IPL 2020 Highlights, KXIP vs MI Match, Full Cricket Score: Mumbai Indians clinch victory by 48 runs

Kieron Pollard: “Feels good. Obviously we were on the losing end last game so we wanted to come out and get over the line. We knew we had a couple of overs from spinners, and we were going to maximum against them. Looking forward to Sharjah. But we need to bat the situation and not the ground.”

Rohit Sharma, MI Captain: Good to get two points. We didn’t start well, but we knew with the kind of attack Punjab had we wanted to capitalize. Those two guys (Pollard, Pandya) they back themselves to get the runs. It wasn’t going to be easy with the ball against KXIP batting line-up. Credit to the bowlers.

Kieron Pollard is the Man of the Match

KL Rahul: “I won’t say it’s frustrating but it’s disappointing. Looking back, it could’ve been three wins out of four. We are four games into the season and I’ll be sitting with the coaches and figure out if we need an extra bowler.”

After 20 overs,Kings XI Punjab 143/8 ( Krishnappa Gowtham 22 , Mohammed Shami 2)

MI win by 48 runs!

Proper beating this! KXIP made a bright start to the tournament and both Rahul and Agarwal have been impressive with their batting but there’s little else about this KXIP. The captaincy has been ordinary, the bowling has been ordinary and the batting from other guys.

FOUR! Good improvisation from Gowtham. He was looking to create the room but the ball followed him, so he played the ramp shot over the keeper and added a four

After 19 overs,Kings XI Punjab 135/8 ( Krishnappa Gowtham 15 , Mohammed Shami 1)

57 needed from last over. 12 from the penultimate over. Boult also got a wicket, of Bishnoi, who played the slice shot straight to Surya at backward point. A boundary in the over for Shami and a six for Gowtham.

SIX! A maximum for Gowtham. Frees his hand and plays the shot down the ground and it’s just over Pollard at long off

FOUR! Shami sees a wide, fuller delivery. Throws his bat and gets the edge to go over short third man fielder

OUT! Ravi Bishnoi c Suryakumar Yadav b Boult 1(5)

There’s hardly any celebration. The result is now just a formality. Bishnoi sliced the fuller delivery from Boult straight to Surya at backward point, who takes a good catch.

After 18 overs,Kings XI Punjab 123/7 ( Krishnappa Gowtham 4 , Ravi Bishnoi 1)

It’s more like a formality here. KXIP have now lost Sarfaraz and most of their hope. Pattinson with another wicket as he returns to the attack. He got rid of Sarfaraz with a toe-crusher as he was dismissed LBW. Bishnoi is the new batsman. 69 still needed.

OUT! Sarfaraz Khan lbw b Pattinson 7(8) 

Plumb. LBW. Another wicket for Pattinson. A fuller delivery and Sarfaraz was hit on the toe as he attempted a flick shot. Umpire gave it out immediately but Sarfaraz wanted to have a relook. Took a review but it was always out.

After 17 overs,Kings XI Punjab 121/6 ( Sarfaraz Khan 7 , Krishnappa Gowtham 3)

Boult comes back into attack. Nine from the over. Sarfaraz got a boundary in the over with a reverse slog sweep. Some runs as compared to the last few overs but not enough. KXIP are unable to up the ante. 71 still needed.

FOUR! Good shot by Sarfaraz and he manages to make a good connection. Reverse sweep against pacer Boult but he manages to beat the short third man fielder

After 16 overs,Kings XI Punjab 112/6 ( Sarfaraz Khan 1 , )

This is brilliant bowling from MI and to some extent very bad batting from KXIP. The bowling plan and execution has been good by MI bowlers but KXIP batsmen have been unable to put pressure on the opponents. Bumrah continues and gets a wicket, his second in the match. Neesham was taken by surprise by the full toss, it was quick as the batsman attempted a pull shot but the top-edge flew to backward point. 80 needed now.

