Highlights IPL 2017 KXIP vs MI in Indore, cricket scores and results: Rana, Pandya guide MI to 8-wicket win

Jos Buttler is the ‘Man of the Match’ for his blazing innings of 77 off 37 balls!

MI are back at the top of the table with their fifth consecutive win. Nitish Rana has scored a half-century in four out of those five wins. This is as consistent as you get in this format. MI along with KKR are the team to beat this IPL. Both teams are filled with all-rounders and young Indian batting talent and both have the versatility to win matches under all kinds of conditions.

After 22 IPL matches in this season:

Most Runs: Nitish Rana (255)
Most Wickets: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (15)
Most Sixes: Nitish Rana (16)
Most Catches: Kieron Pollard (6)

What a shocker of a night for Kings XI. One that started so promisingly with the mighty Hash showing his class after a slow start to the tournament. Amla was as stylish as ever as he posted his first T20 century but it wasn’t enough, and the way his teammates bowled no score would have been. Mumbai came out full of intent and Jos Buttler and Parthiv Patel were too hot to handle, before Nitish Rana finished their good work. KXIP lack of variety in the bowling was exposed again and right now they look like a very poor cricket team bereft of ideas and confidence.

Highest scores in a losing causes in IPL:

117* – Andrew Symonds, Hyderabad (RG), 2008
115* – Wriddhiman Saha, Bangalore, 2014
104* – HASHIM AMLA, Indore, 2017*

This is Mumbai Indians’ highest successful chases in IPL. Their previous highest was 190 v Rajasthan Royals at Wankhede in 2014.

What a comprehensive batting display this. MI have chased almost 200 without any contribution from Rohit Sharma and Keiron Pollard, and with more than four overs to spare. KXIP will have a lot of soul searching to do after this. They made a lot of changes for this game but their bowling appears simply adequate against batsmen of this quality and in this kind of form.

After 16 overs,Mumbai Indians 199/2 ( Nitish Rana 62 , Hardik Pandya 15)

Mohit to bowl the 16th over, with victory now looking like a mere formality. Dot off the first ball, with Pandya nearly getting run-out. Rana squeezes the next ball towards extra-cover for a double, before hooking the third ball over the fine-leg boundary to end the game in style!

Mumbai Indians win by 8 wickets, and post their fifth consecutive win chasing!

After 15 overs,Mumbai Indians 191/2 ( Nitish Rana 54 , Hardik Pandya 15)

SIX! Well, well, well! An outside edge off Rana’s bat carries all the way to the fine third-man boundary in the first ball of the 15th over! How frustrating would that be for the lanky Indian pacer! Ishant responds with a yorker, that Rana fails to get a run off. SIX! Now Pandya gets going, pulling the rising delivery along off over long-on! FOUR off the next ball, as Hardik manages to clear extra-cover despite miscuing a full-toss! FOUR! Hardik hammers the last ball of Ishant’s spell, a fuller delivery between middle and leg down the ground, with the fielder running in from long-on failing to prevent the boundary despite a dive. Mumbai Indians are on the verge of a comfortable win now, and it is time for the strategic timeout! 

Mumbai Indians need 8 to win from 30 balls

Most consecutive 50-plus scores batting at No.3 in IPL:

4 – NITISH RANA*

3 – Cameron White, Glenn Maxwell

It’s raining sixes at Indore. They have come thick and fast and have been hit to all parts of the ground. Jos Buttler has shown why he is one of the most destructive batsmen in the world in this format. Even his mishits have enough legs to go over the boundary rope. MI haven’t stopped going for their shots even when the required run rate has come down. They aren’t just looking to win this but up their net run rate too and in the process send a few warnings to other teams.

Yet another fifty for Nitish Rana! Gets there with a six over fine third-man in just his 29th delivery, getting a leading edge off the first ball of Ishant’s final over! And the orange cap is back with Rana! MI 176/2

After 14 overs,Mumbai Indians 170/2 ( Nitish Rana 47 , Hardik Pandya 1)

Mohit Sharma returns to the attack, and gets rid of Buttler with a slower ball, with Maxwell taking a safe catch near mid-off. A rare, economical over in the innings, with Mohit keeping the two batsmen guessing with his variations, and restricting them to ones and twos. Hardik Pandya now walks out ahead of skipper Rohit, and he will look to continue his trend of finishing games off for his side. Just four runs and a wicket for Mohit in the 14th over.

Mumbai Indians need 29 off 36 balls.

