Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI Punjab by 4 runs in a close encounter

Mumbai Indians scraped through by 4 runs to beat Kings XI Punjab in Mumbai in the 2013 edition of the Indian Premier League. (Image credit BCCI)

Opting to bat first, Mumbai lost Sachin early for just 9 to Praveen Kumar. (Image credit BCCI)

Dwayne Smith looked in a punishing mood and hit 33 quick runs before falling to Chawla. (Image credit BCCI)

Rohit Sharma stole the show from there on in as he smashed 79 not out from 39 balls with 6 sixes and 6 fours to guide Mumbai to a good total of 174/3. (Image credit BCCI)

Lasith Malinga dismissed Mandeep Singh to push Punjab back early on. (Image credit BCCI)

Punjab were looking to Shaun Marsh to give them a good start. (Image credit BCCI)

But Marsh fell to Ojha thanks to a stunner from Kieron Pollard. (Image credit BCCI)

Pragyan Ojha bolwed a tight line to stifle the Punjab batsman. (Image credit BCCI)

Harbhajan Singh was the pick of the bowlers with 3/14 and they could not put him away. (Image credit BCCI)

David Hussey played a good knock of 34 but perished at the crucial stage. (Image credit BCCI)

David Miller's 34-ball 56 kept Punjab in the hunt and along with Praveen Kumar they looked to make a match of it. (Image credit BCCI)

But Kumar failed to take them over the line as they fell short of their target. It was a narrow but well deserved win for Mumbai. (Image credit BCCI)