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And MI clinch this with relative ease.
A thorough performance saw them canter past listless KXIP without a sweat.
Apart from David Miller's 43 and Murali Vijay's 39, KXIP had nothing to talk about with the bat.
Good work from Lasith Malinga and Mitchell McClenaghan who surprised KXIP with some clinical death over bowling.
So it is two points for MI whereas KXIP remain rock-bottom
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Over 20
KXIP - 149 for 7 lose by 23 runs
MI win this with ease.
Run-out...Saha goes...the bails are whipped off easily.
Last ball.
The fielder tried hard to stop it but failed.
SIX! Hammered by Johnson for a consolation hit to wide-long on.
George Bailey is so frustrated. It's really sad to see :(#KXIPvsMI
— sejal ♡ (@endearingzouis) May 3, 2015
31 from 2 needed.
Dot ball.
Three to go.
DROPPED! Rohit drops a sitter in the deep...but does it matter any more?
Dot ball...slower one from Vinay...beats saha.
32 from 5 needed.
Johnson takes a single off Vinay.
Single.
Over 19
KXIP - 140 for 6
End of Over.
Dot ball.
KXIP - 140 for 6
MI almost there now!
RUN-OUT AGAIN! Axar goes for a duck...run-out at the bowler's end
KXIP - 140 for 5
Bailey goes for 21.
And it is a run-out...the keeper's throw shatters the stumps.
WIDE!
34 from 8 needed.
Single.
FOUR AGAIN! This one runs behind the keeper...Bailey had a huge slog at that one...but missed.
39 from 10 needed.
Malinga is the bowler.
FOUR! Saha swings and connects..but is it a tad too late for KXIP?
Over 18
KXIP - 129 for 4
Single to end the over.
45 from 13 needed.
Swing and Miss..well even Saha seems to have given up on this one now.
Well well... Are they playing or are they actually playing? #KXIPvsMI #PUMATimeOut
— Ashish Giri (@giriashish) May 3, 2015
Dot ball.
45 from 15 needed.
Two runs.
Bailey can't help but smirk here...for KXIP were outplayed throughout the game!
Single.
48 from 17 needed.
Single.
McClenaghan is back.
Over 17
KXIP - 124 for 4
Single to end the over.
That was a classy catch by the skipper! #KXIPvsMI #ApunKaSuperstar #PepsiIPL #eit20 #MI
— AkShAtA (@MenInBlueDvotee) May 3, 2015
50 from 19 needed.
Amazing fielding by MI tonight...kudos!
Dot ball.
51 from 20 needed.
W Saha is the new batsman in.
Two runs.
MI certainly can win this one now!
KXIP - 119 for 4
FINE EFFORT!
WICKET! And Miller goes for 43...cuts it into Rohit's hands at point.
54 from 23 needed.
Single.
Malinga to bowl this over.
@mipaltan Has Malinga been teachin McClenaghan the Art of Toe Crushers ?! #KXIPvsMI #iplt20 #eit20
— De Rossi Shockwav'd (@TheBigFatShetty) May 3, 2015
MI still have the edge here..but with Miller at crease you never know!
Over 16
KXIP - 118 for 3
End of Over.
Miller is hobbling post that yorker which jammed onto his feet.
Dot ball.
McClenaghan pumps in another yorker that Miller cannot play on to!
GOOD BALL!
Mc leaghan Comes back for wckts..... #KXIPvsMI
— seshu naidu (@seshunaidu718) May 3, 2015
55 from 26 needed.
Single.
Good bowling by McClenaghan...yorked it in!
Single.
Who's watching match there in Mohali - Sunny LEONE or Sunny DEOL ? #KXIPvsMI
— Amit Sharma (@sharma_amit77) May 3, 2015
Single.
McClenaghan is the bowler.
Quick running between the batsmen.
Two again.
Over 15
KXIP - 113 for 3
Two to end the over.
