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And Harbhajan Singh plays out a memorable knock here which unfortunately goes in vain.
His valiant 64 from 24 balls was the stuff off IPL legends and helped Mumbai take the game till the final over.
Suchit complimented him with a fine 34.
But KXIP take the two poinst and survive a mighty scare!
Man-of-the-Match is George Bailey for his half-century in a winning cause.
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Over 20
MI - 159 for 7 (20 ovrs) lose by 18 runs
Dot ball.
64 runs from 24 balls..take a bow Bhajji!
WICKET! And Bhajji's valiant atempt ends here..caught at deep-cover by Sandeep.
KXIP have won it now for sure!
Dot ball.
18 from 3.
SIX! 18 from 3 now...Bhajji has sent that into the stands...great hit.
25 from 4.
FOUR! Races past long-off..good shot by Bhajji.
29 from 5 needed.
Can Harbhajan deliver a miracle here?
Single.
Anureet to Suchit.
Over 19
Harbhajan has hammered KXIP here!
MI - 148 for 6
30 needed off the last over.
Single.
Harbhajan's amazing knock has helped them atleast survive.
MI have risen from the dead?
32 from 8 needed.
FOUR! This one flies towards deep-mid wicket.
FOUR AND SIX! Suchit hits two biggies of Axar!
Over 18
Way to go Bhajji!
47 needed off two overs.
FOUR! Harbhajan reaches his fifty...a fine cut to square...great shot.
Bhajji has sparkled tonight.
53 from 15 needed.
SIX! Harbhajan swings that into the mid-wicket crowd off Dhawan..amazing shot.
Over 17
Harbhajan has ensured that MI did not crash below the 100-run mark.
MI - 116 for 6
End of Over.
Single.
THREE IN A ROW! Another one flies over square..way to go Bhajji.
Great batsmanship.
SIX AGAIN! Harbhajan is in the form of his life..this one flies over square.
AWESOME SHOT! Harbhajan pummels that over the track...Whadda shot!
Harbhajan is flaying here!
Anureet is back to bowl.
something to cheer for Mumbai Indians @IPL @SonyMaxIPL #MIvsKXIP @TeamKXIP
— harish (@harish6611) April 12, 2015
Over 16
Johnson was taken apart in that over.
MI - 96 for 6
End of Over.
SIX! Smashed over deep-extra cover..Suchit is going hammer and tongs.
MI are looking to atleast cross 100 here.
FOUR! Suchit smashes a superb shot towards square...Johnson's ball was qually terrific.
92 from 27 needed.
Harbhajan is probably playing hero in a lost battle for MI!
SIX! Dispatched by Harbhajan over square-leg off Johnson...good shot.
Over 15
MI - 79 for 6
End of Over.
FOUR! Suchit hits that to deep-mid wicket..nice shot.
FREE HIT.
NO BALL! Harbhajan is caught but the umpire has given it a waist height no-ball!
FOUR! Cut away to square...some respite for MI's supporters.
FOUR! Harbhajan hits Dhawan over mid-off..good shot.
Over 14
It is almost Game Over for MI now.
MI - 60 for 6
End of Over.
Single by Harbhajan Singh.
MI - 59 for 6
Pollard perished trying to accelerate and walks off for 20.
WICKET! Miller takes a simple catch at long-off...Pollard is out.
FOUR! Pollard is switching gears, this one hit towards extra cover off Axar.
Over 13
MI - 54 for 5
End of Over.
SIX! Pollard smashes that over square-leg...long time no six!
Pollard needs to play a heroic knock if MI are to win now.
The game has almost slipped away from MI.
Dhawan is the new bowling change.
Johnson on fire #MIvsKXIP
— Sibi Adhithya (@SibiAdhithya) April 12, 2015
Over 12
MI - 46 for 5
End of Over.
Another thunderbolt from Johnson..this time to Suchit.
MI - 46 for 5
Johnson strikes...Rayadu goes for 13.
WICKET! Rayadu edges a 145.3 km/hr ball behind to the keeper.
FOUR! Rayadu cuts that behind for a four...MI need more of those.
Can he strangulate MI further?
Johnson is back to bowl.
Over 11
MI - 40 for 4
Eight off the over.
FOUR! Rayadu releases the pressure with a four off Dhawan.
Over 10
MI - 32 for 4
Five off the over.
