#3 MI wins by 4 runs, Mumbai, 2013
MI thought they had it when they piled on 174 runs for the loss of just 3 wickets, thanks to Rohit Sharma, who smashed a 39-ball 79, adding 88 for the fourth wicket with Kieron Pollard, who surprisingly scored just 20 of those runs. Praveen Kumar was good for KXIP, with figures of 1-24 in 4 overs.
KXIP started very badly, reduced to 16 for 2 in 3 overs. However, David Hussey and David Miller played well to keep their team’s hopes alive. Miller smashed five sixes in his 34-ball 56, while Hussey scored an 18-ball 34.
When Miller was gone, KXIP still needed 26 off 13 balls and, Praveen’s 15-ball 24 took them real close. He was out off the last ball of the match and KXIP fell short by just 4 runs. Mitchell Johnson was the star of the show for MI with figures of 2-29 in 4 overs. Rohit Sharma took the Player of the Match for his brilliant innings.
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