George and Miller has to accelerate now otherwise it will be too late for batsmen coming in #KXIPvsMI
— Patric Thwala (@thwala007) May 3, 2015
MI have the upperhand..but still...
Single.
63 from 32 needed.
Two runs.
Miller is on 40...quite sedate by his standards!
Single.
Single.
Single.
Can miller repeat his heroics which he showed against Rajasthan today???? #KXIPvsMI
— Ashish Yadav (@Capturing_lives) May 3, 2015
Malinga to bowl this one.
Over 14
KXIP - 105 for 3
End of Over.
No run.
Single.
GOOD SHOT.
FOUR! Swept away with ease by Miller to square-leg.
Over 13
KXIP - 96 for 3
Single to end the over.
Single.
80 from 44 needed.
Single.
Dot ball.
KXIP are still crawling!
Pollard is the bowler.
Single.
Over 12
KXIP - 90 for 3
FOUR! Miller ends the over with a boundary.
Can Skipper George Bailey 'bail' out KXIP?
KXIP - 86 for 3
He goes for 39.
GONE! The pressure gets to Vijay..holes out to Chand at long-on.
Harbhajan is the bowler.
Single.
Dot ball.
Over 11
KXIP - 82 for 2
End of Over.
No run.
For the first time in cricket history, the support staff (ex players) in MI dugout , outnumber the playing XI #crazy #KXIPVSMI #pepsiIPL
— Samrat Golhar (@SamratGolhar24) May 3, 2015
KXIP need to accelerate fast!
FINE SHOT.
SIX! Carted over lon-on by Vijay.
Suchit is in to bowl.
Single.
Over 10
KXIP - 73 for 2
Single to end the over.
3 runs so far.
Good over by Harbhajan so far.
Over 9
KXIP - 69 for 2
Single to end the over.
Dot ball.
Miller has to revive KXIP fast.
Single.
Suchit is the bowler.
GREAT SHOT!
SIX! Miller dispatches that over deep-mid wicket.
Over 8
KXIP - 58 for 2
End of Over.
GOOD SHOT.
FOUR! Swept away by Miller to square-leg.
Slow Slow start for KXIP!
Two runs.
Comeback whr RT @cricketnext: #IPL: Sehwag's poor run in the tournament continues. Can he make a comeback? #KXIPvsMI pic.twitter.com/VUcJY88P1C
— Dr. Boring Rent Boy (@Dr_SJK) May 3, 2015
Dot ball.
Single.
Harbhajan is the bowler.
Over 7
KXIP - 50 for 2
Single to end the over.
Meanwhile the umpire has a word with Rohit Sharma..wonder what was the issue?
Single.
Sehwag should file a 'Missing' FIR at the nearest police station regarding his form.Its been missing since 2011 #KXIPvsMI #KXIP #MI
— Manas (@imManas07) May 3, 2015
Suchit is the bowler.
Single again.
Single.
Over 6
KXIP - 45 for 2
End of Over.
No run.
Single.
Dot ball.
Long way to go for KXIP now.
Single.
Maxwell failed to get out with his first reverse sweep- so tried and succeeded with his second #KXIPvsMI #PepsiIPL #IPL
— That Guy (@avid__dreamer) May 3, 2015
Vinay is the bowler.
Single.
Vinay took a great running catch to send off Maxwell earlier!
Over 5
KXIP - 42 for 2
Single to end the over.
KXIP are in serious trouble now!
David Miller is the new batsman in.
Single.
KXIP - 38 for 2
A replica of the shot falls into Vinay's hands at short-third area.
MI have the big wicket!
GONE! And Maxwell is out for 12...Suchit gets the wicket.
FOUR!
The ball flies past the keeper and the slip-fielder.
FOUR! Maxwell executes a brilliant switch-hit.
Over 4
KXIP - 33 for 1
FOUR! And Maxwell ends the over with a great shot to long-off.
Good over by Vinay...four dot balls.
