The northern greats Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will be locking horns with three-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) at the PCA Stadium in Mohali for the 9th match of the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The irony is that both the teams have had a contrasting journey so far in the IPL.
In their respective last games, while KXIP faced defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Kolkata, the game in which R Ashwin’ poor judgment cost the game Punjab. However, Mumbai defeated by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Bangalore, the game which will be known for the last ball of the match which wasn’t called a no-ball by the umpire.
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On Saturday, both the teams will be looking forward to winning their second game of the season with KXIP having home advantage. Let us take a glance at the 5 players who can perform out of the box in the match between KXIP and MI.
#5 Lasith Malinga (MI)
Though veteran bowler won the game for Mumbai Indian in the last over, he was not at his usual best. Malinga conceded 47 runs in his quota of four overs and failed to pick any wicket. RCB needed 17 runs off the final over and he defended successfully but umpire S Ravi failed to spot the no-ball, which he bowled while delivering the final ball of the match.
