Paceman Ashok Dinda bowled excellently well to help Pune Warriors upset Mumbai Indians by 28 runs in the third match of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament here at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday.
This was the first defeat for Mumbai Indians, who had won the opening match of the tournament on Wednesday.
Chasing an easy target of 130, they were restricted to 101-9 in the allotted 20 overs due to intelligent bowling by Dinda, who grabbed four for 17, and left-arm spinner Murali Karthik (2-14).
James Franklin of New Zealand and Dinesh Karthik of India top scored with 32 each whereas captain Harbhajan Singh (16) was the only other batsman to get into double figures.
Earlier, Pune made 129 for nine in 20 overs after Mumbai captain Harbhajan put them into bat.
Their main scorers were Australia’s Steven Smith (39) and India’s Robin Uthappa (36) while for Mumbai, pace bowlers Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka and Munaf Patel of India claimed two wickets each for 16 and 26, respectively.
All the matches of the IPL tournament are being telecast live by Geo Super.
