Arshdeep Singh’s pitch-perfect final over in a high-scoring affair turned out to be decisive because the Punjab Kings registered a slender 13-run win on the Wankhede Stadium over Mumbai Indians.
MI’s highest whole whereas chasing at its residence floor turned out to be a futile effort as Arshdeep, having accounted for an on-song Suryakumar Yadav within the 18th over, was requested to bowl the final over with 15 runs to defend. He conceded solely two, moreover bowling Tilak Varma and impression participant Nehal Wadhera off successive balls.
Some time earlier, MI would have fancied its possibilities with Tim David having launched a 114-metre six and an in-form Tilak driving excessive on a vociferous residence crowd.
Had it not been for skipper Sam Curran and Harpreet Singh Bhatia’s 90-run affiliation off 50 balls, the Kings would have fallen means wanting the par rating. At the midway stage, with Curran having joined Harpreet, the Kings had been wobbly at 83 for 4. MI tightened the noose by conceding simply 35 runs within the subsequent 5 overs and preserving the left-handed duo in test.
The floodgates opened with Arjun Tendulkar – who had bowled a yorker to entice Prabhsimran Singh lbw earlier – wilting underneath the onslaught. The sixteenth over, which turned out to be an eight-ball over, noticed Curran and Harpreet plunder 31 runs. Once Curran lofted him into the sight-screen off the primary ball, Arjun couldn’t get his act collectively.
The onslaught continued because the Kings hammered 96 runs within the final 5 overs to shift the momentum in its favour. Even after Cameron Green broke the stand with Harpreet taking part in a yorker on to his stumps, Jitesh tonked 4 sixes in seven balls to finish the innings on a excessive.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com