IPL 2015: MI vs KXIP - As it happened...

Welcome to our live cricket blog for Match 7 of IPL 2015 between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab at Wankhede Stadium​. Follow live score and the latest match updates here:

New Delhi: While chasing a stiff target of 178, Mumbai Indians kept losing wickets from the very start and lost the plot in the first ten overs. But thanks to 100-run partnership for the 7th wicket between Harbhajan and Suchith, MI managed to entertain the home crowd. 

Mumbai Indians

Over 20 || Score 159/7

Mumbai Indians only managed to score 11 runs in the last over as Kings XI Punjab won the match by 18 runs.  

Harbhajan Singh c Sandeep Sharma b Anureet Singh 64 (24b)

Anureet Singh to bowl the last over where MI need 30 runs. 

Over 19 || Score 148/6

Suchith hit two boundaries and a six in the first three balls. Then came three singles off the next three balls. MI need 31 runs from the last over. 

Axar Patel to bowl the penultimate over. 

Over 18 || Score 131/6

Bhajji completed his half century by hitting a boundary off the last ball. It's the fastest fifty by a Mumbai Indian player as it came in mere 19 balls. MI need 47 runs from 12 balls. MI are still fighting.    

Over 17 || Score 116/6

Harbhajan is dealing in sixes at the moment. He hit Anureet Singh for three consecutive sixes as 19 runs came from the over. In the over Bhajji-Suchith added 50-runs for the 7th wicket. MI need 63 runs from 19 balls.   

Over 16 || Score 96/6

Bhajji dispatched Johnson's first ball for a six over covers. Off the third ball came another boundary, this time from Suchith's willow. The southpaw then slapped the bowler for a six over long on in the last ball. Johnson leaked 17 runs in the over. MI need 82 runs from 24 balls.  

Over 15 || Score 79/6

Harbhajan Singh has started hitting boundaries from the word go. He hit Dhawan for three consecutive boundaries. And then off the last ball Suchith collected 4th boundary. 19 runs came in the over. MI need 99 runs from 30 balls. 

Over 14 || Score 60/6

Last hope for Mumbai, Pollard also perished. In trying to up the ante the big man gave a simple catch to Miller at long off.  It's Axar's 2nd wicket. Mumbai are on the mat as they need 118 runs from 36 balls.  

KA Pollard c Miller b Patel 20 (21b)

Over 13 || Score 54/5

Jagadeesha Suchith joined Pollard in the middle after the fall of Mumbai's fifth wicket. Pollard smacked the last ball off the over by Dhawan into the orbit. MI need 124 runs from 42 balls.    

Over 12 || Score 46/5

Rayudu Out! Johnson picked up his 2nd wicket as Rayudu nicked the ball straight to the wicket-keeper. MI are now in deep trouble. Five runs came in the over, along with the wicket.  

AT Rayudu c Saha b Johnson 13 (19b)

Over 11 || Score 41/4

Medium pacer, Rishi Dhawan leaked nine runs in his opening over as Rayudu collected his first boundary off the 2nd ball. 

Over 10 || Score 32/4

Superb bowling thus far by all the KXIP bowlers. With every passing over, KXIP are making their grip more firm in the match. Tight over by Axar, five from it.  

Over 9 || Score 27/4

Johnson bowled another super over. He is offering no room for the batsmen to free their arms. Now the required rate has also gone past 13 runs per over. Single from the over.   

Over 8 || Score 26/4

Axar Patel into the attack. And the left arm spinner gave Mumbai a big blow in the form of Corey Anderson. The big hitter came down the track to hit the bowler out of the park, but missed the line completely and Saha dislodged the stumps just on time. Kieron Pollard and Ambati Rayudu at the crease for MI.  

CJ Anderson st Saha b Patel 5 (11b)

Over 7 || Score 23/3

Sandeep Sharma has completed his four over quota. In his last over he conceded mere six runs. His ended up with the impressive figures of 4-1-12- 1.

