IPL 8: Mumbai Indians revival continues as they register crucial win

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Mumbai Indians defeated Kings XI Punjab by 23 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match, here on Sunday.
Parthiv provided the initial impetus to the innings batting freely. His knock of 59 came in just 36 balls with five boundaries and three big sixes.
Legspinner Karanveer Singh gave KXIP first breakthrough to Punjab when he had Patel caught by Murali Vijay in the 13th over. At the onset, Simmons made the team's intentions clear when he hit two consecutive boundaries in the innings' first over bowled by Sandeep Sharma.
Both the openers cut loose and hammered the KXIP bowlers at will. With pacer Mitchell Johnson struggling in this edition, he proved costly in his very first over giving away 18 runs, with Parthiv hitting him for a six and two boundaries of the Aussie.


The former India glovesman looked more aggressive of the opening duo, with West Indian Simmons playing the role of an anchor. However, when the left-hander departed, he hit some lusty blows including a straight six over the bowler Axar Patel's head.
KXIP skipper George Bailey used as many as seven bowlers including Murali Vijay. The hosts also had a few slip-ups in the field that included a dropped catch by Sehwag off Rohit Sharma when he was batting on 22, even though the Mumbai skipper later fell soon adding just four more runs to his individual score.

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