IPL 2015: Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab - As it happened...

In the 35th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Mumbai Indians beat struggling Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) quite comfortably by 23 runs at PCA Stadium, Mohali. While chasing the challenging total of 172, KXIP kept losing wickets from the onset and eventually lost yet another match.  

Kings XI Punjab Innings

Over 20 || Score 149/7

Vinay Kumar to bowl the last over. It's mere a formality for MI to win the match from here. Wriddhiman Saha and Mitchell Johnson are in the middle. But KXIP only managed to score nine runs. With that Mumbai Indian's  beat Kings XI Punjab by 23 runs. 

WP Saha run out 12 (12b) 

Over 19 || Score 140/6

Bailey got run out after hitting two boundaries in Malinga's over. Off the fifth ball, the slinger's excellent football skills helped him to run-out Axar Patel. 11 runs came from the over along with two wickets. KXIP need 33 runs off six balls.  

AR Patel run out 0 (1b)

GJ Bailey run out 21 (18b)

Over 18 || Score 129/4

McClenaghan, who has bowled well thus far in the match, is back to bowl his last over. Now the onus rests on skipper Bailey to take his team through. The left-arm speedster bowled another tight over as he gave mere five runs in the over. KXIP need 44 from 12 balls to win the match.   

Over 17 || Score 124/4

Miller gone! Malinga once again picked up an important wicket for MI at a crucial stage. Wriddhiman Saha has walked into the middle. KXIP need 49 from 18 balls to win the match.

DA Miller c Sharma b Malinga 43 (37b)

Over 16 || Score 118/3

Both the batsmen -- Bailey and Miller -- are big hitters of the cricket ball. And now the situation is demanding them to play their natural attacking game. McClenaghan produced an excellent over. The strike bowler gave mere five runs to put more pressure on both the batsmen. 

Over 15 || Score 113/3

Malinga with his 2nd over. The slinger bowled fuller length deliveries to stop the batsmen from hitting big shots. Eight runs came in the over.  

Over 14 || Score 105/3

Harbhajan with his final over. The offie proved expensive in his last over. Nine runs from the over as Miller hit his third boundary of the match. KXIP crossed the 100-run mark as well.  

Over 13 || Score 97/3

Kieron Pollard with his first over. George Bailey is the new batsman came to the middle. Pollard bowled a decent over first up and conceded mere seven in it.

Over 12 || Score 90/3

Vijay perished. Harbhajan took the wicket of opener Vijay, who got caught at long off as Chand took an athletic catch at deep. Eight runs along with the wicket from the over.

M Vijay c Chand b Harbhajan Singh 39 (34b)

Over 11 || Score 82/2

Vijay and Miller are now getting into the groove. They are dispatching the poor balls for boundaries and sixes. Nine runs came in the over bowled by Suchith.  

Over 10 || Score 73/2

Now Vijay has to take the charge of the proceedings and try to hit some big shots. Bhajji made an excellent come back as he gave mere four runs in his 2nd over. KXIP need 100 runs from 60 balls. 

Over 9 || Score 69/2

Miller smacked Suchith's 2nd ball into the orbit. But that was the only big shot in the over. The bowler conceded 11 runs.

Over 8 || Score 58/2

Harbhajan Singh with his first over. In the first four balls he kept the things tight but in the last two the offie leaked seven runs as Miller hit him for a boundary.

Over 7 || Score 50/2

Back-to-back tight over by MI bowlers. Suchith is bowling on a good channel and making the life difficult for the batsmen. Five from the over. Meanwhile, KXIP touched the 50-run mark.   

Over 6 || Score 45/2

Vinay Kumar bowled a superb over. He didn't offer any loose ball and conceded mere three runs.

Over 5 || Score 42/2

The left-arm spinner Jagadeesha Suchith got the better of Maxwell. Big blow to KXIP. David Miller joined Vijay in the middle. Nine runs came from the over.

GJ Maxwell c Vinay Kumar b Suchith 12 (9b)

Over 4 || Score 33/1

Vinay Kumar into the attack. He bowled a superb over till he bowled the last ball. In the six ball, Maxi hit him for a boundary towards cover region. Five runs came from it.  

Over 3 || Score 28/1

McClenaghan's 4th ball was on leg stump line and Vijay gave it the right treatment by flicking it towards square leg for a boundary. Off the next ball he played an superb drive through covers to collect another boundary. Expensive over as 12 runs came from it. 

Over 2 || Score 16/1

Malinga picked up the crucial wicket of Sehwag off his first ball. Leading edge from the openers willow went straight to the point fielder. Sehwag's poor run continued. Glenn Maxwell is the new man in.  

V Sehwag c Pollard b Malinga 2 (5b)

Over 1 || Score 9/0

Strike bowler Mitchell McClenaghan proved expensive in the first over as he leaked nine runs. Sehwag and Vijay are opening the innings for KXIP.

Mumbai Indians

Over 20 || Score 172/3

Anureet Singh to bowl the last over of the innings. Three runs off the first two balls. Wicket off the next, Simmons Out, caught at deep square leg. Next ball, wide. Fourth ball was a dot one. Off the next came a single. Rayudu hit a boundary off the last ball to take MI's score to 172 runs.  

