May 18, 2015 9:19 AM

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IPL 2015: Knock-out matches line up as MI join CSK, RR, RCB in play-offs<br/>

In IPL Cricket, Mumbai Indians have become the fourth and final team to book a place in the knock-out stage. Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore had earlier made it to the play-offs.In a must-win game for both sides at Hyderabad last night, Mumbai defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 9 wickets to knock them out of the tournament. The Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai, first, made a mockery of Hyderabad&apos;s decision to bat first bundling them out for just 113. Paceman Mitchell McClenaghan bagged the maximum of 3 wickets and conceded just 16 runs from 4 overs. Then, with the bat, Mumbai overhauled the target in the 14th over itself courtesy a 106-run stand between openers Parthiv Patel and Lendl Simmons. McClenaghan was named man of the match.The play-offs begin tomorrow, with Chennai taking on Mumbai in the first qualifier. The winner will advance to the final, while the losing side will have another opportunity as they will play against the winner of the Eliminator between Bangalore and Rajasthan which will be played on Wednesday. The second qualifier will be played on Friday, with the final slated for Sunday.

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