Indian Premier League 2016 - 54th Match
(Gujarat Lions vs Mumbai Indians at Kanpur)
Smith, Raina seal top-two spot for Lions
| MI | vs | GL |
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| 172/8 (20) | 173/4 (17.5) | |
| GL won by 6 wickets | ||
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| Photo © BCCI |
Gujarat Lions guaranteed themselves a top-two finish on the IPL league table, and earned themselves two shots at a place in the final, after a 96-run partnership between Brendon McCullum and Suresh Raina set them up for a six-wicket win over Mumbai Indians. Lions ended the league stage on 18 points while Mumbai finished on 14. To make the playoffs, Mumbai will need Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils - who also have 14 points each - to lose their matches on Sunday, and lose by big enough margins for their net run rates to dip below Mumbai's -0.146.
Rohit Sharma noted, after Raina chose to bowl, that the Green Park pitch wasn't as green as it had been on Thursday when Lions had restricted Knight Riders to 124. It wasn't just less green. It was even-paced, with the ball coming nicely on to the bat, and Mumbai's total of 172 proved well short of challenging as Lions, given a strong platform by Raina and McCullum, and a sure finish by Dwayne Smith - who swapped places in the batting order with Aaron Finch - cruised home with 13 balls remaining.
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