May 17, 2008	Saturday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 11, 1429

MUMBAI, May 16: Chasing the lowest total in Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 8wickets at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday

Sanath Jayasuriya continued his terrific form to score a quickfire 48 runs off 17 balls to guide his team to an easy victory with 87 balls to spare. Resurgent hosts Mumbai Indians go on to win their five matches in-a-row with this triumph.

The win put Mumbai Indians fourth in the points table, keeping hope alive to make to the semi-finals of the tournament.

Earlier, Shaun Pollock came up with a deadly spell on a helpful Wankhede Stadium track to rip the heart out of the Kolkata Knight Riders who were shot out for a paltry 67, lowest in the tournament by the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.

Put in to bat, the Kolkata team were in dire straits by losing half their side with only 29 on the board as the top order was undone by some exceptional seam bowling on a bouncy and pacy track by Pollock, to a large extent, and his West Indian comrade-in-arms Dwayne Bravo.

Former South African captain Pollock, now retired from international cricket, came up with yet another splendid display to finish with 3 for 12 in his full quota of four overs bowled on the trot. Bravo, who is to return home after this match to get involved in the Test and ODI series against Australia, had impressive figures of 2 for 13.

Later local talent Rohan Raje and Australian Dominic Thornely grabbed two wickets apiece as the Kolkata team were shot out for the lowest total in the IPL, the previous worst being Bangalore Royals’ 82 against them, in only 15.2 overs.

Only Salman Butt (13), Sourav Ganguly (15) and Ajit Agarkar (15) reached double figures in a shocking display from a team aiming for a spot in the semifinals.

Tendulkar took four catches, which is highest by a fielder in an innings in the IPL.

—Agencies