IPL 2014: Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab - As it happened...

Live updates from the 48th match of the Indian Premier League between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians to be played at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium.

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Zee Media Bureau/ Suyash Srivastava Chandigarh: Lendl Simmons slammed the first century of IPL 7, as Mumbai Indians defeated Kings XI Punjab by 7 wickets in the 48th match of the Indian Premier League played at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium. SCORECARD» | COMMENTARY» | REPORT» ALSO SEE: OUR FULL COVERAGE ON IPL 7» ALSO SEE: IPL 7 POINTS TABLE» | IPL 7 RESULTS» ============================================================== Mumbai Indians innings: Over 19 || Score 159/3 Shivam Sharma to bowl his final over. Simmons took a single off the fifth ball to score the first century off this season off just 61 balls! Pollard launched the last ball over long on for a Six which will be the winning runs! Lendl Simmons 100* (61b) Kieron Pollard 8* (6b) =================================================== Over 18 || Score 150/3 Hendricks to bowl his final over. His first ball was a wide. Simmons took a single off the first ball. Second ball was a short delivery, Rohit played an upper cut which went straight to Sandeep Sharma at third man, Rohit Sharma is OUT! Pollard is the new man in. Pollard got off the mark with a single off the third ball. Simmons pushed the fourth ball towards long-on for a single. Hendricks bowled two dot balls to end the over. RG Sharma c Sandeep Sharma b Hendricks 18 (20b) =================================================== Over 17 || Score 146/2 Shivam Sharma has been brought back into the attack. Four runs from the over. =================================================== Over 16 || Score 142/2 Dhawan to bowl his final over. Rohit was offered width off the second ball and he cut it past point for a boundary! Nine runs from the over. =================================================== Over 15 || Score 133/2 Sandeep Sharma to bowl his third over. Second ball was a length delivery and Simmons launched it straight down the ground for a Six! Fifth ball was a short delivery and Rohit smashed it past deep square leg for a boundary! 15 runs from the over. =================================================== Over 14 || Score 118/2 Dhawan to continue. Four runs from the over. =================================================== Over 13 || Score 114/2 Patel to bowl his third over. Just two runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 12 || Score 112/2 Dhawan to bowl his second over. Simmons was once again offered width off the second ball and he cut it past point for a boundary! Fifth ball was a slower one and Rayudu hit it straight to Sehwag at covers, Ambati Rayudu is OUT! Eight runs from the over. AT Rayudu c Sehwag b Dhawan 17 (14b) ============================================================== Over 11 || Score 104/1 Hendricks has been brought back into the attack. Eight runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 10 || Score 96/1 Shivam to continue. Simmons smashed the second ball high over cow corner for a Six! 11 runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 9 || Score 85/1 Patel to continue. Third ball was flighted in the air and Simmons hammered it straight down the ground for another boundary! Nine runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 8 || Score 76/1 Shivam Sharma introduced into the attack. First ball had the slighest of width and Simmons cut it past point for another boundary! Eight runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 7 || Score 68/1 Patel to continue. Last ball spun sharply into Hussey, who missed the line and was bowled, Michael Hussey is OUT! Six runs from the over. MEK Hussey b Patel 6 (13b) ============================================================== Over 6 || Score 62/0 Rishi Dhawan has been brought into the attack. Third ball was short and down the leg side, Simmons smashed it past deep fine leg for another boundary! Simmons took a single off the fourth ball to bring his half-century off just 27 balls! Nine runs from the over. Mumbai have scored 62 runs so far, and 50 have come off Simmons' willow. ============================================================== Over 5 || Score 53/0 Akshar Patel has been brought into the attack. Simmons game himself some room off the second ball and he played a cut shot past point for a boundary! Fourth ball was a length delivery and Simmons smashed it straight down the ground for another boundary! Ten runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 4 || Score 43/0 Hendricks to continue. Simmons made room for himself off the second ball and smashed it over extra-cover for a boundary! Simmons was offered more width off the third ball and he launched it over point for another boundary! Fourth ball was pitched short and Simmons smashed it past square leg for another boundary! 