MI beat KXIP by 3 runs | Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab, Highlights And Cricket Score 50th T20 Match - Commentary

There was a slight hold up in play as couple of light towers broke down. On resumption, Kieron Pollard and Krunal Pandya counter-attacked the bowlers. The duo added a 65-run partnership for the fifth wicket and were all set to end on a high. However, Punjab once again made a mini comeback in the game with wickets in the death overs and restricted them under 190. Ashwin got the important wickets and he along with Tye ensured not too many runs were leaked in the final few overs. Punjab have a daunting task awaiting them, 186 is a massive score to overhaul in a game. Can they hold on to their nerves and chase under pressure? We will find out soon, do join us back in a while for the run chase.

Mumbai have ended up with a good score on the board. I term it as a good score purely because of the state their innings was in at the half way stage. Mumbai started really well, Suryakumar Yadav looked in great rhytm as the hosts smashed 37 off the first three overs and they were all set to dominate the game. Punjab though had the other plans, Tye struck thrice and a wicket from Rajpoot ensured the contest was tilting in their favor at the half way mark. The visiting team pulled things back quite sharply courtesy clever variations from the Aussie who by far the best bowler of the evening. It was his third Four-fer in this last four games, he has been in some phenomenal form.

Mohit Sharma to Mayank Markande. So not much damage from the resulting no ball in the end, but still, the hosts have managed to get three extra runs. Could be all the difference when it comes down to it. Markande works this off his pads on the leg side and takes a single. MUMBAI FINISH ON 186/8!

Mohit Sharma to Mitchell McClenaghan. Another leg bye. Quite full on off, McClenaghan moves across to flick it away but wears it on the pads. It rolls away and the batsmen change ends.

Mohit Sharma to Mayank Markande. Just a leg bye results. Slower length ball on middle and off, Markande moves across to scoop it but it goes off his thigh pad behind to the keeper. The batsmen take a leg bye.

Mohit Sharma to Mitchell McClenaghan. Not out! It's a no ball! Surprising. Full toss from Mohit Sharma, McClenaghan moves across, kneels down on his knees and swings across the line. Gets a top edge which flies into the hands of Ashwin at short fine leg. The umpire, for some reason, thinks it's a no ball and takes it upstairs. The TV umpire too thinks the same and signals a no ball. Not sure how when Mitch was practically on the floor. Anyway, Free Hit coming up...

McClenaghan is given out caught at short fine leg. Height seems to be the issue for the umpire. Let's check it upstairs.

Mohit Sharma to Mitchell McClenaghan. Good slower one. Keeps a little low too which does the trick. Well outside off, McClenaghan swings and misses.

Mohit Sharma to Mitchell McClenaghan. Wide! Comes from around the wicket and darts it well outside off, across the tramline and that's a wide.

Mohit Sharma to Mayank Markande. Back-of-the-hand slower one from Mohit, on a good length on middle and off. Markande taps it down gently on the off side and crosses over.

Mohit Sharma to Mayank Markande. FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Markande reaches out to it and lofts it well over backward point. Nobody out there in the deep, so the ball will race away. Good start to the over for Mumbai.

Mohit Sharma back on. He will bowl the final over.

Andrew Tye to Mitchell McClenaghan. Swing and a miss. McClenaghan tries to slog one across the line and misses it. Tye finishes with brilliant figures, which reads 4-0-16-4.

Andrew Tye to Mitchell McClenaghan. Slower ball from Tye outside off, a big swing from McClenaghan but he ends up missing it to the keeper.

Andrew Tye to Mitchell McClenaghan. FOUR! Low full toss outside off stump, McClenaghan opens the face of the bat and slices it smartly over backward point. No one out in the deep to stop it and the ball races away to the boundary.

Andrew Tye to Mayank Markande. Driven towards the mid on region. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Mayank Markande is the new man in.

Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. OUT! Fourth wicket for Tye, he has been exceptional with the ball tonight. Can he get a fifer? He still has four balls to get it. Short of a length ball, it is once again the knuckle ball which the Mumbai all-rounder fails to pick. Hardik goes hard at it, plays with the horizontal bat and tries to cut it but gets a fat outside edge to short third man. Ashwin takes a simple catch.

Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. Driven towards the mid on region. They manage to come back for the second. A committed effort by the fielder to save runs for his team.

Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. Wide! The batsman goes after a wide one but misses. The umpire has signalled a wide.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell McClenaghan. SIX! Connects and sends it soaring over the fence! Floated delivery on middle, McClenaghan slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for a maximum.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Hardik Pandya. McClenaghan is well in. Hardik dabs a full delivery off his pads to short fine leg and calls for a quick single. He gets a good response from his partner. They set off quickly which was very important. The keeper collects the throw and breaks the stumps but the Kiwi is well in.

Appeal for run out.

Mitchell McClenaghan is the next man in.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Cutting. OUT! Ashwin picks up another important wicket, he is doing an excellent job with the ball and is leading from the front. Disappointment for the Mumbai fans. Floated carrom ball outside off, Cutting sits down on one knee trying to sweep that one against the angle of the ball which is going away from him. He gets a top edge to deep mid-wicket and Axar in the deep runs in a few steps and completes a safe catch.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Hardik Pandya. Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Cutting. Bowls it much slower in pace, Cutting works it off his pads to mid on. The fielder from the deep charges in and keeps it down to a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Hardik Pandya. Slider on the leg stump line, Hardik whips it away to deep mid-wicket. Single taken.

Andrew Tye to Ben Cutting. Fullish delivery on off, Cutting drives it to the left of the bowler who does well to stop that one.

Andrew Tye to Ben Cutting. Good length ball on middle, Cutting taps it to wide mid on. He placed it well and rushes back for the second run.

Andrew Tye to Ben Cutting. Bumper from Tye on off, Cutting sits back and lets it through to the keeper.

Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. Uses his wrists and works it to mid-wicket for a single.

Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. Back of a length ball outside off, Hardik pushes it on the off side.

Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. Short of a length ball, angling in, Hardik closes the face of the bat too early as he looks to work that on the leg side but gets a leading edge to covers.

Tye comes on to bowl.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Cutting. Flatter ball on the middle and off stump line, Cutting ends up defending it down the track.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Hardik Pandya. Driven towards the mid on region. They pick up a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Cutting. Quicker ball from Ashwin on the middle and leg stump line, Cutting paddles it away to fine leg for a single.

Ben Cutting walks out to bat.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Kieron Pollard. OUT! Taken in the deep by Finch! So, the gamble of bringing himself into the attack has worked for Ashwin. The big-hitting West Indian departs straight after reaching the milestone. A loopy delivery wide outside off from the off spinner, he makes Pollard reach out for it who toe ends the big shot to wide long off. Finch near the rope rushes to his left and stretches a little to hold on to a sharp chance.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Hardik Pandya. Flipper from Ashwin well outside off, Hardik reaches out for it and mistimes the square cut on the off side. Single taken.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Hardik Pandya. Floated delivery, a carrom ball from Ashwin on middle, Hardik defends it on the leg side.

Ashwin to bowl.

Strategic break.

Marcus Stoinis to Kieron Pollard. SIX! Biggie! Fifty to Pollard, his 13th in the Indian T20 League! Fuller length ball right in the slot for the big man who smokes it hard and flat over the long off boundary. 17 runs from the over and Mumbai have reached the 150-mark.

Marcus Stoinis to Kieron Pollard. FOUR! Pollard slices it with the opened face and carves it over point. Yuvraj in the deep puts in the dive after covering good ground to his left but fails to stop it.

Marcus Stoinis to Kieron Pollard. FOUR! Stoinis spears in a good yorker outside off, Pollard jams his bat down in time and gets a thick edge right between the keeper and short third man. It goes all the way to the fence.

Marcus Stoinis to Hardik Pandya. High full toss from Stoinis and Hardik powers it to long on for a single.

Hardik Pandya walks out to bat.

Marcus Stoinis to Krunal Pandya. OUT! Stoinis strikes! So, it's the slower ball again that does the trick. That ends the 65-run partnership. Bumper from Stoinis and it is an off pace delivery, Krunal has to delay his shot and ends up mistiming it to short fine leg. Ankit Rajpoot inside the circle takes a dolly. Punjab desperately needed this breakthrough to stem the flow of runs. Mumbai have lost half their side and there are still 34 balls to go.

