Mumbai into playoffs with Super Over win

Friday, 3 May 2019 09:27

Mumbai Indians have booked their place in the playoffs of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

They beat Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday night in a Super Over after both the teams finished on 162 runs each.

Batting first in the one-over eliminator, Hyderabad set Mumbai a target of nine runs to win.

Rohit Sharma’s side made light work of the chase as a Hardik Pandya six helped them chase the required runs with a full three balls to spare.

It puts them in the post-season alongside Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals.

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