Punjab Kings have climbed to fifth spot within the IPL 2023 factors desk after their win in opposition to the Mumbai Indians on the Wankhede Stadium. Arshdeep Singh’s magnificent four-wicket haul helped the Kings report their fourth win of the competitors.
Earlier within the night, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma gained the toss and determined to area first. Punjab Kings misplaced 4 wickets earlier than touching the 100-run mark, however a superb 92-run fifth-wicket stand between Sam Curran (55) and Harpreet Bhatia (41) turned the momentum in PBKS’ favor.
Ultimately, a seven-ball 25 from wicket-keeper Jitesh Sharma guided the Punjab Kings to 214/8 of their 20 overs. Chasing 215 for a victory, the Mumbai Indians misplaced Ishan Kishan’s wicket within the powerplay itself.
Half-centuries from Cameron Inexperienced and Suryakumar Yadav saved MI alive within the run-chase. Nonetheless, Arshdeep Singh and Nathan Ellis’ implausible efficiency within the dying overs denied MI a victory. Arshdeep returned with figures of 4/29, whereas Ellis took the essential wicket of Inexperienced.
Mumbai Indians slip to seventh place within the IPL 2023 factors desk
Punjab Kings have jumped from the seventh to the fifth place within the IPL 2023 factors desk after the win in opposition to the Mumbai Indians. The Kings now have eight factors from 4 matches, with their internet run price being – 0.162.
Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians have dropped to sixth and seventh positions respectively due to Kings’ rise. Here is a have a look at the up to date standings:
RCB are sixth proper now, however they may even grow to be the primary group within the factors desk right this moment in the event that they report a mammoth win in opposition to table-toppers Rajasthan Royals. RCB will tackle RR within the afternoon match, adopted by a conflict between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Chennai Tremendous Kings at Eden Gardens in night.