5 lowest totals defended in the IPL

#4 Mumbai Indians defending 120 against Pune Warriors, Pune, 2012

Mumbai Indian celebrate a memorable win

In the 45^th match of the 2012 IPL, the Mumbai Indians showed how sweet revenge could be. They had lost the first leg to Pune Warriors in a low-scoring thriller at the Wankhede. This time around, batting first, MI failed once again managing just 120 with the bat.

Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 34 off 35 balls. After a 50-run opening partnership, MI capitulated thanks to brilliant bowling by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who managed a spell of 2/9 in 3 overs to support Nehra, who registered figures of 2/19 in his 4 overs.

In reply, Pune seemed to be doing fine at 40 for 1 in the 7^th over. But they lost three quick wickets. Ganguly and Mithun Manhas added 47 for the fifth wicket but after Ganguly’s fall in the 17^th over, Pune couldn’t get the final hurrah.

Eventually, they fell excruciatingly short of the target losing the match by 1 run despite Manhas’ 34-ball unbeaten 42. Harbhajan Singh, captaining the side, was brilliant with figures of 2/18 in his 4 overs while Lasith Malinga managed figures of 2/25.