OUT! Neesham c Suryakumar Yadav b Bumrah 7(7)

Easy catch taken by Surya at backward point. A full toss from Bumrah, it was quick and Neesham could only manage a top-edge as he went for a pull shot.

After 15 overs,Kings XI Punjab 109/5 ( James Neesham 6 , Sarfaraz Khan 0)

A great night for Chahar. Kept the scoring in check in the middle overs and now finishes the spell with the wicket of Maxwell in his last over. The bowling plan has worked excellently for MI. Maxwell was fed outside off deliveries but his inability to play the drives cost him his wicket. He tried the wild slog across the line and lofted his shot to Boult at cow corner.  83 still needed.

OUT! Maxwell c Boult b Rahul Chahar 11(18)

Maxwell was unable to hit through the line on off. He was under pressure and tried to drag the ball from off for a slog on leg. Only managed a top-edge and it was taken by Boult at midwicket.

After 14 overs,Kings XI Punjab 105/4 ( Glenn Maxwell 10 , James Neesham 3)

A wicket on return for Pattinson. The big one in fact. Pooran was looking like the danger man. Pattinson’s plan was simple, to angle the ball away from Pooran. The first ball was sliced over the circle. Pooran tried the same on second ball but the fuller delivery kissed the bat on its way to the keeper. James Neesham has come out to bat. Both he and Maxwell need to play a blinder form here. Six off the over. 87 still needed.

OUT! Pooran c de Kock b Pattinson 44(27)

Pooran sliced the offside delivery on the first ball. The timing wasn’t right and he got two runs. Backed himself again but this time the delivery was a bit fuller and took a faint edge to the keeper.

After 13 overs,Kings XI Punjab 99/3 ( Nicholas Pooran 42 , Glenn Maxwell 9)

Krunal back for his last over of the day. He bowled full to Pooran to make him target the big fence on midwicket. To Maxwell, he bowled wide to force him to target the same area. Eventually forcing the batters to stick to singles. Just five from the over. 93 still needed.

After 12 overs,Kings XI Punjab 94/3 ( Nicholas Pooran 38 , Glenn Maxwell 8)

Bumrah back into attack. The first ball is short and slow, Pooran pulls it with venom to cow corner for a boundary but Burmah makes a good comeback form there. Eventually, just seven from the over. 98 still needed.

FOUR! Bumrah hit for a boundary through the deep midwicket area. Slower short ball, sits up for Pooran who whacks it to the cow corner

After 11 overs,Kings XI Punjab 87/3 ( Nicholas Pooran 32 , Glenn Maxwell 7)

Chahar continues and he was inches away from dismissing Pooran. The googly struck the West Indian on pads. The original decision wa not out but Chahar was confident and MI took a review. Unfortunately it had pitched just outside the line. Pooran took revenge in the over with a big six over long on. 15 from the over with a double and triple coming

SIX! Pooran tracks back and thumps it over long on fence. A half-tracker from Chahar and that’s not what you want bowl to Pooran

Glenn Maxwell against right-arm leg-break bowlers in IPL:

Runs : 315
Balls : 185
Dismissals : 14
Dot% : 35.7

After 10 overs,Kings XI Punjab 72/3 ( Nicholas Pooran 21 , Glenn Maxwell 4)

Pattinson called back into attack. Maxwell starts the over with a single before Pooran’s outside edge is beaten with a fuller delivery. He makes for it with a cracking cut shot on the next ball for boundary. Eight from the last over. 120 needed in last 10 overs.

FOUR! Lovely shot. Width on offer from Pattinson and Pooran leans forward to play the cut shot through the inner circle fielders

After 9 overs,Kings XI Punjab 64/3 ( Nicholas Pooran 15 , Glenn Maxwell 2)

Rahul Chahar has got the big wicket for MI. Rahul is out, bowled. He was undone by a paddle sweep, the ball was quick enough to beat him and clipped the top of leg stump. Glenn Maxwell has come in as his replacement. And was beaten with a classic legspinner. Four runs from the over.