OUT! Buttler finally departs after a brute innings, slicing the slower ball outside off straight down the ground, with Maxwell taking a safe catch near mid-off. MI 166/2

Well it appears Mumbai are going to romp to a comfortable victory at this rate. Initially I thought Kings XI may have been 20 short, but even if they made 300 it wouldn’t have mattered the way they are bowling right now. It would be near on impossible to turn this around now, time is running out for a miracle for Kings XI. 

Rana has been a revelation for MI this season. He seems to have a nice uncomplicated technique and he can play powerfully both off the front and back foot. On top of it he has a great temperament and brilliant game awareness. His form has been a great bonus for MI. In this form no total is big enough for them.

After 13 overs,Mumbai Indians 166/1 ( Jos Buttler 77 , Nitish Rana 45)

Swapnil back into the attack, and starts off with a wide. Singles exchanged between the two batsmen, with Buttler attempting a slog towards the off side! SIX! Flattest of hits by Buttler. Simply brutal! Smashes this one towards the wide long-on boundary, before smashing the fourth ball over the midwicket boundary, clearing the boundary with a mis-hit! Swapnil cramps Rana for room in the final ball of the over, keeping the length ball low along the middle stump. 16 off the over, and the path to victory seems to be a cakewalk for MI right now! 

Mumbai Indians need 33 to win off 42 balls!

After 12 overs,Mumbai Indians 150/1 ( Jos Buttler 63 , Nitish Rana 44)

SIX! Swapnil into his second over, and doesn’t quite start off economically — getting hammered for back-to-back sixes by Rana, both travelling towards the leg side! The duo keep the balanced approach by exchanging singles over the next two balls. 16 off the over, with the 150 coming up for MI at the end of the over! MI are cruising right now!

After 11 overs,Mumbai Indians 134/1 ( Jos Buttler 62 , Nitish Rana 29)

SIX! Ishant starts his third over off with a full delivery outside off, with Rana timing his slog down the ground for his third six. Singles exchanged in the next two deliveries, as the duo bring up the 50-stand for the second wicket! Rana nearly pulls the last ball of the over — short and outside leg — to Rana at the fine-leg boundary. 11 off the 11th over.

After 10 overs,Mumbai Indians 123/1 ( Jos Buttler 60 , Nitish Rana 20)

Swapnil Singh into the attack, with KXIP looking clueless right now despite the dismissal of Parthiv. Couple of singles to start things off with. Buttler comes down the track, and doesn’t quite connect in his slog towards the cover boundary, where the ball lands just in front of the fielder. A single off each delivery of the over — much better for KXIP compared to the nightmare that they have been going through so far.

Buttler has pummelled the KXIP bowlers all over the park so far and Maxwell and co look like they don’t have any answers for his onslaught. Buttler has been kept quiet all tournament but it was only a matter of time til he grabbed a game by the throat and he’s doing that  tonight. Even Axar Patel is copping some tap, which doesn’t leave Maxwell with too many options. Other than his two left arm spinners he could either bring himself on or turn to part time offspin of Gurkeerat. 

Unstoppable. MI have been simply unstoppable on this pitch. Their batsmen love pace on the bat and on this pitch they can just trust the pace and bounce and throw their bats at anything that’s slightly loose. KXIP don’t have anyone in their bowling line with the control or variety to contain MI. You would say at this stage that the bowling team desperately needs a wicket or two here but that will only bring Rohit Sharma and Pollard to the middle.

After 9 overs,Mumbai Indians 117/1 ( Jos Buttler 57 , Nitish Rana 17)

Axar continues from the other end. Buttler brings up his first half-century in this tournament in the first ball with a single, before him and Rana deal in sixes! Rana gets down on one knee to smash it towards the wide long-on boundary, before the Englishman swings his bat with all his might to smash a half-tracker from Axar along leg over the midwicket fence. Single to end the over, with 16 coming off it.

FIFTY up for Jos Buttler in 24 balls! He has led from the front in MI’s innings so far, hammering seven fours and two sixes! Finally gets the milestone in this tournament after getting the starts throughout!

After 8 overs,Mumbai Indians 101/1 ( Jos Buttler 49 , Nitish Rana 10)

SIX! Stoinis bowls this one short to Rana, and cramps him for room — which doesn’t prevent him from timing it to perfection and sending it into the second tier! Stoinis foxes Buttler with a slower ball, with the latter only getting a single off it after steering it towards backward point. FOUR! Buttler gets down on one knee and lofts the fifth ball towards the extra-cover boundary to bring up the team 100 in less than eight overs! Single to end the over, with Buttler getting a little lucky in it after an inside edge. 14 off the over!

