IPL 2020: KXIP vs MI, Mumbai Indians crushes Kings XI Punjab by 48 Runs and Climbs to Top of The Table
Mumbai Indians (MI) beats Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by 48 runs in the 13th match of Indian Premier League (IPL). MI go Top of the Points Table with this win
In the 13th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Mumbai Indians (MI) have returned to the winning track, defeating Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by 48 runs. This is Mumbai’s second win in 4 matches in the tournament, due to which MI has reached the top in the points table (based on Net Run Rate).
Mumbai Indians scored 191 for 4 wickets thanks to skipper Rohit Sharma (70 runs from 45 balls), Kieron Pollard (47 not out from 20 balls) and Hardik Pandya (30 not out from 11 balls). In reply, Punjab could score 143 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs.
Bumrah Spoiled The KXIP Start
Mayank Agarwal gave Kings XI Punjab a perfect momentum to chase a big target, but the team came under pressure after two batsmen returned to the pavilion in the 5th and 6th overs.
Bumrah, who came to bowl in the 5th over, bowled Mayank Agarwal. He scored 25 runs in 18 balls with the help of 3 fours. After this, Krunal Pandya bowled Karun Nair in the sixth over for a duck. Punjab’s score was 39 for two at the end of 6 over.
KL Rahul and Pooran Back to Pavilion
The charismatic in-form KL Rahul was expected to take the team to the fore, but young spinner Rahul Chahar made the Punjab skipper clean bowled. KL Rahul returned back to the pavilion on 17 runs off 19 balls. However, Nicholas Pooran took responsibility. He took the team beyond 100 runs with 3 fours and 2 sixes, but he was caught in the hands of wicketkeeper Quinton de Cock on Pattinson’s ball. He scored 44 runs in 27 balls.
Bumrah, Pattinson and Chahar Dominance
Rahul Chahar dismissed Glenn Maxwell (11 runs), while James Neesham (7 runs) was dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah which brought the dominance of Mumbai in the match. All the hopes are ended with Sarfraz Khan’s (7 runs) dismissal. Krishnappa Gautam made 22 runs in 13 balls in the last. For Mumbai, Jasprit Bumrah, James Pattinson and Rahul Chahar took two wickets each, while Trent Boult and Krunal Pandya got one wicket each.
The Thrill of Mumbai Indians Innings
Earlier, after the brilliant half-century of Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians scored 191 for 4 against Kings XI Punjab thanks to Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya’s brilliant knock. Rohit was dismissed after scoring 70 runs off 45 balls. After this, Pollard and Pandya took the front and hit fours and sixes as they wanted. Both added 67 runs in just 25 balls for the team.
Rohit Completed 5000 Runs With Four
Rohit completed 5000 runs in IPL with a brilliant cover drive on the very first ball of the innings. Only two players ahead of Rohit Sharma in the list are Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina. In the over of Mohammed Shami, the umpire gave Rohit lbw, but the decision had to be changed after the review.
Man of the Match
Kieron Pollard is awarded Man of the Match for his blistering knock of 47* off 20 deliveries which helped MI to challenge Kings XI Punjab with a mountain like the score of 192.
Playing XI
Kings XI Punjab
Lokesh Rahul (WK/C), Mayank Agarwal, Glenn Maxwell, Nicholas Pooran, Karun Nair, James Neesham, Sarfaraz Khan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
