In Super Saturday, Ravichandran Ashwin's Kings XI Punjab hosted Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians in Mohali, where KL Rahul, Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal combined to take KXIP to an 8-wicket victory.
KL Rahul runs between the wickets during his innings
A controversy-laden first two games at their back, Kings XI Punjab will look to exploit familiar conditions in their first home match of the IPL when they take on Mumbai Indians here today.
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Here is a head-to-head of the battles fought between KXIP and MI:
Head to head #KXIPvMI
— VIVO IPL 2019 (@IPL_Tweets) March 30, 2019
Overall :
Mat - 22 | KXIP - 10 | MI - 12
At Mohali Cricket Stadium :
Mat - 7 | KXIP - 3 | MI - 4
In the last 10 matches :
KXIP - 3 | MI - 7
On Saturday :
Mat - 3 | KXIP - 1 | MI - 2#IPL2019 #KXIPvsMI
Ravichandran Ashwin wins the toss and elects to bowl first.
#KXIPvMI | Ravichandran Ashwin wins the toss and elects to field first. #IPL2019
— Sports Express (@Xpress_Sports) March 30, 2019
.@ImRo45: We hopefully put on a big score and then take it from there.#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #KXIPvMI
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 30, 2019
Mumbai Indians' and Kings XI Punjab playing 11:
#MI Playing XI : Rohit Sharma(C), Quinton de Kock(WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Yuvraj Singh, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga #KXIPvMI #IPL2019
— Circle of Cricket (@circleofcricket) March 30, 2019
Captain Ravichandran Ashwin to bowl the first over.
GAME TIME! Their openers are out in the middle and it's our skipper who will start off with the ball. ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009f¤©
— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) March 30, 2019
Let's hope for an early wicket.... ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009f¤ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009e#SaddaPunjab #KXIPvMI #KXIP #VIVOIPL
#KalankTitleTrack #KXIPvMI
— Pulkit (@voxxpopli) March 30, 2019
Every time Rohit hits a boundary, Indians be like: pic.twitter.com/kz1u3Imt2b
Another Rohit Sharma controversy: Did he bowl a 7-ball over?
#KXIPvMI
— JØĶÉÅÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0098 (Heath Ledger) ™ (@Thalaiva_Memes) March 30, 2019
Ambani power pic.twitter.com/CwGQnp7xXl
Rohit Sharma out LBW, but the replay showed that the ball was missing leg stump!
That's very surprising no Review taken by @ImRo45 and the ball missing the stumps! Unlucky #Hitman #KXIPvMI #IPL2019
— Subbu AndhukuriðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0087®ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0087³ (@SubbuAndhukuri) March 30, 2019
The other Ashwin strikes for Punjab!
The other Ashwin, Murugan strikes with his second ball. Suryakumar Yadav trapped plumb in front. MI lose two in quick time. #IPL2019 #KXIPvMI
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) March 30, 2019
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Two successive boundaries from QDK!
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 30, 2019
LIVE updates: https://t.co/jIOju6NZB0#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #KXIPvMI @QuinnyDeKock69 pic.twitter.com/v4LkU2CKqL
Yuvraj Singh, de Kock resurrect Mumbai Indians innings.
A breezy Ro-QDK start, two quick wickets and some repair work in Mohali!#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #KXIPvMI pic.twitter.com/9x1ttFz8kI
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 30, 2019
Quinton de Kock departs after a well made 60.
The decision won't change and QDK will have to depart.
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 30, 2019
BUT WHAT A FINE KNOCK FROM THE PROTEAAAA ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0092ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0099ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0092ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0099ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0092ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0099ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0092ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0099#MI - 120/3 (13)#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #KXIPvMI
Yuvraj Singh walks back to the pavillion.
WICKET! Home boy Yuvraj tried to go big but only manages to find Shami at square leg boundary #MI 126-4 after 14.4 overs. #KXIPvMI #IPL12
— Circle of Cricket (@circleofcricket) March 30, 2019
Kieron Pollard fails yet again, departs for 7 runs off 9 balls as Mumbai stutter at the death.
IPL 2019: WICKET! Andrew Tye strikes and Mumbai Indians are 5 down now. The visitors have thrown away a good start
— CricketNDTV (@CricketNDTV) March 30, 2019
Pollard c Agarwal b Tye 7(9)#KXIPvMI #KXIPvsMI #IPL2019 #IPL
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Krunal Pandya fails to make amends, walks back after scoring a couple of boundaries for 10 runs.
IPL 2019: WICKET! Krunal Pandya tried to go big but failed to clear the big boundary. Mumbai Indians 6 down now
— CricketNDTV (@CricketNDTV) March 30, 2019
Krunal Pandya c Murugan Ashwin b Viljoen 10(5)#KXIPvMI #KXIPvsMI #IPL2019 #IPL
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Hardik Pandya launched into Mohammad Shami before getting caught out in the deep. Hardik scores 31 off 19 balls.
@hardikpandya7 is a great asset for India. Two back to back hard hitting shows. We all talk about Rishabh Pant having X factor. Why not to promote @hardikpandya7 in place of Pant ? #KXIPvMI
— Er Md Azharuddin (@azhar4_official) March 30, 2019
The star of the show tonight with the ball for Kings XI Punjab, Murugan Ashwin, sheds light on his spell of 4 over, 2 wickets for 25 runs.
.@AshwinMurugan8: "Just wanted to execute my plans today. On this wicket, I tried to just vary my pace and I am glad it worked for me."
— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) March 30, 2019
WE ARE GLAD TOO! ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0083#SaddaPunjab #KXIPvMI #KXIP #VIVOIPL
Universal Boss Chris Gayle and KL Rahul are out in the middle to chase down the target set by MI of 177 runs.
