Five-time champions Mumbai Indians on Sunday crashed out of the Indian Premier League after losing their eighth match in a row to Lucknow Super Giants by 36 runs. Captain KL Rahul scored his second century as he guided Lucknow Super Giants to 168 for 6 and then restricted MI to 132 for 8 in 20 overs.
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Rahul hit 12 fours and four sixes in his innings of 103 not out in 62 balls.
The second highest scorer was Manish Pandey with 22 as the other batsmen failed to make significant contributions.
For MI, Jasprit Bumrah was the best bowler with 1 for 31 in 4 overs, while Kieron Pollard was 2 for 8 in two overs.
When MI batted, all the Lucknow bowlers picked up wickets but Dushmantha Chamira made a special appearance, conceding only 14 runs in 4 overs.
Brief Scores: LSG 168/6 (KL Rahul 103 not out off 62 balls, Kieron Pollard 2/8, Jasprit Bumrah 1/31)
MI 132 for 8 (Rohit Sharma 39, Kunal Pandya 3/19, Dushmantha Chameera 0/14).
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