Mumbai Indians won by 9 runs against Punjab Kings in Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Punjab on Thursday, April,18. Mumbai Indians got two crucial points and are promoted to the 7th ranked with (6 points) on the IPL 2024 points table. Meanwhile, Punjab Kings still need to boost their game as they currently ranked 9th with (4 points) on the IPL 2024 points table.
Sam Curran was the captain of the Punjab Kings in the absence of Shikhar Dhawan due to his shoulder injury.
Toss: MI VS PBKS
Sam Curran (Punjab Kings) won the toss and decided to bowl/field first against Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians).
MI’s strong start against PBKS
Suryakumar Yadav was the highest scorer for MI with his 78 off 53 knock, Rohit Sharma contributed with a 38-run innings, while Tilak Varma remained unbeaten at 34 off 18 deliveries., Mumbai Indians put up a 192-7.
PBKS loses against MI
In PBKS’ case, Chasing 193, Punjab Kings got off to a horrific start, losing four wickets for 14 and six for 77. It was once again left to Shashank Singh and Ashutosh to lift the team.
Shashank Singh (41 off 25), Ashutosh Sharma (61 off 28) both played a stunning knock, but Jasprit Bumrah (3-21) and Gerald Coetzee (3-32) bowled amazingly and won it for Mumbai.
POTM: Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings
In the race of POTM, Suryakumar Yadav did an amazing job with his bat tonight, also Gerald Coetzee (3-32) bowled amazingly but Jasprit Bumrah was named Player of the Match with his fantastic inning of (3-21).
“This was a close game. Much closer than what we thought it would go. Of course, you want to make an impact when the ball does something. In this format, the ball swings two overs. When I want to bowl more, I play Test cricket. That fulfills my desires. This format is a little difficult for bowlers, with time restrictions and impact player rules. The batting lineup becomes deeper and deeper. But that’s not in your control. I do relay the message to the bowlers whenever I can. But you also don’t want to deliver too many messages in the heat of the moment.”
-Jasprit Bumrah
“Very good game of cricket. Everyone’s nerve got tested. We did speak about before the game that the character will be checked in this game. Naturally you think you’re ahead in the game. But we knew IPL has a tendency to produce these games. Unbelievable – coming in and playing like that. Almost every ball hitting the middle. Happy for him and chuffed for his future. We did speak in the timeout that it doesn’t matter how good we look. We’ll keep scrapping in this game. We were quite soft in certain overs. Nevertheless, a win is a win.”
-Hardik Pandya
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