#IPL2019
— CricketCountry (@cricket_country) March 30, 2019
FOUR! First boundary for #Punjab and it's that man, CHRIS GAYLE with a nice touch as it races to third man
FOLLOW BLOG: https://t.co/HxXxpJaigs
FOLLOW SCORECARD: https://t.co/gUdXtoFnip #KXIPvMI #KXIPvsMI #IPL pic.twitter.com/EoxLvnQ4Yc
With the back-to-back sixes against Mclenaghan, Chris Gayle crosses 300 sixes in 115 matches. That's almost 3 sixes per match!
He is the only player in #IPL history to hit 300 Sixes in as few as 115 matches. #UniverseBoss #Champion #ChrisGayle #KXIPvMI #LivePunjabiPlayPunjabi #IPL2019 #TheSpartan @lionsdenkxip pic.twitter.com/3M3NDWZsXf
— SportsInsiderDaily (@SportsInsiderD) March 30, 2019
Chris Gayle launches into Hardik Pandya with back-to-back sixes. Kings XI Punjab charge towards target.
#IPL2019 #KXIPvMI
— The Field (@thefield_in) March 30, 2019
Back-to-back sixes! And it's Chris Gayle once for the second time in this innings. Two full balls from Hardik Pandya, one just clears midwicket while the next is timed perfectly down the ground.
Here we go again.
KXIP 52/0 after 7 overs
Chris Gayle goes for 40 runs from 24 balls. Hardik Pandy and Krunal Pandya combine to take the big fish.
Pandya Brothers Take out the big fish ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0092¥ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u008e#KXIPvMI
— Mayank Parab (@themayankparab) March 30, 2019
Here's proof that the Pandya brothers combine well.
STAT ATTACK: This is the 6th time Hardik has taken a catch off Krunal's bowling. #KXIPvMI #IPL12
— Circle of Cricket (@circleofcricket) March 30, 2019
Mayank Agarwal is striking the boundaries while KL Rahul struggles.
Mayank Agarwal is very good against the spinners, saw in Australia Test Series, he wasn’t troubled by Nathan Lyon #KXIPvMI
— Mitul (@Eme2ul) March 30, 2019
Chris Gayle's innings in numbers.
The big man reached an unprecedented milestone and unleashed his big hits in #SaddaAkhada today! ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0094¥
— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) March 30, 2019
Follow live updates here: https://t.co/tkInB0G8oJ#SaddaPunjab #KXIPvMI #KXIP @henrygayle pic.twitter.com/kdHku7mdjZ
Keeping in with the tradition of 'Mankading', Krunal Pandya threatens to Mankad Mayank Agarwal while bowling, but pulls out while flicking the bails off.
#KXIPvMI
— mSalman (@mohdsalman064) March 30, 2019
Mayank agarwal to Krunal pandya
for not using mankad rule pic.twitter.com/8fJNtFcjI5
Priety Zinta looks ravishing while cheering for Kings XI Punjab from the stands.
{ #NewPics}#PreityZinta at the #KXIPvMI match#KXIP #IPL2019 pic.twitter.com/ftizqiYlPP
— PreityZintaFCGermany (@GermanPreity_FC) March 30, 2019
KL Rahul finally gets a move on. creams Hardik Pandya all over the park.
15th over from Hardik - 6, 1, WD, WD, 1, 4, 1, 4.
— #IPL2019 #IPL2019 IPL 2019 #VIVOIPL #IPLT20 #IPL12 (@OppoIPL2019) March 30, 2019
The equation - 37 off 30 balls.
Is there another Bumrah special coming up? #IPL2019 #KXIPvMI
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Revenge time for KL Rahul. The batman brings up a brilliant 50. anchors Punjab towards target.
KL rahul punishing Hardik for the Koffee with Karan Episode? #KXIPvMI ðÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂu00c2u0099ÂÂÂÂu00c2u0084
— Ashish (@ashish_girke) March 30, 2019
KL Rahul wants to go back home ASAP. hits back-to-back fours to Bumrah!
NOW HE'S IN A HURRY! ðÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂu00c2u008fÂÂÂu00c2u0083âÂÂÂu00c2u0099ÂÂÂu00c2u0082ï¸ÂÂÂu00c2u008fðÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂu00c2u008fÂÂÂu00c2u0083âÂÂÂu00c2u0099ÂÂÂu00c2u0082ï¸ÂÂÂu00c2u008f
— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) March 30, 2019
First he drives Bumrah and then unfurls a lovely-looking leg glance to find the fence for back-to-back boundaries. ðÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂÂu00c2u008d
Equation: 15 to win from 19 balls#SaddaPunjab #KXIPvMI #KXIP #VIVOIPL
KL Rahul displays maturity and patience to take Kings XI Punjab to an 8-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians.
Thats it, #KXIP have successfully chased down the target of 177 runs posted by #MI and they lose just 2 wickets in the process, beating the three time #IPL champions by 8 wickets and 8 balls to spare. #KXIPvMI #IPL12
— Circle of Cricket (@circleofcricket) March 30, 2019
KL Rahul showed how a little patience can do wonders! What a come-back man! Much needed at this moment! ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0099ÂÂu00c2u008c@lionsdenkxip #IPL2019 #KXIPvMI
— Honey Gusain (@honey_gusain) March 30, 2019
KL Rahul's innings in numbers.
First 31 runs in 37 balls u00f0u009fu0091u008d
— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) March 30, 2019
Next 40 runs in 20 balls u00f0u009fu0099u008c
When @klrahul11 bats, haule haule ho jaayega pyaar u00e2u009du00a4u00efu00b8u008f#SaddaPunjab #KXIPvMI #KXIP #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/wntRk01OVC