ipl-2020-match-13-mumbai-indians-vs-kings-xi-punjab-abudhabi

Another day, another RECORD 🚨
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HITMAN becomes 3rd man to cross 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ runs in IPL 🔥
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Take a bow, Champ 🙌🙌#RohitSharma #Hitman #RohitSharmaCrossed #5000runs #IPL2020 #KXIPvsMI #MIvsKXIP pic.twitter.com/pp4wEmE5jW

— SportsCafe (@IndiaSportscafe) October 1, 2020

The cutest thing you’ll see today! 🥰#SaddaPunjab #IPL2020 #KXIP #KXIPvMI pic.twitter.com/EbPuYwKHxR

— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) October 1, 2020

🚎 ➡️ 🏟️ We're off to the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium for #KXIPvMI!#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/UvgdFAd6lg

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 1, 2020

🗣️ "We still think of you. We still love you. We still play for you" 💙#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/Abo7cpuCQJ

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 1, 2020

Hi Folks. Welcome to the SportsCafe Live Blog between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab in Abu Dhabi that promises to be a cracker. 

Two teams with similar fortunes of having lost two games each and won just a game, KXIP and MI would be desperate to go one upon each other as they clash in Abu Dhabi on October 1. Both the teams suffered a heart-breaking loss one at the hands of RR while the other lost out to RCB.

Results won't reflect the fact that KXIP should have probably won all their first three games but that's not how sports operate. You have to finish the business till it's done and dusted. In the first game, the Kings failed to score one runs off final three deliveries while in the last game, they couldn't defend 51 runs off the final three overs, while the game against RCB was as complete and one-sided win for them as you would see. It takes a lot of character and resilience to rise from such defeats as they can completely shatter your confidence. Coming up against the defending champions, KL Rahul's men will have a lot to do.

Just like Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians are also coming off from a gut-wrenching loss against RCB, where they did the unthinkable to score 201 runs after being 78 for 4 on back of Kishan and Pollard's brilliance chasing 202 runs. They lost the game in the Super Over and will need to better their death bowling and top-order performances if they have to trump the Kings. Mumbai lost both the games in which Rohit Sharma failed to deliver. The Pandya brothers also need to come good as they are trump-cards for the side. Just like KXIP, MI have also won one and lost two games so far in the 2020 IPL.