Mumbai Indians thrash Knight Riders by 7 wickets

Captain Tendulkar an amaizing player struck a 48-ball unbeaten 71, tore apart the Knight Rider bowling attack with a superb exhibition of strokeplay to notch up his second IPL 3 half century in front of a packed crowd at the Brabourne Stadium.

He was supported  by opener Shikhar Dhawan (23 in 21 balls) and one-down Saurabh Tiwary, who made a quick-fire 30 in 24 balls with three fours and a six, as Mumbai Indians romped home with nine balls to spare in chase of 156.
Earlier, Chris Gayle’s stroke-filled 60-ball 75 in his first IPL 3 appearance powered Kolkata Knight Riders to a competitive 155 for three after the visitors elected to bat.

With the win, their third in four matches, Mumbai Indians joined Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers at the IPL 3 table with six points.
Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, slumped to their third loss on the trot after winning their first two matches in IPL 3.
Mumbai Indians rocketed off to a brilliant start in their run-chase with Dhawan setting the tone in the first over before Tendulkar took over the attacking reins from his junior partner.

Earlier, Mumbai Indians produced a disciplined bowling performance to restrict Kolkata Knight Riders to 155 for three after the visitors elected to bat after winning the toss.
The Knight Riders innings revolved around Chris Gayle’s stroke-filled 75 in his first IPL 3 appearance.
After missing the previous tie against Rajasthan Royals in Ahmedabad due to flu, the West Indies skipper slipped into the groove smoothly during his 60-ball knock, that included two sixes and seven fours, besides forging two fruitful half century partnerships.
The left-handed Gayle, who missed KKR’s first two ties because of his international commitments, gave the Knight Riders a flying start of 70 runs with skipper Sourav Ganguly, who made 31 in 34 balls.
After Ganguly’s dismissal, Mumbai Indians bowlers got their act together to apply brakes for a while before Gayle opened up in his inimitable style in the company of Owais Shah (31 in 23 balls) to give the visitors a fighting total.
Gayle, who shared an 82-run stand for the second wicket with Owais Shah, was out to the last ball of the innings, trapped LBW by Zaheer Khan, the most successful bowler with 2/27.
Harbhajan was easily the pick of Mumbai Indians attack with a four-over spell in which he gave away 17 runs for the prized wicket of Ganguly.

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