Rohit Sharma won the toss and the hosts decided to field first. Quick knocks from Sam Curren and Harpreet Singh Bhatia helped Punjab to set a big total of 214 for Mumbai to chase.
Impressive performances from Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Bhatia, Sam Curran and Jitesh Sharma help Punjab register their fourth win in IPL 2023.
Arshdeep Singh held on the nerves in the final over with his execution of the yorker to perfection and lethal bowling display eventually leading Punjab Kings to victory against Mumbai Indians by a margin of 13 runs in match number 31 of Indian Premier League 2023 at Wankhede Stadium.
MI Picked Up Wickets Consistently But PBKs Kept The Momentum
Cameron Green opened the fall of wickets as Matthew Short departed for 11 runs off 10 balls after hitting a couple of boundaries. However, Prabhsimran Singh and Atharva Taide kept the scoreboard ticking by adding 47 runs for the second wicket up until Arjun Tendulkar broke the partnership with an unplayable yorker, bringing Singh’s innings to an end.
Piyush Chawla then appeared in the scene as he cleaned up Taide and also ended the short stay of Liam Livingstone by firing the ball wide of leg-stump. Harpreet Singh Bhatia and Sam Curran led the recovery for Punjab as the duo added 92 runs for the fifth wicket.
Sam Curran, meanwhile, registered his maiden fifty in IPL 2023, as he was then partnered by Jitesh Sharma, who played a sensational seven-ball 25-run cameo to help PBKS post 214/8 in 20 overs on the scoreboard.
Arjun Tendulkar was smacked in the 16th over as he gave away 31 runs. Green and Archer too were being smacked by the duo, but Cameron Green finally cleaned up Harpreet in the 18th over.
Mumbai Took Off Late But Fell Short
Chasing 215, MI lost Ishan Kishan early on, courtesy of bowling brilliance from Arshdeep Singh. However, skipper Rohit Sharma and Cameron Green kept the chase going by adding 76 runs for the second wicket.
Rohit scored 44 runs from 27 balls before getting dismissed by Liam Livingstone in the 10th over. Suryakumar Yadav then joined hands with Green as they added 75 runs for the third wicket. Cameron Green registered his second IPL fifty before getting dismissed for 67 runs amassed in 43 deliveries.
The game witnessed a classic Suryakumar Yadav show as he registered his fastest IPL fifty in just 23 balls. Cameo from Tim David at the end was not sufficient for MI to go past the finish line with Arshdeep Singh’s brilliance in the final over.
Some Key Stats and Numbers Set from The Game
Mumbai Indians – Arjun Tendulkar conceded 31 runs in his third over, which is the second-most runs conceded by an MI bowler in an IPL over. Daniel Sams tops the list with 35 runs against KKR in 2022. Also, Arjun Tendulkar’s 31-run over is the third costliest over bowled at the Wankhede Stadium. Harshal Patel comes first on the list with 37 runs followed by Parvinder Awana’s 33 runs.
Rohit Sharma completes 250 sixes in IPL and became only the third player to achieve this feat. Chris Gayle (375) and AB de Villiers (251) are the other two players to have hit over 250 IPL maximums. Also, Rohit Sharma became the first Indian player to complete 250 sixes in IPL. Also, Rohit Sharma became the first Indian player to complete 250 sixes in IPL.
Suryakumar Yadav smashed his fifty off 23 balls, which is his fastest fifty in the IPL.
Punjab Kings – Arshdeep Singh (53) completes 50 wickets in IPL.
Punjab Kings scored 214 runs in the game, which is the second-highest total for them against MI. Their highest total is 230/3, scored at the Wankhede Stadium in 2017.
PBKS have conceded 200+ totals 23 times in IPL. After this game, they have equaled RCB’s record for conceding 200+ totals the most number of times in IPL.
Sam Curran and Harpreet Singh Bhatia registered the second-highest fifth-wicket partnership for PBKS by putting together 92 runs. The highest fifth-wicket partnership for PBKS was 130* between David Miller and Rajagopal Sathish against RCB in 2013
PBKS scored 109 runs in the last six overs of the innings; this is the second-highest score in the last six overs in IPL. RCB tops the list with 126 runs against GL in 2016.
