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Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians, 46th Match IPL-2023
Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 6 wickets in the 46th match of IPL 2023. Punjab set a target of 215 runs in the match played at Mohali ground, which Mumbai achieved in 18.5 overs. With this win, Mumbai avenged the defeat at the hands of Punjab in the current season. Ishaan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav played stormy half-century innings for MI. This is Mumbai’s fifth win in 9 matches. At the same time, Punjab had to face the sixth defeat.
Chasing the target, Mumbai got off to a disappointing start. Captain Rohit Sharma was dismissed for zero in the first over. Rishi Dhawan sent him to the pavilion. Ishaan added 54 runs for the second wicket with Cameron Green. Green scored 23 runs in 18 balls with the help of 3 fours. He was trapped by Nathan Ellis in the sixth over. From here Ishaan and Suryakumar took Mumbai’s innings forward. Both put Punjab on the backfoot by sharing a 116-run partnership for the third wicket.
Surya was dismissed by Ellis in the 16th over. He scored 66 runs in 31 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixes. Arshdeep made Ishaan his victim in the 17th over. He played an inning of 75 runs in 41 balls. He hit 7 fours and 4 sixes. Tim David (19 not out in 20 balls, three fours) and Tilak Verma (26 not out in 10 balls, one four, three sixes) added 38 runs for the fifth wicket to give Mumbai a win. Tilak hit the winning six against Arshdeep.
Earlier, Punjab scored 214 runs losing 3 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. After losing the toss, the Punjab team got off to bat and got off to a bad start. Prabhsimran Singh (9 in 7 balls) became the victim of Arshad Khan in the second over. Shikhar Dhawan shared a 49-run partnership with Matthew Shorn for the second wicket. Dhawan was stumped by Piyush Chawla in the eighth over. He scored 30 runs in 20 balls with 3 fours. Short returned to the pavilion after scoring 27 runs in 26 balls. He hit 2 fours and 1 six. He was bowled by Chawla in the 12th over. Punjab’s three wickets fell on a total score of 95 after which Liam Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma took the lead. Both shared an unbroken 119-run partnership for the fourth wicket.
