- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR12.5 finally, Mumbai break a very very threatening stand! What's more, it's Gayle, the scalp they'd arguably value more even though Rahul has looked pretty good himself. They have an opening now. It was length on middle, Gayle swung hard but the bat seemed to turn in his hands as he made contact with the ball, it was nothing more than a thick inside edge, went flat and hard towards deep midwicket, where he was caught well by the fielder who had dive forward 116/114.6 edged and gone! Mumbai are clawing back into this game. It was full outside off, Miller threw his hands at it to blast it through the off side but only managed a healthy edge back to the keeper 131/216.5 full toss on middle, Nair tries to scoop it away to the leg side, gets a top edge that goes hangs in the air forever on the way to fine-leg, who settles under it and takes it comfortably 141/317.3 slower ball, made his intention to scoop it obvious, Bumrah shortened his length and Curran ends up lobbing a simple catch to the keeper 151/4Extras7 (lb 1, w 6)TOTAL197/4 (20 Overs, RR: 9.85)Fall of wickets: 1-116 (Chris Gayle, 12.5 ov), 2-131 (David Miller, 14.6 ov), 3-141 (Karun Nair, 16.5 ov), 4-151 (Sam Curran, 17.3 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.5 Miller does it perfectly this time! A top-quality sliding catch, running to his left from long-off. It's a loopy length ball outside off, he steps out and doesn't get to the pitch. Goes through with the loft anyway. It's flat and to Miller's left. He runs IN and also to his left and as he's sliding, he gets in the reverse-cup to hold on. Lovely. 62/33.4 takes leg stump! Not a natural in this format or in this position, Lad, and the pressure makes him walk across the stumps and expose them. It's an overpitched ball, one he might have flicked, but he has to sort of reach out and fish at this. Shami is quick. Shami hits the stumps. 28/17.4 flicked straight to deep square! Moises Henriques, substitute fielder, is in at the boundary so he is made to leap at this. To his credit, he does it perfectly. It was a sensational shot, mind you, right off the middle, a flick picked up from well outside off stump to a length ball that was cutting away from him. But he has to go 56/219.2 short ball outside off and do we have a twists here? Ankit Rajpoot, who looked to have lost the match for his team for all money has had Pollard miscue the pull shot straight to deep midwicket. It was a good short ball, well outside off which meant Pollard had to drag it around and couldn't time or place it well enough 194/711.6 that's brilliant from Curran! After being walloped by Pollard, bowls a full one on the pads, Pollard misses the flick and is struck on the pad, the ball trickles towards the bowler and Ishan Kishan takes off for a suicidal single at the non striker but Curran still has to change direction in his follow through, pick the ball up, turn and throw accurately in one motion and he does all of that with great precision to give the visitors more breathing space 94/415.1 full on middle, it was in the slot, right under Hardik's bat but he was hanging back a little so couldn't get enough power behind it and ends up offering a simple catch to long-on 135/515.4 slower ball on off, Krunal doesn't pick it, is through the drive early and chips a catch to extra cover. What a match Shami is having. Struck with the new ball and is now breaking the back of this chase 140/6Extras12 (nb 1, w 11)TOTAL198/7 (20 Overs, RR: 9.9)Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Siddhesh Lad, 3.4 ov), 2-56 (Suryakumar Yadav, 7.4 ov), 3-62 (Quinton de Kock, 8.5 ov), 4-94 (Ishan Kishan, 11.6 ov), 5-135 (Hardik Pandya, 15.1 ov), 6-140 (Krunal Pandya, 15.4 ov), 7-194 (Kieron Pollard, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AS Rajpoot 4 0 52 1 13 8 7 2 0 1 Mohammed Shami 4 0 21 3 5.25 13 2 0 2 0 GC Viljoen 4 0 34 0 8.5 6 2 0 3 0 R Ashwin 4 0 37 1 9.25 10 2 3 0 0 SM Curran 4 0 54 1 13.5 7 2 6 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Mumbai Indians , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20
Match days
10 April 2019 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Mumbai Indians 2, Kings XI Punjab 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 0 wicket)
- Kings XI Punjab: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (KL Rahul 24, CH Gayle 26, Ex 0)
- Strategic Timeout: Kings XI Punjab - 63/0 in 7.0 overs (KL Rahul 35, CH Gayle 27)
- Kings XI Punjab: 100 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 3
- CH Gayle: 50 off 31 balls (3 x 4, 6 x 6)
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 62 balls (KL Rahul 43, CH Gayle 54, Ex 3)
- KL Rahul: 50 off 41 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Kings XI Punjab - 121/1 in 14.0 overs (KL Rahul 53, DA Miller 2)
- Kings XI Punjab: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 4
- KL Rahul: 100 off 63 balls (6 x 4, 6 x 6)
- Innings Break: Kings XI Punjab - 197/4 in 20.0 overs (KL Rahul 100, Mandeep Singh 7)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 1 wicket)
- Mumbai Indians: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Mumbai Indians - 62/3 in 8.5 overs (KA Pollard 2)
- Mumbai Indians: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 7
- Strategic Timeout: Mumbai Indians - 135/5 in 15.1 overs (KA Pollard 41)
- Mumbai Indians: 150 runs in 16.1 overs (97 balls), Extras 11
- KA Pollard: 50 off 22 balls (1 x 4, 7 x 6)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 21 balls (KA Pollard 37, AS Joseph 12, Ex 1)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsPollard serves another polite reminder
He looked a man every inch in command of the side. When under pressure, he promoted himself and secured a magical win
West Indies changes give Pollard World Cup hope
The new set-up at CWI means that players previously frozen out of selection could be given a chance to return
Smart Stats - Kieron Pollard easily outshines KL Rahul
Mumbai Indians' stand-in captain scored his runs at a rate of 16 per over while the batsmen at the other end only managed 43 off 40
An innings Dre Russ said was 'fun to watch'
Plenty of praise for Kieron Pollard after his sensational 83 in Mumbai Indians' last-ball win over Kings XI Punjab
Talking Points - The slowdown that came back to haunt Kings XI Punjab
Also, why would you bowl only two overs of Alzarri Joseph?



