Openers set up Mumbai win

Cape Town - The Mumbai Indians have pulled off their third consecutive victory when they comfortably beat the Kings XI Punjab by 23 runs in the IPL on Sunday.

After winning the toss and electing to bat, Mumbai were given a great start by their opening batsmen, Lendl Simmons and Parthiv Patel, who put on 111 for the first wicket in just 12 overs.

Simmons top-scored with 71 while Patel weighed in with 59 from 36 balls as they propelled their team to a score of 172 for three in their 20 overs.