Mumbai Indians dished out a splendid allround performance to outplay Kings XI Punjab by 48 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Put in to bat, skipper Rohit Sharma smashed a 45-ball 70 at the top, while Kieron Pollard (47 not out) and Hardik Pandya (30 not out) provided the late charge as MI posted a challenging 191 for 4. Chasing the total, KXIP scored 143 for 8 in 20 overs. Nicholas Pooran (44) was the top-scorer for his team. For MI, Jasprit Bumrah (2/18), Rahul Chahar (2/26) and James Pattinson (2/28) captured two wickets each.
Brief Score:
Mumbai Indians: 191 for 4 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 70; Sheldon Cottrell 1/20).
Kings XI Punjab: 143 for 8 in 20 overs (Nicholas Pooran 44; Jasprit Bumrah 2/18).
