Mumbai beat ordinary Pune

Mumbai Indians 124 for 3 (Rayudu 37, Tendulkar 35) beat

Pune Warriors 118 (Uthappa 45, Munaf 3-8, Nechim 2-13, Murtaza 2-18) by seven wickets 

Hosts Mumbai Indians survived some anxious moments before completing a seven-wicket win over weak-willed Pune Warriors India in their Indian Premier League match at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. For Pune Warriors this was their second consecutive defeat after losing the last match against Delhi Daredevils by three wickets.

With a clinical bowling in display, the home team bundled out Warriors for 118 in 17.2 overs - their lowest so far this season. Mumbai Indians lost only James Franklin (6), Sachin Tendulkar (35) and Ambati Rayudu (37) in a lopsided game.

After losing Franklin, Sachin and Rayudu added 74 runs for the second-wicket to ensure an easy chase for their team. However, Rahul Sharma struck in the 14th over to get rid of Sachin, trying to go over long-off. The master batsman was dismissed for the first time in 2011 IPL after not out scores of 46, 55 and 100 in three previous matches. In-form Rayudu soon followed trying to finish the proceedings in a hurry.

Mumbai made a heavy weather of the chase but unbeaten Rohit Sharma (20) and Andrew Symonds (16) ensured their side home in a last-ball thriller. Rohit clobbered a huge six over extra-cover in the last ball to ease some unsettling nerves at Wankhede.

This was Mumbai's third win in four games after losing their previous encounter against Kochi Tuskers Kerala by eight wickets.

Abu Nechim, playing his first game of the season, and Munaf Patel rocked high-flying Pune Warriors early as the visitors folded for 118 on a hard and dry wicket at Wankhede.

Electing to bat first, Pune Warriors lost their four top-order batsmen, including skipper Yuvraj Singh, with only 17 runs on the board. Robin Uthappa was the only top-order batsman to offer some resistance, scoring 45 runs off 37 balls with six fours and a six. Kieron Pollard took a stunning catch at long-on off Ali Murtaza to end his short vigil.

Nechim did the early damage when he removed in-form opener Jesse Ryder (12) and Mithun Manhas (0) before paceman Munaf Patel accounted for Tim Paine (2) and Yuvraj Singh (0) to reduce the hosts to 17-4 in the opening five overs.

Murtaza added to the Pune' misery, by claiming their last recognised batsman in Mohnish Mishra when the right-hander miscued one for a simple catch to Rohit Sharma at long-on. Mumbai bowlers continued to press their advantage and the visitors obliged losing wickets at regular intervals.

Munaf was the most successful bowler for Mumbai ending the match with figures of three for 8 in 2.2 overs. Nechim, Lasith Malinga and Murtaza claimed two wickets apiece to rattle debutants Pune Warriors, who never looked comfortable at the crease.