Sachin tendulkar
By CricketCountry Staff
Hyderabad: Apr 24, 2011
Mumbai Indians registered a 37-run victory over the Deccan Chargers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Set 173 for win, Deccan finished at 135 for 8 in 20 overs.
Lasith Malinga grabbed three wickets, which included the wicket of Kumar Sangakkara.
Deccan never looked in the fray after losing Sunny Sohal early on. Skipper Sangakkara tried to consolidate but the hosts kept on losing wickets at regular intervals.
Earlier, Rohit Sharma and Andrew Symonds powered Mumbai to 172 for 4 in 20 overs after some early hiccups.
Brief Scores: MI 172 for 4 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 56*, Andrew Symonds 44*, Davy Jacobs 32, Sachin Tendulkar 28; Amit Mishra 2 for 14, Pragyan Ojha 1 for 29, Ishant Sharma 1 for 39) bt DC 135 for 8 in 20 overs (Kumar Sangakkara 34, Shikhar Dhawan 25, Sunny Sohal 5; Lasith Malinga 3 for 13.
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