Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab - Match 42 - SuperSports Park, Centurion

Dwayne Bravo scored an unbeaten 70 of 59 balls to help Mumbai Indians achieve a crucial win in a tie against Kings XI. This victory propels Mumbai to the fourth place in the points table, therby keeping their semi final hopes very much alive. Chasing a moderate total of 120 for victory Mumbai lost the wickets of Jayasuriya(4) and last match's hero Rahane(1) quite early but a typical calypso style innings from Bravo and an aggressive Tendulkar kept the Kings XI bowlers at bay and helped Mumbai cruise home with 22 balls to spare. Bravo remained unbeaten on 70(from 59 balls) and Sachin was left unconquered on 41, which took him just 29 balls. The Punjab bowlers had a very hard day, especially Sreesanth a.k.a Aaapam Chutiya who conceded 21 runs from the single over he bowled. Its time Sreesanth concentrate on his bowling rather than his so called dumb aggression. Remember the quote "Empty vessels make more noise".

Earlier in the match, Kings XI could not capitalize on a brilliant innings from Sunny Sohal. Sunny Sohal smashed the Mumbai Indians bowlers for 43 runs from just 23 balls, before a casual walk back to the non strikers crease cost him his wicket, thanks to an accurate throw from Tendulkar. Till then Punjab, eventhough loosing wickets, had momentum going in their way. The wicket of Sohal was soon followed by the crucial wickets of Sangakara, Mota and Yuvaraj. With wickets tumbling like nine pins, a useful contribution from K Goel(20* of 21 balls) helped Punjab reach 119 at the end of 20 overs.

Toss
Kings XI won the toss and chose to bat first.

Brief Scores
Kings XI Punjab - 119/9 in 20 overs(S Sohal - 43, K Goel - 20*, JP Duminy - 2/15, A Rahane - 1/5)
Mumbai Indians - 122/2 in 16.2 overs(D Bravo - 70*, S Tendulkar - 41*, B Lee - 1/25, P Chawla - 1/32)

Result
Mumbai Indians won the match by 8 wickets

Kings XI Punjab Vs Mumbai Indians - Match 20 - Kingsmead, Durban - Bulletin

Kings XI Punjab beat Mumbai Indians by 3 runs in a low scoring, nail biting thriller. Deciding to bat first on a slow batting track Kings XI batsmen never looked dangerous to set a big target. They lost their openers early and except for Sangakara who scored a gritty unbeaten 45 of 44 balls none of the Kings XI batsmen looked to occupy the crease. Some accurate bowling by Mumbai Indians, especially Malinga who returned with the figures of 2/12 and Zaheer Khan made sure that Kings XI never got beyond the six run per over mark. Kings XI ended up with 119 at the end of their 20 overs.

Chasing a low target of 120 and boasting of some of the biggest names in their batting line up, Mumbai chase started off catastrophically loosing both their star openers Sachin and Jayasuriya for just 4 runs on the board. With the dew factor negated by the winds, Kings XI bowlers were on a roll taking wickets at regular intervals. With the fall of Duminy's wicket in the final over, in which they needed 12 runs for victory, Mumbai's hopes were shattered. Kudos to the intelligent bowling changes made by Yuvaraj and an excellent spell of fast bowling from Yusuf Abdulla who is making heads turn in this IPL season.

Toss:
Kings XI Punjab won the toss and decided to bat first.

Teams:
Mumbai Indians
S Jayasuriya, S Tendulkar, S Dhawan, JP Duminy, D Bravo, A Nayar, Harbhajan Singh,
Zaheer Khan, P Shah, L Malinga, SS Tiwary
Kings XI Punjab
R Bopara, K Goel, Yuvaraj Singh, K Sangakara, M Jayawardane, P Chawla, I Pathan, W Mota, VS Malik, R Powar, YA Abdullah

Brief Scores:
Kings XI Punjab - 119/8 in 20 overs(Sangakara - 45*, K Goel - 12, L Malinga - 2/12,
S Jayasuriya - 1/5)
Mumbai Indians - 116/7 in 20 overs(JP Duminy - 59, A Nayar - 15, D Bravo - 15,
Yusuf Abdulla - 2/19, I Pathan - 2/20)

Result:
Kings XI Punjab won by 3 runs.