Gujarat edge Mumbai to top IPL table

Hardik Pandya missed a shy at the stumps to force a Super Over as Gujarat Titans edged out Mumbai Indians by three wickets from the final ball in a rain-hit IPL clash to top the table.

Gujarat started strongly in their initial chase of 156 with a second-wicket stand of 72 between skipper Shubman Gill, who fell to an inspired Jasprit Bumrah after a rain break, and Jos Buttler at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.

Bad weather interrupted play twice and after the second delay the victory target was revised to 147 from 19 overs, leaving Gujarat needing 15 from the final six balls.

Rahul Tewatia began with a four off Deepak Chahar and Gerald Coetzee smashed a six on the third ball before holing out on the fifth with only one run required to win.

But number nine Arshad Khan stole a single off the final ball after hitting it to Pandya at mid-off, as the former Gujarat skipper, now Mumbai captain, missed the wicket with his throw from close range.

Gujarat jumped to the top of the 10-team table and pushed Mumbai, whose winning streak of six matches came to an end, to fourth.

The top four teams after the league phase will make the playoffs, with the final on May 25 in Kolkata.