• Boucher’s Mumbai exit IPL playoff race

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    The Mumbai Indians, coached by Mark Boucher, became the first team to be knocked out of the playoff race after the Sunrisers Hyderabad hammered the Lucknow Super Giants by 10 wickets.

    Five-time winners Mumbai are ninth in the 10-team table on eight points after only four wins in 12 matches.

    Hyderabad, led by Pat Cummins, moved third on 14 points after they chased down 166 in 9.4 overs on Wednesday night, courtesy Travis Head’s 89 and 75 by Abhishek Sharma.

    Lucknow and the Delhi Capitals are both on 12 points and face each other on 14 May meaning Mumbai cannot qualify for the top four to that will contest the playoffs, even if Hardik Pandya’s side win their two remaining matches.

    Mumbai lost their first three games with Pandya booed after he replaced the popular Rohit Sharma as skipper this season.

    Table-toppers the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Rajasthan Royals both have 16 points each.

    The final will be on 26 May in Chennai.

    © Agence France-Presse

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