Single.
GOOD BALL! Slower one from Vinay beats Vijay on the off.
MI have packed the off-side here.
Dot ball.
The run-rate is mounting for KXIP.
Dot ball again.
Feels sad to sehwag struggle...Once most feared batsman is a walking wicket nowadays#kxipvsmi
— Dhananjay Singh (@djaysingh) May 3, 2015
Dot ball.
Vinay Kumar to bowl this over.
Over 3
KXIP - 28 for 1
Single to end the over.
FOUR AGAIN! Cut through covers by Vijay...KXIP are finally showing form.
More of those needed for KXIP.
NICE TIMING.
FOUR! Flicked away to deep-square leg by Vijay.
Single.
KXIP are faltering at the moment.
Maxwell has the opportunity to fire here.
Dot ball.
And McClenaghan is back.
Over 2
KXIP - 16 for 1
Dot ball to end the over.
Dot ball.
FOUR! Vijay opens with a boundary off Malinga.
Sehwag Gone. #KXIPvsMI
— Aditya Mohrir (@AdityaMohrir) May 3, 2015
36 degrees is the temperature in Mohali...searing hot!
Single.
KXIP need a shot in the arm here.
And Glenn Maxwell is in to bat.
Bad shot for a not so good delivery by Sehwag.
KXIP - 9 for 1
Malinga strikes first ball.
GONE! Sehwag's edge flies to Pollard at point.
Over 1
KXIP - 9 for 0
Single to end the over.
Sehwag gets a boundary...four leg-byes.
FOUR! runs behind to deep-fine leg.
Slow pace to the game.
Dot ball.
Come on sehwag. Team needs you to fire at the top.#KXIPvsMI
— Harikishan M (@MHarikishan) May 3, 2015
Slow start for KXIP.
Single.
WIDE!
Can he do it again for MI?
McClenaghan played hero in the thriller against RR.
Single by Vijay.
@virendersehwag do something today..... #KXIPvsMI
— Ashish Yadav (@Capturing_lives) May 3, 2015
Single.
McClenaghan to bowl the first over.
Can the duo give KXIP a flying start?
Virender Sehwag and Murali Vijay have walked in to bat.
Great batsmanship by MI whereas listless display by KXIP with the ball.
If Parthiv Patel and Lendl Simmons' opening wicket stand propeled them beyond the 100-run mark, the latter hammered away later on with a fine 71.
Of course, Patel's 59 was equally impressive and helped MI batter KXIP at the onset.
None of the KXIP bowlers stood up and delivered and it will be an uphill task for them to win this game from now on.
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Over 20
MI - 172 for 3
FOUR! And Rayadu ends the innings with a switch-hit towards deep-third man.
Last ball now.
Single.
Pollard on strike.
Two to go.
Ambati Rayadu is the new batsman.
Dot ball.
MI - 166 for 3
GONE! And he goes after a fine 71...holes out to Axar at deep-square leg.
Simmons on strike.
Anureet is the bowler.
Single.
Two runs.
CLOSE! Pollard scampers home and survives a run-out.
Over 19
MI - 163 for 2
Single to end the over.
Sad to see the greatest hand-eye coordination in the history of cricket come to a sad end - Sehwag once would take those catches ! #KXIPvsMI
— Clickster (@shuklasudhir) May 3, 2015
Single.
KXIP's misery continues!
FOUR! Hammered away to the off-side by Simmons.
Single.
Simmons is on 65...amazing knock.
Single.
Sandeep's yorker was just about played out by Kieron Pollard.
GOOD BALL!
Over 18
MI -154 for 2
He goes for 26.
GONE! Rohit perishes in the deep to Anureet who takes a simple catch.
Single.
Johnson is fuming here!
Horrible fielding...easy catch spilled in the deep
Two runs.
Rohit is in fine nick!
Horrendous day for Johnson.
FOUR! And MI reach 150.