LMP Simmons c Patel b Anureet Singh 71 (56b)

Over 19 || Score 163/2

Kieron Pollard is the new man to the crease. Sandeep Sharma to bowl the 2nd last over of the innings. After bowling three consecutive yorkers, the seamer bowled a full toss and was punished by Simmons, who hit him for a boundary towards point region. But that was the only poor ball in the over, nine runs from it. 

Over 18 || Score 154/2

Finally Johnson picked up his first wicket of the match in the form of Rohit Sharma, who gave a skier to Anureet at deep mid-wicket. Eight runs came from the over. 

RG Sharma c Anureet Singh b Johnson 26 (20b)

Over 17 || Score 146/1

Anureet Singh leaked ten runs in the over as Rohit Sharma hit his first boundary of the match. After superb start by the openers MI should touch the 200-run mark from here on.  

Over 16 || Score 136/1

Axar Patel once again proved expensive as he leaked 13 runs form the over. Off the fifth ball, Simmons hit the spinner for his first six of the match.

Over 15 || Score 118/1

Karanveer Singh with his last over. And the spinner bowled another excellent over as mere five runs came of it. He ended up his bowling spell with an impressive figures of 4-30-1.

Over 14 || Score 118/1

Mitchell Johnson, who leaked 30 runs in his first two overs, is back into the attack. The Australian speedster made a good comeback as he conceded mere three runs in the over.   

Over 13 || Score 115/1

Karanveer Singh finally gave KXIP their first breakthrough in the form of Parthiv Patel as the southpaw was caught at deep square leg. Skipper Rohit Sharma joined Simmons in the middle after the fall of MI's first wicket.    

PA Patel c Vijay b Karanveer Singh 59 (36b)

Over 12 || Score 110/0

Parthiv Patel launched Glenn Maxwell for a six off the last ball to collect eight runs from the over. KXIP are still waiting for their first breakthrough.

Over 11 || Score 102/0

Parthiv Patel took a single off the fourth ball to complete his half-century. He used 32 balls to reach the mark with the help of five boundaries and two massive sixes. MI also crossed the 100-run mark.

Over 10 || Score 96/0

Murali Vijay has been given the ball. This time both the batsmen -- Simmons and Pathiv Patel -- collected a boundary each as MI are mere four runs short of reaching the 100-run mark.   

Over 9 || Score 85/0

Karnveer Singh leaked 12 runs in the over as Simmons hit the spinner for two boundaries. Flying start by Mumbai Indians. 

Over 8 || Score 72/0

Parthiv Patel is smashing Johnson like a club bowler at the moment. He again hit the speester for a six and a boundary to collect 12 runs form the over.  

Over 7 || Score 60/0

Spin from both the ends as Karnveer Singh has the ball in end. Both the openers are playing sensible cricket and are hitting poor balls for boundaries. Nine runs came from the over. 

Over 6 || Score 51/0

Spin for the first time. Axar Patel into the attack. Decent first over by the spinner. In the meantime, MI crossed the 50-run mark.

Over 5 || Score 46/0

First bowling change. Mitchell Johnson into the attack. Parthiv Patel welcomed the bowler by hitting him for a six and a boundary in the first three balls. Off the fourth ball he played a classy cover drive to get another boundary. The Australian speedster leaked 18 runs in his opening over.    

Over 4 || Score 28/0

Second ball from Aruneet was on leg stump line and Simmons played it towards fine leg to get his fourth boundary. He is looking in good nick. The medium pacer gave six runs in the over.  

Over 3 || Score 22/0

Parthiv hit his first boundary towards cover region off the fourth ball. That was the only big shot from the over. Six runs came from the over.   

Over 2 || Score 16/0

Anureet Singh is getting a decent bounce from the wicket. Decent over first up by the speedster. Seven runs came from it.  

Over 1 || Score 9/0

Simmons smashed two consecutive boundaries off Sandeep to collect nine runs from the over. The ball is coming nicely on to the bat. It might be a high scoring match. 

Lendl Simmons and Parthiv Patel are opening the innings for MI, whereas, Sandeep Sharma will start the proceedings for Punjab.

Toss: Mumbai Indians have won the toss and elected to bat first.   

New Delhi: Having notched up back-to-back victories with a win over Rajasthan Royals in their last game, Mumbai Indians will start as favourites when they take on laggards Kings XI Punjab in an IPLcricket match today.

#KXIP XI | V Sehwag, M Vijay, G Maxwell, G Bailey, D Miller, W Saha, A Patel, M Johnson, K Singh, Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma #KXIPvMI — Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) May 3, 2015

MI XI: L Simmons, P Patel, U Chand, RG Sharma, A Rayudu, K Pollard, H Singh, J Suchitch, V Kumar, M McClenaghan, L Malinga — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 3, 2015

Playing at home last night, Mumbai beat Rajasthan by eight runs, their third win in eight games, to keep their play-off hopes alive.

They would now look to take revenge of their first leg loss to KXIP in Mumbai on April 12 when the two teams cross swords at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium tomorrow.

KXIP, on the other hand, remained at the bottom of the league table with four points and have been inflicted with back-to-back crushing defeats. The home side have often made changes in their playing eleven without much gain. Their batting has been a let down in most of the matches.

The Teams (From): 

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (C), Ambati Rayudu, Abhimanyu Mithun, Aditya Tare, Parthiv Patel, Kieron Pollard, 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 Suchith, Unmukt Chand, Ben Hilfenhaus, Colin Munro and R Vinay Kumar.

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