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IPL PHOTOS: Pune Warriors vs Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians won their encounter against Pune by five wickets, with seven balls to spare in Pune on Saturday.
Earlier, Pune Warriors won the toss and had no hesitation in opting to bat first in their Indian Premier League game against Mumbai Indians.
Johnson strikes early
Mitchell Johnson struck in his second over. He got Aaron Finch (10) who was caught by Dwayne Smith. It's the Australian's 18th wicket of the campaign.
Quick wickets helps Mumbai
Lasith Malinga struck in his first over, having Robin Uthappa (11) out leg before.
Pandey, Yuvraj combine well for Pune
And it was Yuvraj Singh who took up the responsibility, smashed Pragyan Ojha for successive sixes.
The third wicket between Yuvraj and Manush Pandey added more than 50 runs for Pune, a good sign for the home team.
Pune were 78 for two after 13 overs.
Mumbai restricts Pune to a paltry 112-8
Johnson was back and struck in his third ball itself, having Kane Richardson (8) caught by Harbhajan at long-on.
Pune were 112 for eight after their stipulated 20 overs.
Dinda strikes with the first ball
Sachin Tendulkar and Dwayne Smith opened the batting for Mumbai and Ashok Dinda was first up for Pune.
Dinda struck with the first ball, cleaned up Smith (0).
Dinda also grabbed the wicket of Ambati Rayudu and finished with 4-0-35-2.
Mendis gets Tendulkar walks back
Tendulkar and Dinesh Karthik were doing well for Mumbai. They added 25 runs for the second wicket.
But just when things looked good, Ajantha Mendis had Tendulkar (15) caught by Manish Pandey.
Mumbai hobble past Pune
Rohit Sharma (37) was dismissed by Richardson, caught by Dinda. But Harbhajan hit the winning boundary in the fifth ball of the penultimate over.