This is a great start for MI. Parthiv Patel enjoyed the true nature of the pitch. With this hard new ball, he will happily dispatch anything short. Buttler at the other end loves anything pitched up to him. This is a difficult pair to bowl to. Rana will look to capitalise on his good form after Parthiv’s fall. There is no shortage of firepower in this MI line up. Any man walking into the middle is capable of finishing games on his own.

After 7 overs,Mumbai Indians 87/1 ( Jos Buttler 43 , Nitish Rana 2)

Maxwell gets Axar into the attack in the first over after powerplay. Rana and Buttler opt for the cautious approach in this over, dealing in ones and twos with new batsman Rana taking his time to settle at the crease. The momentum is still with the visitors at the moment.

82 is the highest powerplay score for MI in IPL eclipsing 78 runs against CSK at Mumbai in 2008.

After 6 overs,Mumbai Indians 82/1 ( Jos Buttler 40 , Nitish Rana 1)

SIX! Massive hit towards the midwicket boundary by Parthiv! Stoinis is introduced into the attack, and he starts off with a short ball that is dispatched over the boundary! FOUR MORE! The KXIP bowlers are appearing clueless at the moment! Back-of-length delivery outside off is powerfully cut away towards the point boundary! Parthiv looks to clear the off-side once again, though Stoinis bowls an off-cutter this time. Carries just short of the fielder stationed at the cover boundary. Stoinis tries the trick once again later in the over, with Parthiv falling for the trap this time as he holes a short, slower ball outside off straight to Maxwell at long-on. Nitish Rana walks out to bat next, and starts off with a quick single. KXIP opt for the timeout right after the dismissal.

OUT! Stoinis finally breaks the opening partnership with a slower ball outside off, with Parthiv reaching out for the shot and holing out straight to Maxwell at long-off! MI 81/1

Parthiv Patel c Maxwell b Stoinis 37(18)

After 5 overs,Mumbai Indians 68/0 ( Parthiv Patel (W) 26 , Jos Buttler 39)

FOUR! Parthiv uppercuts the short ball from Mohit, who is introduced into the attack, towards the long-stop boundary. FOUR! Buttler crunches the third ball away towards the wide long-off boundary! This was a slower ball from Mohit, which Buttler picks effortlessly. FOUR! The Englishman flicks the fifth ball towards the backward square-leg boundary. FOUR MORE! Slower ball along middle-stump, and Buttler has no difficulty picking this one! 17 off this over as well!

Unusual to see Sandeep getting this sort of treatment with the new ball. Buttler has decided to take the attack to the Kings XI opening bowlers and with Parthiv in tow they’ve already managed to put Kings XI on the back foot. Maxwell might soon be looking to plan B to quell the Mumbai batsmen. 

After 4 overs,Mumbai Indians 51/0 ( Parthiv Patel (W) 21 , Jos Buttler 27)

SIX! Parthiv flicks the first ball from Ishant over the backward square-leg boundary! FOUR! Majestic hit by Buttler towards cover, where the ball passes through Miller’s head, and still rolls away towards the boundary rope! FOUR! Patel brings up the 50 stand inside four overs with a flick towards the backward square-leg boundary! 17 off the over, and Mumbai are off to a flier!

After 3 overs,Mumbai Indians 34/0 ( Parthiv Patel (W) 9 , Jos Buttler 22)

Sandeep into his second over. FOUR! Buttler beats the fielder stationed at extra-cover to get his second boundary. Keeper Saha pulls off a quick dive to his right to save four leg byes for KXIP. SIX! Buttler ends the over with a flat hit towards the extra-cover boundary! Good start indeed for Mumbai!

After 2 overs,Mumbai Indians 21/0 ( Parthiv Patel (W) 7 , Jos Buttler 11)

Ishant Sharma bowls from the other end. Parthiv gets a single off the first ball, before Buttler guides the full delivery outside off through the cover point gap for a four! FOUR! Driven away by Parthiv towards towards the cover boundary! Superb placement and timing! Buttler misses a slower ball outside off in the last ball of the over.

Highest targets successfully chased by MI in IPL:

190 v RR at Wankhede in 2014

188 v KKR at Kolkata in 2016

181 v CSK at Brabourne in 2010

After 1 overs,Mumbai Indians 10/0 ( Parthiv Patel (W) 2 , Jos Buttler 7)

Parthiv and Buttler get off the mark with singles off the first two balls. Wide conceded in the third delivery. Parthiv flicks the third ball towards the leg side for a single. Bit of a mix-up between Buttler and Parthiv in the fourth ball, though he is safely back in the striker’s crease on time. SIX! What a way for Buttler to end the over, swatting the last ball over the midwicket boundary in a clean hit! 10 off the first over!