Over 17
MI - 146 for 1
Single to end the over.
Woww.. Nice to see #MI back with BANG.. All the 11 players are perfectly set now knowing there respective jobs. #KXIPvsMI #MI
— Shruti #OrangeArmy (@iamshruti7) May 3, 2015
Dot ball.
That ball shows KXIP's predicament as for now!
WIDE!
Single.
Quick running by Rohit as he scampers home before Anureet whips the bails off.
NOT-OUT!
LUCKY SHOT.
FOUR! Rohit's sweep flies away to deep-fine leg.
Anureet is the bowler.
Dot ball.
Can they hammer away in the final overs.
MI are literally in cruise-control mode now.
Over 16
MI - 136 for 1
Two to end the over.
GREAT SHOT!
SIX! Hammered away to the deep by Simmons...opened up his arms to that one.
And KXIP listless!
MI have looked unstoppable.
Axar is the bowler.
Single.
Over 15
MI - 123 for 1
End of Over.
Dot ball.
LendlSimmons best sigining of #MI till now with Avg of 50.#impressive #KXIPvsMI
— Khalid (@villa_310) May 3, 2015
Single.
MI are literally cruising here!
Karanveer in the attack now.
Two runs.
Over 14
MI - 118 for 1
Dot ball to end the over.
Dot ball.
Two runs.
Single.
Single.
Rohit Sharma starts off with a single.
Johnson is back in the attack.
Over 13
MI - 115 for 1
End of Over.
He is on 54.
FOUR! Smacked away through the off-side by Simmons.
Karanveer gets the breakthrough for KXIP.
MI - 111 for 1
Vijay plucks his catch at deep-square leg.
WICKET! Patel goes after a fine 59.
Over 12
MI - 110 for 0
Eight off Maxwell's over.
Over 11
MI - 102 for 0
End of Over.
Dot ball.
Single.
And MI cross 100 runs here.
Two runs.
Single.
Dot ball.
Axar is bowling this over.
DOUBLE TROUBLE!
Simmons is on 46 and Patel is on 48.
Over 10
MI - 96 for 0
Dot ball.
FOUR! And Patel compounds their misery with another boundary.
Simmons has reached 46 now...fine knock!
Single.
SIMMONS POWER.
FOUR! Thrashed through deep-extra cover.
Have KXIP run out off ideas?
Murali Vijay has been brought in to bowl.
Single.
Johnson - Face this Yorker.. Patel - I will.. I'm a complan boy 8| #KXIPvsMI
— Simmi Kohli (@CricrazyGal) May 3, 2015
Over 9
MI - 84 for 0
Butterfingers KXIP.
FOUR! And he ends the over with a cut to deep-point.
GOOD SHOT.
FOUR! Simmons dances down the track and whacks it past the despairing dive of the bowler.
Simmons-Patel look in pristine form.
Karanveer is the bowler.
Single again.
By the looks of it it is yes.
Another off-day for KXIP?
Single.
GOOD GOING.
28 off 9 balls...that is how many Patel has scored off Johnson!
Over 8
MI - 72 for 0
FOUR! And it continues...Simmons ends the over with a boundary.
Johnson has had a forgettable outing so far!
Single.
Mitchell Johnson to Parthiv Patel so far: 6 4 2 4 1 6 #IPL #KXIPvsMI
— Sarath #DD #Yuvi (@Sarathnkasi) May 3, 2015
Dot ball.
Single.
Patel clearly has the upper hand in the duel against the Aussie.
Dot ball.
85 meters hit.
Patel whacks Johnson into the deep-square leg stands for a six!
SUPER SHOT!
Over 7
MI - 60 for 0
Single to end the over.
Two runs.
Single.
Dot ball.
MI are off to a great start.
Karanveer is the bowler.
Two runs.
Over 6
MI - 51 for 0
Two runs to end the over.
Dot ball.
