India, Jan. 25 -- After two consecutive losses, it seemed impossible that either the Vels Chennai Kings or the Mumbai Heroes could engineer a victory so massive that even a single win would push up their net run rate high enough to make it to the top 4 qualifying teams. But on the night of January 25, that's exactly what a very spirited Kings team did, only a day after they had a sure shot win slip out of their hands due to a rain disruption. In beating the Heroes by 59 runs, the Kings' net run rate rose to get them to fourth position in the points table, with the final spot in the semis.

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