<p>Jasprit Bumrah produced one of the finest death overs in the history of Indian Premier League as Mumbai Indians nearly committed harakiri before edging out Gujarat Lions in a thrilling super over finish.<br /><br />Chasing a modest target of 154, Mumbai Indians were cruising along at 104 for two in 13 overs and then 127/4 in 16 overs. <br /><br />An inspired spell by James Faulkner (2/34) and Basil Thampi (3/29) coupled with Ravindra Jadeja’s brilliance in the field saw Gujarat nearly pull off a victory from the jaws of defeat.<br /><br />There were four run-outs including three in the last seven balls as Mumbai were all out for 153.<br /><br />The One Over Eliminator saw Mumbai score 11 with Kieron Pollard hitting Faulkner for a boundary and a six.<br /><br />Defending 11 runs, Bumrah bowled a no-ball and wide in his first three deliveries but displayed brilliant variations of slower deliveries including a few in the blockhole as Aaron Finch and Brendon McCullum could manage only six runs. <br /><br />The seventh win took them to 14 points and on par with Kolkata Knight Riders. One more victory from the remaining five games will seal their spot in the play-offs.<br />For Gujarat, the sixth defeat in nine matches further diminished their chances of qualifying for the next stage.<br /><br />First it was the collective effort from the bowlers that enabled them to restrict Gujarat to a manageable 153/9 with Krunal Pandya (3/14) doing the star turn.<br /><br />Lasith Malinga (2/33), Jasprit Bumrah (2/32) and Harbhajan Singh (1/23) also played their part to perfection.<br /><br />Parthiv Patel then punched his way to 70 off 44 balls with the help nine fours and a six setting the platform for a victory before it all got messed up.<br /><br />Faulkner bowled a good 14th over where he removed Rohit Sharma (5) and Parthiv. <br />Basil Thampi then removed Kieron Pollard (15) to reduce Mumbai to 127 for five, still needing 27 runs for victory.<br /><br />However Krunal (29) kept his cool but was run-out off the last delivery of the final over bowled by Irfan Pathan.<br /></p>
<p>Jasprit Bumrah produced one of the finest death overs in the history of Indian Premier League as Mumbai Indians nearly committed harakiri before edging out Gujarat Lions in a thrilling super over finish.<br /><br />Chasing a modest target of 154, Mumbai Indians were cruising along at 104 for two in 13 overs and then 127/4 in 16 overs. <br /><br />An inspired spell by James Faulkner (2/34) and Basil Thampi (3/29) coupled with Ravindra Jadeja’s brilliance in the field saw Gujarat nearly pull off a victory from the jaws of defeat.<br /><br />There were four run-outs including three in the last seven balls as Mumbai were all out for 153.<br /><br />The One Over Eliminator saw Mumbai score 11 with Kieron Pollard hitting Faulkner for a boundary and a six.<br /><br />Defending 11 runs, Bumrah bowled a no-ball and wide in his first three deliveries but displayed brilliant variations of slower deliveries including a few in the blockhole as Aaron Finch and Brendon McCullum could manage only six runs. <br /><br />The seventh win took them to 14 points and on par with Kolkata Knight Riders. One more victory from the remaining five games will seal their spot in the play-offs.<br />For Gujarat, the sixth defeat in nine matches further diminished their chances of qualifying for the next stage.<br /><br />First it was the collective effort from the bowlers that enabled them to restrict Gujarat to a manageable 153/9 with Krunal Pandya (3/14) doing the star turn.<br /><br />Lasith Malinga (2/33), Jasprit Bumrah (2/32) and Harbhajan Singh (1/23) also played their part to perfection.<br /><br />Parthiv Patel then punched his way to 70 off 44 balls with the help nine fours and a six setting the platform for a victory before it all got messed up.<br /><br />Faulkner bowled a good 14th over where he removed Rohit Sharma (5) and Parthiv. <br />Basil Thampi then removed Kieron Pollard (15) to reduce Mumbai to 127 for five, still needing 27 runs for victory.<br /><br />However Krunal (29) kept his cool but was run-out off the last delivery of the final over bowled by Irfan Pathan.<br /></p>