Mumbai in semifinals
Mumbai Indians became the first team to ensure a semifinal berth as they rode on captain Sachin Tendulkar's prolonged purple patch to beat Rajasthan Royals by 37 runs at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur last night.
The master batsman slammed 89 unbeaten runs off 59 balls with ten fours and two sixes as Mumbai posted 174-5. The home team never got going as they were restricted to 137-8 in 20 overs.
Aditya Dole scored 30 off 17 balls but that came too late as the Rajasthan chase fizzled in the face of some tight Mumbai bowling, led by Zaheer Khan's two wickets at the top.
This is the first time in three seasons that the Mumbai Indians have made it to the last four after two lacklustre campaigns.
BRIEF SCORES
MUMBAI INDIANS: 174-5 in 20 overs (Tendulkar 89*, Duminy 31; Watson 3-37).
RAJASTHAN ROYALS: 137-8 in 20 overs (Dole 30, Voges 28; Zaheer 2-17).
Result: Mumbai won by 37 runs.
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