Right then. Parthiv and Buttler walk out to bat, facing a stiff challenge this time. Let’s see if they can continue their trend of successful chases in the ongoing tournament. Sandeep to bowl the first over.

Most runs conceded by MI bowlers in an IPL match:

58 – Lasith Malinga v KXIP, Indore, 2017

56 – Abu Nechim Ahmed v RCB, Chepauk, 2011

55 – Jasprit Bumrah v DD, Delhi, 2015

Highest totals for KXIP v MI in IPL:

198/4, Indore, 2017*

189/4, Wankhede, 2008

183/8, Dharamsala, 2013

Hashim Amla today:

First 30 balls: 40 Runs, 30 balls, 4s-1, 6s-2, SR-133.33

Next 30 balls: 64 runs, 30 balls, 4s-7, 6s-4, SR-213.33

Brilliant innings by the mighty Hash! Fantastic innings full of style and class, and no shortage of timing and power as well. He started slowly but built his innings and timed his launch to perfection. Great T20 batting has led Kings XI to a formidable total of 198. While it’s a great score, at one stage KXIP were on for 220 when Maxwell and Amla were going great guns. Once Maxwell and Stoinis (who’s struggling) fell in quick succession it looked like Kings XI may scrape to 180 but Amla showed his class and led his side to a good score. The pitch is definitely good for batting, quicker than the first two matches at this venue, so Kings XI may rue not getting 220. Mumbai’s batting is imposing and KXIP’s bowlers, particularly the seamers can go the journey. Should be a great chase.

Hashim Amla is the fourth batsman to score a century in IPL against Mumbai Indians after Yusuf Pathan, AB de Villiers and Adam Gilchrist.

After 20 overs,Kings XI Punjab 198/4 ( Hashim Amla 104 , Axar Patel 4)

Malinga starts off with a wide, before getting a top-edge off a rising delivery that travels straight over the keeper’s head for a six. And the South African batsman gets to his maiden T20 century in style, guiding a full delivery towards the long-leg boundary to get to the magical mark! KXIP though, fail to breach the 200-mark as Amla and Axar deal in ones and twos in the remainder of the over, with 18 coming off it! 

Mumbai Indians have been set a stiff 199-run target to notch up their fifth consecutive win.

Hashim Amla becomes the eighth KXIP batsman to score a century in IPL. The others are Virender Sehwag, Paul Valthaty, Wriddhiman Saha, Shaun Marsh, Mahela Jayawardene, Adam Gilchrist and David Miller. 

HUNDRED FOR HASHIM AMLA! And he gets there with a six towards the long-leg boundary! There were those who had considered him a ‘hindrance’ to KXIP’s batting in an IPL poll earlier today, Amla has ensured they all go into hiding for quite sometime. KXIP 193/4

Right then. Malinga to bowl the last over, with Amla 10 away from his maiden T20 century.

After 19 overs,Kings XI Punjab 181/4 ( Hashim Amla 90 , Axar Patel 1)

Bumrah into his final over. Greets new batsman Axar with a bouncer just outside off. The all-rounder gets off the mark in the second delivery with a single. Front-foot no-ball conceded in the third ball, with Amla returning for the second run. Superb comeback by Bumrah in the free-hit, bowling a bouncer that Amla fails to connect to. FOUR! Quite risky from Amla, as he exposes all three stumps to guide it towards the fine-leg fence with a silky sweep. Wide conceded in the final ball, with Bumrah bowling a dot in the final ball. 10 off the over, and Bumrah finishes with figures of 4-0-30-1. Meanwhile, Amla is 10 away from his maiden T20 century.

Most catches by fielders in IPL:

83 – Suresh Raina 

68 – AB de Villiers

64 – Rohit Sharma 

61 – KIERON POLLARD*

60 – Dwayne Bravo

After 18 overs,Kings XI Punjab 170/4 ( Hashim Amla 83 , Axar Patel 0)

McClenaghan, who went for 28 runs in the previous over, deceives Stoinis in the second ball of the over with a knuckle ball that the Aussie all-rounder miscues to Pollard at long-on. Amla ends the over with a boundary off an uppercut towards third-man, though it is a much better over by McClenaghan, with just five coming off it along with a wicket, as he finishes with figures of 4-0-46-2.

