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18-May-2013 14:17:00 GMT
KXIP vs MI, IPL 2013, Dharamshala

Mahmood Guide in Kings XI Punjab Win

Dharamsala: Azhar Mahmood scored 80 and Shaun Marsh blasted 63 as Punjab demolished Mumbai by 50 runs in their last game at HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Saturday.

Chasing 184-run target, Mumbai Indians struggled as they lost wickets at regular intervals.

Sandeep Sharma struck again to take his second wicket as he removed Kieron Pollard to dent Mumbai's hopes.

Piyush Chawla increased Mumbai's woes by dismissing Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma in his successive overs.

Ambati Rayudu and Sharma tried to lead the fightback with 35-run stand before the former got dismissed by Parvinder Awana.

Kings XI Punjab pacer Praveen Kumar struck in the first over to give Mumbai Indians early blow as he dismissed Glenn Maxwell for nought.

Mumbai suffered another blow when Sandeep Sharma dismissed in-form Aditya Tare. Tare played a nice cameo, smashing two fours and as many sixes in his 12-ball 22.

Earlier, Azhar Mahmood and Shaun Marsh led terrific comeback and stitched 148-run partnership to help Kings XI Punjab post a massive 184-run target for Mumbai Indians.

Mahmood blasted his way to 44-ball 80 and smacked four huge sixes and eight fours to help Punjab achieve the huge total.

Kings XI lost the plot in the end after Marsh's dismissal, who was removed by Harbhajan Singh. Punjab lost six wickets in the space of 29 runs.

Kings XI Punjab made a good comeback after losing openers early as Marsh smashed flurry of boundaries. The Australian southpaw went to smash a half-century in 39 balls.

Azhar Mahmood also joined the party, hammering a six and three fours in row in Lasith Malinga's first over to take Kings XI past fifty in eight over.

Mahmood continued his scintillating hitting as he notched up quick-fire 27-ball fifty and smacked five fours and three sixes to leave the Mumbai bowlers clueless.

The duo also completed their fifty-run stand in just 32 balls to turn the momentum in Punjab's way.

Mumbai Indians pacer Rishi Dhawan and Nathan Coulter-Nile gave Kings XI Punjab early jolts by dismissing their openers cheaply.

Dhawan and Coulter-Nile dismissed Mandeep Singh and Adam Gilchrist respectively to reduce Punjab to 6/2 in 2.2 overs.

Earlier, Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl against Punjab in their last league match of the IPL.

Mumbai have made two changes, bringing in Nathan Coulter-Nile and Rishi Dhawan in place of Pragyan Ojha and Mitchell Johnson.

Rajagopal Sathish has made the way for Gurkeerat Singh in Kings XI's playing eleven.

Brief scores
Kings XI Punjab
183/8 (Azhar Mahmood 80, Marsh 63, Malinga 3-39)
Mumbai Indians 133/9 (Rayudu 26, Chawla 2-20, Mahmood 2-24, Sharma 2-39)
Result Kings XI Punjab won by 50 runs
Points Kings XI Punjab 2, Mumbai Indians 0
MOM Azhar Mahmood (Kings XI Punjab)


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