In a thrilling encounter in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Mumbai Indians (MI) def🍰eated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 6 ꦕwickets at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. After winning the♍ toss, Mumbai Indians elected to bowl and their decision seemed to pay off initially before Punjab batters bounced back to a m🔯assive total of 214/3 in their 20 overs.
Liam Livingstone was the standout performer for Punjab with a blistering knock of 82 runs off 42 balls, including 7 fours and 4 sixes. Jitesh Sharma also played a crucial role with a quickfire 49 off 27 balls. For Mumbai, Piyush Chawla was the pick of the bowlers, picking u🌳p 2 wickets for 29 rജuns in his 4 overs.
In reply, MI got off to a poor start, losing Rohit Sharma for a duck in the first over. However, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav then took the game away from Punjab Kings with some brilliant batting. Kishan scored 75 runs off just 41 balls, including 7 fours and 4 sixes, while Yadav made 66 runs off 31 balls, including 8 fours and 2 sixes. In the end, Mumbai Indians chased down the target with 7 balls to spare, thanks to a quickfire cameo from Tilak Varma, who scored 26 runs off just 10 balls.
For Punjab Kings, Nathan Ellis was the most successful bowler, picking up 2 wickets for 34 runs in his 4 overs. However, it wasn’t enough to stop Mumbai Indians from securing a much-needed victory.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
That's that from Match 46. register a 6-wicket win against to add to crucial points to their tally. chase down the target in 18.5 overs.
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Mumbai Indians batting line up is scary. ꦕBack to back 200 chase𒅌s 👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
What a powerhouse of talent this young man is!! Mohali got lit up by some serious firew𓆉orks from him, & !! Kudos to Piyush Chawla for delivꦫering a yet another brilliant spell! Great chase from !!
— Robbie Uthappa (@robbieuthappa)
This is what brand of cricket is all about. What a commendable victory✌️Pocket Dynamo Ishan and SKY were outstan🦄ding as always. The finishing touch given by Tim and Tilak.. Very very proud of this bunch 🤩💙
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
Mumbai Indians in the last 7 matches in IPL 2023:
Won
Won
Won
Lost
Lost
Won
WonRohit Men is back in business.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
🔹Today, PBKS becomes the first team to score 200+ totalജs i🍎n 4 consecutive IPL matches.
🔹Today, MI becomes the first team to concede 200+ totals in 4 consecutive IPL matches.
🔹PBKS later equalled the record in same match.— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
🔹Today, PBKS becomes the first team to 🤡score 200+ totals in 4 consecutive IPL matches.
🔹Today, MI becomes the first team to concede 200+ totals in 4 consecutive IPL matches.
🔹PBKS later equalled the record in same match.— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
What a chase by Mumbai Indians 🔥🤯
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Brilliant insane chase from Greatest chasing victory …
— Sandesh …. (@sandeshrock31)
The winning celebration by Tilak Varm🉐a and Tim David.
— Chandra Shekar (@Shekar4266)
Our Pocket Dynamo💣💥 is back (hope not for a match🤞). Superb तोड़फोड़ batting performance by & 🤌🏼🫶🏼.
Well done 💙👍🏼.
Captain , plz not go quickly in dugout, stay on crease and make some big score𝕴s.🙏�🥂�— Saurabh Bhagirathi (@skbhagirathi)
Our Pocket Dynamo💣💥 is back (hope not for a match🤞). Superb तोड़फोड़ batting performance by & 🤌🏼🫶🏼.
Well done 💙👍🏼.
Captain , plz not go quickly𝓀 in d꧅ugout, stay on crease and make some big scores.🙏��— Saurabh Bhagirathi (@skbhagirathi)
Feeling really sad for Shikhar Dhawan 💔 | |
&mdas🌠h; Krish (Annabel Sutherland Stan) (@143NotOut)
The winning ce♋lebration by Tilak Varma and Tim David.
— Virat chaudhary (@_Viratchaudhary)
Mumbai Ind♕ians Win Like Boss, Chases With Fulllll AGGRESSION,. Chased 215 like 130.
— AnuP MaHapatrA🇮🇳 (@am_i_anup)
Chased down 215 with an over to spare… … wow..just wow 👏👏👏👏
— Adrian Kivumbi. (@JustAdree)