Mohit has last laugh as Kings XI beat Mumbai by 7 runs
MUMBAI, India (AP) Mohit Sharma bowled three terrible overs and four brilliant balls at the death as Kings XI Punjab kept its hopes alive of reaching the Indian Premier League playoffs with a seven-run victory over Mumbai Indians on Thursday.
Mohit conceded just one run off the last four deliveries of the match to suddenly restrain Kieron Pollard, who smashed a 24-ball 50 not out, including five sixes.
Lendl Simmons top-scored for Mumbai with 59 off 32 before Martin Guptill pulled off a brilliant one-handed catch on the boundary line, leaping backwards to dismiss the opener off Glenn Maxwell.
Mumbai finished on 223-6 but it wasn't enough, thanks to Mohit (2-57). The right-arm medium fast bowler conceded 49 runs in his first three overs - 16 in No. 6, 17 in No. 9 and 16 in No. 18 - but held his nerve right at the end. That was despite being hit by Pollard for a six off the second ball, leaving nine runs needed for victory.
Earlier, Kings XI was put into bat and scored 230-3 with Wriddhiman Saha 93 not out off 55 balls and Maxwell out for 47.
The teams' aggregate runs scored - a total of 453 - was the second highest in IPL history.
Mumbai stayed top, with Kings XI fifth.
