After restricting Mumbai Indians to around 100 odd in 14 overs, Punjab again gave away plenty towards the death, with Gowtham letting Pollard and Pandya pull off 25 runs jointly, with score board for the last over looking as -- Dot Ball, 6 and single followed by three maximums back to back, ending the innings with the score of 191-4.
It is worth mentioning that Punjab has lost two very close games to Rajasthan and RCB due to conceding plenty at the death. After being in winning positions against both RR and RCB , Punjab squandered match winning opportunities as their Bowlers were belted around.
KL Rahul's decision is otherwise well appreciated. It maybe recalled that KXIP seamer Sheldon Cottrell went for 30 in the last match against Rajasthan Royals. With this, the Captain this time used him upfront with the new ball with conclusion turning not so much in his favor.
Meanwhile, speaking of the other bowlers and fielders from this evening, Punjab did not give a straight forward game to the opponents. While Shami in his allotted overs hardly let the batsmen play at length, fans were in aww with the joint effort but by Neesham and Maxwell to sweep away Rohit off the field.
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Mumbai Indians 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 today's match, both MI and KXIP look for a win to get their derailed back on track as both teams come into the encounter on the back of heart breaking losses.