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Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by 48-runs to register their second victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, on Thursday (October 01).
Earlier in the match, KXIP skipper KL Rahul won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in A💮bu Dhabi.
MI didn’t have the best of the start as they lost Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav inside four overs, and captain Rohit Sharma too struggled to get going in the beginning.
De Kock’s horrid run in the tournament continued. Sheldon Cottrell uprooted his s🀅tumps in the very first over of the match. The Proteas star departed for a five-ball duck.
Ishan Kishan and Rohit steadied the ship by adding 62 runs for the third-wicket partnership. MI skipper completed his half-century in the 15th over with a terrific boundary. He scored 70 off 45 balls before James Neesham caught him at the deep.
Later on, Kieron Pollard (47 off 20) and Hardik Pandya (30 off 11) launched a ruthless attack on KXIP’s bowlers, clobbered them all over 𝓀the park to take 𝄹MI to an imposing total of 191/4 in twenty overs.
KXIP’s faces third defeat in IPL 2020
For KXIP, the opening duo of Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul once again started the proceedings on a decent note, before the former fell prey to Jasprit Bumrah in the fifth over.
Karun Nair, the new batsman on the crease, walked back to the dug-out with a three-ball duck. Rahul’s dismissal in the ninth over reduced the Kings to 60/3.
Nicholas Pooran showed some defiance in the middle and made a quickfire 44, but James Pattinsonܫ got the better out of him with an angling-in deliver🍃y that the former edged it to De Kock.
The likes of Glenn Maxwell and Sarfaraz Khan 🌠failed to contribute a🤪nything substantial with the bat. KXIP could only make 143/8 in twenty overs, falling 48 runs short of the target set up by MI.
Pattinson, Bumrah and Rahul Chahar finished the match with two wickets each, while Trent Boult and Krunal Pandya managed to claim a wicket apiece.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
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And, th rest was done by Bumrah-Chahar.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Ma♒rk of a champion side Is the way they come back after a loss as have ..
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath)
Another victory in the bag for as t𓄧hey beat by 48 runs in Match 13 of .
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Rohit S🍎harma Strike Rate v 𒀰Off Spinners in T20s since 2017
1-10 Balls – 102.1
11-20 Balls – 165.4
21-30 Balls – 172.7— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst)
When Daddy Ro leads from the front! 💙💙💙
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Wohooo!!! Mumbaaaiiii!! Mumbaaaiiii!!! Rohit Sharma Hardik and Pollard set the game for us. Plus Chahar's spell of just 26 runs with two wickets and 9 dot balls! Amaze!
— Nushrratt Bharuccha (@Nushrratt)
Except Quint𝓀on clinical. Pollard and Hardik clearly tಞhe two best finishers and Krunal and Chahar were both excellent with Bumrah getting the key wicket. Lots of positives for from this game.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar)
When win🅰, they do it in style. Second convincing for the defending champions. The common fac𒈔tor in both their victories—Rohit scored in both the games.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
and ain’t a good partnership.. beats me
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani)
Wondering why @klrahul11 bowled Gowtham in final over? Why he isn't playing Mujeeb and Gayle, and what exactly is the role of Neesham in this side..is he really your 5th bowler? What is doing batting at No.5 when Karun Nair is at No.3 in chase of 192
— G. S. Vivek (@GSV1980)
