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MOHALI: Parthiv Patel shone with a breezy 58-ball 81 and powered Mumbai Indians to a 25-run win over Kings XI Punjab whose campaign turned from bad to worse in the Indian Premier League cricket tournament, here today.
Chasing a stiff target of 190, Kings XI Punjab were restricted to 164 for seven in the stipulated 20 overs.
This was Mumbai Indians’ third win in seven outings, while the Punjab franchise suffered its fifth defeat in six appearances. Invited to bat, Mumbai Indians rode on Patel’s knock, his best in IPL, and Ambati Rayudu’s 65 off 37 balls to record their highest score against Kings XI Punjab in the cash-rich league. Jos Buttler blazed his way to 24 off 13 balls with the help of three fours and a six as the visitors posted a competitive 189 for six.
For Kings XI Punjab, Glenn Maxwell finally found form as he top-scored with 56 off 39 balls, hitting five boundaries and a six. Shaun Marsh made 45 off 34 balls with the help of three fours and a six. Jasprit Bumrah was the pick of MI bowlers, returning impressive figures of 3/26.
Batting second, the hosts lost openers Murali Vijay (19) and Manan Vohra (7) cheaply with just 32 runs on the board in five overs.
Marsh and Maxwell then got together and rebuilt the innings by playing sensibly.
While they ran the singles and twos, on and off, the Australian duo found the fence to keep the scoreboard moving with the run rate hovering around 7.5-8 an over. In the halfway stage of the innings, Kings XI Punjab were 75 for the loss of two wickets, still needing 115 runs from 10 overs. (PTI)
score board
Mumbai Indians innings
RG Sharma* c †Naik b Sandeep Sharma 00
PA Patel† c Marsh b Johnson 81
AT Rayudu c Vohra b Patel 65
JC Buttler b Sharma 24
KA Pollard c Sandeep Sharma b Sharma 10
HH Pandya c Miller b Sharma 04
KH Pandya not out 00
Extras 05
Total 189/6
Kings XI Punjab innings
M Vijay c Buttler b Southee 19
M Vohra c Buttler b Bumrah 07
SE Marsh c Rayudu b Southee 45
GJ Maxwell b Bumrah 56
DA Miller* not out 30
NS Naik† b Bumrah 01
AR Patel b McClenaghan 00
MG Johnson b McClenaghan 01
MM Sharma not out 00
Extras 05
Total 164/7
