Mumbai Indians’ key bowler Shreyas Gopal took a brilliant catch. He dismissed Harpreet Singh from the Punjab Kings squad. This happened in Mullanpur. Shreyas Gopal caught the ball from his own delivery. This was crucial for the five-time champions. They were defending a target of 192 runs. The dismissal brought an important breakthrough.
The dismissal came in the seventh over of the innings, when the wrist-spinner produced a googly on length. Hapreet Singh Bhatia remained back and chipped it to the bowler, who dived brilliantly to his left and caught the ball. It was also his first wicket of the innings.
PBKS captain Sam Curran won the toss. He decided to field first. Suryakumar Yadav was the star player. He scored 78 runs off 53 balls. Rohit Sharma and Tilak Varma also contributed. They scored 36 and 34 runs, respectively. For PBKS, Harshal Patel was the best bowler. He took three wickets. Sam Curran took two wickets. Kagiso Rabada took one wicket.
MI prevail over Punjab Kings in final over thriller
The five-time winners finally won by nine runs in Mullanpur, with Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma failing to score. Mumbai Indians’ new-ball pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Gerald Coetzee reduced the host team to 14-4 just 2.1 overs, dismissing Sam Curran, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, and Rilee Rossouw cheaply.
The Punjab-based team was reduced to 111-7 as Ashutosh Sharma started a savage attack on the bowlers. Ashutosh Sharma scored his half-century in only 23 deliveries. His 57-run partnership with Harpreet Brar ended in the 18th over when Gerald Coetzee got the better of him.
Get 12 required in the last over. Mohammad Nabi and Ishan Kishan combined, running out Kagiso to end a thrilling match. Mumbai’s third season win. Jasprit Bumrah bowled terrifically, figures of 4-0-21-3 – sensational.
