IPL 2020 Highlights, MI vs KXIP Match, Full Cricket Score: Punjab beat Mumbai in 2nd Super Over to cap off thrilling Sunday

Man of the match KL Rahul

“It’s not the first time, I’m getting used to it but we’ll take the two points however they come. It doesn’t always happen so you don’t know how to stay balanced in a situation like this. We have put in some really amazing performances even in the games we lost. We’re trying to come back harder in each game and wins like these help. After wicket-keeping for 20 overs, batting in the first six is very crucial. We knew it would get slower with their decent spinners, so Mayank and I got a good start over 50 runs. When Chris plays against spinners, I trust them to take down the spinners. Chris coming in helps, he is an experienced player and knows how to carry the team through. You can’t prepare for Super Overs, no team prepares for Super Overs. You have to trust your bowling group and it is important you let them believe their instinct and gut. Shami was certain he wanted to go for six yorkers and he has been phenomenal for us. It is important seniour guys put their hands up for us. We still want to take it one game at a time and when you haven’t won a lot in the first seven, every victory is sweet. The talk in the dressing room is to focus on the process and stay calm. That is the kind of mood we want to set and everybody is professional and competitive and they want to win games. We know we need to win everything from here, but not at the cost of processes, we need to enjoy ourselves here.”

“The thought was if I could keep it inside, I could save runs. It was all about just keeping the ball inside the field. It was just the shock of the elbow hitting the ground. It can get hard, but you definitely cannot live without it. The mindset was we have nothing to lose. First ball six, and then the pressure was off us. It was just about going there, watching the ball and then hitting. We’re just happy that we got two points, and getting a win against a team like Mumbai is big! It was a dream come true to play the IPL, and this is one of the top-most leagues in the world. This game will go down in history as well. It’s amazing to be sharing a dressing a room with them. I think he’s a wonderful player. The kind of performances he’s putting for his side is unmatchable, remarkable!” says Mayank Agarwal in a post-match interview

“It shows that 1 run and 2 runs are very very crucial in T20 cricket. I am sure it was great for viewership. Kings got the better of us and deserved the two points. Around the 11-12 overs, we knew we were a couple of overs behind. Getting 170-odd, that was a good total – above-par on a track that was a on the slower side. We should have won this I believe deep down. These things happen,” says Kieron Pollard, who’s speaking to the broadcasters after the match on behalf of his captain, who’s not feeling to well after the excruciating evening.

Kings XI Punjab stop Mumbai Indians’ five match winning streak and register their second win in a row and do so in dramatic fashion. The two teams were level after 40 overs at 176 each. Then after first Super Over at 5 runs. In the second super over, KXIP chase down 12 runs from 4 balls.

KXIP now need 12 runs to win. KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran can’t bat. Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal to try and chase it down. Trent Boult to try and defend it.

BALL 1, KXIP 6/0: SIX! Now that’s one way to start. Not from Trent Boult though. Full toss and Gayle powers it into the stands. 

BALL 2, KXIP 7/0: Short ball this time and Gayle pulls it and keeps it down to collect a single. Considered a second but turned it down.

BALL 3, KXIP 11/0: Mayank Agarwal with beautiful timing to collect a boundary. The scores are now level. 

BALL 4, KXIP 15/0: KXIP win! Another full toss and Mayank Agarwal sends it to the boundary. KXIP BEAT MUMBAI INDIANS IN THE SECOND SUPER OVER!

BALL 1, MI 1/0: Perfect yorker from Jordan to start with and a single is collected.

BALL 1, MI 2/0: Wide. Well wide. 

BALL 2, MI 3/0: Another ball on the money. Pandya collects a single too.

BALL 3, MI 7/0: First boundary of the Super Over comes from Pollard’s bat. Outside off and the half volley is smacked for a four. 

BALL 3, MI 8/0: Another wide. Outside leg this time.

BALL 4, 9/1: Full and low full toss. Pollard gets his feet right and they look to collect a second. Throw is at the right end and on the point. Pandya is run out.

BALL 5, 9/1: Outside off, Pollard is adjudged to have edged it behind to KL Rahul. Pollard reviews. There was a sound but there is no bat.

BALL 6, MI 11/1: FANTASTIC FIELDING! Mayank Agarwal goes flying and prevents a certain six. Gets both hands to it, and pushes it to safety. They collect a double. KXIP to chase 12 runs for the win.

Bit of a confusion over who can play and who can’t in terms of batting and bowling. The IPL has tweeted, “The six players who’ve participated in the first Super Over cannot play the next Super Over.” That would mean everyone including Pollard can’t play. But he’s walked out alongside Hardik Pandya. Anil Kumble having a chat with the umpires. The ends have been changed too. Chris Jordan has the ball. Pollard takes the strike, Pandya at the non-striker’s end.

BALL 1, MI 1/0: Quinton de Kock looks to play into the leg side. Moved to the side to steer the ball but didn’t get the angle right. They collect a quick single.

