Munaf Patel star in 2 runs win for Rajasthan over Mumbai

In a nail biting 45th match of IPL, with Mumbai Indian requiring only 4 runs of the last over, Munaf Patel bowled a superb last over, giving away just 2 runs with 1 wicket and 2 run-outs to seal a 2 runs victory for defending champion Rajasthan Royals over Mumbai Indians on Thursday at Durban.

Rajasthan Royals playing under captain Shane Warne (who was a doubtful starter due to a hamstring injury), scored 145 runs for 7 wickets in their 20 overs as new batsman Rob Quiney made 51 runs off 40 balls and Ravindar Jadeja contributed 42 runs.

In reply, Mumbai Indians started badly but Sachin Tendulkar played a crucial inning of 40 runs off 30 balls guided them near the target before Abhishek Nayar hit a fiery 18 balls 35 runs but tailenders crumbled under pressure and didn't manage to score 4 runs in th last over.

Rajasthan Royal's climb up the ladder to 3rd position in the ranking chart.

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Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) - IPL 2009 45th Match

In the 45th match of 2009 Indian Premier League, the Mumbai Indians will be hoping to take the momentum of having two wins in a row by defeating Rajasthan Royals in the 2nd game on Thursday, 14th May, 2009 at Durban starting from 16.30 local time (SA), [14.30 GMT, 8.00PM IST.]

The Mumbai Indians swuad has a solid batting unit with Tendulkar finally finding some form again. Dwayne Bravo who was promoted up the order to open the batting, smashed a fine 70 runs in 59 balls, which helped them win the match.

Rajasthan Royals are almost certain to take the field without their inspirational skipper Shane Warne who pulled a hamstring injury in the last match. South African skipper Graeme Smith will eb takning his place to lead the side. The form of the Rajasthan Royal's is not too encouraging after their consecutive losses to Chennai Super Kings and Deccan Chargers. Yusuf Pathan and Ravindra Jadeja will both need to fire tonight if they want to turn the table.

Rajasthan Royals Playing 11, Team, Squad (Likely)
Graeme Smith (C), Naman Ojha, Swapnil Asnodkar, Yusuf Pathan, Lee Carseldine, Ravindra Jedeja, Abhishek Raut, Morne Morkal, Siddharth Trivedi, Munaf Patel.

Mumbai Indians Playing 11, Team, Squad (Probables)
Sachin Tendulkar (C), Sanath Jaysuriya, JP Duminy, Abhishek Nayar, Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh, Yogesh Takawale (WK), Ajinkya Rahane, Chetanya Nanda, Dhawal Kulkarni, Lasith Malinga.

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