Published on 12:00 AM, April 25, 2017

Pune end Mumbai's streak

Ben Stokes was in red hot form for his IPL team. Photo: Collected

Rising Pune Supergiant ended Mumbai Indians' six-match winning streak with a three-run victory in their Indian Premier League (IPL) fixture yesterday at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Needing 24 off the last 12 balls, Ben Stokes bowled an economical penultimate over and conceded just seven runs, leaving Rohit Sharma's team with an onerous task of scoring 17 runs off the final six balls.

Earlier, sent into bat, Rising Pune Supergiant scored 160 for six.

SCORES IN BRIEF

MUMBAI v PUNE

PUNE: 160 for 6 (Tripathi 45, Rahane 38, Tiwary 22; Bumrah 2-29)

MUMBAI: 157 for 8 (RG Sharma 58, Patel 33, Buttler 17; Stokes 2-21)

Result: Pune won by 3 runs.

Player-of-the-match: Ben Stokes