BALL 2, MI 2/0: Another single. Rohit Sharma miscues slightly. But safe enough to keep it down and collect a single.

BALL 3, MI 3/0: Shami with a full delivery and De Kock with a single.

BALL 4, MI 3/0: Once again Shami with a yorker. Rohit does well to defend it. Hopes to collect a quick run but the run is never on. Dot ball.

BALL 5, MI 4/0: Rohit looks to scoop but doesn’t connect. Collect a quick single. But KL Rahul takes the DRS. Big inside edge on to the pad.

BALL 6, MI 5/0: Shami with another delivery into the block hole. De Kock once again plays into the off side and need two there. One is completed but not a second. KL Rahul with brilliant keeping to run De Kock out. WHAT AN OVER! WHAT KEEPING! ANOTHER SUPER OVER!

MI chase 6 runs from 6 balls

Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock with the responsibility of chasing this down. Pollard the next in if needed. Mohammed Shami has the ball. KL Rahul delivering the pep talk. This has to be a fantastic talk if KXIP are to win or even force another Super Over.

Win/loss record in IPL super overs:

MI: 2-1
KXIP: 2-1

KXIP 5/2

Just the five runs from the Jasprit Bumrah over. Got Nicholas Pooran and KL Rahul int he over. KL walks back, shakes his head and he’s disappointed he’s not celebrating already. To make his evening worse, Bumrah gets him leg before. That’s plumb. MI need 6 runs from 6 balls.

Ball 3: A single for KL Rahul. On the money is Bumrah. As always.

Ball 4: This time to Deepak Hooda. Goes towards backward square leg and it is two runs. But KL Rahul turns it down. 

Ball 5: Another beautiful delivery from Bumrah and only two runs for KL Rahul

Win/loss record in IPL super overs:

MI: 2-1
 

KXIP: 2-1

GONE!

Another full toss. Nicholas Pooran goes for it all but only miscues it to Anukul Roy. Another duck in the Super Over for Pooran. Not the start KXIP needed

1st ball: Jasprit Bumrah looked for another yorker but the full toss only fetches a single.

Nicholas Pooran and KL Rahul to open for KXIP in the Super Over. Jasprit Bumrah with the ball. Deepak Hooda is the player padded up and ready to come on if needed. Let’s go!

Today’s double header could be renamed as “ Extraaaaaaaaaaaaaa Header “ . Unbelievable day. #IPL2020

— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) October 18, 2020

jordan is better at the last dance than the last run #MIvsKXIP #IPL2020

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) October 18, 2020

After 20 overs,Kings XI Punjab 176/6 ( Deepak Hooda 23)

KXIP looked to be in control of things but it has gone awry after that KL Rahul wicket. 9 needed from 6 balls. First ball and Hooda survives with Coulter-Nile going flying. Didn’t catch it but great athleticism to save a four. The second ball, however, the luck goes Jordan’s way with a boundary towards fine leg. 1, 0, 1 and nerves are tested once again. 2 needed from 1. 1 completed but not the second. Jordan is short at the striker’s end. TIED! SUPER OVER ONCE AGAIN!

Chris Jordan with a lucky boundary. Gets the inside edge and it beats the stumps and De Kock behind to run away for a four towards fine leg. 4 needed from 4.

DROPPED?

Nathan Coulter-Nile goes flying to try and catch that off Deepak Hooda. Didn’t connect well, miscued it and Coulter-Nile with a football goalkeeper style dive but doesn’t hold on. He has saved a four though

After 19 overs,Kings XI Punjab 168/5 ( Deepak Hooda 21 , Chris Jordan 7)

Is there a twist in the tale we wondered at the end of the previous over. Possibly not. Hooda and Jordan collect two boundaries from the over as Nathan Coulter-Nile goes for 13 runs. In between those two boundaries, to compound MI’s woes, is Rahul Chahar who lets Hooda survive with a simple catch dropped at short fine leg. He’s had a mare in the field and that just added to it. KXIP need 9 from 6 balls

DROPPED!

That’s a routine catch. Mumbai Indians players are disappointed as Rahul Chahar lets a chance go. Hooda looks to pull but doesn’t connect well enough. It is straight at Chahar but he messes it up! He’s looked poor in the field and that possibly is the biggest mistake

Nathan Couler-Nile just outside off stump. Slightest bit of width and Hooda opens the face of the bat just a touch and cuts it to deep backward point. That would help calm nerves

After 18 overs,Kings XI Punjab 155/5 ( Deepak Hooda 14 , Chris Jordan 1)

5 runs from the Jaspri Bumrah over. Economical from the seamer and he finishes with 4-0-24-3. That over, though, possibly getting the biggest wicket of the day: KL Rahul. And that could have been the game changer. Will it be? Bumrah with a bullet into the block hole and KL Rahul departs for 77 runs. Is there a twist in the tale? Equation: KXIP need 22 runs from 12 balls

BOWLED!

