Punjab edge thriller

Kings XI Punjab defended a low total to secure a thrilling three-run Indian Premier League win over Mumbai Indians in Durban.

Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with an unbeaten 45 off 44 deliveries, showing superb temperament in the face of disciplined bowling as the Kings XI made a meagre 119 for eight.

Jean-Paul Duminy kept Mumbai in the hunt with a superbly crafted 59, but his departure in the final over, bowled by Yusuf Abdulla, saw Punjab run out winners.

Punjab began brightly with the ball, Irfan Pathan getting rid of Jayasuriya for a duck and Vikramjeet Malik dismissing Sachin Tendulkar cheaply.

Number three Shikhar Dhawan failed again and Dwayne Bravo sparkled only briefly before holing out in the deep to leave Mumbai reeling on 45 for four.

Duminy and Abhishek Nayar curbed their strokeplay and pushed the score along with ones and twos, adding 49 for the fifth wicket.

Kumar Sangakkara jumps for joy as Kings XI Punjab hold on for a three-run victory against Mumbai Indians in Durban

Irfan Pathan bowled Nayar for a run-a-ball 15, with the Indians needing 26 from 17 deliveries, and there was further drama when leg-spinner Piyush Chawla removed Harbhajan Singh in the penultimate over.

Mumbai were eventually left needing 12 off the final over, sent down by Abdulla, and Duminy narrowed it to seven off three balls three before holing out in the deep.

Abdulla finished with 2-19 from four overs after conceding just eight runs in his final over.

Earlier, Tendulkar shuffled his bowlers around inside the powerplay and enjoyed success as they claimed quick wickets.

Harbhajan, brought in after two accurate overs from paceman Zaheer Khan and one from Lasith Malinga, struck in his first over by sending back Karan Goel (12) with 18 runs on the board.

Bravo, brought on from the other end, then made it 18 for two when he removed Ravi Bopara for six, caught at second slip by Tendulkar as he attempted to drive.

Duminy struck in his second over to get rid of the dangerous Yuvraj Singh for 10 before Mahela Jayawardene fell to Sri Lanka team-mate Jayasuriya.

The wickets continued to fall and Irfan was caught in the deep immediately after Zaheer was brought back into the attack.

Malinga claimed two wickets in his third over and Ramesh Powar was run out off the final delivery of the innings from Bravo as Punjab finished with the third lowest total for a team batting first in the competition.