Breaking News! The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) thrashed Mumbai Indians by 43 runs in the playoff to reach the grand finale of IPL 4. They will take on Chennai Super Kings in the final tomorrow, on June 28.
Mayank Agarwal was put for 41 off 31 balls. Chris Gayle continued his onslaught and scored 89 off 47 balls with 9 boundaries and 5 sixes. At one stage, RCB were 148/2 in 14.4 overs.
The Mumbai Indians made a comeback and restricted them to 185/4 in 20 overs. AB de Villiers remained unbeaten on 21. For Mumbai Indians, Munaf Patel took two wickets.
Chasing a victory target of 186, Mumabi Indians lost wickets at regular intervals. Only Sachin Tendulkar offered some resistance. No other basmen clicked when the mattered the most.
The Mumbai Indians finished at 142//8 in 20 overs and lost the match by 43 runs. Tendulkar scored 40 off 24 balls. For RCB, Daniel Vettori took three wickets, while Sreenath Aravind and Syed Mohammad took two wickets each. Chris Gayle was declared 'Man of the Match'.It was his sixth 'Man of the Match' award in the IPL. Gayle, who joined the RCB in the middle of the tournament, has scored 608 runs so far with two hundreds.
This is the second time the RCB has qualified for the IPL final. They will be looking forward to avenge their defeat against the Chennai Super Kings in the first playoff.
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