Abu Dhabi: Skipper Rohit Sharma’s 45-ball 70 run knock helped Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI Punjab by 48 runs in an IPL match here on Thursday.
Rohit’s herois helped Mumbai Indians reach 191/4. They then restricted Kings XI Punjab to 143/8.
Rohit also crossed 5,000 runs in the IPL during his innings.
Lusty hitting from Kieron Pollard (47 off 20 balls) and Hardik Pandya (30 off 11 balls) helped MI reach 191.
Kings XI Punjab won the toss and decided to bowl against Mumbai Indians.
Teams: Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Glenn Maxwell, Nicholas Pooran, Karun Nair, James Neesham, Sarfaraz Khan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi
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