Preview: Table-toppers Mumbai Indians (MI), the first team to secure a berth in the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs, are all set to take on a confident Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. Mumbai, sitting atop the IPL standings with nine wins and three losses, will be looking to shrug off their performance in the last match, where they lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by seven wickets. On the other hand, high on confidence after defeating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 14 runs on Tuesday, Punjab will look for a big win as, to qualify for the playoffs, they have to win all their three remaining matches in the cash-rich tournament. [caption id=“attachment_3438544” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Rohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell, captain of Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab respectively. Sportzpics[/caption] Going into Thursday’s tie, the hosts will have a slight advantage as they have a much more balanced team as compared to Punjab. In the batting department, opener Parthiv Patel along with Jos Buttler, Rohit Sharma, Nitesh Rana and Hardik Pandya are going through a purple patch that will surely help the visitors in outplaying the hosts. The bowling department, which includes the likes of veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Mcclenaghan, Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah are also in prime form. So it will be an uphill task for the visitors to beat Mumbai in their own den. On the other hand, Punjab’s batting department which includes in-form Manan Vohra, Martin Guptill, Shaun Marsh and Wriddhiman Saha all have chipped in from time to time but need to be more consistent to lend depth to the batting. Click here to find out more about the Orange and Purple Cap holders in IPL 2017 Skipper Glenn Maxwell is due for a big score after getting under 300 runs in 12 matches, with an unbeaten 44 being his highest score this season. On the bowling front, medium pacer Sandeep Sharma, Mohit Sharma and leg-spinner Rahul Tewatia were brilliant in the last match and they will like to continue their form. Apart for them, Axar Patel and Swapnil Singh also contributed well for the cause. So Punjab will aim for a strong finish in order to qualify for the playoffs. With inputs from IANS
IPL 2017 Highlights, MI vs KXIP in Mumbai, cricket score and updates: Punjab win by 7 runs
Catch the live updates of Match 51 of IPL 2017, with Mumbai Indians hosting Kings XI Punjab at the Wankhede Stadium in what is a must-win clash for the latter.
 "IPL 2017 Highlights, MI vs KXIP in Mumbai, cricket score and updates: Punjab win by 7 runs")
That’s it from us from Firstpost Sports! It turned out to be one cracker of a match in the end, and Kings XI Punjab still are very much alive in the tournament! We look forward to a few intense clashes in the remainder of the league stage.
For now, we bid you good night!
Highest totals batting second in IPL:
223 – MI v KXIP, Mumbai, 2017*
223 – RR v CSK, Chennai, 2010
217 – RR v DC, Hyderabad, 2008
Highest match aggregates in IPL:
469 – CSK v RR, Chennai, 2010
453 – MI v KXIP, Wankhede, 2017*
447 – CSK v KXIP, Mohali, 2008
After 20 overs,Mumbai Indians 223/6 ( Kieron Pollard 50 , Harbhajan Singh 2)
Mohit bowls the final over. Pollard hammers the first ball down the ground, and comes back for a second run. He however, fails to reach the crease at the non-striker’s end, and gets only a single. SIX! Smoked over the midwicket fence by the burly Trinidadian! Dot off the third, with Pollard refusing a single after guiding it down towards long-off. Another dot in the fourth ball, with Mohit firing a perfect yorker this time. Mohit finishes off in style with a perfect couple of deliveries, yielding just one run off it. Pollard gets to his half-century with a single off the last ball, but the fact that it ends up in a losing cause hardly evokes any celebrations from him.
Kings XI Punjab win by 7 runs!
After 19 overs,Mumbai Indians 215/6 ( Kieron Pollard 42 , Harbhajan Singh 2)
Sandeep to bowl the crucial penultimate over. Swing and miss for Harbhajan in the first delivery. Gets a single in the next ball to hand the strike back to KP. Pollard collects a double in the third delivery. Pollard drives the fourth ball towards extra-cover, and once again gets a double. Wide conceded in the fifth delivery. Single off the fifth delivery. Dot off the final ball of the over, with seven coming off it.
Mumbai Indians need 16 to win from 6 balls.
After 18 overs,Mumbai Indians 208/6 ( Kieron Pollard 37 , Harbhajan Singh 1)
Mohit in for his third over. Pollard collects a single off the first ball. SIX! Karn hammers the second ball down the ground, and Maxwell palms it over the boundary rope! Nothing’s going right for the KXIP skipper right now! FOUR! Karn brings up the team 200 with a cut towards the point boundary! FOUR MORE! Full-toss outside off, and this one runs away past the short third man for the second consecutive four! BOWLED EM! Mohit deceives Karn with a slower ball, with Karn swinging his bat rather early, and getting his stumps rattled as a result. Harbhajan walks out to bat, and retains strike for the penultimate over with a single.
Mumbai Indians need 23 to win from 12 balls.
