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Mumbai, May 14: Mumbai Indians (MI) stayed on course for a playoff berth after pulling off a narrow 5-run win over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in a nerve-wracking last-over IPL 2015 thriller here today. (CSK in playoffs, 5 others battle)
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The hosts first recovered from a poor start of 79/4 to post 171/4 following a whirlwind knock of 61 not out in 31 balls from Hardik Pandya.
Chasing the score, KKR lost wickets at regular intervals after a bright start of 45 but still were in the hunt for a win and a place in the playoff when they needed 12 runs in the last over bowled by Kieron Pollard. (Who is Pandya?)
However, the big-built West Indian conceded only 6 runs after taking the wicket of danger man Yusuf Pathan who was caught behind for 52 off the first ball to help Mumbai cross the finish line at the Wankhede Stadium. KKR ended at 166/7.
MI thus took their points tally to 14 with one last away game left to play against Sun Risers Hyderabad on May 17, while Kolkata have 15 with one match in hand against Rajasthan Royals to be played at the Cricket Club of India's Brabourne Stadium here on May 16.
Pandya powers MI to 171/4
Earlier Pandya, who came after the fall of captain Rohit Sharma, slammed 2 sixes and 8 fours in his 31-ball whirlwind knock and added an unbroken 92 runs in 51 balls for the fifth wicket with Pollard (33 not out) to resurrect Mumbai after they were reduced to 79-4 in 11.4 overs.
Put into bat, MI were put on the back foot within the power play period when they lost both openers Parthiv Patel (21) and Lendl Simmons (14).
After the rare failure of the consistent Ambati Rayudu that left MI at a difficult 47 for 3, captain Sharma and West Indian Pollard did some repair work but the dismissal of the former for a 21-ball 30 put the brakes again.
But Pandya took the KKR bowling by the scruff and smashed the ball around. He struck Umesh Yadav for four fours in the 17th over before reaching his half century with a six in 25 balls.
Former Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan, returning to the tournament after a month's gap because of national duty, did the star turn for the defending champions with a two-wicket haul for 22 with his crafty left arm spin.
South African Morne Morkel (1 for 27) and Narine (1 for 38) were the other wicket takers. Knight Riders conceded 72 runs in the last five overs.
PTI
