At the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 22, In the 31st game of the Indian Premier League Punjab Kings scored an astounding 214 runs after winning the toss. After 15 overs of the first innings, Punjab was 118/4; however, as Arjun Tendulkar entered the game to bowl the 16th over, things suddenly changed. The Sam Curran-led team was able to achieve the enormous score because the 23-year-old let up 31 runs in one over. In his analysis of Arjun’s bowling, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra claimed that the cost over helped Punjab win the match. In a video on his YouTube channel, he discussed the subject.
“Not even 85 runs were scored in the first 10 overs. After that, there was a question of whether they would even be able to score 160, but they reached 214. There was an Arjun Tendulkar over that went for 31 runs, and the momentum totally shifted after that.”
Sam Curran and Jitesh Sharma played explosive innings in the second half of the Punjab Kings’ batting order, and the former Indian opener praised them for it, saying:
“Sam Curran hit a lot, he played a captain’s knock, and he was not alone. Jitesh Sharma was on a six-hitting drive. There is no doubt that the team was weak because Shikhar Dhawan was not there, but Punjab showed how the five fingers are combined to make a fist and throw a punch.”
Jitesh scored 25 runs off just seven balls, while Curran scored 55 runs off just 29 balls. Additionally, Harpreet Singh Bhatia amassed a critical 41 off 28 balls and combined with Curran to put together a 92-run fifth-wicket stand.
Arjun Tendulkar is settling into the MI squad.
Arjun Tendulkar was the center of attention as he made his IPL debut against the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 22nd game of the competition. Fans expected the 23-year-old to perform similarly because he is the son of Sachin Tendulkar, one of the best batters in history.
Arjun Tendulkar has played in three games so far, and in those games, he has taken two wickets for the Mumbai Indians. The pacer would be eager to bounce back in the upcoming matches despite a setback in the previous match against the Punjab Kings, where he bowled the second-most expensive over by a Mumbai bowler. The Gujarat Titans are the defending champions of the tournament, and on Tuesday, April 25, the Mumbai Indians will play them in the 35th game of the tournament in Ahmedabad. The Rohit Sharma-led team will be looking to rebound after a defeat to Punjab.
