IPL 9: Magnificent KXIP beat Mumbai Indians to make job difficult
[caption id="attachment_13561" align="alignnone" width="650"] Stonis was adjudged Man of the match for his 4/15.Image Source: File Pic[/caption] Internet Desk: Kings XI Punjab lifted from the floor of the IPL 9 standings for the first time since 18 April 2016 after they defeated the Mumbai Indians on Friday night. The 7-wicket win was KXIP’s fourth win of the season. After restricting MI to a modest 124-9, KXIP overhauled their target quite comfortably, thanks to a century partnership between Murali Vijay and Wriddhiman Saha. It is not often that a team opts to bat first, bats out their entire twenty overs, yet finishes with only 124 runs on the board. Yet that is precisely what happened to the Mumbai Indians. Unsure of how the surface would behave, the Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won his ninth toss in 12 matches this season and put the onus on his batsmen to set up the game. But that decision backfired almost immediately as MI lost opener Unmukt Chand and Ambati Rayudu in the first three overs. Nitish Rana, who batted at number four, and Rohit Sharma, too found it difficult to get going. The third wicket pair consumed plenty of deliveries, but struggled to get the ball off the square; MI were 21-2 at the end of six overs – the lowest score in the Powerplay period. With runs coming in trickles, the pressure was building and Rohit succumbed to the pressure; he attempted to sweep the left-arm spinner Axar Patel, but didn’t make contact and had his stumps rattled. Rana too struggled to pick up singles; he made 25 from 28 balls – which included three sixes - before he chased a wide delivery from Marcus Stoinis and only succeeded in edging one to the wicketkeeper. After Jos Buttler holed out to long off in the 14th over, MI stitched together a 42-run partnership – the highest of the innings – between Kieron Pollard and Krunal Pandya. Both batsmen struggled too, but used aggressive methods to break the shackles; Pollard hit three sixes down the ground, while Krunal hit a four and a six in his 12-ball 19. Just when it appeared that they would take MI to a total around 150, both batsmen were dismissed off successive deliveries; Krunal holed out to midwicket, while Pollard (27 from 20 balls) dragged one back onto his stumps in the 17th over. Harbhajan Singh chipped in with a cameo at the end scoring 14 from 10 balls. It was surprising that MI did not take stock of conditions and alter their ploy mid-way through the innings; their batsmen batted out 65 dot balls and only ran 40 singles in their twenty overs. MI finished at 124-9.
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Karla Gleichauf
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment
M Shyamalan
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment
Liz Montano
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment