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Kings XI survive Harbhajan blitz to open account

Virender Sehwag got Kings XI Punjab to a flier after being put in by Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium  BCCI
Kings XI raced to 60 in seven overs but then lost Sehwag and Glenn Maxwell in the space of seven balls  BCCI
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Debuant J Suchith and the experienced Harbhajan Singh tied down the Kings XI batsmen in the middle overs  BCCI
David Miller struck three boundaries during his 24 but fell to Lasith Malinga in the 16th over  BCCI
Malinga then dismissed Rishi Dhawan to leave Kings XI at 150 for 5  BCCI
George Bailey struck an unbeaten 61 off 32 balls, bringing up his maiden IPL fifty in the process and helped Kings XI to 177 for 5  BCCI
Sandeep Sharma struck on the second ball of Mumbai's innings to remove Rohit Sharma for a duck  BCCI
Mitchell Johnson and the Kings XI pacers shackled the Mumbai batsmen and picked a further four wickets, leaving them at a paltry 46 for 5 after 12 overs  BCCI
Axar Patel chipped in with two scalps to all but seal the game. Miller had little trouble holding on to a simple offering from Kieron Pollard at long-off  BCCI
Harbhajan Singh added some late drama, smoking six sixes during a 24-ball 64 for Mumbai's fastest IPL fifty. However, he was left with too much to do in too little time, as the visitors completed an 18-run victory  BCCI
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