Guptill's genius

May 11, 2017

Wriddhiman Saha started Kings XI Punjab's must-win match with a flurry of boundaries•BCCI

It took a skiddy length ball to go past his defence•BCCI

Nitish Rana tried to emulate his team-mates, but missed a tough chance •BCCI

Parthiv Patel provided Mumbai a rollicking start•BCCI

Rohit Sharma's dismissal put Kings XI in the driving seat but Mumbai were not going to give up without a fight•BCCI

Pollard took the game to the final over with his 24-ball knock of 50*•BCCI

Glenn Maxwell biffed three sixes in Harbhajan Singh's first over •BCCI

Kings XI lost wickets trying to hit the big shots; first Hardik Pandya took a difficult chance to account for Martin Guptill...•BCCI

But it was Saha's day to shine - he struck 11 fours and three sixes to help Kings XI go past the 200-run mark•BCCI

Lendl Simmons took over after Parthiv's dismissal; he creamed five fours and four sixes in his 32-ball 59•BCCI

Hardik blitzed his way to a 13-ball 30 to keep Mumbai in the hunt•BCCI

But Mohit Sharma's superb execution helped Kings XI live to fight another day•AFP

...and then Parthiv Patel held on to swirler to remove Shaun Marsh •BCCI

Saha carried his bat through to finish on 93* and set Mumbai Indians a target of 231•BCCI

It took a Martin Guptill special at long-on to send Simmons back•BCCI

Virender Sehwag, Kings XI's mentor, felt the heat too while watching Pandya muscle big hits for fun•BCCI