14 runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 3 || Score 29/0 Sandeep to continue. First ball had width on offer and Simmons just guided it past third man for a boundary! Simmons worked the second ball towards midwicket for a single. Hussey defended the third ball back to the bowler for no run. Hussey worked the fourth ball towards third man for a single. Nine runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 2 || Score 20/0 Beuran Hendricks to bowl from the other end. Second ball was a big wide and it went all the way to the ropes for 5 wides. Seven runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 1 || Score 13/0 Sandeep Sharma to bowl the first over. Lendl Simmons, who has been in sublime form, hit three boundaries in that over. 13 runs from the over. ============================================================== Kings XI Punjab innings: Over 20 || Score 156/8 Bumrah to bowl the final over. Dhawan charged down the wicket off the first ball and took a single towards deep backward point. Second ball was yet another full-toss and Baily hammered it straight down the ground for a Six! Third ball was a slow bouncer, Bailey went for another big hit, but found Ambati Rayudu at deep midwicket, George Bailey is OUT! Dhawan took a single off the next ball. Beuran Hendricks is the new man in. Bumrah bowled another slower ball, Hendricks missed the line and was bowled, Beuran Hendricks is OUT! One ball to go. Shivam Sharma took a single off the last ball to keep the strike. Nine runs from the over. BE Hendricks b Bumrah 0 (1b) GJ Bailey c Rayudu b Bumrah 39 (30b) =================================================== Over 19 || Score 147/6 Santokie to bowl the final over. Dhawan made some room for himself off the fourth ball and swept it past fine leg for a boundary! Santokie bowled a short ball to end his spell and Bailey was quick enough to dispatch it over deep midwicket for a Six! 14 runs from the over. =================================================== Over 18 || Score 133/6 Bumrah to bowl his final over. Dhawan took a single off the first ball. Bailey worked the second ball towards deep midwicket and completed a couple of runs. Bailey swept the third ball towards long-on and completed two quick runs. Bumrah followed it with a dot ball. Bumrah's fifth ball was a wide yorker, Bailey got a bottom edge to it and it rushed past third man for a boundary! Bailey took a single off the last ball to keep the strike. Ten runs from the over. =================================================== Over 17 || Score 123/6 PK has been brought back into the attack. First ball was a low full-toss and Patel hit it straight to Rohit at covers, Akshar Patel is OUT! Rishi Dhawan is the new man in. Second ball was a short ball and Dhawan handsomely pulled it past midwicket for a boundary! Seven runs from the over. AR Patel c Sharma b Kumar 6 (6b) =================================================== Over 16 || Score 116/5 Santokie to bowl his third over. Second ball was aimed at the pads and Patel confidently smashed it past deep midwicket for one-bounce boundary! Bailey was offered width off the fifth ball and he timed it well past the diving fielder at point for another boundary! Nine runs from the over. =================================================== Over 15 || Score 107/5 Bumrah has been brought into the attack. Saha worked the fourth ball towards mid-on and a direct-hit from Rayudu ended his innings, Wriddhiman Saha is OUT! Akshar Patel is the new man in. Three runs from the over. Time for another strategic timeout. =================================================== Over 14 || Score 104/4 Ojha to bowl his final over. Three runs from the over. =================================================== Over 13 || Score 101/4 Gopal to bowl his final over. Just five runs from the over. Gopal ends a good spell though he has conceded 32 runs from four overs. ============================================================== Over 12 || Score 97/4 Ojha to bowl his third over. Saha and Bailey are the two new batsmen at the crease. Good time for the spinners to get through their overs quickly. Four runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 11 || Score 93/4 Gopal to bowl his third over. Fourth ball was flighted, Vohra missed the line and it hit the stumps, Manan Vohra is OUT! George Bailey is the new man in. Gopal offered more flight off the last ball, this time to Maxwell, who hit it straight back to the bowler, Glenn Maxwell is OUT! Three runs from the over and it's a double blow from Gopal! GJ Maxwell c & b Gopal 2 (3b) M Vohra b Gopal 36 (34b) ============================================================== Over 10 || Score 90/2 Santokie has been brought back into the attack. Marsh charged down the wicket off the second ball, but hit it straight to Pollard at long-on, Shaun Marsh is OUT! Five runs from the over. With Maxwell at the crease, Vohra should now look to bat throughout the innings. SE Marsh c Pollard b Santokie 30 (17b) ============================================================== Over 9 || Score 85/1 Gopal to continue. Third ball was pitched short and Marsh slapped it once again through his favourite area – deep midwicket for a boundary! Marsh charged down the wicket off the fifth ball and clobbered it straight down the ground for a Six! These two are going berserk at the moment and Marsh is attacking the spinners extremely well. 14 runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 8 || Score 71/ Ojha to continue. Fifth ball was in Marsh's radar and he smashed it past the cow corner for a boundary! Last ball was aimed at the leg stump and it clipped Marsh's pads and went past fine leg for 4 byes! 12 runs from the over. Ojha has conceded 22 runs in his first two overs. ============================================================== Over 7 || Score 59/1 Shreyas Gopal will bowl from the other end. Vohra was offered some width off the third ball and he timed it well past the fielder at point for a boundary! 