Marcus Stoinis to Krunal Pandya. Good yorker from Stoinis but still ends up conceding a couple of runs. Krunal digs it out to the vacant mid-wicket region and rushes back for the second run.

Stoinis brought back into the attack.

Ankit Rajpoot to Krunal Pandya. Leg bye! An optimistic shout for LBW by Ankit Rajpoot. Bowls a fuller length ball, angling into the pads of Krunal, who fails to flick it and wears it on the pads. The ball rolls on the leg side. They take a leg bye.

Ankit Rajpoot to Krunal Pandya. Wide! Slipping it down the leg side, Krunal looks to glance that but he misses it. Wide given by the umpire.

Ankit Rajpoot to Kieron Pollard. Bowls a yorker length delivery on off, the batsman punches it to long off for a single.

Ankit Rajpoot to Kieron Pollard. FOUR! Whipped away with immense power. Low full toss on middle and leg, Pollard uses his strong wrists and flicks it away to the square leg boundary.

Ankit Rajpoot to Kieron Pollard. FOUR! More runs. Bowls a half volley outside off and Pollard smashes it to the right of the man at long off who had no chance of stopping it.

Ankit Rajpoot to Kieron Pollard. SIX! FLAT HIT! That's the 50-run partnership between Pollard and Krunal, this has been a terrific stand for Mumbai which has brought the home team back in the game. Short of a length ball, sits up to be hit and the West Indian tonks it flat over long on for a big hit.

Ankit Rajpoot to Krunal Pandya. Bowls a full pitched delivery on middle, Krunal drills it back past the bowler who fails to bend down in time and can't stop it. The ball rolls to long on and they take a single.

Rajpoot comes into the attack.

Axar Patel to Kieron Pollard. SIX! SMASHED IT! Pollard hits it with disdain as if he wants to say don't bowl it to me there. Drops it short on the middle and leg stump line, the big man rocks back and whacks it over wide long on for a biggie.

Axar Patel to Krunal Pandya. Flatter ball, spins in a little, Krunal makes room and pushes it wide of the cover fielder for a single.

Axar Patel to Kieron Pollard. Pollard goes for the lofted drive but the ball goes off the inner half to long on. It lands well short of Tye in the deep.

Axar Patel to Krunal Pandya. Drops it short on the stumps, Pandya pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Axar Patel to Krunal Pandya. Krunal whips it off his pads to deep mid-wicket. Manoj Tiwary in the deep runs to his left and picks it up. They take a couple.

Axar Patel to Kieron Pollard. Angles it in from outside off, Pollard works it away to wide long on for a single.

Marcus Stoinis to Kieron Pollard. Short of a length ball and Pollard pulls it in front of square to the deep for a single. 19 off the over, just what the doctor ordered for Mumbai.

Marcus Stoinis to Krunal Pandya. Fuller length ball on off, Krunal punches it to long off for a single.

Marcus Stoinis to Krunal Pandya. FOUR! Runs coming thick and fast for Mumbai in this over. An overpitched delivery from Stoinis outside off, Krunal gets on the front foot and blasts it through the covers for a boundary. 100 up for Mumbai.

Marcus Stoinis to Krunal Pandya. SIX! Pulled away, 12 off 2 balls for Krunal. Is he the man for Mumbai? Seems like it. He gets a shortish delivery on the stumps, the left-hander sits back and mauls it over wide long on for half a dozen.

Marcus Stoinis to Krunal Pandya. SIX! Just over Rajpoot at deep backward square leg. Heart-in-mouth stuff for Krunal. He sits on the back foot and pulls but doesn't get the timing right. He generates just enough power and clears the rope.

Marcus Stoinis to Kieron Pollard. Pollard gets on top of the bounce and pulls it hard to deep square leg. The ball rolls straight to the fielder in the deep and all he gets is a single.

Axar Patel to Kieron Pollard. Pollard whips a full delivery from Patel to right of long on. They cross over.

Axar Patel to Kieron Pollard. Flatter ball on off, Pollard stays back and pushes it down the track.

Axar Patel to Kieron Pollard. Wide! Darts this one wide down the leg side, Pollard looks to glance that but misses. Wide called.

Axar Patel to Krunal Pandya. Arm ball on the pads, Krunal powers it to wide long on for a single.