149 needed to win...Mission Impossible for MI?
Axar is back in the attack.
Over 9
MI - 27 for 4
End of Over.
Single.
GREAT BALL! has Pollard ducking for cover...Fiery Mitch!
Johnson is looking dead accurate...MI have to somehow revive themselves.
Pollard versus Johnson..a duel to be watched.
152 needed to win..a mountain here for MI?
Johnson is back.
Over 8
MI - 26 for 4
Dot ball.
Kieron Pollard is in..can the big man revive MI now?
All the cameras in the stadium is focused on @realpreityzinta #MIvsKXIP #PepsiIPL #whatabeauty
— Venkatesh R (@am_venkatesh) April 12, 2015
MI - 25 for 4
He goes for 5 after a swing gone horribly wrong.
WICKET! Anderson is stumped by a beauty from Axar.
Axar Patel is in to bowl.
Sandy looks like one hell of a bowler, swings both ways too. #PepsiIPL #MIvsKXIP
— Pyro Bennett Keeper (@PyroLordOfFire) April 12, 2015
Over 7
MI - 23 for 3
End of Over.
Good duel between Anderson and Sandeep here.
FOUR! Anderson slaps that through covers..good shot!
Sandeep is back in the attack.
Over 6
MI - 17 for 3
Four dot balls by Johnson.
Corey Anderson walks in.
MI - 17 for 3
Finch departs for 8 and his ordeal at the crease ends.
SWING AND MISS.
WICKET! Johnson has cleaned up Finch...great ball!
Over 5
MI - 17 for 2
End of Over.
Rayadu survives a close lbw appeal.
MI are stuttering here..Sandeep is swinging it around!
Finch is having a tough time against Sandeep.
Sandeep is breathing fire with some really good out-swingers.
Over 4
MI - 16 for 2
Dot ball.
Ambati Rayadu is in to bat for MI.
MI - 15 for 2
He goes for 7.
WICKET! Tare scoops that to Vjay at silly-point.
@alanwilkins22 here u go Sir Wilko :) U were quite close its oftn refrd as French Cut #IPTL2015 #MIvsKXIP #ChineseCut pic.twitter.com/8UysuuNC2l
— Jigar Salvi (@ScarecrowTweets) April 12, 2015
Anureet is back in the attack.
Over 3
MI - 13 for 1
Three off the over.
He looks game for another wicket.
Sandeep steams in.
Over 2
MI - 10 for 1
End of Over.
FOUR! Finch cuts that to square..that flies away to the boundary.
GOOD BALL! Anureet has Finch gaping at thin air with a beauty.
KXIP have got main man Rohit out..momentum is with them now.
New bowler Anureet Singh.
Over 1
MI - 3 for 1
End of Over.
Aditya Tare is the new batsman.
MI - 0 for 1
Sharma is trapped leg-before for duck.
WICKET! Rohit has no chance against one that nips back in sharply.
No run.
Sandeep Sharma to Rohit.
Huge task at hand for the home side tonight.
Rohit Sharma and Aaron Finch have walked in to bat for MI.
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And KXIP finish on a formidable 177 for 5 post Virender Sehwag's early burst and skipper George Bailey's blazing 61.
Mumbai's bowlers never threatened Punjab and ended up conceeding a huge total.
Highlights of the innings were Sehwag's 36 and Bailey's unbeaten 61.
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Over 20
KXIP - 177 for 5 (20 ovrs)
He remains unbeaten on a spectacular 61, while Johnson finishes on 3.
FOUR! And Bailey finishes the innings with a fine hit down cover-point.
AWESOME SHOT.
FOUR! Bullet hit by Bailey..flies down the track for a boundary.
Can't understand why Johnson when Saha was there @lionsdenkxip he has done only 3 from 6 balls. Saha would have done at least 10 #MIvsKXIP
— Arvind Kejriwal (@FAKEjriwal) April 12, 2015
Bailey is trying out some out of the book shots.
KXIP are going for the jugular here.
Suyal to bowl the final over.
Over 19
KXIP - 164 for 5
GOOD BALL! Vinay ends that with an unplayable yorker.
And Bailey reaches his fifty..WELL PLAYED SKIPPER!
Vinay Kumar has had a poor day today with the ball.
AWESOME HIT! Bailey's shot flies into the mid-wicket stands...GREAT HIT!
