IPL Highlights, Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians
IPL Highlights and ball-by-ball commentary from the 22nd T20 match between Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore on Thursday.
Mumbai Indians (MI) thumped Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by 8 wickets in chase of 199 in the 22nd match of Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday. Parthiv Patel and Jos Buttler's fiery start suggested that Mumbai Indians had come to the field with their hunting mode on. Not letting the Punjab bowlers settle a bit, Parthiv and Buttler went berserk from the very first ball and kept the required run rate in check. Though Parthiv fell for 37, Buttler kept on hitting the ball cleanly for Mumbai. Adding salt to the wounds, Nitish Rana, too, smashed a 34-ball 62 not-out to help Mumbai overhaul the competitive target rather easily. Bringing up his half century, Nitish Rana reclaimed his orange cap as Mumbai sit atop of the IPL points table with 10 points. With five consecutive wins, Mumbai is riding high on confidence as, it seems, they are on a rampaging mode. Tough luck for KXIP and Hashim Amla  who helped Punjab to put a good total on the board. Courtesy of Rana and Buttler, Holkar stadium saw a brilliant display of fireworks. After their fourth consecutive loss, KXIP stand fifth on the table with four points. Jos Buttler was adjudged the Man of the Match.
When and Where to watch: Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) vs Mumbai Indians (MI)
(KXIP) Vs (MI) is scheduled for a 8 pm IST (2.30 pm GMT) start. Live Streaming and TV information for the match can be found below.
India: TV: Sony Six, Sony Six HD (English), Sony Max (Hindi), Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD (Telugu, Tamil, Bengali). Live Streaming: Hotstar.
International: Live Streaming: Cricketgateway.
South Africa: TV: SuperSport Two. Live Streaming: SuperSport Live Video.
UK: TV: Sky Sports 2. Live Streaming: Watch Sky Sports.
USA: TV: Willow TV. Live Streaming: Willow TV Online.
Middle East: TV: OSN Sports Cricket HD. Live Streaming: OSN Play.
IPL Highlights: KXIP vs MI
So, Mumbai continue their dominance this season. Punjab, on the other hand, will be running for shelter after a shock they received down their spine. They seriously need to buck up. That's all from us for today. Indian T20 League will continue to trundle. Tomorrow Kolkata will host Gujarat at 2000 local (1430 GMT). Do join us for that. Until then, it's goodbye from us. Cheers!
Rohit Sharma said he felt incredible to be a part of this game but we feel more than that in bringing it to you. Spare a thought for our fingers (pun intended). Shouldn't be complaining as it's our job. But surely you should spare a thought for Hashim Amla. Someone who has not scored a ton in this format before, scored one today but still saw his side end on the losing side, quite disheartening!
Man of the Match, Jos Buttler feels that he has been in good touch in the tournament. Says that he is happy that he could contribute to the team's cause. Feels that it was a good wicket and the ground was small too. Opines that it was a good toss to win because even 200 was not enough. Mentions that it was great to chase such a big score from ball one as it allowed him to play his shots freely.
Rohit Sharma calls it an incredible game. Mentions that it reminded him of the 2014 game against Rajasthan where they chased 195 in 14.4 overs. Says that to chase such a big total in 15.3 overs was fantastic. Praises Hashim Amla for his knock. Opines that the atmosphere in the dressing room after the first innings was calm, they believed that they could chase this total down as the ground is quite small. Also mentions that the start given by Parthiv Patel and Jos Buttler was amazing. Feels that Parthiv has worked very hard and adds that he was great in the domestic season too. Thinks that it is necessary to look into the performance of his star bowlers too. Says that it is an area they can improve on and the management is backing them. Adds that this is just the first half of the tournament, so it is vital not to lose the momentum now. Hopes that the winning run is not broken and that they stay focused.
Glenn Maxwell says that the conditions were pretty fair for the batters. Thinks that 198 was a par total. Mentions that Hashim Amla and Shaun Marsh's batting were the positives. Feels that Buttler played beautifully. Reveals that they tried the slower ones, bumpers but the English batsman was hitting them all away. Ends by saying that their next game is against Gujarat in Rajkot where the pitch will again help the batsmen so no respite for his bowlers.
Much to everyone's surprise, the required run rate never came into the picture. A dream chase from Rohit's men has now put them on top of the points table. Simply outstanding! None of the Punjab bowlers were spared. All of them suffered a monstrous hammering and that will surely haunt them for quite a long time. Presentation coming up your way quickly. Stay with us...
Parthiv Patel departed after a quickfire knock but that didn't hamper their progress. The surprise package of the season for Mumbai, Nitish Rana walked out and quickly got into the mix. He smashed 7 maximums and not even a single boundary, that's something spectacular. Buttler and Rana added another 85-run stand and both scored their respective fifties to almost seal the deal.
Well, that got over in the blink of an eye! Agreed, Mumbai had firepower in their batting line-up but to be honest nobody would have thought that they will make a mockery of this run chase. Chasing a humongous target of 199, Parthiv Patel and Jos Buttler got them off to a blazing start. Together they smashed 81 off 35 balls and set the tone for the chase.
SIX! MUMBAI WIN BY 8 WICKETS WITH 27 BALLS TO SPARE! What a performance this from the visitors! Coming to the ball, it was a short delivery around leg, Rana goes back and hooks it over backward square leg for a maximum. Think Mumbai have a flight to catch tonight. They have finished this chase in no time!
Rana drives this full length ball through covers for a couple of runs.