Mumbai :17:- May :- After an insurmountable defeat of Andrew Tiara, it was a picture that Kings XI Punjab would win on the back of a blitzkrieg by Lokesh Rahul and Aaron Finch. However, in the 19th over, Rahul came back and returned to Mumbai and won the victory of Punjab from the mouth of the Punjab. Mumbai won by 3 runs in the match for the last ball.
What a thriller at Wankhede!!! We are sure that got your heart racing!!! @mipaltan manage to keep their hopes alive with a 3-run win over @lionsdenkxip #VIVOIPL #MIvKXIP pic.twitter.com/QaruccsYjI
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Innings Break!
The @mipaltan post a formidable total of 186/8 in 20 overs.
Chase coming up in a bit. Stay tuned #MIvKXIP pic.twitter.com/0BtMTaaR4K
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Andrew Ti bowled backward, bowing down three of the leading batsmen to Mumbai. However, Krishnal Pandey and Kieron Pollard stuttered Mumbai’s deficit in the initial game and after stabilizing the innings, the Mumbai batsmen got the better of 186 runs. It was an all-round guess, as the team struggled to stay in the race for the next round. However, Mumbai’s Parade was considered very heavy on the home ground.
Even with the help of the toss, Punjab took the fielding first. Suryakumar Yadav, who was in form, gave Mumbai a good start, but Evelyn Lewis was bowled on the tie for only nine runs. After that, Tiwary sent Ishant Kishan to the left-hander in the sixth over and dismissed Ishant Kishan, who was standing in the pitch, for two consecutive balls.
What a thriller at Wankhede!!! We are sure that got your heart racing!!! @mipaltan manage to keep their hopes alive with a 3-run win over @lionsdenkxip #VIVOIPL #MIvKXIP pic.twitter.com/QaruccsYjI
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Captain Rohit Sharma was expected to do the job well, but Ankit Rajput, who was named 38 by first class, hit a dangerous blow to Rohit, and Yuvraj Singh hit the mid-on to hit Mumbai’s batsmen’s tension. Krunal and Pollard gave Mumbai the support of 71 for 4 in 8.2 overs. Both shared a 65-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Polished, after Krishnal took over the match, completed a personal half century. Krishnal was dismissed for 32 off 23 balls with 1 four and two sixes. Pollard scored 50 runs off 25 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes. In the last five overs, Mumbai seemed to have lost two and a half runs in the rain. However, the Punjab bowlers slowed down Mumbai’s slow run rate.
Opening batsman Chris Gayle returned immediately after the withdrawal, Rahul and Finch played steadfastly to strengthen Punjab’s base. Rahul made the half-century in the hopes of Punjab’s victory. Finch has cooperated with him. Both of them added 111 runs for the second wicket. Jaspreet Bumrane broke the pair Finn dismissed 46 balls with 3 fours and a six from 35 balls.
Marcus Stoynis (1), who got a promotion, failed to make the impression. Rahul tried to fight for a long time. However, Bumar dismissed him in the third ball of the 19th over. Rahul scored 9 four runs in 60 balls with 10 fours and 3 sixes. After Lokesh’s departure, the expectations of Akshar Patel and veteran batsman Yuvraj Singh will prevail over Punjab’s victory.
