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Jasprit Bumrah is the Man of the Match for his figures of 3/15 in 4 overs.
MI beat KXIP by 3 runs.
KXIP 183/5 after 20 overs.
McClenaghan to bowl the last over. Yuvraj swings hard at the second ball but misses. CAUGHT! Yuvraj connects with the 3rd ball but doesn’t get enough on it as Lewis takes the catch at sweeper cover.
Axar Patel clubs the next ball, a full toss this time, over deep midwicket for a SIX. McClenaghan sends down a bouncer and Axar misses with the bat but they steal a single. 8 runs needed off the last ball. Tiwary on strike and he pulls it for a FOUR at backward square leg but it’s in vain as KXIP fall short of 2 runs.
WICKET! Yuvraj c Lewis b McClenaghan 1 (3)
KXIP 170/4 after 19 overs.
Bumrah to bowl the 19th. CAUGHT! What an impact Bumrah has made for Mumbai, he sends in a slower delivery and Rahul batting on 94 goes for the big one but is outdone by the change of pace and sends the ball into the hands of Cutting at long on. Great innings by the KXIP man but is it enough to take them across the line? Yuvraj walks in to bat.
Bumrah ends his spell with figures of 3/15. Great bowling by the MI bowler.
KXIP need 17 from 6 balls to win.
WICKET! KL Rahul c Cutting b Bumrah 94 (60)
KXIP 164/3 after 18 overs.
Ben Cutting comes into the attack. Axar sends the 2nd ball high but gets no distance on it, lucky for him there’s no one under it when it lands. Rahul times the pull beautifully as he sends the 3rd ball to backward square leg for a FOUR. Rahul then opens his stance and uses a reverse sweep lifting the ball over short third man for back-to-back FOURs. Another one! Rahul pulls off another reverse sweep for his third consecutive FOUR, sending the ball down to third man. What an over, 15 runs come off it.
KXIP need 23 off 12 balls to win.
KXIP 149/3 after 17 overs.
Bumrah comes back into the attack and he immediately gives MI the breakthrough. Finch tries to hit the fuller delivery straight down the ground but he only sends it miles up in the sky and Hardik keeps his cool to take the catch. Rahul sends the 3rd ball through extra cover and it was racing to the boundary but Krunal puts in a full length dive along the ground and saves the boundary right in front of the ropes.
CAUGHT! Bumrah sends in a quick bouncer to Stoinis who was crammed for space as he went for the pull. The ball glances off his gloves and Kishan laps it up between his gloves.
WICKET! Stoinis c Kishan b Bumrah 1 (2)
WICKET! Finch c Hardik b Bumrah 46 (35)
KXIP 145/1 after 16 overs.
Markande is back into the attack. Rahul goes for the big shot on the 4th ball but he doesn’t connect cleanly and Krunal does well to save the boundary at third man. SIX! Rahul launches the 5th ball straight down the ground over long on for a big one. Another one! Rahul takes the same route this time but it’s hit much more powerfully as it flies into the upper tiers of the stands for back-to-back SIXES.
KXIP 127/1 after 15 overs.
Hardik is back into the attack. Sends down two consecutive wides after Finch gets a single off the first ball. He recovers well as he gives away just 6 runs off the over.
KXIP now need 60 from 30 balls to win.
KXIP 121/1 after 14 overs.
Krunal to bowl his last over. Finch slams the 3rd ball straight down the ground over the bowler’s head for a FOUR. 10 runs off the over.
KXIP 111/1 after 13 overs.
McClenaghan back to bowl. Finch picks up a single to bring up the 100 for KXIP. Rahul then pulls the 2nd ball beautifully sending it past short fine leg for a FOUR. Finch slaps the 4th ball down the ground to long off for another FOUR. Good effort by Cutting to save the boundary but his legs touch the ropes as he slides to keep the ball in. 12 runs off the over.
KXIP 99/1 after 12 overs.
Bumrah back into the attack. Rohit Sharma goes back to his spearhead in a bid to break the partnership here. Bumrah does well but doesn’t pick up any wickets as he restricts the batsmen to just 4 runs off the over.
