Titans snatch victory in extraordinary IPL finish

Indian Premier League, Mumbai

Mumbai Indians 155-8 (20 overs): Jacks 53 (35), Suryakumar 35 (24)

Gujarat Titans 147-7 (19 overs): Gill 43 (46), Buttler 30 (27); Bumrah 2-19, Boult 2-22

Gujarat Titans won by three wickets (DLS method)

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Gujarat Titans beat Mumbai Indians - and the rain - to snatch a remarkable final-ball victory and go top of the Indian Premier League.

A see-saw match looked to have gone the way of Mumbai when a second rain delay stopped Gujarat's chase with another 24 runs needed from 12 balls - the visitors behind on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.

But the rain stopped and Gujarat's target was adjusted to 147, leaving them 15 to get from the final six balls as the match resumed moments before the cut-off at 00:30 local time.

Rahul Tewatia hit the first ball for four and two balls later Gerald Coetzee slammed a straight six to leave four to get from three balls.

Bowler Deepak Chahar then overstepped to gift the Titans another run, only for Coetzee to be caught off the penultimate ball with the scores level.

New batter Arshad Khan scrambled the one run needed from the last ball for the Titans, although Mumbai skipper Hardik Pandya still could have forced a super over but missed with his throw from mid-on when a direct hit would have run out Arshad.

The Titans won by three runs via the DLS method.

That all came after the visitors were cruising at 107-2 in pursuit of 156 until the first rain delay, after which they lost 4-25 in four overs amid an electric spell of fast bowling from Mumbai's quicks.

Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets, Trent Boult one and Ashwani Kumar the other - all of which was in vain for Mumbai who also would have topped the table with a win.

Also wasted was 53 from 35 balls by England all-rounder Will Jacks in Mumbai's 155-8.

Jacks, whose fifty was his first for the franchise, put on 73 with Suryakumar Yadav but Mumbai lost 6-58 after Suryakumar was dismissed for 35.

The Titans, for whom Jos Buttler scored 30 before the rain, move level on points with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, but sit top of the table courtesy of their superior net run-rate.

Mumbai stay in the play-off places in fourth but, having played a game more than those below them, have work to do to qualify for the play-offs.