Green was perfectly assisted by Rohit Sharma who went past 11,000 T-20 runs, scoring 56 on the day.
Having chased down 201 courtesy a 47-ball 100 not out from Cameroon Green, Mumbai now must be praying for Hardik Pandya's men to put it past hosts RCB at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Having got to 16 points, they would not mind a washout in Bengaluru either; there has been a lot of rain in the build-up to the game.
Victory at one stage looked far-fetched when openers Mayank Agarwal and Vivrant Sharma blasted Sunrisers to an opening stand of 140 in just 13.5 over. Then Mumbai hit back in the death overs to take the momentum with them; Sunrisers managed just 32 off their last four overs. It seemed as if the slowdown at the time would prove costly, but the manner of Mumbai's chase made it amply clear that even another 20 runs would perhaps not have made any difference.
Only just briefly in their defense, Sunrisers had it under control when Bhuvneshwar Kumar removed Ishan Kishan early with the first three overs going for just 24.
The turning point came in the fifth over when Rohit Sharma was reprieved on 12 by Sanvir Singh. He made them pay along with Green.
Green as usual was in full swing, remaining unbeaten 100 off 47 deliveries designed with eight fours and eight sixes. He was perfectly assisted by Rohit Sharma who went past 11,000 T-20 runs, scoring 56 on the day, but after getting a life at 12 when he was dropped. Suryakumar Yadav also remained 25 not out.
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