KXIP 95/1 after 11 overs.
Krunal back to bowl his 3rd. Finch plays a powerful sweep sending the ball zipping past short fine leg for a FOUR. Rahul plays the last ball towards long on to pick up a single, that brings up his 6th fifty of this season’s IPL.
FIFTY up for Rahul 50 (36)
KXIP 86/1 after 10 overs.
Hardik back into the attack. Rahul sends the 5th ball to deep backward point to pick up a double, that brings up the 50-run partnership between Rahul and Finch. Good over by Hardik, just 6 runs come off it.
KXIP 80/1 after 9 overs.
Markande to continue. He keeps it tight, giving away only singles in the over. Mumbai will need more of this to put some pressure on the KXIP batsmen.
KXIP 73/1 after 8 overs.
Krunal continues. Rahul is in fine form here as he sits back once again and threads the very first ball between the fielders to deep backward point for a FOUR. Mumbai will be eager to get him out before he inflicts more damage.
KXIP 66/1 after 7 overs.
Mayank Markande comes into the attack. Rahul welcomes him by sitting deep in his crease and cutting the first ball to deep backward point for a FOUR. Good delivery by Markande but it is outdone by Rahul’s brilliant form. 9 runs off the over.
KXIP 57/1 after 6 overs.
Krunal Pandya comes into the attack. Rahul dances down the track and lifts the first ball towards long on for a FOUR. DROPPED! Rahul goes for the cut but doesn’t get enough on it as the ball sails towards Cutting at cover, the ball is a bit too high for Cutting who gets his fingers behind it to save the boundary but cannot hold on. Rahul then steps towards the off stump and sweeps the 5th ball towards fine leg for a FOUR.
KXIP 46/1 after 5 overs.
Hardik continues. Finch guides the 4th ball towards third man but McClenaghan does well to save the boundary and give away just the double. He then tries to guide the next one towards deep backward point but once again some good fielding this time by Krunal Pandya saves the boundary. Tired of being cut off by the fielders, Finch goes for the aerial route on the last ball and connects beautifully, sending the ball flying over long on for a SIX.
KXIP 34/1 after 4 overs.
McClenaghan continues. This time Gayle welcomes him with power, clearing his front foot and slogging the first ball over mid-on for a FOUR. CAUGHT! McClenaghan gets a big breakthrough for MI, he sends down a shorter ball outside off and Gayle goes for the pull but he cannot connect cleanly with it. Gayle sends the ball high into the night sky and Cutting keeps his composure as he comes running in from deep midwicket to take the catch. MI players celebrate wildly as they know how important that wicket was.
WICKET! Gayle c Cutting b McClenaghan 18 (11)
KXIP 28/0 after 3 overs.
Hardik Pandya comes into the attack. Gayle welcomes him with a mighty pull sending the ball over deep square leg for a SIX. Hardik sends down another short one and this time Gayle goes down the off side, gets a top edge taking the ball towards third man for a FOUR. Rahul gets lucky as an edge carries the ball to third man for another FOUR. He then shows off his class on the very next delivery, opening the face of the bat and playing an elegant cover drive for back-to-back FOURs. Big over for KXIP, 19 runs off it.
KXIP 9/0 after 2 overs.
Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack. Great start by him as he gives away just 1 run, bowling 5 dot balls. Mumbai will be encouraged by this start.
KXIP 8/0 after the first over.
McClenaghan to bowl the first. Both batsmen pick up singles to get off the mark. Rahul then goes for a flick but gets a big top edge that takes the ball sailing over the keepers head for a SIX. McClenaghan responds brilliantly with 3 dot balls to end the over.
Mitchell McClenaghanwill bowl the first over for MI.
Chris Gayle and KL Rahul step out to open the batting for KXIP.
MI 186/8 after 20 overs.
Mohit Sharma to bowl the last over of the innings. Starts off with a wide short ball which Mayank Markanderamps over short third man for FOUR. Even after a wide ball and no ball after the first ball, the over resulted in 11 overs. Can Punjab chase 187 to bring their campaign back on track? Join us in a while for the KXIP chase.
