IPL 2020, KXIP vs MI highllights: Mumbai Indians crush Punjab by 48 runs
With two wins in four matches, Mumbai Indians is now moved to the top of the IPL 2020 points table
Four-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians (MI) on Thursday cruised to a 48-run win over Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Chasing MI's total of 191/4 wickets in 20 overs, KXIP only managed to reach 143/8 wickets in 20 overs as a clinical MI bowling attack rarely allowed the batsmen any space to score runs freely.
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MI separated KXIP's star opening pair of KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal early on. Jasprit Bumrah accounted for Agarwal in the fifth over. Karun Nair fell for a duck in the very next over while Rahul Chahar outfoxed KXIP captain and top scorer KL Rahul in the ninth.
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Nicholas Pooran kept KXIP's hopes alive, smashing 44 runs off 27 balls and putting up 41 for the fourth wicket with Glenn Maxwell. It also turned out to be KXIP's highest partnership and the last one that crossed over into two figures as they wilted after Pooran fell to James Pattinson in the 14th over.
Between the start of the 15th and 19th overs, KXIP scored just 18 runs and lost three wickets and the match slipped away from them.
Earlier, a late blitz from Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya helped MI post 191/4. The pair smashed 44 runs off the last two overs to take MI beyond the 190-run mark.
After the skipper was dismissed for a 45-ball 70, the duo of Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya smashed fours and sixes at will, scoring 67 runs in mere 25 balls.
MI got 25 runs in the final over with Pollard sending Krishnappa Gotham's last three balls into the stands of the Abu Dhabi Stadium.
MI vs KXIP playing 11: Kings XI Punjab has made one change in its playing 11 bringing in Gowtham in place of Murugan Ashwin while Mumbai is unchanged.MI playing 11: 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
KXIP playing 11: KL Rahul (w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Nair, James Neesham, Sarfaraz Khan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi
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IPL 2020: MI vs KXIP full scorecard
Percentage of runs in boundaries scored by all 8 teams in IPL 2020 so far:
. | . | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Total runs | |
CSK | Runs | 166 | 200 | 131 | 497 |
56.34
|
Boundaries | 94 | 132 | 54 | 280 | ||
MI | Runs | 162 | 195 | 201 | 558 |
56.27
|
Boundaries | 84 | 106 | 124 | 314 | ||
DC | Runs | 157 | 175 | 147 | 479 |
51.36
|
Boundaries | 88 | 88 | 70 | 246 | ||
KXIP | Runs | 157 | 206 | 223 | 586 |
60.75
|
Boundaries | 84 | 126 | 146 | 356 | ||
RCB | Runs | 163 | 109 | 201 | 473 |
55.39
|
Boundaries | 76 | 58 | 128 | 262 | ||
SRH | Runs | 153 | 142 | 162 | 457 |
43.33
|
Boundaries | 74 | 56 | 68 | 198 | ||
KKR | Runs | 146 | 145 | 174 | 465 |
58.06
|
Boundaries | 94 | 80 | 96 | 270 | ||
RR | Runs | 216 | 226 | 137 | 579 |
64.59
|
Boundaries | 138 | 164 | 72 |
374 |
Mumbai Indians wins by 48 runs
Over 20, KXIP vs MI live score: 143-8
asprit Bumrah [3.0-0-10-2] is back into the attack
Over 19, KXIP vs MI live score: 135-8; Boult scalps Bishnoi
Boult continues...
Over 18, KXIP vs MI live score: 123-7; Pattinson scalps Sarfaraz
James Pattinson [3.0-0-26-1] is back into the attack
Over 17, KXIP vs MI live score: 121-6; CRR: 7.12 REQ: 23.67
Trent Boult [2.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack
Over 16, KXIP vs MI live score: 112-6; Bumrah gets Neesham
Jasprit Bumrah [2.0-0-8-1] is back into the attack
Over 15, KXIP vs MI live score: 109-4; Chahar scalps Maxwell
Rahul Chahar [3.0-0-22-1] is back into the attack
Sarfaraz Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Over 14, KXIP vs MI live score: 105-4; Pattinson scalps Pooran
Kings XI Punjab needs 93 runs in 42 balls
Over 13, KXIP vs MI live score: 99-3; CRR: 7.62 REQ: 13.29
Krunal Pandya [3.0-0-22-1] is back into the attack
Over 12, KXIP vs MI live score: 94-3; CRR: 7.83 REQ: 12.25
Jasprit Bumrah [1.0-0-1-1] is back into the attack
Over 11, KXIP vs MI live score: 87-3; CRR: 7.91 REQ: 11.67'
Over 10, KXIP vs MI live score: 72-3; CRR: 7.2 REQ: 12
James Pattinson [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
Over 9, KXIP vs MI live score: 64-3; Chahar gets Rahul
Rahul Chahar coninues...
Ball 5: DOT
Glenn Maxwell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Over 8, KXIP vs MI live score: 60-2; CRR: 7.5 REQ: 11
Krunal continues...
Ball 3: Pooran slog sweeps towards deep mid-wicket for GIGANTIC SIX.
Ball 3: WIDE
Ball 1: DOT
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First Published: Oct 01 2020 | 5:48 PM IST