Bailey has played a captains knock tonight.
Vinay back in the attack.
Over 18
KXIP - 153 for 5
End of Over.
Bailey is high on 40...good showing by the skipper.
#MIvsKXIP Lord Baileish on fire today.. Game of thrones..
— Modi Vuitton (@noidwa) April 12, 2015
Big Mitch has to pull off a few big ones in the final overs.
Mitchell Johnson is the new batsman.
KXIP - 150 for 5
Malinga is the bowler.
WICKET! Dhawan's flick is held by Vinay at mid-wicket.
Over 17
KXIP - 150 for 4
End of Over.
CARTED AWAY! Bailey hits that into the mid-wicket crowd..fine hit.
GOOD BALL! That was a sharp lg-break which Dhawan could not connect properly to.
Suchit is in to bowl.
Over 16
KXIP - 140 for 4
End of Over.
Miller departs... Poor shot selection! Malinga breaks the partnership. #MIvsKXIP
— Mandeep Sidhu (@OyeSidhu) April 12, 2015
FOUR! Dhawan flicks it behind to fine-leg.
Time Out taken.
KXIP - 134 for 4
Miller goes for 24.
Breakthrough for MI!
WICKET! Miller hacks at one that swings away and is caught behind!
Malinga responds with a typical yorker!
Unstoppable Bailey!
SIX! That one goes like a tracer bullet over square-leg..GREAT HIT.
Over 15
KXIP - 127 for 3
End of Over.
FOUR! Miller cuts that to deep-square leg..nice shot!
KXIP on par for a huge total here!
8.34 the run-rate as for now.
That amazing moment when the crowd goes Sachinnnn ,Sachinnn Sachinnnn #IPL #MIvsKXIP #LoveYouSachin @mipaltan
— Bhupinder Singh (@Bhupi_91) April 12, 2015
FOUR! Bailey hammers that down the track..four runs!
Pollard runs in.
Over 14
KXIP - 116 for 3
End of Over.
GREAT SHOT! Hammered towards cover-point by Miller...fine shot for four!
Miller is showing excellent foot-work against spinners tonight!
Suchit to bowl this over.
Over 13
KXIP - 105 for 3
End of Over.
KXIP have reached 100.
a guy like Hazelwood shudnt be sitting outside! #MIvsKXIP #KXIPvMI
— Mandar Savarkar (@mandarsavarkar) April 12, 2015
Harbhajan to bowl this over.
Over 12
KXIP - 99 for 3
End of Over.
Malinga looks hell-bent on getting a wicket here!
FOUR! Malinga is greeted by a boundary from Bailey..flicked to fine-leg!
Over 11
KXIP - 91 for 3
Vijay was out for a fine 35.
And skipper George Bailey walks in to bat.
KXIP - 88 for 3
WICKET! Vijay's shot flies to Suchit at deep-square leg..Harbhajan gets his man!
Over 10
KXIP - 87 for 2
FOUR! Vijay firmly chips that to square...boundary to end the over.
Vijay is milking him for one's and two's.
Suchit back in the attack.
Harbhajan's action is like doing bhangra ! #MIvsKXIP
— Karan Sharma (@MrHonestyTweets) April 12, 2015
Over 9
KXIP - 78 for 2
End of Over.
KXIP need Miller to fire.
FOUR! That one speeds past the man at square-leg..Miller gets his first boundary!
Harbhajan to Miller.
Over 8
KXIP - 72 for 2
End of Over.
FOUR! Flicked away between mid-on and mid-wicket by Vijay.
MI suddenly have barged back in the contest!
KILLER MILLER at the crease now!
KXIP - 68 for 2
Maxwell is out for 6.
Top edge flies to Rayadu at square-leg!
WICKET! And Maxwell goes...big wicket!
FOUR! Amazing sweep..Suchit is hammered to square-leg by Maxwell...GREAT SHOT!
Over 7
KXIP - 62 for 1
End of Over.
Single.
Can the big hitting Aussie carry on Sehwag's good work?
Maxwell is the new batsman.
KXIP - 60 for 1
A well made 36 by Viru.
WICKET! And Sehwag is out...a mis-hit flies into Pollard's hands at mid-on...BIG WICKET!
Vijay has been sidelined by the Sehwag show!