YORKER, BOWLED! Jasprit Bumrah with a 148.5kmph yorker and that’s the only way you could have gotten KL Rahul out it seems. This is into the block hole. KL Rahul looks to open the face of the bat to steer it into the off side region but doesn’t connect. Preity Zinta has her head in her hands. Beautiful delivery! Fantastic knock from KL Rahul: 77 runs, 51 balls, 7 fours, 3 sixes.

KL Rahul b Bumrah 77 (51)

After 17 overs,Kings XI Punjab 150/4 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 75 , Deepak Hooda 12)

If the game looked out of MI’s reach before Nathan Coulter-Nile ran in, it is an easier prospect now. 10 runs from the over with KL Rahul adding another four to his tally. He’s got seven in the innings now to go with the three sixes. Equation: KXIP need 27 runs from 18 balls

500 runs for KL Rahul

KXIP might be languishing at the bottom of the table but it is not down to KL Rahul at least. He’s now past 500 runs this season. That’s his third IPL in a row with at least 500 runs. Warner had four such seasons (2014-17) and Gayle also has had 3 (2011-13)

After 16 overs,Kings XI Punjab 140/4 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 66 , Deepak Hooda 11)

Jasprit Bumrah into the attack. He is 2-0-4-2 so far. KL Rahul’s wicket would be a game changer here. Hooda with two runs and 1 run to start the over. On that second ball, Ishan Kishan cuts the ball off but has injured himself in the process. He’s pulled his hamstring it seems. Physio runs on to tend to him and is taken off the field. Doesn’t look good at all. Bit of a stretch near the dugout but no improvement it seems. He’s on to dressing room then. Anukul Roy comes in as a sub. The cleanup job is undone with a wide, four and a six. 15 runs from the Bumrah over and that’s surely the game for KXIP. Surely!

SIX! Another short ball and this time Deepak Hooda makes the most of the time offered to him. He quickly gets into position to pull and sends it into the fine leg region for a maximum.

Touch short from Jasprit Bumrah and that’s all that KL Rahul needs to make the most of the gap. Rocks on to the back foot and collects a boundary. Rahul Chahar does the running to try and cut it off but isn’t able to. Rohit Sharma gestures at him to go for the dive and save.

After 15 overs,Kings XI Punjab 125/4 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 61 , Deepak Hooda 2)

All on KL Rahul once again. What else is new? Deepak Hooda joins KL Rahul into the middle but the KXIP skipper keeps his incredible form going. He’s past 500 runs this IPL season and highlights his touch with the bat with a well placed four from Krunal Pandya’s over. 8 runs from the over. KXIP need 52 from 30 balls

Krunal Pandya releases the delivery from the stumps, KL Rahul converts the attempted yorker into a full toss and plunders it into the extra cover region

Glenn Maxwell’s batting SR of 92.06 in this year’s IPL — the worst among all the players who have atleast faced 45 balls

After 14 overs,Kings XI Punjab 117/4 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 54 , Deepak Hooda 1)

Rahul Chahar goes for 9 runs. Started off terribly with a poor delivery which was rightfully smacked away for a six by KL Rahul. But he follows it up with a wicket of Glenn Maxwell who departs for a duck. Poor shot from ‘Maxi’ there and KXIP have let the momentum slip from their grasp.

WICKET!

Two balls later, Rahul Chahar with a second quick wicket for Mumbai Indians. Tosses it up, Maxwell looks to go big and send it into the stands. But messes up and gets an edge which is taken by Rohit Sharma at first slip. Big heave but no real movement of the feet or connection with the bat. Poor shot that.

Maxwell c Sharma b Chahar 0 (2)

FIFTY FOR KL RAHUL!

KL Rahul with a six which also brings up his fifty. Poor, poor delivery from Rahul Chahar and it is duely dispatched.

After 13 overs,Kings XI Punjab 108/3 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 46 , Glenn Maxwell 0)

Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack to do what Rahul Chahar just did – stop the flow of runs and/or get a wicket. Starts with a fierce 135.3 kmph delivery which KL Rahul just strokes into the off side to collect a double. And then a miscued pull falls short of Hardik Pandya who was running from the boundary. Two dot balls to Nicholas Pooran follow. And then a wicket! Bumps Pooran and the top edge flies into the hands of Coulter-Nile with ease. Fantastic over: 3 runs and a wicket.

CAUGHT!

Jasprit Bumrah has delivered a wicket, a much-needed wicket for Mumbai Indians. After good length deliveries, he bangs it short to Nicholas Pooran who pulls but only to find Coulter-Nile at fine leg. That’s a big wicket for MI. 

