Punjab Kings Vs Mumbai Indians Match Scorecard
After three lackluster seasons, Punjab came back into form in 2014 with an entirely new side led by Glenn Maxwell and David Miller who led an outstanding effort that saw them top their league stage before losing in a tight final match to Kolkata Knight Riders.
But in their second season, they struggled and finished sixth overall. Even though they acquired some big names at auction, they couldn’t secure enough playoff positions for an appearance in post-season play-offs.
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Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Sam Curran takes to the mic and laments how heartbreaking it was to come so close yet still lose. He credits Ashutosh Sharma and Shashank Singh for helping them come close; states that they must work hard and stay positive; states Jasprit Bumrah as an incredible player they should support; says more close games need to be won and hopes to see them again soon.
Nathan Ellis delivered an accurate off stump delivery that left Suryakumar Yadav playing cut and going to the backfoot – only for it to be caught by Arshdeep Singh at slip and resulted in Punjab losing by 9 runs; marking their second successive loss and placing them bottom of the table with two points out of their first four matches.
Mumbai Indians won by 7 wickets
Mumbai Indians defeated Kent by seven wickets after an inspired batting display from Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, both scoring impressive scores of 69 and 52 runs respectively to help Mumbai chase down 198 to win. Kishan made history when he scored his sixth century of his career; together with Rohit Sharma who also scored 50 runs they put on an unbroken first wicket stand of 101 off 53 balls!
After an initially disappointing start to their season, Mumbai Indians have seen tremendous improvement to end up fourth in the table. Their win against Rajasthan Royals provided a boost towards reaching the playoffs; and now have won nine out of their 10 games since March 27 – looking forward to taking on Kolkata Knight Riders next.
Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field first, before electing for Mumbai big-hitters to bat first. Following an excellent start from their bowlers, Mumbai’s big hitters began firing. Ishan Kishan unleashed his powerful swing against Mohammed Siraj in the second over – hitting three sixes and four fours; before smashing all around the ground in the third over for his maiden IPL century off 51 balls!
Jasprit Bumrah and Chris Morris then struck consecutive wickets to slow the run-rate, yet Lendl Simmons and Quinton de Kock kept it at its maximum rate by contributing an 77-run stand in the last over.
Rohit Sharma expressed satisfaction with the team’s batting effort and believes they are moving in the right direction. He thanked Ashutosh Sharma for helping the players to achieve such progress; adding that their confidence remains strong within them, with them hoping to excel even more in future matches.
Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets
Mumbai Indians needed a win against KKR to regain the playoffs and their batsmen performed brilliantly to post an acceptable score, ultimately helping the team secure victory and advance into the finals – their first since 2014. This marked their first playoff stage victory since 2014.
Mumbai Indians outwitted Chennai Super Kings by one run, winning their record fourth championship and setting an all-time attendance mark at Wankhede Stadium. A high-scoring encounter, it went all the way till the last ball with Chennai needing two runs off it for victory but Lasith Malinga took an important wicket off it to secure it for Mumbai Indians and seal victory with his wicket on that final delivery from Lasith Malinga securing their win for their side.
Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan of Mumbai’s opening pair exhibited brilliant innings in posting a total of 183/6 in 20 overs, amassing an opening partnership of 54 runs in just the first over – giving their side an early boost. Kishan then unleashed his destructive abilities by smashing Mustafizur Rahman for 14 runs in the second over and taking Sakariya for 12 in the third over.
Kishan kept Mumbai ahead of their target despite losing both Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav within short order, hitting fours and sixes against Prasidh Krishna – hitting him twice for two fours and one six in just over five, giving MI an 8 over lead of 95 runs by end of eighth over.
Skipper Hardik Pandya was pleased with how his team played during this match, believing they have many positives that need to continue developing further. He thanked Ashutosh Sharma and Shashank Singh for taking part in keeping this contest close; and hopes to see more close games ahead.
Mumbai Indians won by 9 wickets
After losing three of their first five matches of the season, Mumbai Indians have finally begun winning again. One key reason is due to improvements made in their middle order – now having a good balance between bat and ball as well as solid fielding and trying new offensive strategies which have proven very successful as they now sit within the top half of their table standings.
Mumbai faced a stern challenge against Rajasthan Royals in their final league stage matchup, in order to clinch one of four playoff spots and leapfrog them by victory by an overwhelming margin. Mumbai managed a one-wicket margin win thanks to Harbhajan Singh’s outstanding performance and managed to leapfrog them with ease.
He took four wickets in the match and stopped Bangalore from reaching their target, including picking off key wickets of Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli that caused their batsmen to collapse en masse causing another crushing victory for Mumbai, just months after winning their previous meeting by an even wider margin. This performance from Mumbai made for even greater dominance than before!
Early in the innings, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a hundred to help Rajasthan reach 179/9 after 20 overs. Jaiswal shared an unbeaten partnership of 103 runs with Tilak Varma (65 from 53 balls) and Nehal Wadehera (49 from 24). Trent Boult (2/32) and Sandeep Sharma (5/18) then removed Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav consecutively to reduce Mumbai’s total to 175.
Mumbai Indians remain confident they will qualify for the next round despite suffering defeat; they currently lead fourth-placed Kolkata Knight Riders by four points and need only win two of their remaining games to ensure a place in the play-offs.
Mumbai Indians won by 10 wickets
Trent Boult’s bowling heroics and Ishan Kishan’s brilliant batting were key components in Mumbai Indians thrashing archrival Chennai Super Kings by 10 wickets in Sharjah on Tuesday – marking only their fifth loss of such a significant margin in 11 IPL seasons. New Zealand bowlers Boult and Jasprit Bumrah reduced CSK to 21/5 inside powerplay before Sam Curran scored 52 to help lift them to 114 for nine by the close of play.
Kishan and Quinton de Kock then collaborated in an unbeaten 116-run partnership that propelled MI to their target in just 12.1 overs. Kishan hit three sixes and two fours during his 68-ball innings while de Kock made 46 not out; MI have now won five of their last six league matches since their title defence started last month.
Rohit Sharma made his comeback to cricket following a four-game absence due to a hamstring injury, but his stay was cut short when Sandeep Sharma bowled an intelligently disguised knuckle ball that sent Rohit back. Suryakumar Yadav soon joined him back in the pavilion after edgeing one through to wicketkeeper MS Dhoni.
Shahbaz Nadeem struck quickly to finish off Mumbai at 83/4, when Krunal Pandya (36 off 30) and Ishan Kishan (36) fell within consecutive overs off Shahbaz Nadeem to leave them at 84-5. Rashid Khan and Nadeem’s good bowling form continued when Kishan was caught at midoff by Deepak Chawla and Rohit at slip off Shakib Al Hasan during their 17th over.
Mumbai leapfrogged Delhi Daredevils into third place in the table with this win, and need just six more points from their remaining two games to secure a playoff berth. They next host Delhi Daredevils at Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.
