5 best bowling performances in the IPL that came in a losing cause

2) Munaf Patel’s 5 for 21 against Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2011

Munaf Patel picked up a five-for against KXIP in IPL 2011

The 54th match of the IPL 2011 saw a splendid performance by one Indian bowler Munaf Patel who picked up a five-for against Kings XI Punjab.

Playing for the Mumbai Indians, Patel picked up 5 wickets for just 21 runs in his 4 overs. Punjab at one stage were threatening to take the game away from Mumbai as they were 128 for 2 at the end of 15 overs.

Munaf picked up the key wickets of Shaun Marsh and David Hussey in the 16th over to check the flow of runs and eventually restricted Punjab for 163.

But the Mumbai batsmen let Munaf down. They were bowled out for a meagre 87 inside 12.5 overs to finish on the losing side.

Another herculean effort went into vain!