PBKS vs MI Highlights, IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians Edge Past Punjab Kings In Last-Over Thriller
PBKS vs MI Highlights, IPL 2024: Ashutosh Sharma's pyrotechnics did not prove to be enough as five-time champions Mumbai Indians beat Punjab Kings by nine runs.
PBKS vs MI Highlights, IPL 2024: Ashutosh Sharma's pyrotechnics did not prove to be enough as five-time champions Mumbai Indians beat Punjab Kings by nine runs in an Indian Premier League match in Mullanpur on Thursday. Chasing a challenging 193, young sensation Ashutosh played the knock of his nascent career, smashing a 28-ball 61 to keep PBKS in the hunt till the end. Besides Ashutosh, Shashank Singh made 41 off 25 balls for PBKS but were eventually bowled for 183 in 19.1 overs. Suryakumar Yadav struck 78 off 53 balls to take MI to 192 for seven. For MI, Jasprit Bumrah (3/21) and Gerald Coetzee (3/32) shared six wickets between them. (Scorecard | IPL 2024 Points Table)
A wide to start for Akash Madhwal in the last over and then a run-out while the PBKS batters were trying to take a couple. Mumbai Indians have won this game by 9 runs.
11 runs came off Hardik Pandya's over. He dismissed Harpreet Brar but also conceded a six on the penultimate ball of his over as Kagiso Rabada slammed him over the square leg. Punjab Kings need 12 runs in 6 balls.
Gerald Coetzee has got the wicket of Ashutosh Sharma and look at his reaction. He is putting on an animated show after taking the wicket. This shows you the value of this wicket. Ashutosh departs after scoring 61 off only 28 balls. Mumbai Indians are back in game as Punjab Kings still need 25 runs to win. The game is on, folks!
Ashutosh Sharma and Harpreet Brar have smartly played the Jasprit Bumrah over. Only three runs came off it but the baters made sure they didn't give their wicket in it. Punjab Kings need 25 runs in 18 balls.
This is a big-big over for Punjab Kings. Ashutosh Sharma slammed two sixes in the over while Harpreet Brar ended it with another six. 24 runs came off it. Punjab Kings need 28 runs in 24 balls.
Ashutosh Sharma is turning it on for Punjab Kings. He races to his half-century with a six on the bowling of Akash Madhwal. To add to Mumbai Indians' trouble, it is a no-ball. Ashutosh Sharma slams half-century in 23 balls.
Gerald Coetzee conceded 13 runs in his third over. He bowled poorly and that was also accompanied with some bad luck. Punjab Kings need 52 runs in 30 balls.
This is a brilliant lofted cover drive from Harpreet Brar for a four on the bowling of Gerald Coetzee. Okay, Brar gets another four as he gets an outside edge on the slower ball. Punjab Kings are fighting back really well. They need 57 runs in 34 balls.
What could have been a really good over from Jasprit Bumrah ends up in giving 9 runs to Punjab Kings. Bumrah bowled a no-ball and Ashutosh slammed him for a six on the free-hit, which followed an ecstatic celebration from the PBKS star. Punjab are 120/7 after 13 overs.
Bumrah strikes and Shashank Singh is the one to depart. It was an off cutter from Bumrah and Shashank went early for the shot. He hit the ball high in the air before Tilak Varma settled under it and took the catch at short leg.
Shashank Singh is getting close to his half-century while Ashutosh Sharma is off to a brisk start. Punjab Kings are back in the game and Mumbai Indians desperately need a wicket to take things in control. PBKS need 93 runs in 54 balls.
Akash Madhwal got the wicket of Jitesh Sharma. The batter was hit on the front pad on a full toss delivery. Umpire raised his finger and even a review can't save Jitesh as the ball was found to be clipping the leg stump. Punjab Kings need 106 runs in 60 balls.
Shashank Singh is fighting back for Punjab Kings. He slammed Shreyas Gopal for two consecutive sixes. The in-form PBKS batter is not going to give up. Meanwhile, PBKS need 117 runs in 66 balls.
Hardik Pandya conceded 10 runs in his second over. Hardik seems to be in some trouble after bowling the over. He had a chat with umpire before moving to the fielding after ending this over. Punjab Kings need 133 runs in 72 balls.
A soft return catch for Shreyas Gopal and he won't miss it. Harpreet Singh Bhatia is gone after scoring 13 runs off 15 balls. Punjab Kings are five down in this chase of 193 runs.