Pooran c Coulter-Nile b Bumrah 24 (12), KXIP 108/3

After 12 overs,Kings XI Punjab 105/2 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 43 , Nicholas Pooran 24)

Just three runs from the Rahul Chahar over to reduce the impact of the Pollard over. Pooran looked to keep the trend of big hits going with a reverse sweep on the last ball but missed completely

After 11 overs,Kings XI Punjab 102/2 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 41 , Nicholas Pooran 23)

15 runs from the Kieron Pollard over. Nicholas Pooran getting into the thick of things with some really good hits. First a four and then a six to close the over out. 100 up for KXIP with that maximum from 11 overs. Equation 75 runs needed from 54 balls

A bigger, meatier hit now! Sends it into the deep mid-wicket region and the fielder stationed there can only see it go over him for a six.

Slower one from Kieron Pollard, 107.2 kmph, and Nicholas Pooran reads it fine to smoke it to the boundary for a four. A fielder on the boundary tried to cut it off but it was travelling!

After 10 overs,Kings XI Punjab 87/2 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 38 , Nicholas Pooran 11)

Rohit Sharma persists with Rahul Chahar. It could go either way with Chris Gayle looking in good touch, playing smartly too. First ball and he gets rid of the ‘Universe Boss’! Gayle looks for a six but ends up sending it straight to Trent Boult at long-off. Just the kind of impact Mumbai needed. All that is undone in the last two balls by Nicholas Pooran with a six and a four. 12 runs from the over

Equation: KXIP need 90 runs from 60 balls

HELLO NICHOLAS POORAN! Pitched up, gets on the front foot and goes after it and goes after it with some disdain for a maximum over long off.

CAUGHT!

Danger man Chris Gayle walks! Rahul Chahar with a delivery outside off and it was decent enough room for Gayle to get another maximum. He looks for it but only to find Boult at long-off. Mumbai needed that. 

Gayle c Boult b Chahar 24 (21)

After 9 overs,Kings XI Punjab 75/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 37 , Chris Gayle 24)

Nathan Coulter-Nile into the attack to arrest the flow of runs and does the job to the T. Four runs from the over – all singles. MI need more of such overs

After 8 overs,Kings XI Punjab 71/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 35 , Chris Gayle 22)

9 runs from the Rahul Chahar over – his first of the night. Couple of doubles for the KL Rahul, Chris Gayle pair before the latter lets fly to collect a boundary.

Shouts of “catch it” as Gayle lets fly. Rahul Chahar with the delivery on to Gayle’s pads and he sends it to deep square leg. Was in the air briefly and possibly didn’t connect well enough to carry.

After 7 overs,Kings XI Punjab 62/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 34 , Chris Gayle 14)

11 runs from the Kieron Pollard over. Bit of a chat for Pollard with both KL Rahul and Gayle. Laughs all around. Not when Gayle sent a Pollard delivery straight down the ground for a six though!

SIX! WHAT A SHOT! Chris Gayle with yet another six. Kieron Pollard with couple of extra runs being conceded and now it is Gayle adding to the woes. Goes high but not a lot of distance. Enough to clear the rope at long-on though.

After 6 overs,Kings XI Punjab 51/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 32 , Chris Gayle 7)

After the powerplay overs and at the timeout, Kings XI Punjab are 51/1. They’ve lost Mayank Agarwal but not lost the momentum. Gayle with a six but it is KL Rahul (who else?) keeping the flow of runs going. Boult goes for 11 runs and he’s already on to 0/40 from 3 overs

“Again that front foot pull,” says Sunny G in the commentary box. Once again Boult with a short length and KL Rahul swats it over mid-wicket for a four. Not enough pace on the wicket to rush KL into a mistake.

Dealing in sixes are Kings XI Punjab now. KL Rahul into the act. Trent Boult with a short ball, KL Rahul goes into the front foot and pulls it into the stands.

After 5 overs,Kings XI Punjab 40/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 21 , Chris Gayle 7)

Chris Gayle taking his time to get settled in. He’s on to 7 runs from 9 balls as Coulter-Nile concedes just six runs. And that comes from Gayle’s massive bat. Just the one meaty heat that went two tiers into the stands from the over.

As Dean Jones would say, GOING, GOING, GONE! Defensive shots to start from Chris Gayle. And now he’s battered it. Absolutely plonked it. Hit it straight down the ground to Coulter-Nile and that is some hit. Luckily there are team owners and officials there to pass the ball.

Gayle v Bumrah in IPL:

Runs : 30
Balls : 40
Dots : 22
Dismissals : 0

Gayle vs Bumrah in IPL:

Runs : 30
Balls : 40
Dots : 22
Dismissals : 0

After 4 overs,Kings XI Punjab 34/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 21 , Chris Gayle 1)

After an expensive Trent Boult over, fellow seamer Jasprit Bumrah puts the brakes with a 1 run over. 5 vital dot balls. Even more importantly, Mayank Agarwal is bowled by Bumrah for the second time this IPL. New man in Chris Gayle also lucky to not join him back in the dugout as the ball keeps rising and bounces over the off stump. Fantastic over that

BOWLED!