Axar Patel to Kieron Pollard. Punches it firmly back to the bowler, who fails to stop it cleanly and the ball rolls to long off. Single taken.

Axar Patel to Kieron Pollard. Arm ball from Patel, angling in, Pollard goes hard at it but gets a thick inside edge on the pads.

Axar Patel to Kieron Pollard. Fires it full outside off, Pollard pushes it to wide long off. Finch runs across to his left and mops it up. Two runs completed.

GOOD NEWS! The lights have come back on and the players are walking out. We are good to resume. Axar Patel comes back into the attack for a new spell.

Two of the light towers have gone down and there is a stoppage in play. Meanwhile, Brad Hodge is on the ground utilizing the opportunity to have a word with the Punjab skipper.

Marcus Stoinis to Kieron Pollard. Uses his wrists and works it in front of square on the leg side for a single. The first half of the innings has belonged to Punjab. Mumbai are on the mat as they are 79/4.

Marcus Stoinis to Kieron Pollard. FOUR! Welcome runs for Mumbai! Is it Pollard's night? Maybe. Short of a length ball outside off, the big man stands tall and punches it firmly through the covers. The ball races away to the boundary.

Marcus Stoinis to Kieron Pollard. Fuller length ball on off, Pollard lunges on the front foot and defends it on the off side.

Marcus Stoinis to Krunal Pandya. Good length ball on middle, Krunal punches it to long on. Single taken.

Marcus Stoinis to Krunal Pandya. Krunal once again looks to play the drive on the up but fails to make contact with the ball.

Marcus Stoinis to Kieron Pollard. Driven through mid on by the batsman. They pick up a single.

Marcus Stoinis comes into the attack.

Ankit Rajpoot to Krunal Pandya. Beaten! Rajpoot finishes with a heavy ball. Bowls it on a length and angling across the batsman, who goes back to punch that but he misses it.

Ankit Rajpoot to Krunal Pandya. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Ankit Rajpoot to Krunal Pandya. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.

Ankit Rajpoot to Kieron Pollard. Sharp delivery from Ankit, it comes in at pace into the stumps and Pollard flicks it in front of square for a single.

Kieron Pollard is the next man in.

Strategic break.

Ankit Rajpoot to Rohit Sharma. OUT! Uppish... and taken by Yuvraj Singh at wide mid on! This is a vital moment in the game. Rohit goes for just six, he fails to deliver when his team needed him the most. He departs leaving his side in some serious trouble. The Punjab pacers are doing the trick in this game and all they would hope is the spinners too come to the fore to further dominate this game. Short of a length ball, skids through at pace and Rohit is rushed by that one. He attempts a pull shot but top edges it to wide mid on. Yuvraj settles under the high ball and pouches it safely.

Ankit Rajpoot to Rohit Sharma. Good length ball outside off, Rohit goes back and dabs it to the man at backward point.

Rajpoot is back into the attack.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rohit Sharma. Faster one from Ashwin to end the over, Rohit tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Krunal Pandya. Krunal works it square of the wicket on the leg side for a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rohit Sharma. Darts this one on the stumps and Rohit punches to long off for a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Krunal Pandya. Flatter ball on the stumps, Krunal punches it to long on for a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rohit Sharma. Punched off the back foot by the batsman. One run added to the total.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rohit Sharma. Confusion? Not really. Rohit looks to flick that but he gets a leading edge wide of the bowler. Tye at extra cover runs to his right and dives. He manages to stop the ball partly and prevents the single. Both the batsmen were ball watching but they get back safely at their respective ends.

Ashwin is into the attack.

Axar Patel to Rohit Sharma. Gently nudges it to the mid-wicket region. Single taken. Axar Patel starts with a tidy over, just six singles from it.

Axar Patel to Krunal Pandya. Loopy ball on off, Krunal plays the reverse sweep but he doesn't get the timing right. The ball rolls wide of Gayle at short third man. Single taken.

Axar Patel to Rohit Sharma. Defends it gently on the off side. They steal a quick single.

Axar Patel to Krunal Pandya. Krunal bunts it to deep mid on and gives strike back to Rohit.

Axar Patel to Rohit Sharma. Tosses it full on off and the Mumbai skipper drills it to long off. They cross over for a single.

