IPL6: Mumbai ease to five-wicket win against Pune

Mumbai Indians cemented their second position in the standings with an easy five-wicket win against Pune Warriors India in Match 58 of IPL6.

Chasing a small target of 113, Mumbai were home with seven balls to spare as they reached 116 for five to the delight of their fans at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune on Saturday.

Dinda threatened to derail their run-chase when he bowled Smith the first ball.

Mendis struck in his first over to dismiss Tendulkar (15) while Yuvraj scalped the in-form Karthik (17) to cause a bit of a wobble in the Mumbai innings.

However, skipper Rohit Sharma held firm with 37 off 41 balls though kicking himself when he was dismissed with one needed for victory.

Dinda claimed two for 35 with Rayudu (26) falling in the 16th over.

But it was all over bar the shouting at that stage.

Earlier, Mumbai Indians restricted Pune Warriors India to 112 for 8 losing wickets at regular intervals after the soft dismissal of Finch in the third over.

Pune struggled to get on top of the Mumbai attack with Rohit Sharma making superb bowling changes.

Yuvraj Singh (33) and Manish Pandey (29) were the main scorers but boundaries were hard to come by.

There were no hits to the ropes since Yuvraj smashed two consecutive sixes off Ojha in the 11th over.

There were a total of five boundaries and three sixes in their innings.

Johnson had the best figures of two for eight.

Ahmed and Malinga claimed two for 27.

MUMBAIN INDIANS INNINGS

Harbhajan smashes a boundary off the third ball he faces from Richardson as Mumbai complete a comfortable five-wicket win against Pune.

Maxwell hits a boundary and a flat six off Dinda but with one required for victory, Sharma gets out.

R Sharma c Dinda b Richardson 37 (41b 3x4 0x6)

Sharma gets a boundary via a misfield as Mumbai are cruising nicely need 13 from 18 balls. MI 100-4 in 17 overs.

Mathews takes a brilliant catch in the deep to dismiss Rayudu with 20 needed off 24 balls. MI 93-4 in 16 overs.

A Rayudu c Mathews b Dinda 26 (23b 2x4 1x6)

Rayudu smacks consecutive boundaries off Dinda before striking back.

Rayudu blasts a huge six off Yuvraj as Mumbai cruise to victory. MI 83-3 15 overs.

Sharma edges Kumar past the vacant slip for another boundary. MI 63-3 in 12 overs.

Sharma hits a boundary off Yuvraj as Mumbai reach 50-3 at the halfway stage.

Pune are fighting back Yuvraj strikes with his second delivery dimissing Karthik who slog sweeps him to Pandey. MI 39-3.

D Karthik c Pandey b Yuvraj Singh 17 (25b 1x4 1x6)

Mendis bowls another tight over conceding just one run. MI 38-2.

Karthik hits a six to fine leg and cracks a boundary to lift MI to 37-2 at the end of the Powerplay overs.

Mendis strikes with his third delivery getting the big wicket of Tendulkar who lofts to Pandey at long-on. MI 25-2.

S Tendulkar c Pandey b Mendis 15 (13b 3x4 0x6)

Tendulkar virtually paddle sweep Richardson for his second boundary. MI 24-1 in 4 overs.

Tendulkar gets his first boundary gloving Dinda to fine leg. MI 17-1 in 3 overs.

Sensational start by Pune as Dinda knocks the off stump of Smith first ball. MI 4-1 in 1 over.

D Smith b Dinda 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

PUNE WARRIORS INDIA INNINGS

Smith takes a brilliant catch on the boundary in the final ball of the innings.

B Kumar c Smith b Ahmed 2 (2b 0x4 0x6)

Harbhajan takes a super catch in the deep as Pune lose their seventh wicket. PWI 109-7.

A Nayar c Harbhajan Singh b Ahmed 11 (14b 0x4 0x6)

Johnson returns and claims his second wicket as Harbhajan pouches a skier from Richardson. PWI 99-6.

K Richardson c Harbhajan Singh b Johnson 8 (16b 0x4 0x6)

Maxwell fails to hold onto a return catch Richardsom in his first over. PWI 94-5 in 16 overs.

Harbhajan completes a superb spell with figures of 4-0-14-1.

It's a double blow for Pune as Yuvraj follows Mathews back to the pavilion in quick succession trapped leg before by Harbhajan. PWI 85-5.

Yuvraj Singh lbw b Harbhajan Singh 33 (29b 1x4 2x6)

Mathews is run out for a duck off a direct hit at the non-strikers's end from Tendulkar. PWI 85-4.

A Mathews run out 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)

Malinga returns to take his second wicket as Pandey miscues  a pull to Rayudu. PWI 84-3.

M Pandey c Rayudu b Malinga 29 (29b 1x4 1x6)

Yuvraj blasts a couple of sixes off Ojha. PWI 72-2 in 11 overs.

Yuvraj digs out a yorker length delivery first ball from Malinga to the fence. PWI 29-2 in 5 overs.

Malinga strikes with his fourth delivery trapping Uthappa who shuffle across leg before. PWI 25-2.

R Uthappa lbw b Malinga 11 (13b 1x4 0x6)

Johnson strikes as Finch chips a slower delivery to Smith at cover. PWI 13-1.

A Finch c Smith b Johnson 10 (11b 2x4 0x6)

Finch hits the first boundary of the match flicking Nechim over midwicket followed an edge to fine leg. PWI 12-0 in 2 overs.

Johnson concedes a single in the first over to Uthappa.

Pune Warriors India have won the toss and opted bat against Mumbai Indians in Match 58 of IPL6 in the early game at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune on Saturday.

PLAYING XI

PWI: R Uthappa, A Finch, Y Singh, M Pandey, A Mathews, A Nayar, A Mendis, B Kumar, P Rasool, K Richardson, A Dinda

MI: DR Smith, S Tendulkar, D Karthik, RG Sharma, G Maxwell, A Rayudu, H Singh, M Johnson, L Malinga, P Ojha, A Nechim

Glenn Maxwell gets his first game in  IPL 2013 coming in for Pollard.

PWI have made five changes, bringing in Abhishek Nayar, Manish Pandey, Kane Richardson, Ashok Dinda and Ajantha Mendis.

PWI lie at the bottom of the table, having won only two matches but they can play spoil sports.

MI are on a hight with eight wins from 12 matches, but cannot afford to drop their guard.

MI registered a comprehensive 41-run win in their previous encounter against Pune.