Mumbai Indians managed to bat like Pune in the early part of their chase! Their follies, though, were not enough to cost them a win, as a partnership between Rohit Sharma and Ambati Rayudu ensured no dramatic twists to the expected script of yet another loss for the hosts.

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Mumbai Indians managed to bat like Pune in the early part of their chase! Their follies, though, were not enough to cost them a win, as a partnership between Rohit Sharma and Ambati Rayudu ensured no dramatic twists to the expected script of yet another loss for the hosts. (BCCL)

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Dwayne Smith got knocked over on first ball of the inning; Sachin Tendulkar holed out to long-on off Ajantha Mendis; Dinesh Karthik gave catching practice to long-off with an attempted slog-sweep; Rayudu went for a fancy shot when things were in control. (PTI)

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But captain Sharma (37 off 41, 3x4s) played a responsible knock which sealed the issue for Mumbai. (BCCL)

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Left-arm pacer Mitchell Johnson was Man of the Match for his figures of 2-8 in four overs as Mumbai won by five wickets with 1.1 overs to spare, after restricting Pune to 112-8. (PTI)

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The hosts' put the Mumbai batting under pressure but they didn't have enough runs on the board to make it count. (PTI)

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The victory took Mumbai to 18 points and kept them in the hunt for a top-two finish. Pune succumbed to their ninth straight loss and 12th overall, with self-pity threatening to be their constant ally. (BCCL)

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