Having lost their last three games, Kings XI Punjab need full points against Mumbai Indians tonight to put their Indian Premier League 2017 campaign back on track at Indore’s Holkar Stadium. Get live cricket score of Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians here. (LIVE SCORECARD | LIVE STREAMING INFO)
19:58 hrs IST: Live action. Shaun Marsh, playing his first game of the tournament, arrives in the middle with Amla.
19:46 hrs IST: Meanwhile, this player – who suffered a shoulder injury last year – is all set to make a comeback shortly after Champions Trophy. Can you guess who it is? Find out here
19:40 hrs IST: So Kings XI Punjab have dropped Eoin Morgan and David Miller. Big call. MI are unchanged.
19:35 hrs IST: Playing XI of both teams:
MI: Parthiv Patel (wk), Jos Buttler, Nitish Rana, Rohit Sharma (c), Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah
KXIP: Hashim Amla, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell(c), Marcus Stoinis, Wriddhiman Saha(wk), Axar Patel, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Swapnil Singh, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, Ishant Sharma
19:31 hrs IST: Mumbai Indians have won the toss and have chosen to bowl first.
19:29 hrs IST: Lendl Simmons of Mumbai Indians has scored his only IPL century vs Kings XI Punjab. Will he get a game tonight?
19:27 hrs IST: Harbhajan Singh needs just one more scalp to become the third Indian and 19th bowler overall to complete a double century of wickets in T20s. Currently, the off-spinner has 199 wickets at 25.58 in 222 games.
19:25 hrs IST: Toss in five minutes!
19:16 hrs IST: Mumbai Indians, after losing their opening game against Rising Pune Supergiant, have won four in row. Nitish Rana and the Pandya brothers have rose to the occasion and skipper Rohit Sharma has also struck form at the right time. On the other hand, Kings XI Punjab – who have secured two wins in five games so far – will look to put their IPL 2017 campaign back on track tonight.
STAT ATTACK – Lasith Malinga needs three more wickets to become the first bowler to claim 150 wickets in IPL. The Sri Lankan fast bowler has 147 wickets at 18.11 in 101 matches for Mumbai Indians since 2009.
19:10 hrs IST: Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of match 22 of IPL 2017 between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians.
The biggest problem for KXIP has been the form of their overseas batsmen. Glenn Maxwell and Hashim Amla played brilliantly in the first two matches, but both of them have struggled to score runs ever since.
.@gmaxi_32 is back with his blog as he looks back at the last week & talks about the progress the team has made. #LivePunjabiPlayPunjabi pic.twitter.com/5LI7yiukfZ
— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) April 20, 2017
The situation has been even worse for David Miller and Eoin Morgan as both of them have failed to produce a single big innings in the tournament so far. (STANDINGS | ALL THE RESULTS)
Let’s keep the momentum going! #CaptainsCorner returns and @ImRo45’s not taking anything for granted. ? #CricketMeriJaan pic.twitter.com/n6bCXShyv4
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 19, 2017
#MIcam – The big man @KieronPollard55 doing what he does best! SMASH ??#CricketMeriJaan pic.twitter.com/f0aUdj2stz
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 19, 2017
Historically, Mumbai Indians (MI) have a slender lead over Kings XI Punjab as they have won 9 out of their last 17 meetings. (IPL SCHEDULE)
However, KXIP have not lost a single match at the Holkar Stadium in Indore this season and they will surely be looking to put their IPL campaign back on track with a win over the in-form MI at their lucky ‘home’ ground.
Source: HindustanTimes