Little-known Uttarakhand engineer Akash Madhwal bowled a magnificent spell after his five-wicket haul took Mumbai Indians a step closer to the summit clash after thrashing Lucknow Super Giants by 81 runs in IPL Eliminator on Wednesday.

Mumbai scored 182 for 8 in 20 overs and it seemed 15 short given the explosive batting firepower of Lucknow but Madhwal's incredible figures of 3.3-0-5-5 and some terrific ground fielding led by skipper Rohit Sharma saw Gautam Gambhir-mentored side crumble for a paltry 101 in 16.3 overs. There were three run-outs in what turned out to be a forgettable evening for the Sanjiv Goenka-owned franchise.