After 17 overs,Mumbai Indians 192/5 ( Kieron Pollard 36 , Karn Sharma 5)
Sandeep back into the attack, and he starts off with a wide. Sandeep however, strikes in the very next delivery to pull Punjab back into the game as Pandya gets a bottom edge to get caught behind. Karn arrives at the crease, and gets off the mark with a single in his first delivery. FOUR! Pollard hammers a full delivery along the leg stump for a straight boundary. His presence is as crucial as it gets! SIX! Another full delivery from Sandeep, and the Trinidadian smokes this one down the ground! FOUR! Karn hammers the full-toss in the last ball towards long-on, and it ends up kissing the boundary rope despite Maxwell trying to slap the ball back inside the ground.
Mumbai Indians need 39 to win from 18 balls.
OUT! Just when Mumbai were staging a comeback, Sandeep pulls Punjab back with a full, wide delivery that Pandya edges to the keeper! MI 176/5
Hardik c Saha b Sandeep 30(13)
After 16 overs,Mumbai Indians 175/4 ( Kieron Pollard 25 , Hardik Pandya 30)
Henry back into the attack. He starts his second over off with a wide. SIX! Pollard slogs the first ball down the ground towards long-on, before hooking the next one towards backward square-leg for back-to-back sixes! SIX! Pandya times his slog towards the extra-cover fence like a dream! SIX MORE! Fifty-stand up, with Pandya smashing a full-toss over long-on! Massive over this for Mumbai, with 27 coming off it!
Mumbai Indians need 56 to win from 24 balls.
Most balls bowled in an IPL season without taking a wicket:
102 – Ishant Sharma, 2017*
98 – Karn Sharma, 2016
96 – TM Dilshan, 2009
After 15 overs,Mumbai Indians 148/4 ( Kieron Pollard 12 , Hardik Pandya 17)
Pollard bunts this delivery to long on for a single. Bowls it short on the next ball and Pandya fails to pull it properly. Gets a brace for his mistimed shot. Bowls it very full and outside off, Hardik leaves it alone. The umpire doesn’t signal a wide. Something similar happened in the last over. Two singles follow and Pandya ends the over with a six over long on. These two are not going to give up the chase so easily.
Mumbai Indians need 83 to win from 30 balls
After 14 overs,Mumbai Indians 137/4 ( Kieron Pollard 10 , Hardik Pandya 8)
Tewatia into his second over. SIX! Hammered straight down the ground by Hardik, and that will come as a relief for the Mumbai dug-out! Pollard goes in the same direction in the penultimate delivery of the over. The umpire signals for the second timeout of the innings. Much better over for Mumbai, with 14 coming off it. The umpire signals for a second timeout.
Mumbai Indians need 94 to win from 36 balls.
After 13 overs,Mumbai Indians 123/4 ( Kieron Pollard 3 , Hardik Pandya 1)
Axar back into the attack. Rana struggles to connect in the over, getting an inside edge in the third ball that carries away to the short fine fielder. Tries a slog towards midwicket next ball, and ends up holing out to Guptill near the boundary, with the New Zealander collecting his third catch of the evening. Just three off the over along with the wicket. 16 runs scored in the last four overs for the loss of three wickets.
Mumbai Indians need 108 to win from 42 balls.
OUT! Wickets are tumbling one after another for Mumbai now, and it is Rana who has to return to the dugout after a run-a-ball 12. Rana mishits while going for a slog towards the leg side, and Guptill takes his third catch of the innings as a result. MI 121/4
Rana c Guptill b Axar 12(12)
After 12 overs,Mumbai Indians 120/3 ( Nitish Rana 12 , Kieron Pollard 1)
Tewatia introduced into the attack. Rohit goes for a half-hearted slog down the ground, with the ball landing just short of the fielder near the boundary rope. Tewatia bangs in short again in the fourth ball, and this time succeeds in getting the captain’s wicket, as the latter departs for 5. Just three runs and a wicket for Tewatia in a brilliant over. Pollard’s the new man at the crease, and he gets off the mark with a single in the second ball he faces.
Mumbai Indians need 111 to win from 48 balls.
OUT! Now the skipper goes back to the dugout after top-edging the Tewatia delivery straight to Guptill at long-on! Rohit was struggling throughout, and finally perishes while trying to accelerate his innings. MI 119/3
Rohit c Guptill b Tewatia 5(7)
After 11 overs,Mumbai Indians 117/2 ( Nitish Rana 11 , Rohit Sharma (C) 4)
Ishant returns to the attack. Rana gets an inside-edge in the second ball of the over, which beats the keeper and runs away to the long-stop fence. Ishant concedes a no-ball in the fourth ball of the over, though Rana can only get a single in the free-hit. Ishant falls again this innings after messing up in his delivery stride, and the crowd responds with boos. Ishant’s luck continues to be rotten as he misses out on a run-out chance in the final delivery of the over. Nine off the over.
Mumbai Indians need 114 to win from 54 balls.
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