Over 6 || Score 17/3

Mitchell Johnson in his 2nd ball of the match clean bowler his compatriot Aaron Finch. What a start by one of the most fearsome bowlers in world cricket. KXIP are right on top of the match. It's a wicket maiden.   

AJ Finch b Johnson 8 (14b)

Over 5 || Score 17/2

Strike bowler Sandeep is moving the ball both ways and asking some difficult questions from the batsmen. Excellent over by the seamer as he gave mere a single in it. 

Over 4 || Score 16/2

Anureet Singh picked up the wicket of Aditya Tare to reduce MI to 16 for two inside the first five overs. Tare came down the track to hit the bowler over extra covers but got surprised by the bounce and pace of the ball and gave a simple catch to cover fielder.

AP Tare c Vijay b Anureet Singh 7 (10b)  

Over 2 || Score 10/1

Sandeep Sharma straight away picked up the crucial wicket of Rohit Sharma in the first over of the innings to push Mumbai on the back-foot. Aaron Finch and Aditya Tare are in the middle for MI. 

RG Sharma lbw b Sandeep Sharma 0 (2b)

KXIP Innings

Over 20 || Score 177/5

In the first four balls came four singles. Off the fifth came a boundary from the Bailey's bat as he struck the bowler straight down the ground. Next was a wide. And boundary came in the last ball as KXIP put up a challenging total of 177 runs in front of Mumbai Indians.   

Suyal to bowl the last over of the innings. Bailey and Mitchell Johnson are in the middle for KXIP.  

Over 19 || Score 164/5

Bailey hit the 2nd ball out of the park. In the next ball he took a single to complete his half-century. It's a captain's knock by the Aussie. 11 runs came from the over.  

Vinay Kumar to bowl the penultimate over of the innings. 

Over 18 || Score 153/5

Malinga struck once again. This time he got the better of Rishi Dhawan. It's superb over by the seamer as he not only picked up a wicket but also gave mere three runs.  

R Dhawan c Vinay Kumar b Malinga 6 (6b)

Over 17 || Score 150/4

From here on, KXIP will look for a total of around 190. Suchith conceded ten runs in the over as Bailey hit him for a six off the fifth ball. In the meanwhile, KXIP touched the 150-run mark.   

Over 16 || Score 140/4

Miller gone! Malinga finally picked up his first wicket of the match as he got the better of dangerous southpaw Miller, who edged the ball to the wicket-keeper. Rishi Dhawan is new man to the crease, who hit a boundary off the first ball he faced.   

DA Miller c Tare b Malinga 24 (23b)

Premier bowler of Mumbai, Malinga is looking totally off colour today. 

Over 15 || Score 127/3

Pollard to bowl his first over. The medium pacer proved expensive in his opening over as both the batsmen hit him for a boundary each. 11 runs came in the over. 

Over 14 || Score 116/3

Spinner Suchith conceded 11 runs in his 3rd over as Miller got a lucky boundary off the last ball. 

Over 13 || Score 105/3

Harbhajan was excellent with the ball. He has completed his quota of four overs and his figures are 4-0-20-2. Six runs came in his last over. In the meanwhile, KXIP crossed the 100-run mark as well.   

Maxwell wicket was result of lack of pace that #suchith commands , he will let batsman make effort to hit him @mipaltan @lionsdenkxip — Mohammad Kaif (@KaifSays) April 12, 2015

Over 12 || Score 99/3

Skipper George Bailey has come to the middle after the fall of Punjab's third wicket. KXIP have depth in their batting line up. But now the onus would be on Miller. Malinga gave eight runs in the over.   

Over 11 || Score 91/3

Bhajji picked up his 2nd wicket. The offie is using his experience here. He is giving some air and trapping the batsmen in flight. Vijay slogged the bowler towards mid-wicket, but found the fielder at deep, who took a simple catch.  

M Vijay c Suchith b Harbhajan Singh 35 (29b) 

Over 10 || Score 87/2

Spinners have done the trick for Mumbai. Both the spinners -- Harbhjan and Suchith -- picked up a wicket each in their first overs. Suchith's 2nd over proved a bit expensive as he leaked ten in it.  