MI 175/8 after 19 overs.
Tyeto bowl his last. And yet again the knuckle ball delivers for him. Bowls it wide outside off stump, Hardik cuts it uppishly and the ball goes straight to short third man where Ashwin takes an easy catch. Tyetries to go for the yorker but it turns out to be a low full toss outside off which McClenaghansmacks it over backward point for FOUR. 8 off the over as Tye ends with superb figures of 4/16.
WICKET! Hardik Pandya c Ashwin b Andrew Tye 9 (12)
MI 167/7 after 18 overs.
Ashwin to continue. Very poor shot selection from Cutting ends his innings. It was a carrom ball from Ashwinoutside the off stump but Cutting still went for the slog sweep only to hit it straight to Axar who was stationed at deep mid-wicket, CAUGHT. But Mitchell McClenaghangets the slog sweep right as he ends the over with a SIX over deep square leg. 10 runs and a wicket off the over.
WICKET! Ben Cutting c Axar b Ashwin 4 (7)
MI 157/6 after 17 overs.
Andrew Tye is back into the attack. Another excellent over from the PrupleCap holder, just 3 runs off it. Mumbai need the late flourish. Who would give them that? Hardik or Ben Cutting?
MI 154/6 after 16 overs.
Ashwincomes back into the attack. And he gets the big fish, Pollard is gone! He backed away and Ashwinbowled it wide of off stump, Pollard went on with the shot and he is CAUGHT at long off by Finch. Clever bowling from Ash! 3 runs and a wicket off the over.
WICKET! Pollard c Finch b Ashwin 50 (23)
MI 151/5 after 15 overs.
MarcusStoinisis back into the attack. He sends backKrunalwith a slower bouncer. The ball took time to reachKrunal, who was early in the shot and ended up lobbing the ball to short fine leg fielder who takes the catch comfortably.Stoinisdelivers a wideyorker, Pollard goes for the drive and gets the edge which races past the keeper for FOUR. Next up,Stoinisbowls a slower ball and Pollard slashes hard at it and flies over short third man for another FOUR. Another slower ball, full and wide outside off, right in the slot for Pollard who clubs it over long off for SIX to bring up his first fifty of the season. He is back! 17 runs and a wicket off the over.
FIFTY up for Pollard. He is unbeaten on 50 off 22.
WICKET! Krunal Pandya c Ankit Rajpoot b Stoinis 32 (23)
MI 134/4 after 14 overs.
Ankit Rajpoot comes back to bowl his last. Bangs it short outside off and Pollard literally muscles the pull shot over long on for SIX. Pollard gets a full ball now and he drills it past the mid off fielder for FOUR. The mid off fielder did get his hand on the ball but it wasn't enough to stop it going to the boundary. Ankit goes for the yorker but ends up gifting a low full toss on Pollard's legs and he flicks it away past short fine leg for FOUR. Mumbai are turning it on now! 18 off the over.
MI 116/4 after 13 overs.
Axar continues... Pollard's turn now. Ends the over with a muscling pull shot over deep mid-wicket off a short ball for SIX. He backed away to free his arms. 12 off the over.
MI 104/4 after 12 overs.
Stoinis to continue. Krunal breaks the shackles, 6. 6, 4! First one off a short ball on his legs which he picks up and pulls it over fine leg for SIX. He again gets the short ball and this time he pulls it over deep mid-wicket for another SIX. Stoinis goes full and wide outside off then and Krunalmuscles the drive through extra cover for FOUR. 19 off the over.
MI 85/4 after 11 overs.
Axar Patel comes back into the attack. Economical over to start proceedings after the short break, 6 off it.
Players are back on the field now and the action is all set to resume.
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MI 79/4 after 10 overs.
Marcus Stoinis comes into the attack. Excellent shot from Kieron Pollard. It was a back of a length delivery, he stands tall and punches it off the back foot through cover for FOUR. 7 off the over. Last 5 overs have produced just 22runs and 3 wickets.
