Punjab Kings’ pacer Arshdeep Singh delivered an impressed spell within the closing over to fireside his aspect to a slender win over the Mumbai Indians on the Wankhede Stadium. The left-arm seamer broke the center stump in consecutive deliveries to crush the house aspect’s hopes.
With 16 required off the ultimate six deliveries and Tim David on strike, Arshdeep discovered himself below strain. David took a single to offer Tilak Varma the strike. The third ball noticed the left-hander go for a giant shot solely to have his center stump damaged in half.
Nehal Wadhera, who got here in subsequent, suffered the identical destiny, leaving the five-time champions needing 15 off two deliveries. Arshdeep completed with excellent figures of 4-0-29-4 in a high-scoring contest.
Though Mumbai Indians did not have a powerful begin in pursuit of 215, Rohit Sharma and Cameron Inexperienced put their innings again on observe with a 76-run stand. Liam Livingstone jolted them with the wicket of Rohit Sharma. They appeared essentially the most snug when Inexperienced and Suryakumar Yadav have been within the center and added 75 runs.
Inexperienced’s dismissal within the sixteenth over and Suryakumar’s departure turned issues round for the Kings. Inexperienced additionally top-scored for the hosts with 67, whereas Suryakumar Yadav ended up with 57 runs.
Sam Curran’s fifty drives Punjab Kings to a wholesome complete earlier than Arshdeep Singh’s heroics
In the meantime, the Kings delivered a powerpacked batting efficiency to achieve a steep 214 in 20 overs. Prabhsimran Singh and Atharva Taide obtained begins however did not convert it into massive scores.
The Kings’ highest partnership of the innings was 92 between Harpreet Singh and Sam Curran, who top-scored with 55 off 29 balls. The Kings additionally broke the Mumbai Indians’ three-match profitable streak. The win ended Punjab’s dropping run.
The Kings will hope to have Shikhar Dhawan again within the aspect shifting ahead, having missed the final three video games, prompting Curran to guide them.