MI vs PBKS: At Mumbai’s home stadium, Wankhede Stadium, the 31st IPL 2023 game was played today between the Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings. The game between the two teams was really thrilling. In both innings, 415 runs were scored in total.
Every time these two teams play each other, as we all learned in the previous article, the game is highly entertaining to watch. Today, a comparable incident took place at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. The Mumbai Indians could only muster 201 runs in response to the Punjab Kings’ total of 214 runs in 20 overs while batting first. The two teams have faced off in 30 matches so far, with 15 victories going to the Mumbai Indians and 15 victories going to the Punjab Kings.
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Match Details
- Match: MI vs PBKS, Indian Premier League 2023
- Match Number: 31
- Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023
- Toss: Mumbai Indians won the toss and opt to bowl
- Time: 7:30 PM
- Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Punjab Kings Scorecard
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl first. In reply, the Punjab Kings, led by Sam Curran, scored 214 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. His middle-order batsmen batted well for Punjab. Harpreet Singh scored 41 runs in 28 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes, while captain Sam Curran scored 55 runs in 29 balls with the help of five fours and four sixes. Wicket-keeper batsman Jitesh Sharma played an inning of 25 runs from seven balls with the help of four sixes.
The start of the Punjab Kings was nothing special, but the Punjab batsmen scored 70 runs in the last 19 balls. Mumbai Indians bowler Arjun Tendulkar gave away 48 runs in just three overs; a total of 31 runs were scored in his third over.
Total: 214/8 (20 Overs)
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Short | c Chawla b Green | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 110.00 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | lbw b Tendulkar | 26 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 152.94 |
| Atharva Taide | b Chawla | 29 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 170.58 |
| Liam Livingstone | st Ishan Kishan b Chawla | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 83.33 |
| Harpreet Singh | b Green | 41 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 146.42 |
| Sam Curran (c) | c & b Archer | 55 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 189.65 |
| Jitesh Sharma | b Behrendorff | 25 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 357.14 |
| M Shahrukh Khan | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Harpreet Brar | run out (Tilak Varma/Ishan Kishan) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250.00 |
Mumbai Indians Scorecard
These statistics might upset Mumbai Indian supporters. The Mumbai team has only once in its history chased a target higher than 200.
Chasing a mammoth score of 214 runs, the Mumbai Indians could manage only 201 runs in 20 overs. Opener Ishaan Kishan was dismissed in the very first ball of the second over. For the team, captain Rohit Sharma scored 44 runs in 27 balls with the help of four fours and three sixes; Cameron Green scored 67 runs in 33 balls with the help of six fours and three sixes, Suryakumar Yadav scores 57 in 26 balls, but still failed to win the game.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma (c) | c & b Livingstone | 44 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 162.96 |
| Ishan Kishan | c Short b Arshdeep Singh | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Cameron Green | c Curran b Ellis | 67 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 155.81 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | c Taide b Arshdeep Singh | 57 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 219.23 |
| Tim David | not out | 25 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 192.30 |
| Tilak Varma | b Arshdeep Singh | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Nehal Wadhera | b Arshdeep Singh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jofra Archer | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Updated Points Table IPL 2023
[ninja_tables id=”103519″]MI vs PBKS Playing
- Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Tilak Varma, Arjun Tendulkar, Hrithik Shokeen, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff
- MI Impact player: Nehal Wadhera for Jason Behrendorff
- Punjab Kings: Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
- PBKS Impact player: Nathan Ellis for Prabhsimran Singh