The Mumbai Indians claimed their sixth Indian Premier League win in a row with a 25-run victory over the chronically under-performing Deccan Chargers.
Sanath Jayasuriya, Abhishek Nayar and Dwayne Bravo all reached 30 for the Indians and, though none could go on, they still posted a competitive total of 7-178.
In reply, Adam Gilchrist, Shahid Afridi and Rohit Sharma all fell cheaply and even some powerful hitting from Venugopal Rao and Dwaraka Ravi Teja could not help them recover.
Mumbai is now in an excellent position to reach the semi-finals, while defeat for the Chargers confirmed the inevitable - their chances of progressing are over.
Jayasuriya (36) was typically aggressive, striking two sixes and six fours in his 15-ball stay at the crease before sweeping Rao straight to RP Singh.
Tendulkar added a more sedate 23, before Afridi removed him and Dominic Thornely in the space of three balls.
Bravo (30) and Nayar (38) added 54 for the fifth wicket before both fell to Singh in quick succession.
Singh also bowled Pinal Shah for 10 to finish with 3-25, while there were two apiece for Afridi and Rao.
The Chargers saw their challenge ended almost before their reply had even begun.
Captain Gilchrist (13) was removed by Dilhara Fernando, who also trapped Sharma for six, while Bravo had Afridi caught by Thornely for a duck.
That left them on 3-20, which became 4-56 when Nayar had Chamara Silva caught behind for 17.
Rao (57) and Teja (37) finally mustered some resistance, adding 74 for the fifth wicket But Bravo returned to remove both to effectively end Deccan's challenge, in what was his last act before joining up with West Indies to face
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Mumbai Indians Innings
Jayasuriya c Singh b Venugopal Rao 36 (15)
Tendulkar c Silva b Shahid Afridi 23 (19)
Thornely lbw b Shahid Afridi 8 (18)
Nayar c Sharma b Singh 38 (24)
Uthappa c Shahid Afridi b Venugopal Rao 7 (16)
Bravo b Singh 30 (17)
Shah b Singh 10 (6)
Takawale not out 5 (5)
Raje not out 1 (2)
Extras (lb 11, w 7, nb 2) 20
Total 178 (7 wickets; 20 overs)
Did not bat: Nehra, Fernando
FoW: 1-39 (Jayasuriya, 2.5 ov), 2-72 (Tendulkar, 8.2 ov), 3-72 (Thornely, 8.4 ov), 4-96 (Uthappa, 12.5 ov), 5-150 (Nayar, 17.4 ov), 6-156 (Bravo, 17.6 ov), 7-175 (Shah, 19.2 ov)
Bowling
Vijaykumar 2-0-24-0 (1nb, 4w)
Zoysa 3-0-37-0 (1nb)
Venugopal Rao 3-0-25-2 (1w)
Singh 4-0-35-3
Afridi 4-0-23-2 (1w)
Ojha 4-0-23-0
Deccan Chargers Innings
Gilchrist c Shah b Fernando 13 (16)
Afridi c Thornely b Bravo 0 (1)
Sharma lbw b Fernando 6 (10)
Silva c Takawale b Nayar 17 (14)
Venugopal Rao c Shah b Bravo 57 (38)
Ravi Teja b Bravo 37 (27)
Zoysa not out 10 (7)
Das run out (Takawale) 2 (5)
Singh not out 3 (3)
Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 3, nb 1) 8
Total 153 (7 wickets; 20 overs)
Did not bat: Ojha, Vijaykumar
FoW: 1-7 (Shahid Afridi, 1.2 ov), 2-20 (Gilchrist, 4.2 ov), 3-20 (Sharma, 4.3 ov), 4-56 (Silva, 9.1 ov), 5-130 (Venugopal Rao, 17.1 ov), 6-136 (Ravi Teja, 17.3 ov), 7-145 (Das, 18.5 ov)
Bowling
Bravo 4-0-24-3 (1w)
Fernando 4-0-38-2 (1nb, 1w)
Raje 2-0-19-0 (1w)
Nayar 3-0-18-1
Thornely 1-0-8-0
Jayasuriya 2-0-13-0
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