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Follow highlights from match 33 of TATA IPL 2024 between MI and PBKS here.
Updated : Apr 18, 2024, 11:42 PM IST
In the 33rd match of IPL 2024, Punjab Kings will take on Mumbai Indians at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mohali at 7:30 PM IST. Punjab Kings stand at the seventh spot on the points table with two wins from six matches. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians are positioned eighth, also with two wins from six games.
Punjab Kings lost their previous match to Rajasthan Royals by 3 wickets, with Ashutosh Sharma scoring 34 runs.Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians were defeated by Chennai Super Kings by 20 runs, despite Rohit Sharma scoring 105 runs.
In their previous 31 matches against each other, Punjab Kings have won 15 times, and Mumbai Indians have won 16.
Madhwal starts off with a wide, which is far from ideal. However, Ishan Kishan steps up to the plate and executes a run out on Rabada at the striker's end. This unexpected turn of events brings an anticlimactic end to what was shaping up to be a thrilling finish.
MI 192/7 (20)
PBKS 183 (19.1)
Ashutosh skillfully executed a switch hit, sending the ball soaring for a six. This impressive shot marked his first IPL fifty. Madhwal bowled wide once more, allowing the pair to secure a single run. Harpreet then joined in, hitting a powerful shot straight to the stands for a massive six.
Coetzee approached the wicket from around the wicket, setting up a strong off-side field with no protection on the leg side. Ashutosh capitalized on this by elegantly swiping the ball to backward square for a boundary. Coetzee ended the over with a dot ball, showing resilience after receiving some advice from Rohit.
A full-toss delivery is bowled next, causing Jitesh to miss the ball and it strikes his pads. The umpire initially rules him out, but PBKS decides to challenge the decision. After reviewing the footage, the decision stands and Jitesh is given out.
Shashank elegantly lofts the ball over the covers for a boundary! He misses on the next delivery as his outstretched bat fails to connect. A single is taken Bhatia then edges the ball, resulting in a fortunate boundary for his team.
Arshdeep alters his pace, causing SKY to swing with a hint of frustration. After 22 balls, a boundary is scored. Tilak Varma creates space for himself on the backfoot, anticipating a change in the ball's pace. He confidently hits the ball down the ground for a four. Following this successful shot, he skillfully places another boundary by piercing the gap between extra cover and mid off.
Surya attempted to sweep the ball behind, but mishit it, sending the ball straight to the keeper. However, on the next attempt, he successfully executed the sweep shot, sending the ball running through square leg for a boundary.
Rohit Sharma takes the strike and elegantly flicks the ball to the on-side to open his account. Kishan follows with a drive into the covers, resulting in a dot ball. The next delivery yields a single. And then, a boundary! Rohit Sharma expertly locates the gap in the covers, sending the ball racing to the boundary.
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Rilee Rossouw, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah
Sam Curran: We will have a bowl. Keeping up with the trend of the tournament. Shikhar is not well, so that's the only injury and Rilee comes in for Jonny today. It is not nice to lose the close games but we are doing a lot of things right. Taide drops out of the side, just a couple of tactical changes.
Hardik Pandya: We were wanting to bat first as well, so good toss to lose. We don't judge (our performances), couple of times we had the game in our grasp and didn't finish the game, IPL tests you, when the game is not over it is not over. We just take it game by game, go out there and give our 100 percent. Every indivdual should commit to the team's goal and once we do that, the results will be seen. Same team.
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 18, 2024
Sadde Shers are pumped and prepared to donate! #SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings #JazbaHaiPunjabi #TATAIPL2024 #PBKSvMI pic.twitter.com/lKgRnNIHPd
Brb, our screen time just got wrecked with this one #MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #PBKSvMI pic.twitter.com/uEzYmMJNdO
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 18, 2024
In Mullanpur, teams winning the toss have chosen to bowl first and have emerged victorious in two out of three games this season. The lone defeat occurred when Punjab Kings narrowly fell short by two runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The pitches at the newly-constructed stadium have predominantly favored batsmen. Unfortunately, Punjab has not been able to capitalize on home advantage this season. Despite beginning with a win against DC, they have suffered losses in their subsequent two matches.
In the epic battle between Mumbai and Punjab, Mumbai has emerged victorious with a narrow lead of 16 wins to Punjab's 15 in their 31 encounters. The clashes between MI and PBKS since 2020 have been nothing short of intense, with Mumbai holding a slight edge of 4 wins to Punjab's 3.
Punjab Kings Squad: Atharva Taide, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Shashank Singh, Liam Livingstone, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Nathan Ellis, Tanay Thyagarajan, Shivam Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Rilee Rossouw, Chris Woakes, Rishi Dhawan, Sikandar Raza, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh
Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Shreyas Gopal, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal, Dewald Brevis, Naman Dhir, Nehal Wadhera, Harvik Desai, Shams Mulani, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Kartikeya, Shivalik Sharma, Anshul Kamboj, Nuwan Thushara, Kwena Maphaka, Luke Wood, Piyush Chawla