IPL 11: Finally, Mumbai win, win Punjab, keep the hopes of playoff alive

Hero of Mumbai's opener Suryakumar Yadav (57) and Krishan Pandya remained. When Mumbai was in trouble, Pandya gave the team victory in just 12 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes, making 31 not out.

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In the 34th match of IPL 11, Mumbai Indians have kept alive the expectations of going on in their playoffs while registering a spectacular win over Kings XI Punjab by six wickets. With last night's win, Mumbai Indians reached the fifth spot in the points table. Mumbai Indians decided to bowl first before winning the toss.

Earlier, on receiving an invitation for batting, Punjab had scored 174 runs in the 20th over of Chris Gayle (50) in the 20th over in the 20th over. Mumbai achieved this target by losing four wickets in one over.

Hero of Mumbai's opener Suryakumar Yadav (57) and Krishan Pandya remained. When Mumbai was in trouble, Pandya gave the team victory in just 12 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes, making 31 not out. In it Captain Rohit Sharma bestowed his best. The captain scored two sixes and a four in the 15 balls, useful 24 runs and convincing the team to return to the unbeaten pavilion.

Rohit and Kunal's partnership win

Going to chase the target of 175 runs, Mumbai needed a good start. Suryakumar is in the form of this IPL and he also played in the match with a superb innings and hit half-centuries in 42 balls with the help of six fours and three sixes. But his opening partner Ewan Luis returned to the pavilion on Mujib ur rahaman on his personal score of 10 runs. Mumbai's first wicket fell to a total of 38 on the second ball of the sixth over. Shortly after completing the half-century, Suryakumar became a victim of Marcus Stoney's. Suryakumar's wicket dropped on total score of 80.

Captain Rohit and Kurnool took the morcha and began to rain from the fours and sixes in a sudden manner. Both shared a 56-run partnership for the fifth wicket in just 21 deliveries to give the team a third win of the season.

Punjab got the fast start

Earlier, Gayle did not appear in the style he showed before this match. Gayle faced 40 balls during his innings and scored two sixes and four fours. Punjab got a good start as expected. Gayle and Lokesh Rahul's pair added 54 runs in 6.4 overs for the first wicket. However, this opening pair added a little slow run against temperament.

After failing Mitchell McClenaghan, Jaspreet Bumrah and Hardik, Rohit gave the ball to leg-spinner Mayank Markandey. Rahul, a Goyal from Mayank sitting on the deep midwicket, played in the hands of Jean Paul Duminy. Rahul made 20 runs in 20 balls with the help of one four and two sixes.

Gayle completed his 25th half-century in the IPL with a run on the first ball of the 12th over of Ben Cutting, but after three balls he was caught by Suran Kumar in an attempt to hit the ball on the cutting edge.

Yuvraj Singh's poor form continued in this match, and he was dismissed by 14 runs in 14 balls. He returned to the pavilion with a run out on the total of 96 runs. Karun Nayar was batting well They also studied two fantastic sixes. In the end, Marcus Stoneynas made 29 runs in 15 balls with two fours and two sixes to help the team reach a total of 174.