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MOHALI: Mumbai Indians defeated Kings XI Punjab by four wickets back Ambati Rayudu burst a abuttals off penultimate brawl from Azhar Mahmood in the fifth copy of the Indian Premier League actuality at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday.

Chasing a bashful ambition of 169, Mumbai Indians completed the beauteous achievement in 19.5 overs with an best 14-ball 36-run seventh wicket angle amid Rayudu and Robin Pietersen.

Rayudu remained not out on 34,hitting two sixes and as abounding fours in 17 assurance while South Africa’s
Pietersen denticulate an best 16 off seven assurance with two fours and a six.

However, Mumbai’s top scorer was Rohit Sharma who accursed a fifty in 30 assurance with three sixes and three fours admitting brilliant batsman Sachin Tendulkar contributed 34.

For Punjab, Parvinder Awana took three and Pakistan’s Azhar Mahmood claimed two wickets.

Earlier, Kings XI Punjab fabricated 168 for three in the allotted 20 overs afterwards their captain David Hussey absitively to bat first.

He was additionally the top scorer, hitting 68 from 40 assurance with four sixes and as abounding fours. He was accurate by South Africa’s David Miller who fabricated an best 34 off 17 assurance with a four and three sixes.

Both added 89 runs in aloof 7.1 overs for an best fourth wicket partnership.

Geo Super showed this absorbing bout alive from Mohali, Chandigarh.