IPL 2018, MI vs KXIP: 4 unnoticed things from the game

#3 Ashwin bowls two overs at the death

At 151 for 5 in 15 overs and with a certain Kieron Pollard at the crease who was looking in great touch, Mumbai looked set to score in excess of 200+. Tye was Punjab's most impressive bowler on display and had already picked up three wickets in the match but Ashwin decided to bowl himself.

Up till then, the skipper had bowled only one over. He bowled the 16th and the 18th over and picked up the crucial wickets of hard hitters Pollard and Cutting as Punjab sensed a mini-comeback. Punjab managed to give away only 35 runs for three wickets in the last five overs as the hosts rued their chances of not keeping wickets in hand for the final five overs.