Titans Snatch Victory In Extraordinary Ipl Finish

Indian Premier League, Mumbai

Mumbai Indians 155-8 (20 overs): Jacks 53 (35), Suryakumar 35 (24)

Gujarat Titans 147-7 (19 overs): Gill 43 (46), Buttler 30 (27); Bumrah 2-19, Boult 2-22

Gujarat Titans won by 3 wickets (DLS method)

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Gujarat Titans hit Mumbai Indians - and nan rainfall - to snatch a singular final-ball triumph and spell apical of nan Indian Premier League.

A see-saw lucifer looked to person gone nan measurement of Mumbai erstwhile a 2nd rainfall hold stopped Gujarat's pursuit pinch different 24 runs needed from 12 balls - nan visitors down connected nan Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.

But nan rainfall stopped and Gujarat's target was adjusted to 147, leaving them 15 to get from nan last six balls arsenic nan lucifer resumed moments earlier nan cut-off astatine 00:30 section time.

Rahul Tewatia deed nan first shot for 4 and 2 balls later Gerald Coetzee slammed a consecutive six to time off 4 to get from 3 balls.

Bowler Deepak Chahar past overstepped to gift nan Titans different run, only for Coetzee to beryllium caught disconnected nan penultimate shot pinch nan scores level.

New batter Arshad Khan scrambled nan 1 tally needed from nan past shot for nan Titans, though Mumbai skipper Hardik Pandya still could person forced a ace complete but missed pinch his propulsion from mid-on erstwhile a nonstop deed would person tally retired Arshad.

The Titans won by 3 runs via nan DLS method.

That each came aft nan visitors were cruising astatine 107-2 successful pursuit of 156 until nan first rainfall delay, aft which they mislaid 4-25 successful 4 overs amid an electrical spell of accelerated bowling from Mumbai's quicks.

Jasprit Bumrah took 2 wickets, Trent Boult 1 and Ashwani Kumar nan different - each of which was successful vain for Mumbai who besides would person topped nan array pinch a win.

Also wasted was 53 from 35 balls by England all-rounder Will Jacks successful Mumbai's 155-8.

Jacks, whose 50 was his first for nan franchise, put connected 73 pinch Suryakumar Yadav but Mumbai mislaid 6-58 aft Suryakumar was dismissed for 35.

The Titans, for whom Jos Buttler scored 30 earlier nan rain, move level connected points pinch Royal Challengers Bengaluru, but beryllium apical of nan array courtesy of their superior nett run-rate.

Mumbai enactment successful nan play-off places successful 4th but, having played a crippled much than those beneath them, person activity to do to suffice for nan play-offs.