Mumbai defeated Punjab in thrilling tie

MOHALI: Rohit Sharma return to the form and won the game for Mumbai. He was very well supported by Rayadu.

Mumbai Indians made a superb start with Sachin and Franklin opening the innings. They added 52 runs for the first wicket.

Azhar Mahmood then provided breakthrough to the Punjab picking up two wickets. But Sharma and Rayadu batted sensibly and took Mumbai Indians to home with one ball remaining.

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat. Mandeep Singh and Saini gives them a decent start of 35 runs in 5.2 overs.

At one stage they were not looking to get a big score with 79 for 3 in 12.5 overs. But Hussey and Miller played some extraordinary cricketing shots and take them to a competitive total of 168 runs for the loss of three wickets. Captain Hussey made 68 runs in 40 balls with 4 fours and four sixes.

Miller tore away the Mumbai Indians bowling apart with 34 runs in just 17 balls with 3 sixes.

Brief Scores:
Kings XI Punjab 168 for 3 (Hussey 68*, Miller 34*)
Mumbai Indians 171 for 6 (Sharma 50, Awana 3-39)

David Hussey: “Fantastic game, mirror image to the one in Mumbai. I think we had enough, anything can happen in T20, and anything did. The penultimate over really turned the tide. You try and bowl your best bowler in the penultimate over, Chawla bowled well earlier but they got stuck in.”

Harbhajan Singh: “There were too many runs on the board, the way Rayudu batted it was great, he was exceptional, I have no doubts he will go on to play for India very soon. We needed a win to get the campaign going, great batting from Peterson as well. The way Rayudu, Peterson and Rohit batted, it was fantastic.”

Ambati Rayudu is the Man of the Match: “When I went in I thought even if I took only singles in the first 8-9 balls, I could accelerate later. I’m getting a hang of playing at every position. I have to thank Sachin Sir. He helped me out a lot in the last few days when I was low.”