Chasing 178 for a win, MI fell 18 runs short after Harbhajan's 24-ball 64 goes in vain.
The defending champions got regular breakthroughs but the West Indian opener stood tall with a 56-ball 96.
Chasing 185 for a win, Royals rode on Hooda’s 25-ball 54 to achieve the target on the last ball of the innings.
Faulkner was allowed to breathe easy by Hooda, who started to take on the bowling.
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Before he moved to RR, Faulkner played a year for Punjab, an outing that he doesn't have fond memories of.
The board president also praised the player for coming forward and informing the BCCI’s ACSU about the approach.
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RCB take on KKR at Eden Gardens on Saturday.
Captain Smith praised debutant Deepak Hooda (30) and James Faulkner (46) for their rescue effort.
SRH coach Moody reckoned that anything around 160 will be a good score on the Chepauk wicket.
KXIP failed to kick start their IPL campaign on a high as RR defended their total of 162.
Kohli said he was "disappointed" at the way he was treated by the media after his failure in the WC semis.
RR lauded the awareness of the player to immediately report the incident to the concerned authorities.
On his own effort, Nehra said he was very satisfied with his performance.