IPL Highlights, MI vs RPS: Pune Outclass Mumbai By 20 Runs To Qualify For Final

Washinton Sundar turned the match on its head by picking up Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard in the same over and Mumbai never really recovered from there. The hosts kept losing wickets at regular intervals and at the end fell short by 20 runs. Parthiv Patel scored his 10th IPL fifty but that was never going to be enough for Mumbai Indians to get over the line. Shardul Thakur picked up three wickets that helped Pune qualify for the final. Mumbai will get another opportunity when they face the winner of the eliminator on Friday. (Scorecard)

Catch all the highlights of the match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiant.

23:40 IST: That's it! Pune are through to the final. Win by 20 runs. Mumbai will have to play the winner of the eliminator to see if they can make it to the final.

23:39 IST: Mumbai 142 for 9 at the end of 20 overs.

23:38 IST: Wicket: Sliced away and Unadkat at short third-man makes no mistake. McCleneghan departs, Thakur picks up another one.

23;36 IST: Six: McCleneghan gets it away for a maximum.

23:30 IST: Six! Bumrah getting hold of that one and it goes the distance. The slower one from Christian just sat up to be hit.

23:24 IST: Wicket! Karn Sharma departs. Unadkat gets the wicket. Mumbai are struggling at the moment. The hosts are 111 for 8.

23:16 IST: Wicket: Patel tries to go over long off but no timing on that one. The same pair of Christian and Thakur finishes the job. Christian takes the catch and Thakur picks up his second of the match.

23:13 IST: Wicket! Slower one from Thakur and all Krunal could do was hit it straight to the man at long off. Christian takes the catch as Thakur picks up his first wicket.

23:11 IST: Patel chips it in the air. Lucky it falls in no man's land. Gets a couple and brings up his 10th IPL fifty.

23:09 IST: Four! Back to back boundaries for Krunal. Mumbai 98 for 5 in 14 overs.

23:09 IST: Four! Krunal Pandya helps himself to a boundary.

23:03 IST: Excellent spell from Sundar comes to an end. Returns with figures of 3 for 16 in his four overs.

22:59 IST: After 12 overs Mumbai are 81 for 5. Need 82 off 48 balls.

22:53 IST: Wicket: Pandya goes straight but times it too well. The man at long-on makes no mistake. Mumbai lose half their side. Ferguson gets his first wicket.

22:45 IST! Six! Zampa comes on and Pandya greets him with a maximum.

22:43 IST: Four! Thakur strays down the leg-side and Pandya helps himself to a boundary.

22:41 IST: Four! Patel flashes hard and finds the gap through point.

22:36 IST: Wicket! Pollard has just flicked it straight to mid-wicket. Can you believe that! He could have hit it anywhere on the on side but picked up the Pune skipper. Sundar is having a brilliant game. His third wicket of the match.

22:32 IST: Four! Low full toss in and around off-stump and Pollard gets it through mid-off for a boundary.

22:27 IST: Kieron Pollard is the new batsman.

22:26 IST: Wicket! Ambati Rayudu now has to take the long walk back. Goes for the pull but finds the man at short mid-wicket. Sundar picks up his second of the over.

22:25 IST: Rohit was visibly upset with the decision. No wonder he was. Replays suggest he got a big inside edge. Poor decision by the  umpire.

22:24 IST: Wicket! Rohit Sharma tries to play across the line but misses the ball. The umpire raises the finger. Sundar strikes for Pune. Rohit departs.

22:22 IST: Four! Turned away of his legs and Patel finds the gap in the deep.

22:19 IST: Wicket! Slower ball from Shardul Thakur and Patel hits it straight. Thakur gets a finger to it and it hits the stumps at the non-strikers end. Simmons well short of his crease. This is a big wicket for Pune. Lucky breakthrough.

22:18 IST: Four! Up and over covers. Parthiv Patel is looking in great touch.

22:17 IST: After 4 overs Mumbai are 29 for 0.

22:14 IST: Six! Short again from Ferguson and Parthiv will not miss out on that.

