Simmons’ half century keeps Mumbai hopes alive

West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons stroked an unbeaten half-century to lift Mumbai Indians to a convincing nine-wicket win over Southern Express on Sunday, and keep alive the Indian Premier League giants’ hopes of a spot in the main draw of the Champions League Twenty20.

Chasing a tricky 162 for victory in their second match of the qualifiers at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Mumbai romped to their target off 16.2 overs, with the right-handed Simmons stroking 76.

He faced 51 balls and struck 11 fours and a six, adding 139 for the first wicket with