IPL 2017: Jasprit Bumrah’s heroics help Mumbai Indians clinch super over thriller vs Gujarat Lions

Jasprit Bumrah’s brilliance in the super over helped Mumbai Indians clinch thriller vs Gujarat Lions in an IPL 2017 game at Rajkot. (BCCI )

Updated on: Apr 30, 2017 1:43 AM IST

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Jasprit Bumrah’s brilliance in the super over helped Mumbai Indians clinch thriller vs Gujarat Lions in an IPL 2017 game at Rajkot. (BCCI )

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GL captain Suresh Raina won the toss and opted to bat. (BCCI )

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The hosts lost wickets at regular intervals and were reeling at 62/4 after nine overs. (BCCI )

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Ishan Kishan tried to provide some stability with his 48-run knock but in the anxiety to up the scoring rate, the southpaw fell to Harbhajan Singh. (BCCI )

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Krunal Pandya struck twice in a span of 10 balls to leave GL struggling at 110/7. (BCCI )

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Andrew Tye and James Faulkner then came to rescue as their late flourish propelled Gujarat Lions to 153/9. (BCCI )

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Parthiv Patel led Mumbai Indians’ reply with his aggressive strokeplay as the visitors crossed the 50-run mark in just the fifth over. (BCCI )

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At 104/2 after 13 overs, MI were well on course but with the departure of Parthiv, they suddenly lost the plot and nearly the game. (BCCI )

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Basil Thampi’s triple-strike in the 16th and 18th over (of Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya and Harbhajan Singh) gave GL a chance as MI needed 11 off the last six balls. (BCCI )

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Krunal Pandya hit a six off the first ball and it seemed Rohit Sharma’s men would get past the finishing line pretty easily. (BCCI )

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But two run-outs on the third and final ball ensured the winner will be decided by the super over. (BCCI )

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Kieron Pollard, who came out to bat alongside Jos Buttler, scored a six and four as Mumbai Indians set Gujarat Lions a 12-run target. (BCCI )

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With two of the best in the business at crease (Brendon McCullum and Aaron Finch), the pressure was clearly on MI but Bumrah kept his cool and helped his team move to 14 points. (BCCI )

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With this, Mumbai Indians consolidated their second spot in IPL 2017 standings. (BCCI )

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Gujarat Lions, with six losses from nine games, sit at fifth position. (BCCI )