22:13 IST: Lockie Ferguson comes on to the attack.

22:08 IST: Six! Short from Unadkat and Parthiv pulls it for a maximum.

22:06 IST: Six! Parthiv flicks it off his legs and it goes all the way.

22:05 IST: Washington Sundar to share the new ball with Unadkat.

22:04 IST: Brilliant over from Unadkat. Just one from the opening over.

22:02 IST: Simmons and Mumbai off the mark with a single.

22:01 IST: Three dot balls to start of with for the left-arm pacer.

22:00 IST: Unadkat starts off the proceedings for Pune and immediately beats the bat of Simmons.

21:44 IST: Pune 162 for 4 after 20 overs.

21:43 IST: Bumrah finishes it off with great yorkers. No runs coming from the last two balls. But Pune still get 15 off the last over.

21:42 IST: It is raining sixes here in Mumbai. Another one coming from Dhoni's bat.

21:41 IST: Six! That is a flat six from Dhoni. Bumrah this time gets the treatment.

21:38 IST: Six! Dhoni hits it straight and just gets it over the boundary. 26 of that over from McCleneghan.

21:35 IST: Six! This time Dhoni takes the aerial route and it has gone all the way.

21:34 IST: Six! A four followed by a six. Pune need more of this. Tiwary starting to open up.

21:33 IST: Four! McCleneghan straying down the leg side and Tiwary helps himself to a boundary. A welcome boundary for Pune.

21:29 IST: Pune 121 for 3 in 18 overs.

21:24 IST: Runs are coming in ones and twos at the moment for Pune. Just five of that McCleneghan over.

21:18 IST: Tiwary needs a move on here. Pune 109 for 3 in 16 overs.

21:12 IST: Six! Dhoni goes for the big one and it stays hit. That's a huge six.

21:04 IST: Pune 89 for 3 in 13 overs.

21:03 IST: Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the new man in.

21:01 IST: Wicket! Rahane plays across the line and misses the ball completely. That was right in front. The umpire raises the finger and Pune lose their third wicket. Karn Sharma picks up his first wicket.

20:57 IST: Turns it away for a single and Rahane brings up his 25th IPL fifty.

20:56 IST: Four! Rahane sweeps and sweeps well. Poor fielding in the deep by McCleneghan.

20:55 IST: Four! Tiwary goes big and finds the gap in the deep.

20:51 IST: Four! Short from Malinga and Rahane takes advantage of that.

20:50 IST: Malinga comes back into the attack. This is an important phase of play.

20:47 IST: 50-run partnership comes up between Rahane and Tiwary.

20:46 IST: Good over for Pune. 15 coming of that Hardik over.

20:46 IST: Four! Inside edge and Tiwary will get a boundary for that.

20:45 IST: Six! Rahane welcomes Hardik Pandya by smashing him for a maximum.

20:42 IST: Pandya finishes a quiet over.

20:38 IST: Krunal Pandya comes on to the attack.

20:36 IST: So both Rahane and Tiwary have added 33 runs for the third wicket. This is a important partnership for Pune after losing a couple of early wickets. Time for strategic time-out.

Strategic Time-Out: Rising Pune Supergiant (7.0 Ov) Ajinkya Rahane 26 (23), Manoj Tiwary 13 (15). #MIvRPS https://t.co/WwU4IeRF1S

— NDTV Live Scores (@CricketNDTVLive) May 16, 2017

20:33 IST: Six! Manoj Tiwary comes down the track and deposits it into the stands.

20:31 IST: After six over Pune stand at 33 for 2.

20:26 IST: Four! Lovely shot! Rahane makes room for himself and smashes Karn Sharma thorugh extra-covers.

20:23 IST: Pune 24 for 2 in 4 overs.

20:20 IST: Jasprit Bumrah comes on to the attack.

20:17 IST: Four! Pitched up and Rahane up to the task. Drives it through the covers. So Pune getting some momentum in the innings.

20:16 IST: Four! So the first four of the match coming of Rahane's bat.

