😝[IPLT20 2019]: MI vs KXIP Highlights: Brilliant innings of Kieron Pollard, Mumbai Indians won on the last ball

😝[IPLT20 2019]: MI vs KXIP Highlights: Brilliant innings of Kieron Pollard, Mumbai Indians won on the last ball

                                   Mumbai Indians defeated Kings XI Punjab, Lokesh Rahul's century goes into vain. Mumbai Indians officiating captain Kieran Pollard in the Indian Premier League by defeating Kings XI Punjab by three wickets in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday, winning the hat-trick of the match.

                                           In the thrilling encounter, Mumbai Indians beat the Kings XI Punjab by 3 wickets on Wednesday, winning the hat-trick in the 12th session of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Punjab, batting first, scored a fine 197 runs for 4 wickets in the 20 overs preserved by the centurion of KL Rahul (100 not out). In response, Mumbai Indians won the match by 3 runs in the last ball with two runs. Captain in the absence of Rohit Sharma to Mumbai Ciaran Pollard played bang innings of 83 runs with 10 sixes and three fours in just 31 balls. Pollard was adjudged Man of the Match for this spectacular innings. With this win, Mumbai Indians have reached number three in the points table. 

Bad start of Mumbai

                                      In the reply of 198 runs, Mumbai Indians started batting in a good start. Debut Star Siddhesh Lad started his career by hitting Ankit Rajput with a six, but he could not convert this opportunity into a big inning. Lad clean bowled by Mohammed Shami on a fantastic ball. He scored 15 runs in 13 balls with the help of one four and six. New batsman Suryakumar Yadav also started well with Ankit Rajput in three overs in an over, but he made 21 runs. He was targeted by Sam Karan.

Kieron Pollard's catching momentum

                                     Quitton di Cock was out in the form of the third wicket after Siddesh and Suryakumar. David Miller's superb catch off Ashwin's bowling De Kock scored 24 runs in 23 balls. After this, although Ishan Kishan (7) was run out. Kieron Pollard opened the innings with Ashwin in the 11th over, then in the 12th over, Sam Karan got hit four and two sixes. At one end, Pollard was putting boundaries, while on the other end, Hardik Pandya also put good shots on poor balls. Mohammed Shami broke this pair looking dangerous Hardik Pandya hit 19 runs in 13 balls with the help of 2 fours. He and Pollard shared a 41-run partnership.

Pollard handled the Front

Courtesy: The Indian Express

                                          Pollard then took the morcha and returned to the Mumbai Indians match by hitting 14 and 17 runs in Sam Karan's two overs, respectively. In the last over, Mumbai needed 15 runs in 6 balls to win. Ankit Rajput came for bowling Pollard hit a six on the deep midwicket on the first ball (which was no ball). After that, the chaos increased the thrill of the match. However, on the second legal ball of the over, he was caught out in the hands of Miller for a big hit. He played just 31 balls with 3 fours and 10 sixes to help 83 runs.

Last over

                                   Now Mumbai needed 4 runs for 4 balls. The third ball of the over was a dot and Aljari Joseph took a single on the fourth ball. Now to win, 3 runs were needed on 2 balls. On the 5th ball of the over, Rahul Chahar gave a strike to Joseph, taking one run. It seemed like this match will go to SuperOver, but Joseph played an improvised Rajput and two runs on the long on and put the win in Mumbai. Joseph remained unbeaten after making 15 runs in 13 balls. Shami got 3 wickets for Punjab, while Ankit Rajput, R. Ashwin and Sam Karan got one wicket each.

Kings XI Punjab innings thrill

Earlier, Kings XI Punjab made 197 for four against the Mumbai Indians in the first match by opener Lokesh Rahul's century and his century with Chris Gayle. Rahul also played an unbeaten 100 not out in 64 balls with six sixes and six fours, besides Gayle (63) with a 116-run partnership for the first wicket. Gayle hit seven sixes and three fours in 36 balls in a hurricane innings.

Miller, Karun Nair, Sam Karan cheaply

Gayle, however, gave the catch in the same over. He hit seven sixes and three fours in his 36-ball knock. Mumbai's bowlers then tried to get the team back. After Miller made seven runs, after catching Hardik, caught by wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock. Hardik caught Karun Nair (5) in the hands of Chahar. Sam Karan (8) hit two consecutive fours off Jasprit Bumrah (38 runs on one wicket) but the cat bowled on the next ball to Di Cock.

Rahul's first century

Courtesy: India Today

                                            In the meantime, only 46 runs were scored in six overs. Rahul hit three sixes and one four in consecutive balls in the 19th over. He completed his first IPL century in 63 balls with two sixes in Bumrah and then two runs. Rohit Sharma, the regular captain of Mumbai, remained out of the match due to an injury to the right leg muscle. Rohit has been out of any IPL match for the first time in the last 11 sessions.