Axar Patel to Krunal Pandya. Flatter ball, Krunal punches it to long on. Single taken.

Axar Patel has the ball.

Andrew Tye to Rohit Sharma. Good length ball outside off, the batsman doesn't offer stroke to that one.

Andrew Tye to Krunal Pandya. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. One run added to the total.

Krunal Pandya is the new man.

Andrew Tye to Suryakumar Yadav. OUT! Gone, two in two for Tye. He is now on a hat-trick. He is single-handedly pulling this game back for Punjab. Bowls a seam up delivery on a good length outside off, Yadav stays back and plays the pull but he gets an under edge on the front leg. Unluckily for Mumbai, it balloons straight to the keeper. Rahul takes it and appeals, the umpire is quick to make his decision and Punjab rejoice. Big blow for Mumbai. They're in some trouble here.

Rohit Sharma is the next batsman.

Andrew Tye to Ishan Kishan. OUT! One shot too many from Kishan. He started really well but fails to convert. Slower ball from Tye once again does the trick. He is making important breakthroughs despite not getting enough support from the other end. Off pace delivery on a length outside off, Kishan looks to heave that across the line but he gets a top edge to mid on. Stoinis backtracks a little and judges the catch to perfection.

Andrew Tye to Suryakumar Yadav. Chops it behind point, wide of the fielder inside the circle and they take another single.

Andrew Tye to Ishan Kishan. Kishan rushes down the track and pushes it to mid off. They steal a quick single.

Mohit Sharma to Ishan Kishan. Kishan looks to drive that but he gets a thick outside edge to third man. Single taken. 18 runs from the over, so far Mumbai have dominated despite a good over from Tye.

Mohit Sharma to Ishan Kishan. SIX! Another biggie, Kishan dances down the track to a wide delivery from Mohit. He has to reach out for it but still generates enough power to clear the point boundary.

Mohit Sharma to Ishan Kishan. SIX! Magnificent strike! That's into the second tier, Kishan has deposited it into the stands. Short of a length ball, angling into him. He goes across and whacks it over deep backward square leg. 50 up for Mumbai inside five overs.

Mohit Sharma to Ishan Kishan. Angles it in from round the wicket and Kishan defends it down the track.

Mohit Sharma to Ishan Kishan. FOUR! Streaky but they all count! Fuller length ball, angling in from outside off, Kishan looks to play the drive on the rise but he gets a thick outside edge which races away past the first slip fielder to the third man fence.

Mohit Sharma to Suryakumar Yadav. Leg bye! Too straight from Mohit, SKY tries to glance that. He misses it and the ball rolls off his thigh pad on the leg side. They steal a quick leg bye.

Mohit Sharma is back into the attack.

Andrew Tye to Ishan Kishan. Length ball on the leg stump line, Kishan goes across to glance that but he misses it and gets hit on the pads.

Andrew Tye to Ishan Kishan. Kishan tries to put Tye off his length by stepping out. Flicks it away to deep mid-wicket. Stoinis runs across to his right and pulls it inside the rope. Two taken.

Andrew Tye to Ishan Kishan. Beauty! Tye is looking in great rhythm. He bowls another one in line with the off stump, on a good length. Kishan has to play at it but he is beaten by the late away swing.

Andrew Tye to Ishan Kishan. Poor choice of shot from Kishan. He tries to poke at a delivery angling away from him but he misses it.

Andrew Tye to Ishan Kishan. Fuller length ball on off, Kishan lunges forward and reaches out for it. He looks to drive that but gets an inside edge on the front leg.

Ishan Kishan is the new man in.

Andrew Tye to Evin Lewis. OUT! Bowling change works straightaway for Punjab! Tye delivers a telling blow off his first ball. He starts with the knuckle delivery, which is the last thing Lewis expected off him. The southpaw sits on the back foot to a relatively fuller delivery and looks to punch it. He is years early into the shot and misses it. The ball sneaks through the gap and hits the top of off stump.

Andrew Tye comes into the attack.

Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. FOUR! Clever! He is just playing with the mind of Rajpoot. The bowler is forced to pull his length back after getting lofted. Yadav stays back this time and delicately chops it past the keeper. Collects four more. Big over for Mumbai, 21 runs came off it.

Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. SIX! Wonderful strike! This is excellent from SKY, he attacked the short ball and was expecting a full delivery from Rajpoot. He gets one and lofts it nonchalantly over mid off.

Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. SIX! Miles up in the air and it clears the fence! Shortish delivery, angling into the body of the batsman who is cramped for room as he tries to pull that. He gets a top edge which sails over the fine leg boundary.

Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. Pushes it back past the bowler. Looks for a quick single but decides against it.

Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. FOUR! Well-timed! That is a super shot from SKY! Short ball from Rajpoot, he picks it quickly and gets into position before it arrives. Pulls it with disdain in front of square leg.

Ankit Rajpoot to Evin Lewis. Pulls it hard to mid-wicket, Ashwin inside the circle dives to his left and gets a hand to it and takes pace off it. Another run added to the total.

Mohit Sharma to Evin Lewis. Mohit comes round the wicket, angling it in from outside off, Lewis pulls it to the left of Gayle at mid-wicket. Single taken.

Mohit Sharma to Evin Lewis. SIX! High, but is it long enough? You bet. Lewis mistimes the lofted drive but the power of the man takes the ball well over the fence. It is a full delivery which he dispatches over long off.

Mohit Sharma to Suryakumar Yadav. Pushes it to Ashwin at mid off. Calls for a quick single and makes it safely as the fielder is at the edge of the circle.

Mohit Sharma to Suryakumar Yadav. Stays on the back foot and pushes it defensively to mid off. Good start this from Mohit.

Mohit Sharma to Evin Lewis. Leg bye! Lewis goes back and across to pull that one but the ball keeps low and hits his pads. The ball rolls on the leg side and they take a leg bye.

Mohit Sharma to Evin Lewis. Driven on the up by Lewis but doesn't get enough power behind it. The ball rolls to the man at mid off.

Mohit Sharma to share the new ball.

Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. Good length ball, angling in from outside off, Suryakumar dabs it to the cover region.

Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. Plays a drive on the up, he timed it really well but finds the man at short extra cover.

Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. FOUR! Flashes and flashes hard! Fullish delivery outside off, swings away at pace. Seeing the width Surya decides to throw his bat at that one but he gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies wide of the man at first slip and races to the third man fence.

Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. Surya plays away from his body and taps it to the point region.

Ankit Rajpoot to Evin Lewis. Shapes in a little, Lewis punches it to backward point. Axar Patel there dives to his right and gets a hand to it. Keeps it down to a single.

Ankit Rajpoot to Evin Lewis. Wide! Too wide from Ankit, outside off, Lewis lets it go. Wide is the signal from the umpire as it's across the tramline.

Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. Ankit attacks the stumps and Yadav punches it to the right of the man at mid on. They steal a quick single. Mumbai open their account.

The umpires are making their way into the middle. Suryakumar Yadav and Evin Lewis to open for Mumbai, the former will be on strike. For Punjab, Ankit Rajpoot will open the attack with the new ball.

Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, says he has been in this position many a times in last few years but he is confident despite that. Adds the team has responded well to such situations before and they have given themselves a good chance after what happened in the first half of the season. Informs his side is not looking too ahead and wants to focus on one game at a time. Finishes saying they have made one change to their side - Kieron Pollard comes in for JP Duminy.

Ravichandran Ashwin, the Punjab skipper, starts saying he wants to bowl first and exploit the dampness if there is any in the wicket. Adds he wants to control Mumbai down to a manageable total and chase it later. Admits he was expecting a dip in performance after the good start to the season. Informs about the team changes - Yuvraj Singh and Manoj Tiwary are in for Mayank Agarwal and Karun Nair.

TOSS - Tails is the call from Ashwin and tails it is. Punjab win and they have elected to field first.

Hello and a warm welcome to our coverage of the game between Mumbai and Punjab. 50th game of the Indian T20 League, Wankhede is the venue. The ground where Rohit's team has often done well in crunch games but the head-to-head record is in the favor of the traveling team. They have won four here, one more than Mumbai. So, can they do it again? We will find out soon. The Men in Blue's three-match winning streak was by ended by Rajasthan and their chances of advancing further in the tournament were dented badly. Now, they find themselves in a position where even two wins won't guarantee them a place in the playoffs. The visitors have seen a serious dip in form and have only won one of their last six. All-important game coming up in a while, stay tuned!