Abu Dhabi: Captain Rohit Sharma ki Mumbai Indians aur Lokesh Rahul ki zair qayadat Kings Xi Punjab ki teams guzashta shikast ko bhool kar jumaraat ko IPL match se jeet ki raah par wapsi ke iraday se maidan mein utrain gi. Dono teams ko apne guzashta muqablon mein shikast ka saamna karna pada tha. Mumbai Super over mein Royal Challengers Bangalore ke khilaaf nakaam rahi jabkay Rajasthan Royals ke khilaaf Punjab baday Score ke match mein har gaya. Mumbai ki 3 Matches mein yeh doosri shikast thi aur woh 2 points ke sath panchwin number par hai. Punjab ki team 3 matches mein ek jeet, 2 shikast ke sath 2 points ke sath chouthay maqam par hai.
Captain Rahul ka form mein aana Punjab ke liye raahat ki baat hai. Jis terhan unhoun ne Rajasthan ke khilaaf opener Mayank Agarwal ke sath pehli wicket ke liye Record 183 runs banaye woh na qabil yaqeen tha. Punjab ne Rajasthan ke Bowlers ki sakht dhulai se dochar kardiya tha aur 223 runs ka mazboot score bana diya tha. Taham Punjab ke Bowlers is bhaari Score ka difaa nah kar sakay aur Rajasthan ne 3 gindin baqi rehtay match khatam kardiya. Is match mein Rahul Tewatia ke ek hi over mein 5 chakkon ne inhen raton raat naya star bana diya hai.
Aakhri match mein Punjab ki batting mein herat angaiz tawazun raha. Middle order mein Glan Maxwell aur Nicholas Pooran ka ek mazboot aaghaz mazbooti se ekhtataam pazeer huwa. Agarchay Maxwell ne abhi tak koi badi Inning nahi kheli hai lekin Pooran ne apna kaam bakhoobi anjaam diya. Agar Mumbai kamyabi ki simt lootna chahti hai to usay Rahul aur Mayank ko badi shiraakat se rokna hoga aur Punjab ke batsmanon ko kam se kam score par hi rokna pade ga. Taham un ki bowling pareshani ka sabab hai jo 223 runs ke baday hadaf ka difaa karne mein nakaam rahi.
Mumbai ka batting order bohat mazboot hai bowling mein Punjab ko behtar karna hoga basorat deegar koi bhi score un ke liye kam saabit hoga. Sheldon Cottrell ku aakhri match mein Punjab ke liye bohat mehangay saabit hue aur unhoun ne 3 overs mein 52 runs day kar ek wicket li thi. Aakhri match mein 202 runs ke hadaf ke taqub mein shuru mein hichkichahat ke baad Mumbai ki wapsi ka rasta qabil tareef hai. Agarchay un ka Top order Bangalore ke khilaaf mukammal nakaam tha lekin middle order mein Ishan Kishan ( 99 ) Kieron Pollard ( not out 60 ) ne pansa palat diya tha.
Mumbai ke liye All Round Hardik Pandya ka naaqis form tashweesh ka baais hai jo tenu matches mein badi Inning khailnay mein nakaam rahay hain. Pandya ne Abu Dhabi mein Chennai Super Kings ke khilaaf 14 aur Kolkata Knight Riders ke khilaaf 18 run banaye jabkay wo pair ko Dubai mein Royal Challengers Bangalore ke khilaaf 15 runs bananay mein kamyaab rahay thay. Bangalore ke khilaaf tie honay ke baad Pandya ko Kieron Pollard ke sath Super over mein bheja gaya tha lekin dono dhamaka khaiz batsman sirf 7 runs bana sakay. Kumar ki surgery ki wajah se Handya se Bowling nahi kar rahay hain taham inhen jald hi wapas aana hoga taakay agar top order nakaam hojaye to woh team ko sambhaal saken.