11 runs from the over. Time for a strategic timeout. ============================================================== Over 6 || Score 48/1 Pragyan Ojha has been brought into the attack. First ball was short and Vohra smashed it over long-on for a Six! Vohra took a single off the second ball. Marsh charged down the wicket off the third ball and defended it for no run. Ojha followed it with a wide. Marsh defended the next two balls for no runs. Marsh had seen enough and he slog swept the last ball high and long over deep midwicket for a Six! 14 runs from the over. KXIP could probably score another 200 runs, considering the way the ball is coming on to the bat. ============================================================== Over 5 || Score 34/1 PK to bowl his third over. Vohra played five consecutive dot balls and pulled the last one for a single towards square leg. Just one from the over. Vohra is looking slightly off-colour ever since Sehwag was dismissed. ============================================================== Over 4 || Score 33/1 Jasprit Bumrah has been brought into the attack. Second ball was a short of a length ball and Vohra smashed it off the backfoot over mid-off for a boundary! Vohra got an edge off the fifth ball which flew past third man for a boundary! Nine runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 3 || Score 24/1 PK to continue. Sehwag hit the first ball straight towards long-on, but Vohra came in its way, and while they went for the single, PK had enough time to pick the ball which had lost its pace and strike at the stumps at the non-striker's end, Virender Sehwag is OUT! Shaun Marsh is the new man in. Vohra played two dot balls and took a single off the fourth. PK bowled two consecutive dot ball to Marsh to end the over. Sehwag was looking in a devastating mood and that error from Vohra could have deprived the Mohali crowd off a breathtaking innings. Just one from the over. V Sehwag run out 17 (11b) ============================================================== Over 2 || Score 23/0 Krishkumar Santokie has been brought into the attack. First ball was full and wide and Vohra handsomely played it through covers for a boundary! Vohra took a single off the second ball. Santokie bowled a slower one to Sehwag who was deceived by it, no runs scored. Santokie followed it with another slower one and Sehwag clobbered it over long-on for another Six! Next ball was aimed at the pads and Sehwag failed to hit it on the leg side. Sehwag smashed the last ball which was full and wide over covers, just for a single. 12 runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 1 || Score 11/0 Virender Sehwag and Manan Vohra to open for KXIP, Praveen Kumar will bowl the first over. Viru was offered width off the first ball, he smashed it towards point where he misfield from Pollard converted it into a boundary! Sehwag saw more width off the second ball and he whacked it over extra cover for a Six! What a start from Sehwag! Third ball was aimed at the stumps and Sehwag defended it for no run. PK followed it with a wide delivery. Next ball was once again aimed at the stumps and Sehwag once again tapped it back to the bowler for no run. Sehwag was offered width off the fifth ball, he hit it straight towards covers for no run. Sehwag defended the last ball towards covers for no run. Good comeback from PK and it was sensible batting from Sehwag. ============================================================== TOSS: Rohit Sharma has won the toss and he has decided to field first. Defending champions Mumbai Indians have looked totally off-colour this season. They are currenlty ranked second from the bottom in the points table and would want to do well as the league stage is heading towards its end. Mumbai have found a good opener in Lendl Simmons and with Michael Hussey making an impressive comeback in the previous match, Mumbai`s top order needs to fire up on all cylinders considering that most of the batsmen have now struck form. In the bowling department, Lasith Malinga`s absence is something which would only add to their woes, and even though Santokie has a lot of variation in his bowling, the Windies pacer can never fill Malinga`s shoes. Harbhajan Singh has been in brilliant form for them and the team management would want `The Turbanotor` to continue his good run in the seventh edition. On the other hand, Kings XI Punjab have been in excellent form this season, and despite having sealed their berth for the play-offs, the George Bailey-led side would want to continue their good show. Glenn Maxwell continues to be a major threat for any bowling attack and considering that he has not had much success in the last few games, the Mohali crowd can expect another blitzkrieg knock from the Australian all-rounder.