A surprising late acceleration powered Punjab Kings to a complete that was sufficient to carry off Mumbai Indians in a high-scoring affair on Saturday on the Wankhede Stadium.
Whereas Sam Curran was on the coronary heart of that batting show, Arshdeep Singh was sensational with figures of 4-0-29-4 in a 415-run match. Singh picked up the large wicket of Suryakumar Yadav after which bowled the final over the place he broke the stumps twice.
Requested to bat first at a venue the place chasing is usually seen as the way in which to go, Punjab went from 83/4 near the midway stage to complete with 214/8, scoring a sensational 96 runs within the final 5 overs. Whereas MI gave it go, with Suryakumar Yadav again to his greatest, Singh’s final over was a masterclass in dying bowling because the hosts managed 201/6.
Curran, who returned to Punjab for an eye-watering $2.23 million after December’s participant public sale, hit a quickfire 55 off 29 balls with 5 fours and 4 sixes.
He had assist from Harpreet Singh (41) and Jitesh Sharma (25 off simply 7 balls) to offer Punjab their highest rating of the season, being dismissed when Jofra Archer took a return catch on the second-last over. Arjun Tendulkar, who picked up one other wicket with an excellent yorker, went for 31 runs in a pricey over that triggered Punjab’s batting acceleration.
Later Cameron Inexperienced, Mumbai’s $2.11 million man, made 67 off 43 balls in reply to maintain the house aspect within the combat with assist from Suryakumar Yadav’s 57.
However Mumbai’s temporary window to return out on high was closed by left-armer Arshdeep Singh, who took Yadav and two different wickets within the last overs.
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Punjab Kings gained by 13 runs and moved to eight factors on the desk.
| TEAM | P | W | L | NRR | FOR | AGAINST | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.043 | 1092/119.2 | 973/120.0 | 8 |
| LSG | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.547 | 1179/136.0 | 1133/139.3 | 8 |
| CSK | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.355 | 1090/116.5 | 1071/119.2 | 8 |
| GT | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.212 | 1015/117.2 | 1007/119.2 | 8 |
| PBKS | 7 | 4 | 3 | -0.162 | 1171/135.3 | 1171/133.0 | 8 |
| RCB | 6 | 3 | 3 | -0.068 | 1073/116.2 | 1115/120.0 | 6 |
| MI | 6 | 3 | 3 | -0.254 | 1080/117.4 | 1080/114.3 | 6 |
| KKR | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0.214 | 1074/116.0 | 1022/113.0 | 4 |
| SRH | 6 | 2 | 4 | -0.794 | 937/117.1 | 1008/114.4 | 4 |
| DC | 6 | 1 | 5 | -1.183 | 898/119.2 | 1029/118.1 | 2 |
With AFP inputs
