Pics : Sachin Tendulkar in action against Perth Scorchers, Kotla OCT 2,2013

It needed something special to peg Mumbai back, and that came in the form of a spectacular diving catch. Smith had smashed Brad Hogg's first delivery over midwicket for a six and was well positioned to do the same to the next one - a long hop. He didn't connect too well though, and Behrendorff pulled off a stunner at the square-leg fence, Smith gone for 48 in 25 balls.
But with Rohit at his six-hitting best, he hit four of them in his unbeaten 51 in 24 balls, Kieron Pollard joining in with an 18-ball 23 before falling 13 runs short of the target and Ambati Rayudu finishing things off with consecutive sixes off Agar, Perth were subdued easily. A semifinal spot had been booked, Mumbai were exactly where they believed they would be before the tournament started, and the same questions about Tendulkar were set to be asked again, and answered again, on Saturday at the same venue.(Courtesy : NDTV/WISDEN INDIA)



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