Top five lowest total defended in the history of Indian T20 league
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3. Mumbai vs Pune (2012)
In the 45th game of the season five, Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat first. Openers Sachin Tendulkar and James Franklin stitched a partnership of 50 runs. Lack of partnerships after this meant the team could only muster 120/9. For Pune, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ashish Nehra took two wickets Ashok Dinda took one.
In reply, Pune fell short by one run as they were riding on the lone batting effort of Mithun Manhas (42*). None of the other batter could go past the 20-run mark. Lasith Malinga and Harbhajan Singh took two each while Munaf Patel and Pragyan Ojha took one each.
4. Pune vs Hyderabad (2013)
Pune bowled well after choosing to bowl and restricted Hyderabad to 119/8. Only Biplab Samantray (37) and Amit Mishra (30) could score some useful runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets. In reply, Pune were 101/4 at one stage but Amit Mishra’s hat-trick made sure Pune fall short by 11 runs.
5. Mumbai vs Hyderabad (2018)
Mumbai restricted Hyderabad to 118 all-out. However, Hyderabad restricted Mumbai to 87 all-out making it one of the most entertaining low scoring games.
