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Kings XI Punjab win by three runs. Over 20 Abdulla 2-0-wd-2-W-2-1 : 116-7 - Duminy slaps two down the ground and then misses the slower ball before the bowler messes up with a wide. Duminy strikes down the ground again for two more. WICKET! Duminy then perishes on the midwicket fence in the quest for the match-winning six. Next in is Zaheer. Tiwary slices two leaving five needed off the last ball. Just a single it is as cover makes the vital stop.
Over 19 Chawla W-1-2-1-2-1 : 108-6 - WICKET! Harbhajan goes big over long-off but not long enough as Goel runs around and takes the catch. Next in is Tiwary, who scampers singles and twos with the reverse-sweeping half-centurion.
Over 18 Irfan W-4-0-1-1-1 : 101-5 WICKET! Nayar tries to hit the yorker out of the ground, but misses and has his furniture well rattled. Next in is Harbhajan, getting an edge away for four to get off the mark.
Over 17 Chawla 1-0-1-1-1-2 : 94-4 - Duminy brings up his first ever IPL half-ton with two through the cover area.
Over 16 Irfan wd-2-0-1-1-1-1 : 88-4 - The return of the spearhead brings an unwelcome wide and two runs for sidekick Nayar to long-on. Over 15 Abdulla 4-2-2-0-0-0 : 81-4 - A deliberate edge past the wicketkeeper brings Duminy four more, as the South African star then runs hard for two and two more to third man. Over 14 Goel 1-0-0-0-1-4 : 73-4 - Duminy gets a rank full toss and duly pastes it through midwicket for four. Over 13 Powar 2-1-2wd-1-1-0-4 : 67-4 - Duminy gets two to deep cover and the spinner slips up with two wides. JP ends the over with some superb timing through cover again, this time for four. Over 12 Mota 0-0-0-2-0-1 : 56-4 - The introduction of the little medium-pacer works well for the defending team, as Duminy work just two through extra cover and a single down the ground. Over 11 Goel 0-wd-1-1-1-1-1 : 53-4 - Duminy and Nayar adjust their approach at the introduction of the part-time off-spinner, sniping the singles on offer in the outfield. Over 10 Powar 1-W-1-0-1-0 : 47-4 - WICKET! Bravo tries one big hit too many and holes out on the long-on fence. Next in is Nayar, who works a single to cover to give the strike to the senior batsman. And so arrives the tactical timeout. Over 9 Chawla 1-1-1-4-0-6 : 44-3 - The leg-spinner takes some early tap, as Bravo slaps four to cow corner and heaves six over long-off. Over 8 Powar 2-0-1-0-0-2 : 31-3 - Duminy steers two to third man and Bravo works two down the ground as the spinner comes onto bowl at a new end. Over 7 Abullah 0-1-lb-0-0-0-wd-0 : 26-3 - So, it turns out this chase is not going to be as easy as Mumbai might have thought. Over 6 Vikramjeet 0-4-4-1-0-1 : 23-3 - Duminy racks up two fours on the trot - the first through extra cover and the next down the ground. Over 5 Abullah W-0-0-0-wd-0-0 : 13-3 - WICKET! Yusuf strikes straight away in front of his hometown crowd, pinning Dhawan on the toes and it's an easy lbw decision. Next in is Bravo, who fails to get off the mark yet despite a string of flourshing drives. Over 4 Powar 3-1-0-0-0-0 : 12-2 - The spinner enters the attack and Duminy punches through the off-side for three. Over 3 Irfan 1-1-0-0-1-0 : 8-2 - Dhawan and Duminy steady ship after the early loss of the legendary duo. Over 2 Vikramjeet nb-0-W-0-0-1-0 : 5-2 - WICKET! The new bowler oversteps and Sachin can't do anything with the subsequent free-hit but does manage to steer the next delivery straight to point. Off he goes and Duminy comes out to bat, surviving an lbw shout - too high - before getting off the mark with a single to fine-leg. Over 1 Irfan wd-W-1-0-0-1-0 : 3-1 - WICKET! Pathan starts with a wide before jumping for joy as Jayasuriya edges to slip. Next in is Dhawan, who gets off the mark with a scampered single, as does Tendulkar. We are good to go again, as the Kings XI Pujab unit, the Mumbai openers and the umpires head out to the middle again. Kings XI Punjab finish on 119 for eight and Mumbai really shouldn't have any trouble in chasing this. Over 20 Bravo 4-2-1-4-1-W : 119-8 - Sangakkara backs away to the on-side and slaps four over long-on and then does the same for two. Powar then manages to find the gap between midwicket and mid-on for four. WICKET! Powar is the run out as the batsman try steal a bye buy wicketkeeper Shah's throw is on target. Over 19 Malinga 1-1-0- : 107-7 - Malinga finishes with an economy rate of three to the over for the day as Kumar and Ramesh squirt out obligatory singles. Over 18 Zaheer 1-1-0-1-1-0 : 102-7 - Some innovative strokeplay brings up Mohali's collective ton, as Sangakkara paddles a single to short fine-leg. Over 