The Punjab Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 13 points in the Indian Premier League here on Saturday
Posted Date – 11:45 PM, Sat – 4/22/23
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Mumbai: Punjab Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 13 points in the Indian Premier League here on Saturday.
Invited to bat, Punjab Kings with top paid overseas recruit Sam Curran 214 off 8 off 55 off 29 balls, Harpreet Bhatia 28 off 41 off just eight Added 92 balls for the fifth wicket.
National T20 contender Jitesh Sharma (25 off 7 balls) also upped the ante towards the close.
For MI, leg-spinner Piyush Chawla (2/15 in 3 overs) was the best bowler, and all walkers were hit more or less hard.
Chasing the big target of 215, MI could only score 201 runs in six of their 20 overs.
Cameron Green topped MI with 67, while Suryakumar Yadav and skipper Rohit Sharma came in with 57 and 44 respectively.
For PBKS, Arshdeep Singh was the most successful bowler, bowling 4/29.
Brief score:
Punjab Kings: 214 off 8 balls from 20 overs (Sam Curran 55, Harpreet Bhatia 41; Piyush Chawla 2/15).
Mumbai Indians: 6 for 20 for 201 (Cameron Green 67, Suryakumar Yadav 57, Rohit Sharma 44; Arshdeep Singh 4/29).
