Mumbai | Mumbai Indians suffered a 13-run defeat at the hands of Punjab Kings in the 31st match of IPL 2023. Captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and invited Punjab Kings to bat first, Punjab Kings made a strong score of 214 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs with the brilliant innings by Captain Sam Curran’s (55 runs in 29 balls). Harpreet Singh scored 41 and Jitesh Sharma scored 25 runs in 7 balls. Piyush Chawla and Cameron Green took 2-2 wickets. Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma 44 and Cameron Green innings of 67 runs made the match exciting and for the first time in IPL 2023, Surya Kumar Yadav appeared in color with a flamboyant innings of 57 runs and almost changed the match in favour of Mumbai Indians, but Arshdeep Singh’s lethal bowling spell of 4/29 helped Punjab Kings pull off a thrilling win. Sam Current was given the Man of the Match for his brilliant batting.
Brief Scores:
Punjab Kings: 8/214 over 20, Sam Curran 55, Harpreet Singh 41, Piyush Chawla 2/15, Cameron Green 2/41
Mumbai Indians: 6/201 over 20, Cameron Green 67, Surya kumar Yadav 57, Rohit Sharma 44, Arshdeep Singh 4/29