Sachin Tendulkar shored up Mumbai Indians yet again with his fifth half-century of the IPL which guaranteed Mumbai a place in the semifinal and took him to the top of the run-charts in the tournament. Tendulkar overcame Rajasthan Royals' strong start by building two partnerships: the first with JP Duminy to lead Mumbai's recovery after the loss of three early wickets, and the second with Kieron Pollard to accelerate at the end. Mumbai batting effort was backed up by a clinical performance from bowlers, which left Rajasthan battling in a mid-table scrap at fourth place, and inflicted on it its first defeat in Jaipur. Scores: Mumbai 174-5 (Tendulkar 89 n.o., Duminy 31, Pollard 25, Watson 3-37). Rajasthan 137-8 (Jhunjhunwala 28, Voges 30, Zaheer 2-17). Kings XI Punjab shocked Delhi Daredevils by 7 wickets in Delhi. Struggling on a slow pitch Delhi was bundled out for 111 as Irfan Pathan and Chawla bowled well. In reply, Punjab romped home comfortably. Scores: Delhi 111 all out in 19.4 overs (Gambhir 26, Manhas 26, I. Pathan 3-24, Chawla 2-16). Punjab 112-3 in 18.4 overs (Jayawardene 38, Sangakkara 33, Yuvraj 21 n.o., Collingwood 2
