Kings XI vs MI, 51st match at Mumbai, May 11 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary

So the Playoff race is still alive. Only Mumbai are through. Rising Pune could join them should they beat Daredevils tomorrow. Kings XI win tonight has put Sunrisers on tenterhooks. They have to win their last game to control their fate. So another blockbuster weekend coming up? We'll find out. Hope you enjoyed the coverage. Until next time, cheers!

11.55pm Mohit Sharma has single-handedly kept Kings XI Punjab alive. They needed three wins in three couple of nights ago, now it's one in one. Tonight, he was carted all over the park in the first three overs that had gone for 49. But Glenn Maxwell trusted his end-overs specialist and he didn't let them down. Kings XI live to fight another day, which means we still have four teams scrambling for three Playoff spots, with only Mumbai Indians assured.

This is the joint highest total in the second innings in the IPL. They've equaled Rajasthan Royals who also made 223 in a losing cause against Chennai Super Kings in 2010.

Wriddhiman Saha is the Player of the match for his 55-ball 93. "The mandate was to go hard in the first six overs. We built up good momentum. When we batted initially, our target was to get 220. We thought it was a par score. I'm ready to bat wherever the team needs me.

Glenn Maxwell: I thought my drop catch may have cost us the game. We dropped two, missed run-out chances but for us to hold on the way we did, the credit to Sandeep and Mohit. Those two overs in the end were absolute class. It was dewy, the ball was slippery. It was tough work, to execute when the pressure was on, with a guy like Pollard out there, was outstanding. We played fearless cricket. Hashim led the way for us, today for Saha to get the reward was superb. We've thrown him up and down the order, been a little harsh on him, but he's been superb. We still have some work to do, would be nice to sneak in through the back door.

Rohit Sharma: Disappointing, but we put up a great fight. I thought it was evenly balanced when Pollard and Hardik were batting, but once Hardik got out, it was tough for one batsman to bring out the big shots. You have to appreciate the boys for the effort. This was a fresh wicket, there was a little bit of grass covering which held the wicket together. I don't want to be critical on the bowlers, one-off games don't change much but moving forward we can take a lot of learning, especially on wickets like these. They were trying different things but when someone like Maxwell and Guptill go like that, it's hard. Saha too batted superbly. As a unit, we want to move ahead in all three facets.

Debates can be out on this. Pollard knew he had to be on strike and may have deliberately gone one short.

Syed Aleem: "Did maxwell make a blunder by not bowling atleast one more over himself ?"

Zia: "Thank God sixes and fours still exist in cricket, was watching Misbah's batting thought they might have banned runs making in cricket."

Pollard gasping for breath. How often do you see that?

Mohit Sharma has got Kieron Pollard out three times in six innings, the Trinidadian's joint-most dismissals against any bowler in the IPL

Universe: "Win or Lose today - MI have shown character and at the end of the day all you can ask from your team is to fight! and they've fought well. "