OUT! Rahul b Rahul Chahar 17(19)

Big wicket this for MI. Rahul is so good as an orthodox batsman. But here he was trying to play the paddle sweep. The ball skidded through and got past his bat to hit the leg stump.

After 8 overs,Kings XI Punjab 60/2 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 17 , Nicholas Pooran 14)

Talking about boundaries. Pooran gets two in this over. Krunal’s plan was to bowl away from Pooran, out wide to not allow Pooran play with spin but one was going to be executed badly. He pitched one in the arc and Pooran dispatched it over cow corner for a six. Got a boundary with a thick outside edge running past the keeper. 15 from the over.

FOUR! A lucky boundary for Pooran. A thick outside edge as he went for a cover drive and it ran past de Kock

SIX! A massive six. Krunal was trying to bowl away from Pooran but this one was in his arc as he plays the slog sweep over the mid-wicket

After 7 overs,Kings XI Punjab 45/2 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 16 , Nicholas Pooran 3)

Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar introduced into the attack as soon as powerplay gets over. Good over by the tweaker. Just four singles from the over. Boundaries have not come for last four overs and KXIP batsmen are not going to try something very risky immediately. A good period for MI to finish the quota of spinners.

After 6 overs,Kings XI Punjab 41/2 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 14 , Nicholas Pooran 1)

Another good over for Krunal. Just three form the over but more importantly a wicket also. Karun Nair who came in to replace Agarwal departs for a duck. He wanted to play the cut but the ball wasn’t that short. He ended up inside-edging the ball which pitched and hit the stumps. Nicholas Pooran is the new batsman.

OUT! Nair b Krunal Pandya 0(3)

Karun Nair wanted to get going early but that has cost him his wicket. Krunal dragged his length back and Nair was trying for a cut, but ended up inside-edging the ball which hit the pitch and then the stumps.

After 5 overs,Kings XI Punjab 38/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 12 , Karun Nair 0)

The dangerous opening pair of KXIP has been broken. Bumrah gets a wicket in his first over. KXIP lose Agarwal. The pacer got some movement off the pitch as his uppish delivery moved in a little after pitching. Agarwal was looking to play a wild flick but got castled. Just one from the over. Karun Nair is the new batsman.

OUT! Agarwal b Bumrah 25(18)

Boom boom Bumrah strikes for MI. Agarwal castled. It was an uppish delivery that moved just a bit after pitching, the angle was into the batsman and Agarwal was looking for a shot to midwicket but missed the ball and it crashed into the stumps.

After 4 overs,Kings XI Punjab 37/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 11 , Mayank Agarwal 25)

Krunal Pandya in and a good start by the spinner. Just four singles from the over. There were tossed up and full toss deliveries but Rahul and Agarwal failed to capitalise, mainly as the bowling was at and around the stumps.

After 3 overs,Kings XI Punjab 33/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 9 , Mayank Agarwal 23)

A better over from Boult as compared to last one in terms of line. More offish this time but still he concedes nine runs. A boundary for Agarwal as he picks the gap behind backward point but there were some very good slashes and drives as well as the pair collected singles and doubles.

FOUR! What timing from Agarwal. Exquisite, as Harsha Bhogle said on air. Width offered by Boutl and Agarwal just guides it to the gap beyond backward point

SR in PP overs this IPL:

KL Rahul : 131.0
M Agarwal : 130.4

After 2 overs,Kings XI Punjab 24/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 8 , Mayank Agarwal 15)

James Pattinson comes into attack from the other end. 12 from the over. Not good bowling by the pacers, both have struggled to get the line right. Agarwal got a boundary on the first ball of the over with a cover drive. Pattinson offered a wide also.

