In a thrilling finish,
Kings XI Punjab held their nerve to beat
Mumbai Indians by 3 runs. Winning the toss,
Yuvraj Singh - captain of Punjab Kings XI chose to bat first on a slow pitch. A discipling bowling performance by Mumbai Indians and
Lasith Malinga's late strikes saw Punjab Kings XI score just 119 runs in their alloted 20 overs. Kumar Sangakarra played a responsible innings and scored an important unbeaten 45 runs. However with no almost no dew on the ground in this day and night match, Punjab Kings XI struck two important blows in the first two overs, getting the wickets of men in form
Sanath Jayasuriya and
Sachin Tendulkar. There was no turning back from then on for Punjab as they claimed wickets regularly despite a fighting Duminy. JP Duminy lost his wicket to a deceiving slow ball from
Yusuf Abdulla in the last over attempting to hit a six. And the result, Kings XI won the match by 3 runs and fetched 2 important points.
Kings XI Punjab: 119/8 (20.0 overs)
Sangakkara 45*, Malinga 2-12
Mumbai Indians: 116/7 (20.0 overs)
JP Duminy 59, Abdulla 2-19
Result: Kings XI Punjab beat Mumbai Indians by 3 runs.
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