A severe rearguard assault by Ambati Rayudu and Keiron Pollard saw the Mumbai Indians clinch an all important win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
A severe rearguard assault by Ambati Rayudu and Keiron Pollard saw the Mumbai Indians clinch an all important win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The Royal Challengers needed Virat Kohli to fire on this day but it was not his day as a great throw from Gibbs saw him run out for just 3 runs. (PHOTOS AFP)
Some big hitting by Mayank Agarwal including 24 runs of the final over bowled by Munaf Patel propelled Bangalore to 171/6 which was a challenging total. (PHOTOS AFP)
Zaheer Khan struck gold in the first over when he removed Sachin Tendulkar for a duck to put Mumbai on the backfoot early on in their run-chase. (PHOTOS AFP)
What followed however was a counterattack no one could have foreseen as Ambati Rayudu and Keiron Pollard added 122 runs to destroy any hopes of a Royal Challengers victory. (PHOTOS AFP)
Rayudu hit an unbeaten 81 along with Pollard's 52 not out which set up a great win for Mumbai as they finished second in the table with Bangalore languishing at fifth position. (PHOTOS AFP)
