April 13, 2015 7:23 AM

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IPL 2015: Kings Eleven Punjab beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs

In IPL Cricket, Kings Eleven Punjab defeated Mumbai Indians by 18 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai last night. Sent in to bat, Punjab compiled 177 runs for 5 riding on a flying start by openers Virender Sehwag and Murali Vijay, followed by skipper George Bailey's unbeaten 61 off just 32 balls.In reply, Mumbai could not recuperate from the 6 early wickets which they lost at the score of just 59. Harbhajan Singh, however, slammed a 24-ball 64 to give Mumbai a chance, but the target proved a little too much as the hosts managed to make 159 falling short by 18 runs. Mitchell Johnson, Axar Patel and Anureet Singh bagged 2 wickets each for Punjab. Bailey was adjudged man of the match.Earlier, in another match, Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Daredevils by 3 wickets at Delhi.Today, Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru at 8 PM.

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