Parthiv Patel hits Mitchell Johnson for a six! Speechless #KXIPvsMI
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) May 3, 2015
Single.
CLOSE! Patel was miles short of his crease..if only the direct hit had shattered the stumps!
Axar Patel to bowl this over.
Over 5
MI - 46 for 0
Bad over for KXIP.
Single.
GREAT SHOT.
FOUR AGAIN! Patel times that perfectly through covers.
Patel is going after Johnson here with an array of shots.
Two runs.
FOUR! That one flies away through the mid-wicket area...great shot by Patel.
SOLID SHOT!
Cut away to deep-third man by Patel.
SIX!
Eight wickets for him so far in IPL 8.
Single.
Can he fire today?
And Mitchell Johnson is back.
Over 4
MI - 28 for 0
End of Over.
Single.
Simmons is on 20 while Patel has scored 5.
No run.
A must win situation for both teams actually #KXIPvsMI
— Ariful Hussain (@HussainAriful) May 3, 2015
No run.
Anureet is the bowler.
He has hit three fours in that area now.
FOUR! Flicked away to deep-fine leg by Simmons...good shot.
Over 3
MI - 22 for 0
End of Over.
Single.
NICE SHOT!
FOUR! Patel beautifully hits it through the two fielders at mid-wicket.
Dot ball.
Swung and missed.
Patel is looking nervy.
Sandeep is bowling this over.
Dot ball.
Over 2
MI - 16 for 0
End of Over.
Single.
KXIP are sixth in the fair play awards list...FAIR ENOUGH!
Dot ball.
Single.
when parthiv patel starts scoring runs,thts when u knw how bad d bowling is #KXIPvsMI
— DEVANAND P PRABHU (@DAVE24_7) May 3, 2015
FOUR! Flicked away to deep-fine leg...that seems to be Simmons' favorite area!
Anureet is the bowler.
Well left...Simmons lets one on the off to the keeper.
Over 1
MI - 10 for 0
End of Over.
No run.
Well left by Patel.
Dot ball.
Single.
FOUR AGAIN! Cut away through point...MI are off to a flyer.
FOUR! Flicked away to fine-leg by Simmons...good shot.
Simmons pats that away to the off side.
Dot ball.
Sandeep Sharma to bowl the first over.
Lendl Simmons and Parthiv Patel open for MI.
A bright and sunny day here at Mohali.
Maxwell is backkk! :) #kxipvsmi
— AStweets(@izastweets10) May 3, 2015
Manan Vohra is sick, so Murali Vijay comes back. Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Johnson and Karanveer Singh are back in. #KXIPvsMI
— Ravi Chiku (@chiku_ravi) May 3, 2015
And Glenn Maxwell is back...can he inspire KXIP?
KXIP - Sehwag,Vijay,Maxwell,Miller,Saha†,Bailey*,Patel,Johnson, Anureet, Sandeep, Karanveer
MI - Simmons,Patel†,Chand,Sharma*,Rayudu,Pollard, Harbhajan,Suchith,Vinay,McClenaghan,Malinga
TOSS TIME - And Rohit Sharma wins the toss, MI are batting first.
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Welcome to Match 35 of IPL 8 which has Kings XI Punjab facing Mumbai Indians at Mohali.
Here is the Match Preview of the game which has two rock-bottom sides engaged in battle.
KXIP had a horrible game against Delhi Daredevils where they were ruthlessly taken apart which all but left them out of contention for qualification for the kncok-out stages.
MI on the other hand won a thrilling game against Rajasthan Royals with Rohit Sharma's men finally shoiwng signs of resurgence.
KXIP will have to play out of their skins to save this match and despite home ground go as underdogs against MI.
David Miller's good form remains the sole ray of hope for KXIP who have had a horrendous tournament so far.
It won't be a surprise if KXIP once again choke and splutter in this match and another loss will definitely make this their worst ever performance in IPL history.
So expect a blue wave to take over Mohali!
