Rohit fifty takes Mumbai home in another chase
ESPNcricinfo staff
01-May-2016

Krunal Pandya took a simple catch at third man to dismiss Ajinkya Rahane in the second over after Mumbai Indians opted to bowl • BCCI
Fresh off a century in the last match against Gujarat Lions, Steven Smith did not let the early wicket slow Rising Pune Supergiants down•BCCI
Saurabh Tiwary played second fiddle in an 84-run second-wicket stand with Smith that set Supergiants up nicely•AFP
The frustration in Mumbai's camp was evident when Harbhajan Singh and Ambati Rayudu had a heated exchange after Rayudu failed to stop a boundary off the offspinner's bowling•BCCI
Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Smith for 45 to bring an end to the stand that helped Mumbai gain control•AFP
Harbhajan and Rayudu seemed patched up later, as Harbhajan's wicket of Peter Handscomb helped Mumbai apply the brakes further•AFP
Tiwary was the hosts' top-scorer with 57 - before he holed out at the midwicket boundary in the 18th over•BCCI
MS Dhoni made a patchy run-a-ball 24 that helped Pune reach 159 in their 20 overs•AFP
Mumbai started aggressively, hitting 39 in 3.5 overs, before Ashok Dinda sent back Parthiv Patel after a sparkling cameo•BCCI
Rohit Sharma, though, continued his good form and ensured that Mumbai had a solid base in the chase•BCCI
Rayudu provided Rohit with good support as the pair's 52-run second-wicket stand took Mumbai closer to the target•AFP
Rayudu fell for 22 but Rohit carried on to bring up his fifth fifty in the IPL this season, and took Mumbai home with nine balls to spare•BCCI