IPL 2018: Mumbai Indians keep play-off hopes alive with win over Kings XI Punjab

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma (R) and Krunal Pandya after winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 match between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on May 4, 2018. (AFP)

Updated on: May 05, 2018 11:36 AM IST

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Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma (R) and Krunal Pandya after winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 match between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on May 4, 2018. (AFP)

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Put in to bat, Kings XI Punjab got off to a decent albeit slow start, thanks in no small part to Chris Gayle. (PTI)

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KL Rahul also played a decent knock but couldn’t convert it into a big score. (PTI)

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However, KXIP’s troubles began when Ben Cutting removed Gayle. (PTI)

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Yuvraj Singh had another innings to forget, as did most of KXIP’s middle-order as they couldn’t significantly affect the scoreboard. (PTI)

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MI restricted KXIP to 174/6 thanks to excellent bowling from Jaspirt Bumrah (2L) and Mitchell McCleneghan (3L). (PTI)

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MI openers Evin Lewis (L) and Suryakumar Yadav got the team off to a solid start. Lewis fell cheaply but Yadav scored a 50. (AFP)

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Ishan Kishan also formed a decent partnership with Yadav but could only score 23 before being dismissed. (PTI)

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MI looked a bit shaky after Hardik Pandya was dismissed after a whirlwind 23. (PTI)

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But Rohit Sharma (R) and Krunal Pandya put together a 56-run stand off 21 balls to keep MI’s chances of making the play-offs alive. (PTI)