FOUR! Lovely shot this by Agarwal. An expansive cover drive against Pattinson. Back of length delivery and he plays it on the up

After 1 overs,Kings XI Punjab 12/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 5 , Mayank Agarwal 7)

So a good start for KXIP. 12 coming from the first over. Boult has been guilty of straying on leg side and being short. Agarwal got the first boundary with a pull shot and Rahul repeats it on last ball for second boundary of the over.

FOUR! Another short ball from Boult. He has been leggish from start. A pull shot from Rahul as he manages to beat the diving fine leg fielder

FOUR! First boundary of the match. So the start has been made. This comes off Agarwal’s bat as he pulls the short ball to deep square leg

Time for the chase!

KXIP have a massive target of 192 in front of them. KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal will begin the chase. Rahul is on strike. Trent Boult will bowl the first over.

MI today: 

1-6 overs: 41/2 (RR – 6.83)
7-15 overs: 61/1 (RR – 6.78)
16-20 overs: 89/1 (RR – 17.80)

Most 6s by overseas players in IPL:

326 : Chris Gayle 
219 : AB de Villiers 
186 : Kieron Pollard*
184 : David Warner
182 : Shane Watson

After 20 overs,Mumbai Indians 191/4 ( Kieron Pollard 47 , Hardik Pandya 30)

Pollard does the damage. He smashes four sixes to remain unbeaten on 47 off just 20 balls as Mumbai score 191/4 in 20 overs. Death bowling is a big concern for Kings XI Punjab. They are not getting it right at all. Tough chase for Punjab but they have the firepower in their ranks.

A six to end the innings! Polllard clears the straight boundary again!

Terrible bowling from Gowtham. Offers a length ball and Pollards takes maximum advantage.

Pollard this time! Gowtham goes full and wide as Pollards the clears the straight boundary.

Spin in the last over. Gowtham lands the ball in the hitting area of Pandya and it results in a maximum!

After 19 overs,Mumbai Indians 166/4 ( Kieron Pollard 29 , Hardik Pandya 23)

Shami gets his yorker right to Pollard in the first ball and it results in a single. He follows it up with a poor ball and Pandya does well to get four runs. The yorker is spot on in the third ball as Pandya gets one run. The next three balls result in 13 runs. Shami gets it completely wrong. 19 runs off the over.

Another one! Low full toss as Pollard flicks it on the on side.

Short pitched ball. Pollard pulls hard for a boundary!

Edge and a boundary for Pollard. Tough on Shami who gets his length right again.

Short and wide from Shami. Pandya cuts hard for a boundary in the third-man region.

After 18 overs,Mumbai Indians 147/4 ( Kieron Pollard 16 , Hardik Pandya 18)

Neesham has been poor today with the ball. He gives away 52 runs in his four overs without taking any wickets. Bowling at the death overs has been a problem for Kings XI Punjab and we are seeing the same again today. Two overs remaining.

This time, Neesham offers width with a fuller delivery. Pandya smashes the ball to the left of long-off fielder.

Another slower ball and short in length. Pandya slashes hard and beats the extra cover fielder.

Slower one from Neesham but Hardik Pandya picks the length and sends it over bowler’s head for a six!

Mohammed Shami’s economy rate in 17-20 overs in IPL:

2013 – 8.00
2014 – 14.00
2016 – 11.84
2017 – 8.33
2018 – 10.96
2019 – 10.00
2020 – 12.71 
Overall – 11.02

After 17 overs,Mumbai Indians 130/4 ( Kieron Pollard 16 , Hardik Pandya 1)

Perfect time for Hardik Pandya to come in and swing his bat. But the first ball he faces is little bit short in length. A backfoot punch results in one run. Pollard takes the aerial route to a full delivery but the fielder does well to cut it off and save two runs. There’s an appeal for LBW as Shami nails a yorker. The umpire raises his finger but Pollards takes the review. The ball hits the bat before smashing the feet. Pollard will continue batting. Five from the over.

SR in 17-20 overs in IPL:

Kieron Pollard : 181.3

Rohit departs thanks to brilliant work at the deep from Maxwell and Neesham!

