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Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) comprehensively by 48 runs to register their second win of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 season at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on Thursday.
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After suffering a Super Over defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their last game, Mumbai Indians bounced back to winnings ways with a clinical display from both the batsmen and the bowlers against the KL Rahul-led side.
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Captain Rohit Sharma led from the front with the bat, Jasprit Bumrah once again proved why he is one of the best fast bowlers in the world at the moment. Invited to bat first, Mumbai Indians got off to a poor start losing opener Quinton de Kock on a duck before Suryakumar Yadav was run-out on 10 off 7 balls. Rohit led the charge from one end and found support from Ishan Kishan (28) as they added 62 runs for the 2nd wicket.
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Rohit went on to slam a brilliant knock of 70 runs off 45 balls laced with 8 fours and 3 sixes. In the process, he scripted history by becoming only the third batsman to score 5,000 runs in the history of IPL as he joined Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli in an elite list. Kohli tops the all-time run-getters list with 5430 runs in 180 matches, while Rohit now has 5068 runs in 192 games.
Dream11 GameChanger of Match 13 between @lionsdenkxip and @mipaltan is Rohit Sharma.@Dream11 #YeApnaGameHai #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/O1dKoVOfxL
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 1, 2020
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Rohit has been in sublime form this season and has already scored two half-centuries in the first four games for his side.
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Rohit played a captain’s knock, Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya hammered two sensational cameos towards the end to power Mumbai Indians to a strong total of 191 runs on the board.
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Pollard hammered 47 off 20 balls with the help of 4 sixes, Pandya slammed 3 boundaries and 2 sixes in his quickfire 11-ball 30. The duo took the KXIP bowlers apart as they made a mockery of the opposition bowling attack.
Kieron Pollard is Man of the Match for his blistering knock of 47* off 20 deliveries.#Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/3qnRbD8uZe
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 1, 2020
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In reply, Kings XI Punjab never looked settled in the run chase as they succumbed to another defeat. KXIP have now lost back-to-back games and have managed only one win in their first four games of the season.
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Rahul struggled to get going in his 19-ball 17, his opening partner Mayank Agarwal scored 25 off 18 balls. The duo added 38 runs for the first wicket before the middle-order crumbled under pressure.
Another victory in the bag for @mipaltan as they beat #KXIP by 48 runs in Match 13 of #Dream11IPL.#KXIPvMI pic.twitter.com/PXN2K3cy2O
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 1, 2020
