KXIP VS MI Match Summary: As expected Mumbai Indians started the innings in an emphatic style as both the openers Rohit Sharma and Quinton De Kock went on the bowling with all guns blazing. Rohit Sharma again couldn’t convert his start into big ones, but Quinton De Kock against rose to the occasion and scored 60 runs.
Although the middle order collapsed cheaply, but then Hardik Pandya came at the crease and scored quick 31 of just 19 balls, but when it was the real time to accelerate the run rate MI fell short runs of runs and ended the innings with just 176 runs in 20 overs.
Mohammad Shami and Hardus Viljoen was the pick of the bowler as both took 2 wickets respectively, but went for too many runs. Kings XI Punjab landed at the crease like the champions and started smashing bowlers to all corners, Chris Gayle again gave Kings XI Punjab the blazing opening start and scored 40 of just 24 balls including 4 towering sixes and 3 scintillating boundaries.
Once Chris Gayle departed Things looked gloomy, but then came Mayank Agarwal at the crease and clobbered the bowlers out of the stadium. By the time he departed at 43 Kings XI Punjab was in winning the position. By then it was just a formality and David Warner strolled the winning runs. KL Rahul was declared the man of the match for his heroics.
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