20:14 IST: Pune 9 for 2 at the end of 2 overs.

20:12 IST; Wicket! This is a big wicket. Smith playing early, gets the leading edge and Malinga strikes in his first over. Pune have lost two in two overs.

20:10 IST: Pune captain Steve Smith is the new batsman.

20:08 IST: Malinga to share the new ball with McClenaghan.

20:06 IST; Wicket! Pitched up, swinging back in and the ball goes right through Tripathi's defence. McClenaghan strikes in his first over. Tripathi goes without troubling the scorers.

Qualifier 1: WICKET! Rahul Tripathi b Mitchell McClenaghan 0 (2b). Rising Pune Supergiant 6/1 (1.0 Ovs). #MIvRPS pic.twitter.com/KKdMK5OwQK

— NDTV Live Scores (@CricketNDTVLive) May 16, 2017

20:02 IST: A thickish inside edge and Rahane gets off the mark with a couple. Pune are away.

20:00 IST: Rahane to take first strike. McClenaghan will start things off for Mumbai.

19:58 IST: So both the Pune openers are out there in the middle. Rahul Tripathi will open the batting with Ajinkya Rahane.

19:50 IST; The wicket seems to be similar to the one that was used against Kings XI Punjab. Mumbai almost chased down a mammoth 230 in that match. We might just have another run feast here in Mumbai.

19:45 IST: Whether to go with Karn Sharma ahead of Harbhajan Singh is the right move or not, only time will tell. But Pune not having any left-handers must have gone against Bhajji.

19:40 IST: Mumbai Indians have gone with Ambati Rayudu. Nitish Rana misses out. Another big exclusion is Harbhajan Singh who is sitting on the bench for today's match.

19:37 IST; For Pune Lockie Ferguson replaces Ben Stokes.

RPS XI: A Rahane, R Tripathi, S Smith (C), M Dhoni (W), M Tiwary, D Christian, W Sundar, S Thakur, L Ferguson, J Unadkat, A Zampa #MIvRPS

— NDTV Live Scores (@CricketNDTVLive) May 16, 2017

19:35 IST: Mumbai Indians have made four changes. McClenaghan, Malinga, Bumrah and Parthiv comes in for today's match.

MI XI: P Patel (W), L Simmons, A Rayudu, R Sharma (C), K Pollard, K Pandya, K Sharma, H Pandya, J Bumrah, L Malinga, M McClenaghan #MIvRPS

— NDTV Live Scores (@CricketNDTVLive) May 16, 2017

19:30 IST: Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma wins toss, elects to bowl against Rising Pune Supergiant.

Qualifier 1: Mumbai Indians win toss and elect to field vs Rising Pune Supergiant #MIvRPS https://t.co/WwU4IeRF1S pic.twitter.com/7R3hzv71Na

— NDTV Live Scores (@CricketNDTVLive) May 16, 2017

19:25 IST: Mumbai made quite a few changes in their last league match against Kolkata Knight Riders and still won the match.

19:22 IST: Pune will however miss the services of Ben Stokes who was a vital cog in their success this season.

19:20 IST: Mumbai Indians have had a brilliant tournament so far, having finished the group stages as table toppers. Rising Pune Supergiant picked up pace as the tournament reached the business end.

19:15: Hello and welcome to the match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiant. An important match for both the teams. The team winning the match will directly qualify to the final while the loser will get one more shot by playing the winner of the eliminator scheduled tomorrow between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders.

However, both sides then looked a little wobbly as they went up and down erratically, with RPS looking more so. Steve Smith would be extremely relieved to have had an easy last league match against Kings XI Punjab, which ended up being a knockout match. But now that his side is in the Qualifier 1, he faces a stern test, that too without key players like Ben Stokes and Imran Tahir, who have left to join the England and South Africa teams. Mumbai, on the other hand, have no real issues since they never really invested too much into fresh players for IPL 10. RPS will have their task cut out at the Wankhede. All the cards seem to be in MI's hands.