Indian Premier League 2017 - 35th Match
(Gujarat Lions vs Mumbai Indians at Rajkot)
Bumrah's super over wins Mumbai the tiebreaker
| GL | vs | MI |
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| 153/9 (20) | 153/10 (20) | |
| Super Over | ||
| 11/2 (1) | 6/0 (1) | |
| Match tied (MI won super over) | ||
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| Photo © BCCI |
In what became a street fight on a dry surface, Gujarat Lions produced some gun run-outs to force a tie, but in the tiebreaker, the top gun, Jasprit Bumrah bowled a sensational Super Over to defend 11 runs and give Mumbai Indians the joint lead at the top of the table, with Kolkata Knight Riders. For most parts, perhaps because of a slow pitch, this match was more about who wanted to lose it more badly, but in the final moments both sides raises their games to deliver a Twenty20 spectacle.
In the absence of the injured Andrew Tye, James Faulkner deflated Mumbai's rollicking chase of 154 with his cutters to bring the target to 15 off two overs. Basil Thampi then produced two wickets in the 19th over to make it 12 required off six balls with three wickets in hand. The only man keeping his head for Mumbai until now was Krunal Pandya, who was on 19 off 16, after having registered his best T20 bowling figures earlier in the match.
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| Photo © BCCI |
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