Maxwell grabs the chance and just before the crossing the boundary line, he passes it to Neesham. Rohit c Neesham b Shami 70(45).

After 16 overs,Mumbai Indians 124/3 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 70 , Kieron Pollard 12)

Just the over Mumbai needed. 22 runs from Neesham’s third. Poor bowling from the Kiwi all-rounder. The yorkers didn’t come off and then he goes short to probably one of the best pullers. One run off the final ball. Timeout now.

Oh beauty! 

Rohit makes room and lifts the ball towards deep point for a six!

This time, Neesham goes short and Rohit comes up with his pull for a maximum!

Another full toss goes wrong. Rohit does well to send the ball towards extra covers region for another boundary.

Rohit plays the ramp shot to perfection. Slow full-toss from Neesham.

After 15 overs,Mumbai Indians 102/3 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 49 , Kieron Pollard 11)

Finally a big over from Mumbai. Two sixes off the over from Bishnoi and he gives away 15 from six balls. Five overs remaining so Mumbai should look to score at 10 per over. They have two of the best hitters in the middle. Pollard showed form with some big hitting in the previous match so he’s the key here.

This time, it is Rohit Sharma who nails a six. Pitched on the shorter length from Bishnoi and the Mumbai skipper punishes the ball over deep mid-wicket!

Pollard stands tall and clears the long-on boundary! SHOT!

After 14 overs,Mumbai Indians 87/3 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 43 , Kieron Pollard 2)

Pollard is the new man in after Ishan’s dismissal. Gowtham keeps the run flow in check by taking the wicket off the first delivery. Pollard can’t take long time to get his eye in. The run rate is on the slower side.

Gowtham ends the misery of Ishan Kishan. The southpaw tries to clear the longer boundary on the leg-side but hits the ball straight to the fielder.  Ishan Kishan c Nair b Gowtham 28(32)

After 13 overs,Mumbai Indians 83/2 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 41 , Ishan Kishan 28)

Cottrell comes to bowl his final over. Ishan’s struggle continues as he gets an inside edge again, but it results in a single. Rohit makes room slices the full and wide ball towards deep cover for another single. Excellent spell from Cottrell. He went for runs in the previous match but comes back well today. His four went for 20 runs with a wicket to his name.

After 12 overs,Mumbai Indians 80/2 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 40 , Ishan Kishan 26)

Neesham starts off with a delivery aimed at Rohit’s pads. The batsman flicks it for a single. Ishan then goes for a big hit but the timing is missing. The ball goes in the air but Bishnoi, who covers good ground fail to latch on to the chance. Should’ve been taken. Six singles and a wide in the over. The run rate is just above six. Time for Mumbai to up the ante.

After 11 overs,Mumbai Indians 73/2 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 38 , Ishan Kishan 23)

Bishnoi bowls his third over. He comes back well after conceding a six in the second ball. Just check his length, keeping it bit tight. A double from Ishan to end the over. 11 runs from the over.

Ishan Kishan’s SR against right-arm off-break bowlers in IPL is 101.5.

Ishan finally gets his timing right. Clears the deep midwicket boundary with ease.

After 10 overs,Mumbai Indians 62/2 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 36 , Ishan Kishan 14)

Gowtham into the attack. Again a quick single from Ishan and a direct hit could’ve been costly. Gowtham does well not to offer room to both the batsmen. Rohit tries to pierce the off-side field with his cut but hits it straight to the fielder. The throw is quick and stumps are broken. Third umpire takes a look at it but Rohit is safe. A single off the final ball. Just four from the over.

After 9 overs,Mumbai Indians 58/2 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 34 , Ishan Kishan 12)

Bishnoi to Ishan. The first ball is a googly but it is short and wide. The batsman hits hard but the ball goes straight to deep point. Rohit not getting enough strike at the moment while Ishan is taking his time. Four off the final ball. Seven runs from the over. We have our first strategic timeout.