Harpreet Singh gets an inside edge on the ball of Akash Madhwal and the ball races away for a four past the short fine leg fielder. Punjab Kings need this kind of luck at this juncture in the game. PBKS need 154 runs in 90 balls.
Jasprit Bumrah has bowled a 7-run over. He has conceded 9 runs in his two overs so far and taken two wickets. Mumbai Indians are on top of their game at this moment. Punjab Kings, on the other hand, need a partnership to get out of hot water.
Jasprit Bumrah took the wicket of Sam Curran on the last ball of his first over and Gerald Coetzee removed Liam Livingstone on the first ball of this over. PBKS are in deep deep trouble as they are four down.
A sensational nearly-yorker delivery from Bumrah that skid off the surface and rattled the stumps of Rilee Rossouw. Pubjab Kings are two down too early in this chase of 193 runs against Mumbai Indians.
Punjab Kings suffer an early blow. Gerald Coetzee bowled a wayward delivery down the leg side and Prabhsimran Singh edged it. All credit to Ishan Kishan for taking a sensational catch on the leg side.
Mumbai Indians have failed to get to the 200-run mark but they have still got a really good total on the board. This is not a belter track for sure and good balls are gripping, hence MI have some good runs. Punjab Kings need a really good batting effort to chase this down, unless a lot of dew comes.
Sam Curran has conceded 18 runs in his final over. Tim David David slammed him for two fours and a six. Mumbai Indians are somehow still in fight for a total of 200.
Hardik Pandya departs after scoring 10 runs off 5 balls. Harshal Patel has trapped Hardik Pandya on the longer side of the ground. It was a slower short ball from Harshal and Hardik hit it into the hands of Harpreet Brar at deep mid-wicket. MI are struggling to post a big total.
Suryakumar Yadav is gone! Sam Curran has trapped Surya. He bowled a yorker well outside off stump and SKY slammed it on off side where Prabhsimran took a beautiful catch. SKY was dismissed for 78 off 53 balls.
Kagiso Rabada has conceded 18 runs in his final over. He was slammed for a four and a six by Suryakumar Yadav while Tilak Varma ended the over with a beautiful six. Mumbai Indians have scored 33 runs in the last two overs.
A good review from Mumbai Indians saw the umpire overturning a decision and declare a wide. It was Arshdeep Singh's over. He thus had to bowl the final ball again and Suryakumar Yadav lofted it over the extra cover for a four. 15 runs came off the over.
Kagiso Rabada has bowled an economical over. He conceded only six singles in it. Mumbai Indians scoring rate has taken a further dip. Only 19 runs have come off the last three overs.
7 more overs remaining in the game and Mumbai Indians have enough batting firepower left. They should aim to accelerate with the likes of Hardik Pandya, Tim David, Romario Shepherd and Mohammad Nabi still to bat.
Sam Curran has dismissed Rohit Sharma. The former MI captain is gone for 36 runs off 25 balls. He came down the track and wanted to hit Sam Curran for a big one but rather edged the ball to Harpreet Brar at backward point.
A single and Suryakumar Yadav races to his half-century. SKY slams his fifty in 34 balls. Mumbai Indians 87/1 in 10.2 overs against Punjab Kings in IPL 2024 match
Mumbai Indians have managed to stay in control despite some disciplined bowling from Punjab Kings. The Hardik Pandya-led side is going at 8.56 runs per over. This seems like a decent batting track, once a batter gets set, he can score good runs.
Runs are coming now for Mumbai Indians. Kagiso Rabada has conceded 10 in his second over. Suryakumar Yadav played a scoop shot on the third ball of the over for a six over the fine leg fence.
Sam Curran bowled a slower ball but Rohit Sharma spotted it well and slammed it down the ground for a six. It went straight to the black screen. A total of 11 runs came off the over.
Rohit Sharma was given out LBW on the fourth ball of Harshal Patel's over. The former MI captain decided to take a review after a long discussion with Suryakumar and it proved right in the end. The ball tracking suggested that it would missed the leg stump. After the result was shown in big screen, Rohit happily shared a first bump with SKY. Meanwhile, the Punjab Kings players were stunned.
Ishan Kishan is gone! A short ball outside off stump but Ishan Kishan has perished on the scoring opportunity. He smashed it hard but to his poor luck, he found the fielder at third man. Kagiso Rabada is smiling as he knows it was not a wicket-taking delivery.
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