IPL, KXIP vs MI Highlights: Mumbai Beat Punjab by 23 Runs
Mumbai Indians avenged their first leg loss to Kings XI Punjab in Mohali. Catch all the highlights of the match here.
Kings XI Punjab remain at the bottom of the league table with four points after losing to Mumbai Indians in the 40 degree-heat. Catch all the highlights of the match here (All Times in IST): (SCORECARD | STATS | FIXTURES | STANDINGS)
19:29 Punjab finish off on 149/7. Mumbai win by 23 runs to get two crucial points.
19:23 WICKET! Two more wickets and Mumbai in total control. Punjab 140/6 in 18.5 overs, Target: 173.
19:09 WICKET! Miller is gone and that could be the last nail in the coffin for Punjab. Punjab 119/4 in 16.2 overs, Target: 173.
19:03 Some tight bowling ensuring that the asking rate climbs up for Punjab. Punjab 118/3 in 16 overs, Target: 173.
18:50 Miller faced with the responsibility of taking Punjab home. Punjab 105/3 in 14 overs, Target: 173.
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18:44 WICKET! Vijay is caught trying one big shot too many. Punjab 86/3 in 11.5 overs, Target: 173.
18:30 Vijay, Miller steadily accumulating the runs. Punjab 58/2 in 8 overs, Target: 173.
18:22 Vijay looking solid as Punjab try to build a foundation. Punjab 45/2 in 6 overs, Target: 173.
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18:15 WICKET! Maxwell is gone trying to play one reverse-sweep too many. Punjab 38/2 in 4.3 overs, Target: 173.
18:05 Vijay bringing some stability to the innings. Punjab 28/1 in 3 overs, Target: 173.
17:58 WICKET! Malinga snares Sehwag. Punjab 9/1 in 1.1 overs, Target: 173.
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17:55 McClenaghan's opening over costs 9 runs. Punjab 9/0 in 1 over, Target: 173.
17:50 Punjab's chase begins as Sehwag and Vijay open the innings.
17:29 (IST): Mumbai finish with 172/3 in 20 overs. Punjab face a fair chase to win this game at home.
17:26 WICKET! Simmons falls in the last over trying to go big. Mumbai 166/3 in 19.3 overs.
17:17 WICKET! Rohit departs trying to hit a big one off Johnson. Mumbai 154/2 in 18 overs.
17:07 Simmons and Rohit now have to swing hard at each ball as Punjab try to pull things back. Mumbai 136/1 in 16 overs.
16:58 A base has been formed by Mumbai to go big in the death overs. Mumbai 118/1 in 14 overs.
16:51 WICKET! Simmons gets his fifty but Parthiv departs trying to go for a big one. Punjab 111/1 in 12.2 overs
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16:46 Fifty for Parthiv, his sixth in IPL. Mumbai 101/0 in 10.4 overs.
16:33 Mumbai running away with the game at the moment. Mumbai 72/0 in 8 overs.
16:21 A good over for Mumbai as Parthiv takes Johnson apart. Mumbai 46/0 in 5 overs.
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16:12 Mumbai openers settling in and look set to keep up the scoring rate. Mumbai 22/0 in 3 overs.
16:03 The first over comes to an end and a good start for Mumbai. Mumbai 9/0 in 1 over.
16:00 Sandeep comes in for the first over. A good delivery first up and Simmons ends up defending it. Mumbai 0/0 in 0.1 overs.
15:46 Rohit Sharma will hope to celebrate his engagement with a win. He got engaged today to his best friend Radhika Sachdeh.
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15:38 Here are the teams for today:
Kings XI Punjab:
V Sehwag, M Vijay, GJ Maxwell, DA Miller, WP Saha, GJ Bailey, AR Patel, MG Johnson, Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Karanveer Singh
Mumbai Indians:
LMP Simmons, PA Patel, UBT Chand, RG Sharma, AT Rayudu, KA Pollard, Harbhajan Singh, J Suchith, R Vinay Kumar, MJ McClenaghan, SL Malinga
15:33 Mumbai opt to bat vs Punjab. Punjab need a win to keep their hopes alive in the tournament. Maxwell and Johnson are back for Kings XI.
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Kings XI Punjab's batting has been a let down in most of the matches and they have often made changes in their playing eleven without much gain.
Kings will be eyeing a comeback after a series of flop shows. They have won only two games in eight matches, with one being win a over Mumbai Indians on April 12. George Bailey-led side will look to repeat that bring their campaign back on track.
Mumbai have been looking for a stable opening combination. Parthiv Patel has been opening in a few games with Lendl Simmons, but with just about 100 runs from six games to his credit, the diminutive Gujarat Ranji captain has not made the sort of impact the team's think tank, led by chief coach Ricky Ponting, would have liked.
Mitchell McClenaghan and Lasith Malinga will look to exploit the traditional bouncy nature of the Mohali tracks.
The home side's batting, considered their strength on paper, has failed miserably. The likes of Virender Sehwag, Shaun Marsh and Glenn Maxwell have not managed to make the kind of impact they were expected to ahead of the tournament. However, KXIP may do well to bring in Maxwell, who has not featured in the last couple of games.
KXIP's bowlers too have been a huge letdown with pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson being the biggest flop. Bringing in medium pacer Shardul Thakur to play his maiden game in a pressure situation on Friday against Delhi also did not help the KXIP's cause. Barring pacer Sandeep Sharma and left-arm spinner Axar Patel, the KXIP bowling has never looked threatening.