IPL 2018: Highlights of Match 34 & Points Table as of 4th May

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Match 34: Match Basics

Kings XI Punjab 1st innings total:  174/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.7)

Performers:

• Batting: Chris Gayle 50 off 40 balls, KL Rahul 24 off 20 balls, Marcus Stoinis 29* off 15 balls, Karun Nair 23* off 12 balls.
• Bowling: Jasprit Bumrah 1/19 in 4 overs, M Markande 1/29 in 3 overs, Ben Cutting 1/28 in 3 overs.

Target:  175 runs from 20 overs

Mumbai Indians 2nd innings total:176/4 (19 Overs, RR: 9.26)

Performers:

• Batting:  S Yadav 57 off 42 balls, Ishan Kishan 25 off 19 balls, Rohit Sharma 24 off 15 balls , Krunal Pandya 31 off 12 balls.
• Bowling: Mujeeb Ur Rehman 2/37 in 4 overs, R Ashwin 0/23 in 4 overs

Result:   Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets.

Man of the Match: SA Yadav

Highlights:

·         It was a do or die match for Mumbai Indians as they they now had to win all their remaining matches including this one to make it to the play-offs this year.

·         So, Mumbai won the toss and elected to field first. KXIP explosive opening pair KL Rahul and Chris Gayle walked out in the middle and gave their side a similar blasting start.

·         Both batsmen complimented each other quite beautifully as they shared yet another yet another 50-run partnership.

·     However, Mumbai came back in the match after Markande claimed the wicket of KL Rahul.

·         Chris Gayle reached his fifty but after him no KXIP batsman managed to score a fifty.

·     But, short cameos from Karun Nair and Marcus Stoinis helped as KXIP total was boosted to 174 runs in 20 overs.

IPL 2018: Highlights of Match 33 & Points Table as of 3rd May

·         Mumbai bowlers were quite average today and apart from Bumrah every bowler gave an economy above 7 runs in their respective overs.

·       It was Mumbai’s turn to bat and they now needed 175 runs to win this match and stay alive in this tournament.

·         So, the 2nd innings started and Mumbai batsmen openers started off slowly before Mujeeb claimed the wicket of Evan Lewis to send him back to the pavilion.

 ·    However, Ishan and SA Yadav steadied things for Mumbai by sharing 42-run partnership between them.

·     But, it did not take long for KXIP to make a comeback in this match as Mujeeb and Tye struck to claim two more wickets of Mumbai.

·     In the end, it all came down to Krunal Pandya and Rohit Sharma as both batsmen remained unbeaten till the end to finish the match with one over to spare.

·     Mumbai Indians deserved to win this match after restricting KXIP to a low total.

·    And, with this win Mumbai Indians remain in in contention for making it to the playoffs of this season.