Mayank Agarwal survived a non-appeal, a dropped chance but now he has bowled himself on. Not a lot of width from Bumrah and a tentative shot towards the on-leg isn’t played well. Might have been done in by the pace too. 

Agarwal b Bumrah 11 (10), KXIP are 33/1

After 3 overs,Kings XI Punjab 33/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 21 , Mayank Agarwal 11)

An expensive Trent Boult over after that decent start. Goes for 20 runs: 1, 4, 4, 0, 6, wide, 4. KL Rahul in complete control throughout the over and KXIP need more of such overs early on to avoid any hiccups later. Closes the over out with a four towards mid-off. Glorious hitting

This IPL in PP overs so far,

Most wickets : Trent Boult (7)
Most runs : KL Rahul (172)

First six of the innings comes two balls after couple of fours. Sign of a confident batsman that shot. Nothing particularly wrong with that ball, all on Lokesh that. Unleashes his arms and sends the ball flat into a vacant region for a maximum.

KL Rahul with his first boundary and it is a lucky four. Outside off, Rahul latches on to it and it should have been a dot ball but Chahar lets it through. Could well have been bad bounce but it’s run away to the rope.

After 2 overs,Kings XI Punjab 13/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 3 , Mayank Agarwal 10)

An economical start from Krunal Pandya. Goes for just 4 runs as Mayank Agarwal survives once again. He’s dropped by Suryakumar Yadav after a chipped shot but it was a tough, tough chance

DROPPED!

Krunal Pandya into the attack and Mayank Agarwal survives once again. Bit of a check in the shot late on, Suryakumar Yadav is on the move, stretches to dive and take it but it gets away from his reach. Hits him on the wrist and gets out of grasp

This IPL in PP overs so far:

Most wickets : Trent Boult (7)
Most runs : KL Rahul (172)

After 1 overs,Kings XI Punjab 9/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 2 , Mayank Agarwal 7)

KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal get the 177 run chase underway. Trent Boult given the responsibility to open the bowling. Agarwal gets a boundary and survives the next ball. Boult appealed and appealed but the umpire didn’t raise his finger. Rohit Sharma opted not to review. Had he reviewed, it would have been gone. Much like the previous ball except fuller. Surprised no one heard that in an empty stadium.

First boundary of the chase from Mayank Agarwal’s bat. Boult offers plenty of width to the right hander and it is cut away over the infield for a boundary.

KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal come out to bat. KL Rahul to take the strike and needs to be on the money tonight if KXIP are to chase this down. Trent Boult has the ball. 177 to chase, here we go!

Mumbai Indians scored 54 runs in the last three overs today. 

Most 6s in 20th over in IPL history:

49 : MS Dhoni
26 : Kieron Pollard*
23 : Rohit Sharma

After 20 overs,Mumbai Indians 176/6 ( Kieron Pollard 34 , Nathan Coulter-Nile 24)

Chris Jordan bowls the final over. Pollard starts off with a well-timed heave over deep midwicket for a maximum, followed by a single off the next two. Great running by Pollard and NCN as they steal a second off the fourth. Pollard then smacks a six off the fifth to bring up the fifty stand, before edging the ball over the keeper’s gloves for a four off the last delivery as 20 runs are added to Mumbai’s total in the final over. Kings XI Punjab need 177 if they are to make it back-to-back wins.

FOUR! A boundary to end the innings, as Pollard gets a thick top-edge that flies over the keeper’s gloves to run away to the long stop fence!

Mumbai Indians finish on 176/6 after opting to bat!

SIX! Smoked over long on, has Pollard, and that brings up the fifty partnership off just 20 deliveries with Coulter-Nile! MI 172/6

SIX! Sheer, brute power! Short from Jordan, Pollard smacks this into the second tier beyond midwicket! MI 162/6

After 19 overs,Mumbai Indians 156/6 ( Kieron Pollard 15 , Nathan Coulter-Nile 23)

Over 19 goes for Shami, and Coulter-Nile grabs a brace off the first as he flicks a full toss towards long leg. Coulter-Nile gets a monster top-edge that sends the ball high up in the sky, almost at level with the floodlights, with the ball ultimately landing safely and allowing the batsman to collect another double. NCN then collects two boundaries off the last three deliveries to keep MI’s charge towards the 170-mark going. 12 off Shami’s last for the day.

FOUR! NCN looks to slap this towards the leg side, instead gets a thick edge that redirects it towards fine leg instead. MI 156/6

FOUR! Pulled away behind square by Coulter-Nile, with the 150 coming up for the Mumbai Indians! MI 152/6

After 18 overs,Mumbai Indians 144/6 ( Kieron Pollard 15 , Nathan Coulter-Nile 11)

Arshdeep returns in the 18th over in place of Shami, and is welcomed back into the attack by Pollard with back-to-back sixes. Pollard steers the ball behind square on the off side for a single off the third. Coulter-Nile then makes matter worse for the Punjab seamer as he collects back-to-back fours, the first one a thick top-edge that lands beyond short fine’s reach, before retaining the strike with a single off the last ball.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Coulter-Nile, this one steered square through the off side! MI 143/6

FOUR! Turning out to be quite the expensive over for Arshdeep. Was a good delivery, dug in short and aimed for the helmet, but Coulter-NIle’s lucky to get a top-edge that lands beyond short fine leg’s reach, running away to the boundary in the end. MI 139/6

SIX! Not quite as sweetly-timed on this occasion as the previous shot, but it clears the long on fence nevertheless, and from Mumbai’s perspective, that’s what ultimately matters. MI 134/6

SIX! Crunched over long off by Pollard off an overpitched delivery from Arshdeep! Sweet timing on that one! MI 128/6

After 17 overs,Mumbai Indians 122/6 ( Kieron Pollard 2 , Nathan Coulter-Nile 2)

Looks like Rahul might just give Jordan a couple of overs towards the business end of the Mumbai innings, bringing the Barbados-born Englishman back in the 17th over. Pollard gets off the mark with a single off the second. De Kock perishes while trying to clear the midwicket fence, resulting in a catch for Agarwal as Jordan adds one to his wickets column. Coulter-Nile walks out to bat next, and gets off the mark with a brace off the last delivery.

OUT! Quinton de Kock has to walk back to the dugout as he holes out to Agarwal at deep midwicket while looking to clear the fence! He looks at his bat in despair after failing to get the distance. MI 119/6

De Kock c Agarwal b Jordan 53(43)

After 16 overs,Mumbai Indians 117/5 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 52 , Kieron Pollard 0)

Shami returns to the attack now. Both Hardik and De Kock strike hard off the first two deliveries, but are able to only collect singles thanks to the field placing. Shami gets rid of the hard-hitting Hardik off the third, bringing another hard-hitting middle-order batsman in Kieron Pollard to the crease, although the Trinidadian is yet to get off the mark after facing a couple of deliveries.

OUT! Mohammed Shami gets rid of the dangerous Hardik Pandya as the hard-hitting all-rounder cuts hard, getting a thick top-edge that results in a catch for Pooran at deep cover. MI 116/5

Hardik c Pooran b Shami 8(4)

After 15 overs,Mumbai Indians 114/4 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 50 , Hardik Pandya 7)

De Kock tees off in this over as he collects a four and a six off consecutive delivery from Murugan Ashwin, which is followed by a single off the penultimate delivery that brings up his fourth half-century in the last five outings. 12 runs from this over.

Fourth half-century for Quinton de Kock in his last five innings as the Mumbai wicketkeeper-batsman brings up the milestone with a single off the penultimate delivery of the 15th over. MI 113/4

SIX! Quinton de Kock moves to 49 with a well-timed heave over long on for his third maximum this innings! MI 112/4

FOUR! Short and outside off, De Kock rocks back and guides this over extra cover! MI 106/4

After 14 overs,Mumbai Indians 102/4 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 39 , Hardik Pandya 6)

Bishnoi continues. De Kock gets an edge off the fourth delivery that’s marginally wide of the off stump, allowing the batsman to collect a single. Krunal perishes off the penultimate ball as he gets a top-edge off a slog-sweep that results in a catch for Deepak Hooda at deep backward square-leg. Timeout signalled after that dismissal, with Hardik smacking a six off his first delivery after walking out to bat.

SIX! Hardik announces himself at the crease with a maximum! Full from Bishnoi, he picks the length and times it perfectly to send it flying over wide long off! MI 102/4

OUT! Krunal’s stay at the crease comes to an end as he holes out to Hooda at deep backward square-leg, getting a top-edge off a slog-sweep! Timeout signalled after that dismissal. MI 96/4

Krunal c Hooda b Bishnoi 34(30)

After 13 overs,Mumbai Indians 93/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 43 , Krunal Pandya 27)

Ashwin returns to the attack, giving away 10 off his second including a boundary to Krunal off the second and four byes two balls later. Meanwhile, the current partnership crosses the fifty mark, and the two batsmen will look to start accelerating sooner or later.

FIFTY PARTNERSHIP up between de Kock and Krunal for the fourth wicket, with the latter collecting a single in the 13th over to bring up the milestone! Steady work by these two, but they have to accelerate sooner or later if they are to post a challenging total. MI 88/3

FOUR! Slightly short from Ashwin, and Krunal pulls this over the midwicket region for his fourth boundary of the day! MI 87/3

After 12 overs,Mumbai Indians 83/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 38 , Krunal Pandya 26)

Ravi Bishnoi, a vital cog in the KXIP wheel this season, is finally brought into the attack now, and the Rajasthani starts off on a tidy note as he gives away just three singles from his first.

After 11 overs,Mumbai Indians 80/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 35 , Krunal Pandya 26)

Rahul’s sticking to the spinners for now with a fair bit of turn available at the moment as Deepak Hooda’s brought into the attack. De Kock, meanwhile, collects his second six as he heaves a short delivery going down leg over the backward square-leg fence. 10 from the over.

