RCB stay alive despite loss

Sep 21, 2010 |

Durban, Sept. 20: Dwayne Bravo rescued the Mumbai Indians from a seemingly hopelessly position and inspired them to a dramatic two-run win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore in a Champions League Twenty20 match at Kingsmead on Sunday night.

Bravo hit 29 off 17 balls and took two for 23 as Mumbai defeated their fellow Indian Premier League rivals to finish their Group B round robin programme with two wins from four matches. But the victory is unlikely to earn Mumbai a place in the semifinals because they have an inferior run rate to the Highveld Lions, who have also had two wins, and Bangalore, who have won once.

The Lions meet Bangalore in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Peter Siddle returned with a four-wicket haul as Wayamba folded for a paltry 106 against Victoria in their match at Centurion on Monday. Mahela Jayawardene anchored the innings with a 40-ball 51 but Wayamba lost last eight wickets for 25 runs to be bundled out in 16.3 overs.

Brief scores: Mumbai Indians 165/7 (Steyn 3/26) bt RCB 163/5(Dravid 71 n.o., Kohli 47).
Wayamba 106 (Jayawardene 51, Siddle 4/29) vs Victoria.

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