Over 9 || Score 77/2

Another tight over by Bhajji as he conceded mere five runs. Miller and opener Vijay are in the middle for KXIP. 

Over 8 || Score 72/2

Maxi gone! The left arm spinner, Jagadeesha Suchith picked up a crucial wicket for Mumbai. Maxwell danced down the track, just like Sehwag did, but couldn't middle the ball and Rayudu took a good catch in the end at long on. David Miller has come to the middle. 

GJ Maxwell c Rayudu b Suchith 6 (4b)

Over 7 || Score 62/1

First breakthrough for MI. In trying to launch the spinner for a six over long on, Viru miss-timed his shot gave a skier to Pollard. Turbanator did the trick for Mumbai. Maxwell is the new man in. 

V Sehwag c Pollard b Harbhajan Singh 36 (19b)

Harbhajan Singh into the attack. 

Over 6 || Score 57/0

Malinga proved expensive in his opening over, as Viru hit him for two boundaries. 11 runs came in the over.  

Premier bowler Lasith Malinga to bowl the over. 

Over 5 || Score 46/0

In the 3rd over of Vinay, Vijay took the charge this time and smashed the bowler for two boundaries. Both the openers are middling the ball well. Eight runs from the over.

Over 4 || Score 38/0

Good comeback by Suyal as he bowled with a good pace kept the openers quiet in the over. Six runs from the over.  

Over 3 || Score 32/0

Sehwag is looking in sublime nick. He took Vinay Kumar by surprise and collected 17 runs from the over with the help of two boundaries and a six.    

Over 2 || Score 15/0

Viru opened his account with the help of a boundary towards cover region. Apart from the four, came a single.  

Left arm seamer, Pawan Suyal to bowl the over.  

Over 1 || Score 10/0

Good start for KXIP as Vijay hit Vinay for two boundaries, both towards mid-wicket region. Viru is still to face his first ball.  

KXIP openers, Virender Sehwag and Murali Vijay have come to the middle. Vinay Kumar is set to start the bowling proceedings for MI.  

Swashbuckling batsman, Glenn Maxwell could emerge as the major difference between both the teams in today's tie. 

In today's first encounter RR edged out DD in last-ball thriller.   

Toss: Mumbai Indians have won the toss and decided to bowl first. 

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (Capt.), Aaron Finch, Ambati Rayudu, Abhimanyu Mithun, Aditya Tare, Parthiv Patel, Kieron Pollard, Corey Anderson, Lasith Malinga, Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Marchant de Lange, Pawan Suyal, Shreyas Gopal, Lendl Simmons, Pragyan Ojha, Mitchell McClenaghan, Aiden Blizzard, Akshay Wakhare, Nitish Rana, Sidhesh Lad, Hardik Pandya, Jagadeesha Suchitch, Unmukt Chand and R Vinay Kumar.

Kings XI Punjab: George Bailey (Capt.), Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Wriddhiman Saha,Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Sandeep Sharma, Mitchell Johnson, Anureet Singh, Axar Patel, Karanveer Singh, Shaun Marsh, B Hendricks, Manan Vohra, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Parwinder Awana, Rishi Dhawan, Thisera Perera, Shardul Thakur, Shivam Sharma, Nikhil Nayak, Yogesh Golwalkar.  

Former champions Mumbai Indians take on last year's runners-up Kings XI Punjab at theWankhede Stadium in an IPL match here on Sunday in a game that promises plenty of action while offering a chance for both teams to get into winning ways after losses in their lung-openers.

While MI snatched defeat from the jaws of victory against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders by going down by one run, the KXIP lost their way in chasing a none-too-difficult target against Rajasthan Royals in Pune last night. The Punjab side would be more battle weary than the well-rested home team going into tomorrow's clash, but do have the wherewithal to put aside their opening match blues and put it across MI after two straight losses at this venue.