SIX! Short and going down leg from Hooda, de Kock pulls this over the backward square leg fence for another maximum! MI 79/3

After 10 overs,Mumbai Indians 70/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 27 , Krunal Pandya 25)

Murugan Ashwin’s brought into the attack immediately after Glenn Maxwell’s quota is exhausted, and he nearly snares Krunal’s wicket as the southpaw edges the ball wide of Gayle at slip to run away to the third man fence for a boundary. Another four conceded to Krunal, this time off the last ball as he cuts the ball square. 10 from the over. Mumbai in a somewhat better position at the halfway stage with the current partnership worth 33.

FOUR! Cut, and cut hard as Krunal gets the wide delivery racing away to the point fence! MI 70/3

FOUR! Edged… and safe! Krunal gets this flying wide of Gayle at slip, with the ball then beating the fielder giving this a chase from backward point. MI 64/3

After 9 overs,Mumbai Indians 60/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 26 , Krunal Pandya 16)

Rahul opts to bowl Maxwell’s quota out in the first half of the Mumbai innings. The Aussie signs off with figures of 0/23 with seven coming off his last over, including a boundary to Krunal off the second delivery. Time for the players to grab a drink as the umpire signals time out.

FOUR! Krunal goes big over extra cover again, but this time gets a four as the ball bounces thrice before going over the rope. MI 57/3

After 8 overs,Mumbai Indians 53/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 25 , Krunal Pandya 10)

Jordan brought into the attack now, and he starts off with a couple of dots. Krunal smacks the ball over the extra cover fence off the third delivery for the second maximum of the innings, which is followed by a miscue down the ground that fetches him a single. Two dots to end the over, with seven coming from it.

SIX! Superbly timed punch over extra cover by Krunal off Jordan as he ends up clearing the fence! MI 52/3

After 7 overs,Mumbai Indians 46/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 25 , Krunal Pandya 3)

Maxwell continues as he’s given a third over in the first half of the innings. KXIP appeal for a catch off the fourth delivery, with skipper Rahul thinking Krunal’s deflected the ball off his boot after an inside edge. The umpires go upstairs with soft signal not out, which eventually turns out to be the case. Quiet over this one, with just three singles coming off it.

After 6 overs,Mumbai Indians 43/3 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 24 , Krunal Pandya 1)

Mumbai lose a third wicket in the powerplay as Kishan uppercuts a short delivery straight into the palms of third man to give Arshdeep his second wicket. Top start for the Kings XI today as they hope to make it back-to-back wins for the first time this season, giving away less than 50 in the powerplay while snaring three wickets.

FOUR! Slapped through extra cover as de Kock! Was a length delivery outside off from Arshdeep, one that invited such a shot to begin with. MI 43/3

OUT! Kishan pays the price for getting too ambitious, uppercutting a short delivery from Arshdeep but unfortunately straight into the hands of Ashwin standing at third man. MI 38/3

Kishan c Ashwin b Arshdeep 7(7)

After 5 overs,Mumbai Indians 38/2 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 20 , Ishan Kishan 7)

Rahul brings Maxwell back into the attack after giving him the first over, with the Aussie giving away four singles and a boundary to Kishan off the fourth delivery from this one.

FOUR! Pulled away wide of mid on by Kishan off Maxwell, with the ball racing away to the boundary. MI 37/2

After 4 overs,Mumbai Indians 30/2 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 18 , Ishan Kishan 1)

Shami gets his first wicket of the day as Suryakumar holes out to Ashwin standing inside the circle at midwicket, but a needless throw by Pooran while running in from backward point off the last delivery results in five overthrows, somewhat spoiling what was turning out to be an excellent over. Six runs and a wicket from the third.

OUT! One wicket leads to another, as Shami strikes this time for KXIP! Suryakumar looks to launch the full delivery over midwicket, but fails to get the elevation and Ashwin holds on to the ball after a brief fumble. MI 24/2

Yadav c Ashwin b Shami 0(4)

After 3 overs,Mumbai Indians 24/1 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 13 , Suryakumar Yadav 0)

Arshdeep Singh steams in from the end that Glenn Maxwell bowled from in the first over, and fires a rather short delivery off the second that is signalled a wide for height. De Kock collects the first six of the innings as he smashes the ball into the second tier beyond the backward square-leg boundary off the third delivery. The seamer however, strikes two balls later as Rohit chops on to his stumps to depart for 9. LBW appeal against new batsman Suryakumar off the last delivery, but the ball appeared to be pitching outside leg while hitting him high on the knee roll, and skipper Rahul isn’t convinced enough to review it. Nine runs and a wicket from the third.

