
Mumbai Indians: 126/8 (20.0 overs)
Jean-Paul Duminy 52(48), Pinal Shah 29(19), Rohit Sharma 4/6
Result: Deccan Chargers beat Mumbai Indians by 19 runs
Player of the match: Rohit Sharma
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