OUT! McClenaghan returns to the attack, and deceives new batsman Stoinis with a knuckle ball that the latter miscues straight to Pollard at long-on. KXIP 166/4

Marcus Stoinis c Pollard b McClenaghan 1(3)

After 17 overs,Kings XI Punjab 165/3 ( Hashim Amla 79 , Marcus Stoinis 1)

Bumrah into the attack in the 17th over, and he deceives Maxwell with a quick one along his pads that the latter was looking to guide down the leg side. Appeal for an lbw is turned down by umpire Erasmus. Bumrah finally strikes in the third ball, deceiving the KXIP skipper with a length off-cutter that he fails to connect to — playing down the wrong line — and ends up getting bowled. Marcus Stoinis walks out to bat, and gets off the mark with a single in the second delivery that he faces. Superb over by Bumrah, with just four coming off it along with the dismissal of Maxwell.

OUT! Bumrah finally ends the destructive third-wicket partnership! Ends a spectacular cameo by the KXIP captain, deceiving him with an off-cutter that Maxwell fails to pick, with the ball deflecting off his thigh onto the stumps! KXIP 163/3

Glenn Maxwell b Bumrah 40(18)

After 16 overs,Kings XI Punjab 161/2 ( Hashim Amla 77 , Glenn Maxwell (C) 40)

Malinga into the attack, with Rohit now desperate to end the partnership. SIX! Sloer ball outside off by Malinga to Amla, and the latter hammers it straight over the bowler’s head for a 97m hit! Wide called in the third delivery when Malinga tried to bowl it out of his reach. SIX! Amla reaches out for the ball next delivery, and gets his lofted square-drive perfect to get his fourth six. FOUR! In the slot for a straight hit down the ground, with this one reaching the straight boundary after a couple of bounces. Superb slower ball by Maliga in th fifth delivery — Amla misses it completely and the ball brushes past the off-stump. Amla ends the over by guiding the full delivery along leg towards the backward square-leg boundary. 22 runs off this over, and 50 off the last two! Could these turn out to be the match-defining overs?

Most expensive overs in IPL-2017:

30 Ashok Dinda v MI

28 MITCHELL MCCLENAGHAN v KXIP *

26 Umesh Yadav v DD

A combination of some great hitting from Maxwell and some unbelievably awful bowling from McClenaghan has really lifted Kings XI. Now they are looking on for a good score, and possibly over 200 if Maxwell stays there til the end. Amla just needs to get off strike and leave it to the Big Show when he’s in this sort of mood. Mumbai missing a trick by not bowling more short stuff to Maxwell when he first got in, Bumrah had him in trouble with a couple of good bouncers but MM undid the good work with some shocking balls in the slot. 

Expensive over from McClenaghan. He doesn’t look the same bowler on true pitches where he can’t use his slower balls to the same effect. He has bowled it in Maxwell’s arc who has taken complete toll. He may not bowl another over here if Maxwell stays in the middle. Probably an experienced campaigner like Harbhajan would be the right man to keep Maxwell under check.

Glenn Maxwell becomes the fourth player to score 1000-plus runs for KXIP in IPL. The other three are Shaun Marsh, David Miller and Kumar Sangakkara.

The 28-run over by McClenaghan turns out to be the second-most expensive of this season, after Ashok Dinda’s 30-run over against Mumbai Indians.

After 15 overs,Kings XI Punjab 139/2 ( Hashim Amla 57 , Glenn Maxwell (C) 39)

SIX! McClenaghan returns to the attack, and Maxwell greets him by slogging a full delivery along his foot towards the long-on boundary! McClenaghan follows it up with a similar delivery next ball, and getting whacked straight down the ground this time. Mitch reduces his length in the third ball, which the KXIP skipper pulls towards the cow-corner boundary! Full toss outside off in the fourth ball, and Maxwell slices this one towards the backward point boundary. To make matters worse, it’s a front-foot no-ball. SIX! Turning into a nightmarish over for McClenaghan as Maxie flicks the fifth delivery over the square-leg boundary. Just a single in the fifth delivery after the fielder at midwicket. Dot to end the over, with 28 runs coming off it, as the umpire signals for the second timeout.

After 14 overs,Kings XI Punjab 111/2 ( Hashim Amla 57 , Glenn Maxwell (C) 12)

Bumrah back into the attack, and his pings the KXIP captain on the helmet with a rising delivery that hits him on the grille. He has no idea of the whereabouts of the ball thereafter, and looks around for the same. Maxwell top-edges a bouncer over the keeper’s head to send the ball towards the long-stop boundary, before making room for a powerful cut in the next delivery, with the ball travelling to the deep point boundary like a rocket. 11 off the over, with KXIP now looking to up the ante.