OUT! Arshdeep draws first blood as Rohit chops on to his stumps while looking to work the ball behind square on the off side! MI 23/1

Rohit b Arshdeep 9(8)

SIX! Sending the ball into the second tier at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is no mean feat! Such is the timing on de Kock’s shot off a Arshdeep delivery pitched along leg. MI 22/0

After 2 overs,Mumbai Indians 15/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 9 , Quinton de Kock (W) 6)

Not quite the ideal start for Mohammed Shami this evening as he concedes two boundaries — one each to De Kock and Rohit — to concede nine off it.

FOUR! Another boundary for Rohit as he glances at a length delivery from Shami, with fine leg failing to prevent the boundary despite a slide. MI 15/0

FOUR! Mohammed Shami starts his day with a wide delivery outside off, and de Kock responds with a well-timed cut behind square. MI 10/0

After 1 over,Mumbai Indians 6/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 5 , Quinton de Kock (W) 1)

Quiet first over for the Mumbai Indians as Maxwell gives away six from it, including a boundary to the skipper off the penultimate delivery. De Kock, meanwhile, nearly gets run out at the non-striker’s while scamping away for a quick single off the third delivery.

FOUR! Punched through the covers by Rohit off Maxwell! First boundary of the innings! MI 6/0

Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock stroll out to the centre at the start of the Mumbai Indians innings. Glenn Maxwell to bowl the first over of the evening.

Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (wk/c), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

KL Rahul, Kings XI Punjab captain: We’re at that stage of the tournament where the toss doesn’t really matter. We’ll just try to execute our plans to the best. Last game was too close for comfort, but getting over the line is satisfying. Hopefully we can put up one more good performance. Same team.

Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians captain: It’s just that you want to put runs on the board, and this team has done really done well on that front, so no need to change that plan. The team has looked very well in balance. Guys have put their hands up in different scenarios. We’ve backed them to do well, and they’ve done well. He’s an important cog in our wheel, and has done well on many occasions. We’ve got the same team.

TOSS: Mumbai Indians win the toss, and skipper Rohit Sharma opts to bat

Simon Doull with the pitch report

“Same track to be used as yesterday. Hasn’t changed a lot but will be a little bit slower and drier. Spinners did a good job yesterday, going for 8 an over. It didn’t turn much yesterday but it will today. Be weary if you’re a spinner, be weary of the short boundary on the right (66m). No wind to play havoc. 165 or 175 will be a good total on this surface if you bowl well.”

When MI played KXIP earlier in the season

Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI Punjab by 48 runs when these two sides met on 1 October in Abu Dhabi. Batting first, MI scored 191/4 with Rohit Sharma scoring 70 (45), Ishan Kishan 28 (32), Kieron Pollard 47 (20) and Hardik Pandya 30 (11). In reply, KXIP could only muster 143/8 with five players in double digits: Mayank Agarwal (25), KL Rahul (17), Nicholas Pooran (44), Glenn Maxwell (11) and K Gowtham (22). Bar Trent Boult, other MI bowlers were on the mark with two wickets each for Pattinson, Bumrah and Rahul Chahar.

Couple of milestones coming up..

Rohit Sharma needs 21 runs to complete 4000 runs for MI.

Quinton de Kock needs 1 dismissal to complete 50 IPL dismissals.

KL Rahul requires 4 sixes and 75 runs respectively to complete 100 IPL sixes and 2500 IPL runs.

Chris Gayle needs 89 runs to bring up 1500 IPL runs for KXIP.

Record in Dubai

MI at this venue: Played 4, Won 3, Lost 1

KXIP at this venue: Played 5, Won 2, Lost 3

Bad news for CSK

Little’s going Chennai Super Kings’ way at the moment as the three-time champions slumped to yet another defeat on Saturday evening as they lost to Delhi Capitals by five wickets, the second time they suffered a defeat at the hands of Shreyas Iyer’s men this season. What’s more, they could miss the services of talismanic all-rounder Dwayne Bravo for a couple of weeks, says coach Stephen Fleming.

Sunil Narine cleared!

Big news coming in earlier in the day with Sunil Narine getting his action cleared after it was reported following the narrow victory over Kings XI Punjab. His return certainly gives Kolkata Knight Riders a vital option with the ball in the middle and the slog overs as well as a handy bat in the middle order, and the team didn’t delay drafting him back into the XI for their ongoing clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Here are the full squads of the two teams that will be in action later this evening:

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

Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (Captain), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Sheldon Cottrell, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Arshdeep Singh, Hardus Viljoen, M Ashwin, J Suchith, Harpreet Brar, Darshan Nalkande, Glenn Maxwell, James Neesham, Chris Jordan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Tajinder Singh Dhillon, Nicholas Pooran, Prabhsimran Singh.

MI face resurgent KXIP

The last time these two sides faced off, KXIP proved no match for defending champions MI as they collapsed to a 48-run defeat at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. This time however, the Kings XI appear a different unit with ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle back in action as well as a win under their belt for a change.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the 36th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, with Mumbai Indians (MI) taking on Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the second game of the Sunday double-header.