Kings XI Punjab Moves Up to 2nd Place

April 30, 2009

Mumbai Indians were 19 runs short of the 120-run target, so leg-spinner, Piyush Chawla, stepped up to the KXIP acting captain Kumar Sangakkara and volunteered to bowl the penultimate over. With the first ball, he took Harbhajan Singh’s wicket. He conceded 7 runs off the next 5 deliveries. Abdulla was up next and had the task of trying to stop JP Duminy, Mumbai’s left-hander. He did a fantastic job of frustrating Duminy and got him to strike a catch to the man on the deep mid-wicket fence. This move secured Kings XI Punjab with its 3rd win in 5 games and moved them up to 2nd place in the table behind Deccan Chargers.

For the second time in the tournament so far, Kings XI Punjab bowlers came out believing that they could defend the small total their batsman had put up. Mumbai Indians needed a good start but were shocked when Sanath Jayasuriya (0) and Sachin Tendulkar (1) were sent to the dug out by Irfan Pathan and Vikramjeet Singh Malik in the opening overs with the new ball.

Several boundary hits were accomplished. Kings XI Punjab struck four 4s and two 6s and managed to muster 119 for eight in 20 overs. Mumbai Indians hit seven 4s and one 6, with only 3 players scoring double figures - Duminy (59), Dwayne Bravo (15) and Abhishek Nayar (15).

Thanks are due to Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Abdulla, and Piyush Chawla for putting on such a magnificent show.

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