Kings XI’s number three curse continues, Saha was very scratchy and struggled to get any fluency and momentum into his innings and couldn’t find the boundary. Amla has done well to pick up his scoring rate and should now aim to bat through allowing the likes of Maxwell and Stoinis to play freely around him. KXIP will still want 180 but that will require some explosive late hitting. Maxwell could be the man. 

After 13 overs,Kings XI Punjab 100/2 ( Hashim Amla 56 , Glenn Maxwell (C) 2)

Krunal into his final over, and Amla starts it off by piercing the gap between point and backward point to get his fourth boundary. Krunal ends his quota by conceding 9 off his final over, including three singles, a leg bye and a wide. Meanwhile, the team 100 comes up at the end of the over.

Kings XI Punjab’s No.3 batsman in each match in this IPL:

W Saha (14) v RPS

A Patel (9) v RCB

M Stoinis (9) v KKR

W Saha (7) v DD

G Maxwell (10) v SRH

W Saha (11) v MI*

After 12 overs,Kings XI Punjab 91/2 ( Hashim Amla 50 , Glenn Maxwell (C) 1)

FOUR! Malinga returns to the attack, and Amla elegantly changes the direction of the ball by opening the face of the bat, guiding it over backward point to get his second boundary. Skipper and new batsman Maxwell gets off the mark in the first ball that he faces, guiding the third ball down the ground for a single. FOUR! What a shot by Amla! Beautifully times the fuller delivery from Malinga to loft -drive it over the bowler’s head! Amla gets to his half-century in the fifth ball, taking 34 deliveries to get to the milestone.

KXIP were looking to go after Krunal but he has pegged one back with Saha’s wicket. Krunal has done this in the past too. He doesn’t lose his line and length when batsmen try to go after him. You may think that batsmen can line him up with his predictable line and length but his subtle variations in pace coupled with his accuracy makes him an awkward bowler to go after.

FIFTY up for Amla in just 34 balls! He has batted beautifully so far in the innings! KXIP 91/2 in the 12th over.

After 11 overs,Kings XI Punjab 80/2 ( Hashim Amla 40 , )

SIX! Krunal into his third over, and Amla decides he has had enough, coming down the track and clearing long-on with ease. This is the first boundary in more than four overs. Mis-ht by Saha in the fourth ball carries all the way to the vacant extra-cover region, with Krunal bowling a quicker and flatter delivery this time. Wide off the last ball. Saha misses a straighter delivery from Krunal in the last ball to get his off-stump rattled.

OUT! Just when Saha looked to get the big hits, he misses a straigher delivery from Krunal to get his leg-stump rattled! KXIP 80/2

Wriddhiman Saha b Krunal 11(15)

Innings momentum is now with Mumbai as Amla and Saha are really battling to find the boundary. The pitch seems nicely paced so Kings XI will want a score around 180 on the board. At this rate they will fall well short of that, they really need to find a way to get some impetus into their innings. Particularly between overs 6-14. 

After 10 overs,Kings XI Punjab 69/1 ( Hashim Amla 32 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 9)

Jasprit Bumrah into the attack for the first time in the innings. Amla guides the first ball towards backward point, where McClenaghan’s fine effort helps save two runs for the visitors. Saha goes airborne in the fourth ball, collecting a double after hitting it over Harbhajan at midwicket. Six off the over, and the lack of boundaries in the last four overs, since Marsh’s dismissal to be precise, has hurt KXIP’s progress somewhat as they reach the halfway mark in their innings.

After 9 overs,Kings XI Punjab 63/1 ( Hashim Amla 29 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 6)

Krunal continues after the timeout and gives away only five runs in the over, including a leg-bye. Saha comes down the track looking for a big hit, but sticks to just a single despite a fumble by the fielder at long-on.

MI get a timely wicket courtesy a loose shot from Marsh. McClenaghan again getting a wicket for his captain when it was really needed. This is a true pitch at Indore and McClenaghan has stuck to the basics here instead of trying too many variations. MI will be hoping for some tight overs from Harbhajan and Krunal Pandya now. They are both defensive spinners in this form. Their bowling style suits Rohit’s captaincy and he has managed them well so far in this competition.

After 8 overs,Kings XI Punjab 58/1 ( Hashim Amla 27 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 4)

Bhajji into his second over, and once again we see the two batsmen rotating the strike between themselves by sticking to the ones and twos. KXIP on recovery mode after losing the wicket of Marsh, who was starting to look destructive before getting dismissed by McClenaghan. The umpire signals for the timeout at the end of the over.

