Mumbai Indians sail into IPL final

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Mumbai Indians have advanced to the Indian Premier League (IPL) final after beating Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by six wickets in the first qualifier.

Batting first, Chennai slipped to 32-3, before Ambati Rayudu (42 not out) and MS Dhoni (37 not out) took the hosts to 131-4 off their 20 overs.

In reply, Mumbai reached their victory target of 132 with 9 balls remaining. Suryakumar Yadav was their top-scorer with an unbeaten 71 off 54 balls.

CSK are not out of the competition yet. They will face the winner of Wednesday's eliminator between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second qualifier on Friday.

Mumbai and Chennai are the joint most successful teams in the competition, with three titles each.

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