Parthiv Patel scored a brilliant half century to give Mumbai Indians a solid start as they chase the 153-run total set by Gujarat Lions in the 35th match of the 2017 Indian Premier League at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday. On the eve of the match, Patel had said that he was batting well and it won’t take long before he converted the starts he has got in the tournament into big ones. He finally came good on Saturday, scoring his first half-century of this edition to make sure Mumbai Indians got a great start in chasing down Gujarat’s small but tricky total. Patel started with a boundary from the first ball of the innings off the bowling of Basil Thampi and then never looked back. The wicketkeeper-batsman hit 16 runs off that over to set himself and Mumbai Indians on their way.

Source: Hindustan Times April 29, 2017 17:15 UTC