Dharamsala: Coming to form during the later half of the tournament, Punjab posted a a stiff total of 184 that eventually turned out to be too much for the visitors, Mumbai Indians. Mumbai went in with the same side as in the game against Rajasthan Royals. Sachin Tendulkar once again missed the fixture to rest his injured hand, which meant Mumbai's opening combination remain unchanged. However, it did not work out according to plans as Praveen Kumar picked up Glenn Maxwell with the third ball of the innings.
Man of the Match in the previous game, Aditya Tare once again looked in good touch before he was castled by Sandeep Sharma for 22. At 27 for two, skipper Rohit Sharma and Ambati Rayudu tried to fight back with a 35-run partnership but the asking rate proved to be too much for both of them. Rayadu top-scored for Mumbai with 26 runs which included three boundaries. Skipper Rohit Sharma was striking the ball nicely before he was done in by a beautiful googly from Piyush Chawla for 25. The rest of the batsmen struggled to get runs as Pollard (22), Rishi Dhawan (14) and Dinesh Karthik (0) could not accelerate when it was required.
With 51 needed off the last over, the Dharamsala crowd came in for a pleasant surprise when skipper Adam Gilchrist bowled the last over and to many people's delight, picked up his first IPL wicket. With a little bit of "Gillinam" style of celebration, the
07:39 PM, May 18, 2013
Mumbai: Aware that they are up against a formidable batting side, Kings XI Punjab chief coach Darren Lehmann says their bowlers will have to do the job against Mumbai Indians, here on Monday. "Mumbai played really well (against RCB). Obviously they are a dangerous side, so we will have to bowl really well. If we have any strength, it`s our bowling. So I expect us to bowl well," said the...
12:24 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Mumbai: Upbeat after a morale-lifting victory over table-toppers Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians will look for an easy ride when they will take on Kings XI Punjab in game 41 of IPL 6 at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. Mumbai outclassed RCB by 58 runs in their last encounter to register their second straight win after two successive losses and got their campaign back on track. Mumbai have 10 points...
11:57 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Mohali: Kings XI Punjab held onto a narrow four-run win against Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday thanks to Azhar Mahmood's spell of 3 for 21 after he drew a blank with the bat. Azhar Mahmood, along with David Hussey and Gurkeerat Maan, fell prey to Sunil Narine's hat-trick effort at the PCA Stadium but converted his failure with the bat into success with the ball when he sent back key...
12:49 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Pune: Kings XI Punjab put up a remarkable allround performance to crush Pune Warriors India by eight wickets in their first match of the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League. This is Pune's second consecutive defeat after they lost their opening match by 22 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday. Pune won the toss and opted to bat on a pitch offering substantial assistance to the seam bowlers. Praveen...
06:57 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Pune: Pune Warriors India look to move on from their Friday's defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad when they play Kings XI Punjab at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Sunday. The Pune batsmen had a horrible outing against Hyderabad on Friday as they failed to chase down an innocuous-looking target of 127. It was a very disappointing batting performance from a team that has big names like Yuvraj Singh, Marlon Samules...
01:08 PM, Apr 06, 2013
In other match, Duronto Rajshahi pipped Barisal Burners by four wickets as they chased down the target of 153 runs in 19.4 overs. ...
11:20 PM, Feb 02, 2013
In a match that saw 400 runs being scored in 40 overs, Rajshahi beat Burners by four runs. ...
10:51 PM, Jan 28, 2013
The allrounder, who last played for Pakistan in the 2007 World Cup. ...
10:26 PM, Nov 10, 2012
Auckland needed a win to stay in contention for a place in the CLT20 semis but lost by 16 runs. ...
08:25 PM, Oct 23, 2012
Azhar Mahmood's sparkling all-round performance was instrumental in Auckland Aces' thumping victory over KKR. ...
01:05 AM, Oct 16, 2012
Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood has advised Imran Nazir, Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal to review the ...
09:46 PM, Sep 24, 2012
The former allrounder said he couldn't get going as an international cricketer due to lack of support from selectors. ...
05:48 PM, Aug 28, 2012
Adam Gilchrist led from the front, helping KXIP chase 121 and leaving Chennai dependent on other results to make the play-offs. ...
07:21 PM, May 17, 2012
The BCCI, last week cleared the decks for the inclusion of Pakistan's domestic T20 champions Sialkot Stallions in CLT20. ...
07:16 PM, May 14, 2012
