Chennai: Syed Mohammad ended Sachin Tendulkar's cameo of 40 runs that was soon followed by Rohit Sharma and Ambati Rayudu's dismissals that put Mumbai Indians in serious trouble at 83 for five while chasing 186 to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore here on Friday.
Chasing 186 to reach the final, Mumbai Indians got off to an inauspicious start as they lost Adrian Blizzard early in the script, which saw Harbhajan once again being promoted as a pinch-hitter.
Blizzard (10) failed to fire and was dismissed by S Aravind and Harbhajan scored 10 off seven balls before becoming Aravind's second victim.
Earlier, Chris Gayle struck brutal 89 runs and was involved in a 113-run opening partnership with Mayank Aggarwal but Mumbai Indians struck quick blows towards the end to restrict Royal Challengers Bangalore to 185/4.
Gayle brought up his half century in just 27 balls and struck nine fours and five sixes in his innings that was ended by Munaf Patel, who returned with the best figures (2/27) for Mumbai.
Earlier, Sachin Tendulkar's move to open the bowling with Abu Nechim instead of Lasith Malinga backfired badly, as Gayle took 27 runs off the rookie to take RCB off to a flier after being put in to bat by Mumbai.
That also made it the most costliest first over in the history of the Indian Premier League.
But the intensity didn't die there as RCB brought up their fifty in just 3.2 overs. Gayle's opening partner Mayank Aggarwal too played his strokes, which saw Mumbai leaking runs from both the ends, prompting Tendulkar to take the strategic timeout at the first available opportunity at the end of six overs, with RCB at 68 for no loss.
Soon it became an all-Bangalore show as RCB brought up their hundred inside 10 overs, which followed Gayle's 27-ball half century.
It was Keiron Pollard who got Mumbai the much-needed first breakthrough, albeit after a 113-run opening partnership, in the 11th over of the Bangalore innings when he dismissed Mayank Aggarwal. He was pouched by Rohit Sharma at long-on after scoring 41 off 31 balls.
However, there was no respite for Mumbai as Gayle blasted three sixes in the space of four balls spread across the 13th and 14th over.
The former West Indies skipper first sent Pollard soaring over long off in the last ball of the 13th over and then hammered Harbhajan over deep midwicket in consecutive balls as RCB reached 145 for one in 14 overs.
Gayle was dismissed by Munaf in the next over with James Franklin taking a good catch at long on but by then the damage was done. Virat Kohli (8) also couldn't stay long and was sent packing by Nechim in the 16th over.
Malinga then pulled off a brilliant diving catch at short third man off Munaf to dismiss Luke Pomersbach (4) as Bangalore slipped to 157 for four in 16.2 overs.
However, AB de Villiers (21) and Saurabh Tiwary (8) stayed in the crease and took Bangalore close to the 200-mark.
In pics: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers
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