IPL 2018: Bumrah's magical spell helps MI beat KXIP, playoffs hopes alive
Mumbai
Indians beat Kings XI Punjab by 3 runs and kept their hopes alive to make it to
the playoffs. Bumrah took 3 wickets.
IPL 2018 NEWS: In the 50th and a
crucial match of the VIVO Indian
Premier League (IPL) 2018, Mumbai Indians pulled up a surprising victory
against Kings XI Punjab in a match dominated by the latter during the major
portion of the match. With this victory, Mumbai also moved up to the fourth
spot of the VIVO IPL points table,
decimating Kings XI Punjab to the sixth position. Lokesh Rahul had almost taken
his team towards the victory but Bumrah became an obstacle with his magical
spell, clinching 3 wickets for just 15 runs in his 4 overs. The 187-run chase
looked comfortable for Punjab courtesy, the 100-run partnership between Rahul
and Finch. The contest had become a nail-biter during the last few overs of the
second inning, Punjab needed 17 runs in the last over and the suspense only
ended in the last ball.
Earlier, Kings XI Punjab won the toss
and elected to bowl against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Evin Lewis and Suryakumar Yadav opened the batting for Mumbai. Just as Mumbai's
inning took a start, Andrew Tye stormed with the ball and clinched four crucial wickets
during his spell. Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma failed to score again. Krunal and
Pollard blew life into rather dull innings. Krunal departed after a while but
Pollard continued the attack, perishing only after scoring a crucial half century.
Even after a bittersweet journey, Mumbai put up the target of 187 runs. In
reply to Mumbai's inning, Kings XI Punjab's Lokesh Rahul gave the filip to the
run chase; Gayle too showed some action before departing. Rahul and Finch
carved a 100-run partnership with Rahul scoring his fifty but Finch fell short
of completing his. Mumbai batsmen kept longing for a wicket during the major
portion of the match. A wicket, however, came in the form of Finch and soon
Bumrah got Stoinis under his web. Rahul kept the run chase alive but fell just
when the team was on the verge of a victory.
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