17 Malinga 4b-W-0-W-0-1 : 98-7 - WICKET! Mota misses as the yorker as does the wicketkeeper as four byes accrue before the pace ace bowls the lower-order batsman with a full toss that ricochets off the pads and onto the stumps. WICKET! Next in is Chawla, who too is beaten by a yorker and mopes off for a second-ball duck. Next in is Powar. Over 16 Bravo wd-1-1-0-1-2-1 : 93-5 - Sangakkara almost runs himself out at the non-striker's end before watchin on as young Mota guides two to third man. Over 15 Zaheer 2wd-1-1-W-1-0-1 : 86-5 - WICKET! The southpaw seamer sees Pathan fail to get on top of the hook, holing it straight down the throat of Bravo stationed on the midwicket fence. Next in is Mota. Over 14 Malinga 0-wd-1-0-1-1-1 : 80-4 - The pace ace returns and the boudaries remain at bay, as Mumbai tighten their grip on this encounter. Over 13 Duminy 0-0-2-6-1-5wd-1 : 75-4 - Dhawan runs hard from long-off and dives to stop the potential four at extra cover, before Sangakkara goes high and hard over the bowler's head for six. Duminy then scoots one down the leg-side, which the 'keeper misses and Mumbai have five abject wides on their hands. Over 12 Harbhajan 1-1-1-0-1-1 : 60-4 - Bhajji keeps the batsmen in his web of spin, restricting them to mere singles and the Mohali franchise seem set for a rather poor tally. Over 11 Jayasuriya 1-1-W-1-1-1 : 55-4 - WICKET! One Sri Lankan removes another as Jayawardene holes out on the long-on fence to the spinner. Next in is Irfan. Over 10 Tendulkar 2-1-wd-1-1-1-1 : 50-3 - Sachin gets a bowl and Mahela works two through the on-side and a single to short third man before a host of other singles bring on the tactical timeout. Over 9 Duminy 1-0-W-0-0-1 : 42-3 - WICKET! Yuvraj tries to go big over long-on but does not get enough on it and holes out on the fence, paving the way for Jayawardene's arrival at the crease. Over 8 Harbhajan 0-1-1-1-4-1 : 40-2 - Sangakkara uses his feet nicely, dancing down the track and lacing four through extra cover. Over 7 Duminy 1-1-1-1-1-1 : 32-2 - The introduction of the next spinner yields six singles, as the Mohali duo adjust their sights accordingly. Over 6 Harbhajan 0-0-lb-0-1-1 : 26-2 - Sangakkara and Singh steady ship in the wake of Bopara's departure, snatching the singles on offer amidst a scampered leg-bye. That's the end of the Powerplay too. Over 5 Bravo 0-0-W-wd-0-0-4 : 23-2 - WICKET! The Windies all-rounder enters the attack and strikes instantly, as Bopara's abject footwork sees him edge to Tendulkar at slip. Next in is skipper Yuvraj, who slaps four to cow corner to get off the mark in emphatic fashion. Over 4 Harbhajan 1-1-0-6-W-0 : 18-1 - WICKET! The inception of the spinner also sees the introduction of the slog-sweep, as Goel swats a biggie over midwicket before dancing down the track, missing his attempted big hit, and watching on in despair as the wicketkeeper orchestrates the stumping. Next in is Sangakkara. Over 3 Zaheer 1-1-0-1-0-0 : 9-0 - Khan's left-arm swing bowling proves to much for the boundary hopes of Bopara and Goel, who are shackled in four a couple of singles apiece. Over 2 Malinga 0-0-0-1-0-0 : 6-0 - The Sri Lankan pace ace rollicks in, kicking off with a consitent line and length. Bopara makes do with a slower ball, punching it through point for one. Over 1 Zaheer 0-1-1-1-2-0 : 5-0 - Goel and Bopara tickle around the singles on offer as the latter survives a hopeful appeal for lbw. There was clearly an inside edge so he lives to bat on. Goel gets some errant line to the leg-side and duly packs two runs away through square-leg. We are good to go, as the umpires, the Kings XI Punjab openers and the Mumbai XI head out to the middle. Weather: Mum Nature continues to play the game, so no chance of rain, and we are in for a full game. Pitch conditions: The track is a rather slow affair, with the spinners expected to have a good day. Dew in the outfield will be a severe factor in the latter part of the match.
Teams: Kings XI Punjab: Ravi Bopara, Karan Goel, Yuvraj Singh, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Irfan Pathan, Ramesh Powar, Wilkin Mota, Vikramjeet Malik, Piyush Chawla, Yusuf Abdulla. Line-up changes: Mumbai stick with their winning formula, while Mohali bring in Vikramjeet Malik for Vikram Singh. Kings XI Punjab have won the toss and elected to bat first. Hello and welcome to game 20 of the 2009 Indian Premier League. This one sees Mumbai take on the Kings XI Punjab at Kingsmead in Durban, which produced a penulitmate delivery thriller earlier on today between triumphant Bangalore and woodenspooners Kolkata.
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