After 7 overs,Kings XI Punjab 52/1 ( Hashim Amla 23 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 2)

Krunal Pandya into the attack. Couple of runs for Amla in the second ball, after playing it towards the leg side. Saha gets off the mark in the first ball that he faces with a single. Good over by Krunal, giving away just six off it. Meanwhile, the team 50 comes up for KXIP, which the hosts would have liked to bring up without the loss of a wicket.

Shaun Marsh gets out in the most Shaun Marsh of fashions and once again Kings XI have made a decent fist of the powerplay without taking complete control of it. They’ve scored at under eight an over and now the field goes back. I like Saha batting at three, it’s his best position, needs to build a good foundation with Hash, and at a good rate for Kings XI to get a defendable total. 

After 6 overs,Kings XI Punjab 46/1 ( Hashim Amla 19 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 0)

McClenaghan continues from the other end. Amla punches the first ball of the over, which then is stopped quite athletically by Krunal at sweeper point. The Kiwi pacer shortens his length in the fourth ball, which Marsh powerfully pulls through the gap between midwicket and square leg for his fifth boundary. That is before McClenaghan draws first blood by getting Marsh caught at midwicket. Seven runs and a wicket off the over, with KXIP doing a decent job in the powerplay.

Least innings to score 500 runs against a team in IPL:

10 – Chris Gayle v KXIP

11 – Ajinkya Rahane v DD

11 – Chris Gayle v KKR

11 – SHAUN MARSH V MI*

Shaun Marsh is the third player to score 500-plus runs against Mumbai Indians in IPL after Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni.

OUT! McClenaghan draws first blood for Mumbai! Gets Shaun Marsh to flick the full delivery along the middle stump straight to Pollard at midwicket. KXIP 46/1

Shaun Marsh c Pollard b McClenaghan 26(21)

After 5 overs,Kings XI Punjab 39/0 ( Hashim Amla 16 , Shaun Marsh 22)

Another bowling change indeed, and Amla gets the confidence to go for the lofted on-drive, executing it on the up in the second ball of the over. Malinga responds with a full delivery next ball that yields just a single. Seven off the over.

Mumbai have started off bowling very poorly to Marsh, feeding his strong area square of the wicket. Kings XI will be fairly pleased with this start, in particular Marsh putting away the bad balls. The onus is on the mighty Hash to bat with intent and maintain a good strike rate, particularly in the power play as he doesn’t score as freely once the field goes back.

After 4 overs,Kings XI Punjab 32/0 ( Hashim Amla 9 , Shaun Marsh 22)

Change of bowling, with Harbhajan Singh getting introduced into the attack. The change hardly changes Marsh’s approach, who targets the off-side with a cut as usual. Six off the over. Let’s see if MI get someone different from the other side as well.

KXIP have rung in the changes for this game. As teams are nearing the half way mark, they need to ensure they understand their right combinations. Historically, many teams have managed to string together a winning streak from here on, once they have hit that selection sweet spot. Shaun Marsh is already looking good in the middle, he remains one of IPL’s top performers. Previous form in IPL is always a factor in selection. It gets players like Dwayne Smith above current stars like Jason Roy in the pecking order.

After 3 overs,Kings XI Punjab 26/0 ( Hashim Amla 8 , Shaun Marsh 17)

The younger Pandya sibling into his second over. Marsh continues to display his stellar form by cutting the third and fourth deliveries towards the off side fence for successive fours. 11 off the over, with KXIP getting off to a good start already.

After 2 overs,Kings XI Punjab 15/0 ( Hashim Amla 8 , Shaun Marsh 7)

McClenaghan bowling from the other end. Unsuccessful appeal for caught-behind in the second delivery against Amla, who then nearly gets run-out in the folllowing delivery after a mix-up with Marsh. Amla’s flirting with danger doesn’t stop there, as he slices the fourth ball over point, with the fielder nearly pulling off a stunner.

After 1 overs,Kings XI Punjab 8/0 ( Hashim Amla 3 , Shaun Marsh 5)

Amla grabs a single off the very first delivery of the innings. Marsh, who is KXIP’s leading run-scorer of all time, then gets off the mark with a crisp cut through cover point, with the ball racing away to the boundary in no time! Eight off the first over.

Shaun Marsh has scored 475 runs against MI in IPL from 10 matches at an average of 52.78 which is the third most by any batsman against MI in IPL. Shaun Marsh’s average of 52.78 against MI in IPL is the best among all the batsmen who have scored 300 runs against MI in IPL.

Hardik Pandya opens the bowling for Mumbai Indians in this game. Hashim Amla and Shaun Marsh walk out to bat for KXIP.

