Gujarat Lions today became the first team to confirm a place in the IPL play-offs with a six wicket win over Mumbai Indians, here tonight.
MI scored 172 for eight courtesy Nitish Rana's 36-ball-70 and Lions surpassed the target in 17.5 overs with Suresh Raina and Brendon McCullum scoring 58 and 48 respectively.
Brief Scores: MI 172/8 (Nitish Rana 70, Dwayne Bravo 2/23, Praveen Kumar 2/24)
Gujarat Lions 173/4 in 17.5 overs (Suresh Raina 58, Brendon McCullum 48, Dwayne Smith 37). GL won by 6 wkts.