IPL 2020 MI vs KXIP: Back To Back Fall Of Wickets Of KXIP Lead Mumbai Indians To Victory By 48 Runs

With the score of 191 to chase, Kings XI Punjab started off in full form but the back to back fall of wickets made the team loose the match by 48 runs against Mumbai Indians.

IPL 2020: Kings Eleven Punjab vs Mumbai Indians

Indian skipper and team captain Rohit Sharma scored the most runs for Mumbai Indians against Kings Elevens Punjab in the 13th match of the IPL 2020 on Thursday evening. With as many as three 'Sixes' and eight 'Fours', the 'Hitman' beautifully pulled off 70 runs of 45 balls setting the targets high for rivalry Punjab. With the score of 191 to chase, Team Rahul started off in full form but the back to back fall of wickets made the team loose the match by 48 runs. Apart from some beautiful boundaries, MI captain Sharma as soon as given the room within the first over, added another shining feather to the cap becoming only the third Indian Cricketer in the Indian Premier League to scale the 5000-run milestone joining the Virat Kohli And Raina in the elite club. Rohit Sharma achieved the milestone when he struck a boundary of seamer Mohammad Shami in the ongoing thirteenth IPL game against KL Rahul led Kings XI Punjab. The MI captain left the team with denting patch after the joint effort by Neesham and Maxwell forced Sharma to return to the pavilion. Speaking of the other batsmen in Blue from this evening, Indie's star Pollard continued with his game spirit from the previous match and put up a brilliant show for the cric buffs in Abu Dhabi. Easy 47 in just 20 balls by Pollard and 30 in mere 11 balls by Hardik Pandta dragged the team to 191/4. The batsman who couldn't gain from the room this evening was Ishan Kishan. The brilliant 99 scorer from the previous match, the young batsman could only contribute a total of 28 runs playing 32 balls. Speaking of the ballers, the most experienced and lethal pacer, Jasprit Bumrah leaked 18 runs from his allotted four overs against the KXIP with sweeping 2 wickets - something that Bumrah is known for. Speaking of the loosing team, Shami truly deserves the fan bow for some outstanding bowling against Mumbai Indians. But once put for batting, the team in Red disappointed. With a fantastic first three overs and promising form from the openers, Kings XI Punjab went down with each passing over. Captain KL Rahul returned to the stands just after 17 (19) while Mayank Aggarwal could score 25 (18). A batsman that surprisingly contributed the most this evening stood out to be Nicholas Pooran. Mumbai Indian are the most successful team in IPL history with 4 titles (2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019). In terms of completion with Punjab, the defending champions and Kings Eleven Punjab have locked horns against each other 24 times over the past twelve seasons with MI enjoying a slight dominance over KXIP with thirteen wins. The Punjab franchise has won eleven games against the defending champions. In fact, in the MI won three of the last five encounters between the two teams.