Rohit cuts and finds the gap! Top shot!

Rohit Sharma against right-arm leg-break bowlers in middle-overs in IPL:

Dismissals – 13
Average – 35.6
SR – 105.9
Dot% – 33.2

After 8 overs,Mumbai Indians 51/2 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 29 , Ishan Kishan 10)

Shami back into the attack. Rohit guides the first ball to third-man for one run. Bowls the second one to Ishan’s pads as the batsman tries for a slog. No timing at all but they take a quick single. Another good over for Punjab. Just four singles.

After 7 overs,Mumbai Indians 47/2 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 27 , Ishan Kishan 8)

Jimmy Neesham introduced into the attack. Bowls his trademark slower ball to beat Ishan in the second ball. Ishan’s timing is little bit off today. Good first over from Neesham, just six runs.

Edge and the ball races away for a boundary. No matter how, Rohit is getting his runs.

After 6 overs,Mumbai Indians 41/2 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 22 , Ishan Kishan 7)

Gowtham goes for runs in his first over. He takes the punishment for offering room and bowling bit short to Rohit Sharma. The last ball could have also gone for a boundary but Pooran gets a hand and saves two runs. 12 from the over. End of powerplay!

Another one! 

Another backfoot shot, this time Rohit cuts to find the boundary!

Rohit makes little room and punishes Gowtham with a classic backfoot punch!

After 5 overs,Mumbai Indians 29/2 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 11 , Ishan Kishan 6)

Cottrell bowls his third. The second ball is a sharp bouncer to Ishan but the batsman does well to negotiate and take a single. After the four, Cottrell again sends a bouncer. This time, Ishan takes no risk. Lets the ball go to the keeper. Decent over, seven off it.

Ishan slices hard and beats the off-side field for a boundary!

Players to score 5000 runs in IPL:

Virat Kohli
Suresh Raina 
ROHIT SHARMA*

After 4 overs,Mumbai Indians 22/2 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 10 , Ishan Kishan 1)

Spin into the attack. Bishnoi bowls his first of the night. He starts off with a wide on the leg-side. After two singles and a dot, Rohit goes for a big hit but fails to get proper connection. Rohit calls for a quick single after sweeping the ball to short fine-leg. You shouldn’t take chances against Shami’s arms. Good throw does the trick as Mumbai lose their second wicket. Ishan Kishan takes a single in his first ball.

RUN-OUT!

Gotta feel bad for Suryakumar! He fails to cross the line on time as a direct hit from Shami results in his dismissal. Suryakumar Yadav run out (Shami) 10(7).

After 3 overs,Mumbai Indians 18/1 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 9 , Suryakumar Yadav 9)

Cottrell to Suryakumar. The batsman calls for a quick single, bit of yes-no and a direct hit but they complete the run. After a good first over, Cottrell goes for runs in his second. Suryakumar Yadav is timing the ball really good. Maybe he’ll play big knock today. 10 off the over.

Back-to-back fours! 

Not so full from Cottrell this time but Suryakumar finds the gap on the off-side.

Width on offer from Cottrell. Suryakumar Yadav comes up with his cover drive to get all four runs.

After 2 overs,Mumbai Indians 8/1 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 8 , Suryakumar Yadav 0)

Shami’s first ball is fuller and wide, Rohit does well to get a boundary off it. Shami checks his length in the next two balls for no runs. In the next ball, he offers bit of room and Rohit fetches a boundary with a brilliant punch off the backfoot. In the final ball, Shami traps Rohit and the umpire raises his finger for LBW! But Rohit takes the review and it’s clearly missing the wickets. Rohit survives!

CLASS!

Off the backfoot and Rohit times it so good!

SHOT!

5000 runs for Rohit Sharma and gets there with a solid shot towards the covers.

