Kokata - Ambati Rayudu hit a six off the last ball to power Mumbai to a thrilling five-wicket victory over hosts Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.IPL top scorer Chris Gayle continued his purple patch by blasting an unbeaten 75 as Royal Challengers Bangalore crushed Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in Sunday's other match to top the points table.Chennai and Bangalore will meet again in Tuesday's first playoff in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, a day before Kolkata take on Mumbai in the second playoff at the same venue.Put into bat at Eden Gardens, Kolkata posted a commanding 175 for seven with useful contributions from Jacques Kallis (59), Manoj Tiwary (35) and Yusuf Pathan (36).Reeling at 137 for five in the 18th over, Mumbai's chase looked doomed with the visitors needing 21 off the last over, sent down by Lakshmipathy Balaji.But James Franklin (45 not out) hit four successive fours before Rayudu clubbed a full toss over the deep square leg boundary to secure an unlikely victory.
Brief scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 175-7 in 20 overs (J. Kallis 59, Yusuf Pathan 36, M. Tiwary 35; A. Nechim 2-32, J. Franklin 2-35) lost to Mumbai Indians 178-5 in 20 overs (J. Franklin 45 not out, S. Tendulkar 38, Harbhajan Singh 30; R. Bhatia 3-22) by five wickets.
Teams Matches Won Lost No result Points
Bangalore 14 9 4 1 19
Chennai 14 9 5 0 18
Mumbai 14 9 5 0 18
Kolkata 14 8 6 0 16
Punjab 14 7 7 0 14
Rajasthan 14 6 7 1 13
Deccan 14 6 8 0 12
Kochi 14 6 8 0 12
Pune 14 4 9 1 9
Delhi 14 4 9 1 9
Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata qualified for the play-offs.
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