Mumbai lose again to Pune in IPL

Ben Stokes had impressive figures of 4-1-21-2.

Mumbai Indians' six-match winning run in the Indian Premier League (IPL) came to an end on Monday in their fortress of the Wankhede Stadium when they lost to Rising Pune Supergiant by three runs.
Ironically both Mumbai's defeat so far have come against Pune but with six wins Mumbai continue to lead the table with 12 points.
Mumbai were cruising at one stage when Rohit Sharma was at the crease after scoring a fighting 58 but once he departed with 11 needed from three balls it was all over bar the shouting and although Harbhajan Singh struck a six from the last ball it was a case of too little too late.
Earlier, Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) posted 160 for 6 after Mumbai won the toss and put them in.
Openers Ajinkya Rahane (38) and Rahul Tripathi (45) were the major contributors for Pune's cause.
Both openers started off on a good note, slamming more than 70 runs in 10 overs. Rahane and Tripathi forged a 76-run partnership with a healthy 8.00 run rate.
But just when things seemed going good for the visitors, leg-spinner Karn Sharma provided a much needed breakthrough for the Mumbai Indians in form of Rahane's wicket.
Karn delivered a top-spin and Rahane got cramped while trying to play a cut shot and as a result, the bowler took a fantastic catch to make Pune 76 for 1.
Rahane played 32 balls and slammed five fours and a six.
Incoming batsman Steve Smith (17) then joined Tripathi and added 17 runs for the second wicket, but Tripathi was sent packing in the 12th over by Karn. His 31-ball knock was laced with three boundaries and two sixes.
Skipper Smith was also back to the pavilion in the next over thanks to veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, which reduced Pune to 104 for 3. Smith played 12 balls and hit two boundaries.
Middle-order batsmen Mahendra Singh Dhoni (7) and Ben Stokes (17) then added 22 runs in 3.1 overs before the England batsman was dismissed by pacer Mitchell Johnson in the 17th over.
Dhoni, who played a match winning knock against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the last match, failed to click this time. While trying a big one, the Ranchi stumper missed the ball completely and got bowled by pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
With scoreboard reading 138/5 in 18 overs, Manjot Tiwary (22) and Daniel Christian (8) shifted the gears. The Bengal batsman took back to back fours in the last over before he was adjudged leg before wicket in the fourth ball of the final over.
The fall of Tiwary's wicket brought in Washington Sundar (2), who along with Christian completed the proceedings and helped the team to get a challenging 160 for 6 in their allotted 20 overs.
For Mumbai, Karn and Bumrah scalped two wickets each while Johnson and Harbhajan chipped in with one wicket each.

• IPL 2019