Friday, May 27, 2011

Match-72:Mumbai Eliminated Kolkata To Get One Step Closer To Final

 

 

Sachin Tendulkar and Aiden Blizzard put on 81 off 47 balls to set up Mumbai's four-wicket win against Kolkata

 

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The Mumbai Indians beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets in the eliminator of IPL 2011 at Mumbai.Blizzard hammered 51 in 30 balls and Tendulkar smashed 36 in 28 balls which set the platform for the victory for Mumbai Indians.James Franklin scored  29 not out and Harbhajan Singh made 11 not out in just five balls,carried them home at the end with four balls to spare.

Earlier,Knight Riders set the target of 148 for Mumbai Indians,in spite of loosing 4 wickets at 20,thanks to Ryan ten Doeschate who made 70 not out in 49 balls.Munaf Patel destroyed the top order,taking 3 wickets for 27.

Mumbai will now face the Royal Challengers Bangalore to book the place in the final to  play against the Chennai Super Kings .

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