After 1 overs,Mumbai Indians 0/1 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 0 , Suryakumar Yadav 0)

Cottrell starts off with a good length ball as de Kock is beaten. Similar second ball, this time De Kock times it but straight to the fielder. The third ball is pitched up. De Kock drives but no run. The southpaw goes for a backfoot punch in the next ball. Again straight to the fielder. Suryakumar Yadav is the new man in after the fall of De Kock. And it’s a wicket maiden. What a start!

BOWLED!

Late outswing from Cottrell and De Kock is beaten! The salute is out! Terrific ball. De Kock b Cottrell 0(5)

Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock start the proceedings for Mumbai. Sheldon Cottrell has the new ball. Here we go!

No changes for Mumbai Indians

Playing XI: 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

One change for Kings XI Punjab

Krishnappa Gowtham comes in place of M Ashwin

Playing XI: Lokesh Rahul (w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Glenn Maxwell, Nicholas Pooran, Karun Nair, James Neesham, Sarfaraz Khan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi

TOSS UPDATE

KXIP win the toss and KL Rahul chooses to field first!

**Pitch report: “**Pitch looks like an absolute road. There will be a bit of a carry, a bit of bounce,” says Brett Lee from Star Sports’ studio.

Points table watch:

KXIP and MI are fifth and sixth respectively in the IPL 2020 league table. Both teams have played three matches and have lost two each. KXIP have a better net run rate.The winning team today can move to the top of the table, albeit on net run rate. DC are currently at the top of the table.

Just a reminder, MI’s last match was that thriller against RCB which the Virat Kohli’s side won in the super over. A match in which MI’s Ishan Kishan put up that blistering 99 off 58 balls innings. 402 runs were scored in total on the night in the 40 overs of the normal game. 

Just in case, if you want to recap the exhilarating contest once again, click here to read the match report.

Team’s record at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi: 

KXIP: Played 2, Won 2

MI: Played 3, Won 1, Lost 2

Milestones approaching:

Mayank Agarwal is 13 runs short of 1500 IPL runs.
KL Rahul needs 26 runs to complete 1500 IPL runs for KXIP.
Rohit Sharma is requires just two runs to complete 5000 IPL runs.
Suryakumar Yadav is two sixes away from 50 IPL sixes.

Here’s a look at complete squads:

KXIP: Lokesh Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Glenn Maxwell, Nicholas Pooran, Karun Nair, James Neesham, Sarfaraz Khan, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Chris Jordan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Hardus Viljoen, Jagadeesha Suchith, Ishan Porel, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Tajinder Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Arshdeep Singh, Simran Singh, Harpreet Brar

MI: Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayant Yadav, Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai

Possible changes

Sheldon Cottrell went for runs against Rajasthan Royals and death bowling has been an issue for Punjab. Maybe Rahul will look to bring in Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman into the playing XI along with young Indian pacer Ishan Porel. 

Mumbai’s bowling is also a worry but it is unlikely that Rohit Sharma will make any changes to his team.

Head-to-head record

Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians have faced each other 24 times in the IPL. 

Mumbai have won the fixture 13 times while Punjab tasted victory on 11 occasions.

Test of character for Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians as teams look to move on from heart-breaking defeats

KXIP were at the receiving end of the highest successful run-chase in the tournament history as Rajasthan Royals overhauled a target of 224 with three balls to spare on Sunday.

While Kieron Pollard and Ishan Kishan led a remarkable fight-back, chasing 202, before Mumbai went down to Royal Challengers Bangalore in a Super Over.

Mumbai will have the psychological advantage having played a game in Abu Dhabi before. Click here to read the full preview .

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Indian Premier League’s match 13 between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians.

Both teams have suffered defeats in their previous matches and have won only one game so far this season. Mumbai and Punjab have done well when it comes to performance from their batting department but it’s their bowlers who have taken a beating. 

Focus will be on MI pacer Jasprit Bumrah who looked little rusty in the previous matches and has gone for runs in the death overs. The key for Punjab in their openers – skipper KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal. 

Stay tuned for all the updates from the match!