DHARAMSALA — Azhar Mahmood's all-round performance (80 off 44 deliveries; 2-24) helped Kings-XI Punjab beat Mumbai Indians by 50 runs. Chasing 184 Mumbai started the innings in the worst possible manner. Glenn Maxwell was out for naught in the first over to Praveen Kumar. Mumbai kept losing wickets at crucial junctures and the run-chase was down to Kieron Pollard. But before long the match was a foregone conclusion as Mumbai needed runs at 16.75 runs per over (RPO). Adam Gilchrist bowled the final over when Mumbai needed 51. He got Harbhajan off the first delivery in IPL cricket. Earlier Mahmood and Shaun Marsh (63 off 47 balls) put on 144 off 14.2 overs for the third wicket which ensured Punjab reached a competitive total of 183 for eight. For Mumbai, Lasith Malinga picked up three for 39 and in the process became the first bowler to pick up 100 IPL wickets. Scores: Kings-XI Punjab 183 for 8 in 20 overs (Azhar Mahmood 80, Shaun Marsh 63; Lasith Malinga 3 for 39) beat Mumbai Indians 133 all-out off 19.1 overs (Ambati Rayudu 26, Rohit Sharma 25; Piyush Chawla 2 for 20) by 50 runs. The second game between Bangalore and Mumbai was delayed due to rain. Haq nets record and a duck in Scotland warm-up Pakistan cruised to a 96-run victory over Scotland in Friday's limited overs international in Edinburgh despite the record-breaking efforts of Majid Haq. Scotland spinner Haq went into the clash at the Grange level with John Blain on 41 ODI wickets and he shattered that record as he dismissed three Pakistan batsmen to move himself clear on 43. However, his efforts were in vain as Pakistan, which won the toss and chose to bat, made 231 for seven and then bowled out Scotland for just 135. And the tourists enjoyed some useful batting practice as captain Misbahul Haq top-scored with 83 not out, while opener Imran Farhat made 49. Saeed Ajmal and Junaid Khan both took three wickets for Pakistan as Scotland was skittled up in reply. Nasir Jamshed went for 20 before Scotland's Haq claimed his first wicket of the day when Josh Davey caught Mohammad Hafeez at backward point. Farhat moved to the brink of a half-century, only to be bowled by spinner Matt Machan when he miscued an attempted slog. Haq claimed the wickets of Asad Shafiq for seven and Umar Amin for three, before Kamran Akmal fell lbw to Neil Carter for 12. Misbah and Ajmal steadied the boat with a 51-run partnership for the seventh wicket, but the latter fell for 28 when he misjudged a scoop shot off Iain Wardlaw and the ball skidded into his stumps. The match had been Northamptonshire batsman Kyle Coetzer's first as Scotland skipper after he was named Gordon Drummond's replacement earlier this week. And he led by example as he top scored for the home side with 32. But in the end it proved to be a simple job for Pakistan to rattle through Scotland's lower order, with Rob Taylor falling at the death as Ajmal claimed another lbw. The teams will meet again in the second leg of their ODI double-header Sunday. — Agencies
