Mumbai Indians rode on sublime half-centuries from openers Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton to outclass Lucknow Super Giants by six wickets in a high-scoring Indian Premier League clash in Mumbai on Monday.
Rohit hammered a fluent 84 off 44 balls and stitched a 143-run opening stand with Rickelton (83 off 32 balls) to power Mumbai Indians past Lucknow Super Giants' 228 for five, sealing the chase in 18.4 overs and notching up their third win in 10 matches to move to six points.
Lucknow, meanwhile, remained rooted to the bottom of the table with just four points from nine outings.
Earlier, bottom-placed LSG finally found some spark as Nicholas Pooran smashed his maiden half-century of the season, powering the Rishabh Pant-led side to 228/5.
LSG rode on a blistering 21-ball 63 from Pooran, while opener Mitchell Marsh contributed 44 in a much-improved batting display in their ninth game of the season.
However, skipper Pant's struggles continued as he managed only 15 in what has been an underwhelming campaign, before Aiden Markram (31 not out) and Himmat Singh (40 not out) provided the late push.
11 needed off 12 balls and Avesh is back in the attack. Jacks starts the over with a couple to deep cover.
Wide called for height next.
Jack then plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
Short ball next and Dhir pulls it to the leg side for a single.
6 needed and Jacks smacks the ball down the ground for a maximum to bring up the winning runs.
This is the highest ever run chase at the Wankhede.
Jacks is the new man in with MI needing 16 off 14 and is off the mark with a single as he plays the ball to long on.
Dhir then makes contact with the full ball and he plays it down to fine leg for a four as 16 come off it.
Shami is back in the attack and the slower one is clubbed down the ground for a six!
Dhir then takes a single. Short, slow and wide next and Surya slaps it through backward point for a four!
Surya then flicks the ball straight to the man at backward square leg and he is out for 13.
Prince is back in the attack and Dhir starts the over with two boundaries back-to-back.
Dhir then digs out the yorker for a dot.
Dhir then takes a single to long on.
The next ball is called wide for height and LSG review. The review is lost as the decision stays and LSG lose all their reviews.
Surya then creams the ball down the ground for a single.
Dhir then flicks the ball to long on for a single as 12 come off it.
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