So Kings XI have finally decided to make changes. Although still no Martin Guptill! If he is fit then this decision is baffling. Vohra, last game’s almost hero is unwell. Interesting that Stoinis has been recalled after an underwhelming start to the tournament. Gurkeerat will want to put in a good performance to show his wares in his first match. Kings XI prefer to chase but will have to build a good total and defend it  tonight  against a very strong Mumbai Indians line up. 

Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians have played 18 IPL matches against each other and both have nine wins apiece.  

At Indore, all the four IPL matches have been won by chasing teams. On the other end, Mumbai Indians have won four matches this season and all while chasing and they are chasing today.

#IPL Match 22 - Here are the Playing XI for @lionsdenkxip vs. @mipaltan #KXIPvMI pic.twitter.com/8reFktFTlF

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 20, 2017

Kings XI Punjab XI: Hashim Amla, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell (c), Marcus Stoinis, Wriddhiman Saha, Axar Patel, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Swapnil Singh, Mohit Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Ishant Sharma.

Big news in the Kings XI Punjab camp — Manan Vohra misses out due to sickness. He nearly got KXIP home in the previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad with a valiant 95. 

The blokes who make it to the team today are Shaun Marsh, Marcus Stoinis and Gurkeerat Mann.

Mumbai Indians XI: Parthiv Patel, Jos Buttler, Nitish Rana, Rohit Sharma(c), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah. 

Mumbai Indians field an unchanged XI for this match.

TOSS: Mumbai Indians win the toss, and elect to field first!

Pitch: Whichever team wins the toss should elect to field first, says Ravi Shastri

Squads:

Mumbai Indians: Parthiv Patel(w), Jos Buttler, Nitish Rana, Rohit Sharma(c), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah, Ambati Rayudu, Shreyas Gopal, Lendl Simmons, Vinay Kumar, Siddhesh Lad, Jagadeesha Suchith, Tim Southee, Jitesh Sharma, Deepak Punia, Saurabh Tiwary, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Johnson, Karn Sharma, Asela Gunaratne, Krishnappa Gowtham, Kulwant Khejroliya

Kings XI Punjab: Hashim Amla, Manan Vohra, Glenn Maxwell(c), Eoin Morgan, David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Axar Patel, Mohit Sharma, KC Cariappa, Ishant Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Anureet Singh, Shaun Marsh, Nikhil Naik, Marcus Stoinis, Armaan Jaffer, Pardeep Sahu, Swapnil Singh, Varun Aaron, Matt Henry, Rahul Tewatia, Martin Guptill, Darren Sammy, Rinku Singh, T Natarajan

Another 10 minutes to go before the toss. Follow this space to stay updated.

The Paltan is omnipresent! Indore, are you with us? 💙 #KXIPvMI #CricketMeriJaan pic.twitter.com/XiDwGfMLir

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 20, 2017

Milestone alert! 

1️⃣ - #Bhajji is just one shy of 2⃣0⃣0⃣ T20 wickets! 😮 #KXIPvMI #CricketMeriJaan #MI pic.twitter.com/MreWTpoeC3

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 20, 2017

Don’t want to miss out on the IPL action, but don’t have access to a television? Check out our guide to catching the live stream of the match, shared in the link below.

IPL 2017: When and where to watch KXIP vs MI, coverage on TV and live streaming on Hotstarhttp://www.firstpost.com

The boys are ready to give it their all as they take on Mumbai Indians in just over 2 hours. Time to get back to winning ways! #KXIPvMI pic.twitter.com/0oSF2NHOiP

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 20, 2017

Perfect view for an enticing battle! #KXIPvMI #CricketMeriJaan pic.twitter.com/8Hf1VVlJlV

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 20, 2017

Kane Williamson got off to a spectacular start in IPL 2017, hammering a 51-ball 89 in his first game of the tournament. Subash Jayaram revisits his innings, aside from analysing Hyderabad’s latest victory.

IPL 2017: Kane Williamson showed against DD why he can kill off teams just as effectively as David Warnerhttp://www.firstpost.com

Chetan Narula analyses Delhi Daredevils’ 15-run loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Hyderabad in his latest piece below, with the Zaheer Khan-led side falling to yet another narrow loss.

IPL 2017: Delhi Daredevils’ defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad was down to costly error in strategyhttp://www.firstpost.com

Hello and welcome to Firstpost’s live coverage of Match 22 of the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Kings XI Punjab take on Mumbai Indians at their adopted home venue — the Holkar Stadium in Indore.