Mumbai Indians win a must-win contest here, tonight. Of what seems to be a tenuous chase in the first-half of the second innings saw Mumbai Indians begin slowly.
It was all Krunal Pandya and Rohit Sharma's show after a cameo from Hardik Pandya. Not to forget, it was Suryakumar Yadav's half-century that kept MI's chase intact.
Here, we end our live coverage tonight. Until tomorrow, a goodbye from LatestLY team!
Tye returns. Rohit Sharma takes a single on the first ball. A slower ball is dispatched behind the point-region for FOUR! Another ball, another boundary, another SIX! by Krunal here. Krunal Pandya is living up to his billing amount, here.
Two singles on the next two balls. Krunal Pandya misses a shot; the ball kisses the shoe-end and the ball races for 4 BYE! runs. MI trudge past the target in a hurry here; with 6 balls remaining.
Stoinis is back. Krunal Pandya looks to go big but mistimes the shot; only a single on the first ball. Rohit lunges forward for a textbook cover drive for a FOUR! MI Skipper takes a single on the next ball.
Stoinis bowls a slower ball. It is Krunal Pandya, now, who slaps the ball past cover region for a FOUR! Stoinis is stunned. A full-toss attempted yorker, flicked elegantly for a FOUR! in the fine-leg region.
If Hardik doesn't get you, Krunal will. Another slower ball, another boundary. Krunal launches one over the long-on boundary for a HUGGEE SIX! to end the over. MI requires 16 runs off 12 balls.
Rahman to bowl another over. Rohit Sharma welcomes with a TOWERING SIX! over the long-on boundary. Two dot balls on a trot. A single next ball brings Krunal on strike. K Pandya takes a single too.
Rohit hits another SIX! this time over the deep midwicket region to end the over. A much needed six that. MI requires 36 runs off 18 balls.
Tye to continue. Consecutive singles on the first two balls for MI. Tye bursts through Pandya's defence as he is BOWLED OUT! A slower ball deceives Pandya. His brother, Krunal Pandya is the new man in. FOW: 120/4: Hardik Pandya: 23 (13).
A WIDE! ball, next. A superbly timed shot goes for FOUR! in the midwicket region. Two dot balls to end the over. MI requires 50 runs from 24 balls.
Mujeeb is back. A single on the first ball by Rohit brings Pandya on strike. Pandya hits the ball over the bowler's head for a HUGE SIX! Clean hitting by Pandya there.
Only a run scored in the last 4 balls off Rahman's over. A good comeback by the Off-Spinner.
Andrew Tye is back! A single on the first ball. A crunchy drive is misfielded by Stoinis for FOUR! Super shot from Pandya here. Another misfield, by Stoinis, helps MI steal two runs instead of one. Two consecutive singles to end the over.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman returns. MI score two singles on the first two balls of the over. Hardik Pandya stands tall and hits a short-arm jab in the midwicket region for a FOUR!
A single is taken; brings Ishan Kishan on strike. A loopy delivery is smashed for a SIX! over the deep midwicket boundary by Ishan Kishan. Next ball, Ishan Kishan steps out of the crease but is BOWLED OUT! as he misses the line of the ball. Rohit Sharma is the new man in. FOW: 100/3: Ishan Kishan: 25 (19).
Stoinis returns. A full toss, first ball, on the legs is flicked finely by Suryakumar Yadav in the backward square-leg region FOUR! Sublime touch there. A couple of dot balls, next.
Stoinis bowls a slower one; SK-Y looks to deposit in the stands; fails to connect and is eventually CAUGHT OUT! by KL Rahul. Hardik Pandya is the new man in. FOW: 80/2: Suryakumar Yadav: 57 (42).
Pandya takes a single on the first ball he faces. A short-ball, on the last ball, by Stoinis is hit for over the boundary ropes for a SIX! over the fine-leg fielder.
Ashwin returns. A couple of singles on the first two balls. KL Rahul MISSES! a stumping on the third delivery as SK-Y looks to go for a big heave. Ishan Kishan finally connects and hits a slog-sweep-shot for a SIX! over the mid-wicket boundary ropes. A dot ball to end the over.
Rajpoot returns. A single on the first ball, and a dot ball on the other. Suryakumar Yadav hits a towering SIX! on the next ball. The short-ball, next, is dispatched to the boundary ropes towards the backward point for FOUR! SK-Y reaches his IPL FIFTY! A single and a dot ball to end the over.
Marcus Stoinis introduced. Another first ball boundary for Suryakumar Yadav. A slower ball thwacked back towards the long-on boundary for FOUR!
