Punjab won over Mumbai
MUMBAI: Sensible batting of Marsh won the match for Kings XI Punjab. Chasing a target of 164 runs, Punjab started well.
Almost the entire top order batsman performed well in the chase. But, it was Marsh who held the innings from one end and guided Punjab to the win.
Ojha and Pollard bowled beautifully and took two wickets each.
Earlier, Mumbai Indians elected to bat after winning the toss. They were boosted by the return of Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar.
Tendulkar and Franklin started well. Sachin made run a ball 23 runs while Franklin batted superbly and made 79 runs in 51 balls. Karthik’s 35 help them to achieve a competitive total of 163 runs on the board. Kumar and Awana took two wickets each.
Brief Score:
Kings XI Punjab 164 for 4 (Marsh 68*, Pollard 2-14)
Mumbai Indians 163 for 6 (Franklin 79, Awana 2-23)
Hussey: “Terrific performance, our fielding set the tone. 164 is about par, bowling and fielding was great.
Shaun Marsh played beautifully tonight.”
Harbhajan: “The fielding was the difference between the two teams, they stopped about 15-odd runs. Had we fielded the way they did, we could have won. It was a good cricketing wicket. We need to regroup and keep our plans simple.”
Shaun Marsh is Man of the Match.
Marsh: “It was nice to get a win. They looked good to get 180-190, to bring them down to 160 set it up for us. We’re back in the competition now. I backed myself to clear the fence and lucky enough it came off. “
