Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton scored blistering half-centuries as Mumbai Indians kept their Indian Premier League play-off hopes alive with a six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium. <\/p>\n
Rohit top-scored with 84 off 44 balls, including seven sixes, while Rickelton scored 83 off 32 (eight sixes) as the five-time champions chased 229 with eight balls to spare.<\/p>\n
Together, they put on 143 runs off just 65 balls for the first wicket before Rickelton was removed by Mohsin Khan.<\/p>\n
Manimaran Siddharth later picked up two wickets in quick succession to set home nerves jangling with just 40 runs needed off 27 deliveries but a brisk 23 not out (12) from Naman Dhir and a match-winning six from England’s Will Jacks saw Mumbai over the line. <\/p>\n
Earlier, Nicholas Pooran smacked 63 runs off just 21 balls, including dispatching Jacks for three sixes in his only powerplay over, as Lucknow Super Giants passed 120 inside eight overs.<\/p>\n
However, Corbin Bosch struck twice in five balls to remove Pooran and Mitchell Marsh (44 off 25) as the batting side faltered from 123-1 to 160-5. Although Aiden Markram and Himmat Singh added an unbeaten 68 for the sixth wicket, the Super Giants’ total proved insufficient.<\/p>\n
The result ends a run of three defeats for ninth-placed Mumbai, who are six points off the top four with four matches to play.<\/p>\n
Bottom side Lucknow Super Giants remain without a win since 9 April.<\/p>\n
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