#PepsiIPL #MIvsKXIP @virendersehwag #sehwag ji on fire... loving the show. old is gold
— Nitin Anand (@nitinraajsinha) April 12, 2015
Harbhajan Singh to bowl this over.
Over 6
KXIP - 57 for 0
End of Over.
Single.
GOOD BALL! Malinga's bouncer is his first good ball of the over!
KXIP have raced past the 50-run mark.
Malinga looks helpless!
FOUR AGAIN! Same shot same result..VIRU ON FIRE!
Sehwag looks unstoppable here!
FOUR! Flicked to sqaure-leg by Sehwag..fine shot!
WIDE BALL.
SLINGA MALINGA is in to bowl!
Over 5
They have got off to a flier...thanks to Sehwag!
KXIP - 46 for 0
Dot ball.
Sehwag on strike.
Vinay is getting battered!
FOUR! This one flies over point...Vijay on song!
WHADDA SHOT! Vijay launches that over mid-wicket for four...Vinay is clueless as to how to stop this duo!
Over 4
KXIP - 38 for 0
Single off the last ball.
YORKER! Suyal unleashes a terrific yorker to Vijay!
Sehwag has raced to 21 off 10 balls...heroic!
GOOD BALL...bouncer is Suyal's reply here.
FOUR! That one races like a rocket down the track...Suyal is clueless against Sehwag's rampage!
Over 3
KXIP - 32 for 0
Single off the last ball.
Vijay can play ideal foil to Viru tonight.
KXIP have already reached 30 here in a jiffy!
Vinay is getting hammered here!
THWACK! Sehwag smashes that for a six and four off two consecutive balls...RED HOT!
Vinay has had a bad start!
FOUR! Sehwag edges Vinay behind for a first ball boundary.
Over 2
Nice start to KXIP's innings...Sehwag and Vijay have the ability to hit MI out!
KXIP - 15 for 0
End of Over.
Dot ball to Vijay.
Flicked off the pads for a sinlge...Sehwag looks to get in groove here.
And Suyal's response is a bouncer which Sehwag ducks well.
TYPICAL VIRU SHOT! That flies through covers for a four...GO VIRU!
It's going to be a Super Sunday for Whankade.. gonna get a good treat by @virendersehwag&@lionsdenkxip. #AllTheBestViru #MIvsKXIP #IPL2015
— Nihad TP (@TPNihad) April 12, 2015
Sehwag has a chance to accelerate here given Suyal's relative inexperience.
No run.
Suyal to Sehwag.
Over 1
Blazing start for KXIP.
KXIP - 10 for 0
Two off the last ball...GREAT OVER!
FOUR and FOUR! Vijay has hammered two consecutive boundaries here...FINE START!
Dot ball.
Well left...good outswinger!
Vinay to Sehwag.
Expect a thriller tonight!
Vinay Kumar to bowl the first over.
Virender Sehwag and Murali Vijay have walked in to bat.
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And here is the starting XI for both sides.
MI XI : Sharma (C), Finch, Tare (WK), Rayudu, Anderson, Pollard, Harbhajan, Malinga, Vinay Kumar, Suyal,Suchith
KXIP XI: Sehwag, Vijay, Saha (WK), Maxwell, Patel, Miller, Bailey (C), Johnson, Dhawan, Anureet, Sandeep
TOSS TIME - Mumbai Indians have won the toss and elect to field first.
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Welcome to Live coverage of Match 7 of IPL 8 which has Mumbai Indians hosting Kings XI Punjab at the Wankhede Stadium.
The game will begin on 20:00 IST and has two teams looking to shrug off opening game losses.
Here is the Match Preview.
While KXIP were unlucky to run into a rampant James Faulkner (RR) in their opening game, who out classed them with a superb all-round show, Mumbai were out done by Gautam Gambhir's (KKR) superb half-century, which ensured a loss for them.
Mumbai's bowlers, who are mentored by former New Zealand pacer Shane Bond, will look to impose themselves on Punjab early on, which gives the likes of Rohit Sharma (MI) enough incentive to have another good day with the bat.
If Rohit Sharma and Corey Anderson shined for Mumbai with the bat against Kolkata, on the other hand Punjab's batting faltered badly against Rajasthan.
The onus will be on Punjab's bowlers, spear-headed by Australian pace-gun Mitchell Johnson, if they are to stop Mumbai's batsmen putting on a stellar show on home turf.
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