Unsung Rajan, Gayle impress in IPL

MUMBAI, May 15 (AFP): Little-known Anand Rajan grabbed two key wickets to help bottom-placed Deccan Chargers shock third-placed Mumbai Indians by 10 runs in an Indian Premier League match Saturday. The seamer removed skipper Sachin Tendulkar and hard-hitting Kieron Pollard as Mumbai finished at 125-8 chasing a modest 136-run target to suffer their fourth defeat in 12 games of the Twenty20 tournament. In another match, West Indies opener Chris Gayle smashed a 12-ball 38 as Royal Challengers Bangalore posted a four-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders. Bangalore made sure of a place in the semi-finals with 17 points. They are followed by Chennai (16), Mumbai (16), Kolkata (14), Rajasthan (11), Punjab (10), Kochi (10), Pune (eight), Deccan (eight) and Delhi (eight). Mumbai needed 26 to win in the last over but managed only 15 as Anand dismissed West Indies all-rounder Pollard (24 off 13 balls) with his fourth delivery. Tendulkar's Mumbai were under pressure after being reduced to 25-3 in the opening 5.3 overs, with paceman Ishant Sharma taking two wickets. Brief scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 89-4 in 13 overs (Y. Pathan 36; C. Langeveldt 2-10) lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore 105-6 in 12.3 overs (C. Gayle 38; J. Kallis 2-16) by four wickets (DL method). Deccan Chargers 135-6 in 20 overs (S. Dhawan 27 not out, K. Sangakkara 27, S. Sohal 20; D. Kulkarni 3-26) beat Mumbai Indians 125-8 in 20 overs (S. Tendulkar 37, K. Pollard 24; A. Rajan 3-27, I. Sharma 2-30) by 10 runs.