A couple of dot balls is followed by a single. Seems MI's dealings in singles at the moment. Stoinis concedes 6 runs in the over. A good one there. The First TIME-OUT! is called.
Enter Axar Patel. Suryakumar welcomes him with a FOUR! in the square leg region, on the first ball. A single and a two is taken on the next two balls.
MI scores two singles on next two balls; the over ends with a dot ball. Only 9 runs conceded from the over.
Ashwin returns. MI are playing too slow here. A very cautious start so to say. Only a single is scored in the entire over, on the third ball. MI score only a run in the over. What's brewing here?
Mujeeb Ur Rahman introduced. A dot ball with a single on the next ball, with another dot ball in tandem. Rahman bowls it short, Lewis looks to cut, but is eventually CAUGHT OUT! ishan Kishan is the new man in. FOW: 38/1: Evin Lewis: 10 (13).
A dot ball with a WIDE! on the next ball, with another dot ball in tandem, to end the over. KXIP would be happy with the break-through there.
Andrew Tye introduced. Suryakumar welcomes him with a crunchy drive through the cover region for FOUR! Tye has a comeback of sorts as he bowls three dot balls consecutively.
SK-Y takes a single on the next ball. A dot ball on the last ball to end the over.
Rajpoot continues. A single on the first ball is followed by a boundary on the next. Suryakumar lofts the ball over the fine-leg region with an elegant pick-up shot for SIX! A dot ball next. A slower ball, well read by SK-Y, who times the ball perfectly in the midwicket region for FOUR! Pure timing. A single and a dot ball to end the over.
R Ashwin to continue. Another quiet over for MI as KXIP skipper concedes only 7 runs. 5 singles and a two in the over. MI is ticking the scoreboard along nicely.
Ankit Rajpoot to bowl from the other end. A dot ball on the first ball is followed by a single on the next. The third-ball sees KXIP call for a DRS! as Umpire turns down a Caught OUT! appeal. The ball moved past the pads and wicketkeeper KL Rahul thinks he has caught it. DRS! wasted for KXIP.
A couple of dot balls is followed by a SIX! on the last ball. A flat shot goes past Mayank Agarwal who fails to collect the ball sailing over the boundary.
R Ashwin to begin for KXIP. Suryakumar Yadav & Evin Lewis to open for MI.
A quiet first over for MI as they take six singles on all the six balls of the first over. A brilliant start from Ashwin here.
Mumbai, May 04: It is only half-way in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 and it seems that Mumbai Indians (MI) are already looking their way out of the tournament. Come Friday, the Rohit Sharma-led team will be looking to stay relevant in the tournament, when they play against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP).
Mumbai Indians are usually known for their slow starts in previous IPL tournaments. KXIP vs MI IPL 2018 Match Live Streaming Details Here.
However, this season, the drought seemed to have carried on forever. With only 2 wins from the 8 games they played, Mumbai Indians now needs to win each of the every remaining game, in order to stake their claim for IPL Playoffs 2018.
As for KXIP, it’s a different story altogether. The team will be playing after a week’s gap – something very unusual in the hectic IPL schedule. Also, they will be playing first of their 4 home-games in Indore. Currently, on the fourth position in the IPL Points Table, KXIP would be looking to climb a spot and secure a berth in the IPL Playoffs 2018.
Full Kings XI Punjab team for IPL 2018:
Ravichandran Ashwin (Captain), Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Andrew Tye, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Karun Nair, Mujeeb Zadran, Ankit Singh Rajput, David Miller, Mohit Sharma, Barinder Singh Sran, Yuvraj Singh, Christopher Gayle, Ben Dwarshuis, Akshdeep Nath, Manoj Tiwary, Mayank Agarwal, Manzoor Dar, Pardeep Sahu, and Mayank Dagar.
Full Mumbai Indians team for IPL 2018:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Pat Cummins, Evin Lewis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Cutting, Mustafizur Rahman, Rahul Chahar, Pradeep Sangwan, Jason Behrendorff, Jean-Paul Duminy, Saurabh Tiwary, Tajinder Dhillon, Akila Dhananjaya, Nidheesh M D Dinesan, Aditya Tare, Siddhesh Dinesh Lad, Mayank Markande, Sharad Lumba, Anukul Roy, and Mohsin Khan
Come Friday, both Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians would be desperate for a win. However, Mumbai Indians’ need this win more, if they want their stay to be relevant in the tournament ahead.
Will Kings XI Punjab be able to win another match or will Mumbai Indians be able to survive in the tournament? Join us in a while for the live updates as the match is scheduled to begin at 8 pm, whereas the Toss will take place at 7.30 pm.
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