Kings XI Punjab topped the list at the end of an incredible Indian Premier League match with Mumbai Indians, which can only be decided after two super overs in Dubai. Scorecard IPL table
The
teams could not separate even after each of the 20 overs, England bowling
all-rounder Chris Jordan was run out’ in the original chase of Kings XI was
trying to get two wickets from the last ball.
Jaspreet
Bumrah then limited KOSIP to just five in the super over but it is noteworthy
that Mohammad Shami kept Mumbai in the same total, two more from the last ball
but this time one of the common Quinton de Kock was missing from his ground
after a great piece. Behind the stumps from KL Rahul
Jordan
stopped Mumbai by 11 runs in their second super over, although a superb piece
of Mayank Agarwal fielding on the boundary was needed’ to hit Kieron Pollard's
six off the last ball.
Chris
Gayle then smashed Trent Bolt's first ball to six on a wide long on, and Kings
XI needed five of four balls on the next ball. Agarwal finished with a
back-to-back boundary to end the historic day of IPL action after three super
overs in two games.
The
game was started’ by Mumbai batting first and faced early trouble. Arshdeep
Singh replaced Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan to go 38-3 in the defending
champions Power Play.
De
Kok (53 off 43 balls) and Krunal Pandya (34 off 30) guided South Africa to a
hard-fought half-century before dismissing Jordan (1-32). He had the third
wicket of another Mumbai slip, which left him 119-6 in the middle of the night
in the 17th over.
However,
some quick hit from Pollard (12 to 34no), with the help of Nathan Coulter-Nile
(12 to 24no), took Mumbai to a competitive 176-6.
At
the start of the reply, Kings XI lost to Agarwal in the in-form, a good one. PL
activists can be kept’ in competition.
Bumrah
returned to remove Pooran and Rahul Chahar (2-33), after already dismissing
Gail, was caught’ on slack to leave Galen Maxwell spinning KX.
Rahul,
the highest run scorer in this year's IPL, though looking impressive, and
Deepak Hooda helped his team to a strong position in the last three overs.
Rohit
called Bumrah again and his strike bowler did the trick again, bowling Rahul
(77 out of 51) with a close Yorker to turn the game in Mumbai's favor. It soon
receded, however, as Hooda and Jordan took 13 runs from this Parliament from
Coulter Nile, requiring nine from the last.
One
of Jordan's boundaries reached the second ball, from the inside to the bottom
of the fine leg, which Kings XI lost the game. As they were stumbling over the
tie. Bolt held his nerves to get him to the last ball and once again hit his Yorker;
Jordan pushed him a long way but seems to be taking another long way back. ۔ The price turned out to be expensive when Throw found
D'Cook's gloves and with an English man took off an inch-by-inch bull from his
ground.
Mumbai
stood on the field to start the super over and not surprisingly, Bumrah took
the ball. It was so amazing that he got his ball with every ball, was caught’
on the second ball in the porn backed point and Rahul got stuck in LBW from the
last. Ask for only five runs.
Mumbai
put an end to all smiles, the game was definitely’ won. Not even, close. Shami
hit Rohit and De Kok to singles on the first three balls then nailed his Yorker
to Rohit for an invaluable dotball. One left-hander, De Kok, needed two from
the last, apparently covering his past to ensure success. Instead, it was less
and harder to deal with the wicket keeper, but Rahul dived and slammed the ball
onto the stumps to run out Diving de Kok.
According
to the rules, the second super over requires a change of bowlers and batsmen,
so Jordan, along with Pollard, took the ball for Kings XI, perhaps surprisingly
overlooked in the first one-over shootout, and Hardik for Mumbai. Pandya
Jordan
hit his Yorker to start but with two fours, between a quiet run on Pollard's
compound, put him under pressure. He responded with another Yorker and Pandya
was run out’ for second to enable Pollard to continue the strike. It almost
worked when Jordan's trying Yorker became a low full toss, which attracted the
West Indies to the deep middle wicket.
Agarwal
was there and bounced as soon as the ball went over his head and somehow
managed to get him back in the game, turning a specific six into just two.
Given
how Gail and Agarwal approached Kings XI's second super over, it may not have
made a difference, but it certainly boosted confidence for Mumbai.
The
most important blow came to Gayle but he started the full toss at the stand
from Bolt to start the 44th and final over of the match. A single struck
Agarwal and he removed the extra cover from four overs to level the score
before hitting the winning shot through the middle wicket on the next ball.
The
victory has kept Kings XI's hopes of reaching the knockout stage alive, while
Mumbai will miss out on a chance to reclaim the top spot and finish second
behind Delhi's capitals.
READ MORE
EU no-confidence deadline for Google, foot-bit deal extended to January 8
0 Comments