Pune end Mumbai's streak
Ben Stokes was in red hot form for his IPL team. Photo: Collected
Rising Pune Supergiant ended Mumbai Indians' six-match winning streak with a three-run victory in their Indian Premier League (IPL) fixture yesterday at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Needing 24 off the last 12 balls, Ben Stokes bowled an economical penultimate over and conceded just seven runs, leaving Rohit Sharma's team with an onerous task of scoring 17 runs off the final six balls.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Earlier, sent into bat, Rising Pune Supergiant scored 160 for six.
SCORES IN BRIEF
MUMBAI v PUNE
PUNE: 160 for 6 (Tripathi 45, Rahane 38, Tiwary 22; Bumrah 2-29)
MUMBAI: 157 for 8 (RG Sharma 58, Patel 33, Buttler 17; Stokes 2-21)
Result: Pune won by 3 runs.
Player-of-the-match: Ben Stokes
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