To chase down PBKS’ 214 in Mohali, the MI batters hit fast fifties and raised a century partnership, led by Livingstone’s 41-ball 82 not out.
In advance of the massive auction for this IPL season, Mumbai Indians (MI) retained Suryakumar Yadav for a staggering 8 crore rupees.
The 32-year-old batter received an India call-up as a result of his outstanding performance for MI in the IPL.
MI was eager for Yadav to produce match-winning knocks with 360-degree shotmaking that can quickly change games as he entered IPL 2023 with a fantastic reputation.
MI chased down their second 200-plus total in a row thanks to Surya’s brilliant 66 (31b, 8×4, 2×6).
At the point when Punjab Rulers amassed 214/3 on home turf, they would have felt sure of protecting the aggregate.
After all, they had won by 13 runs at Wankhede on April 22 with exactly that score (214/8). However, MI found opener Ishan Kishan again in sensational form this time (75 – 41b, 7×4, 4×6), assisting Surya in leading the team to victory with seven balls remaining.
MI needed 37 runs out of 23 balls when Kishan left, but their designated finishers Tilak Varma (26*, 10b) and Tim David (19* – 10b) got them out without a hitch.
MI are still in the table while the loss kept Punjab seventh with the two groups on 10 focuses.
Kishan and Surya combined for 116 runs to win the match. Sam Curran, an all-rounder for Punjab Kings, is the most expensive cricketer in IPL history, but Surya and Kishan beat him up. Curran released 41 runs off three overs.
Surya, who was the impact player, scored his third half-century in four innings, which was his highest score of the IPL. After scoring his first fifty against KKR, Kishan found his second fifty.
Prior to that, he had not capitalized on a few starts. MI still needed 45 runs when Surya was dismissed, a firm cut taken by Arshdeep Singh on the second attempt at third man off Nathan Ellis, but Varma and David eased the team home.
However, their batters scored their fourth 200-run or more total in a row, this time on a batting pitch, so PBKS must be disappointed with their bowling. Liam Livingstone hit a stunning 42-ball, unbeaten 82-run home run (7×4, 4×6).
Matthew Short (27), skipper Shikhar Dhawan (30), and others contributed. With Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma hit 49* (27b, 5×4, 2×6) and raised an unbroken 119 off 52 balls.
Before this IPL, there was a lot of talk about Livingstone’s availability. He missed some of his first games due to a knee injury sustained during his Test debut in Pakistan.
However, on Wednesday, the England batter, who is 29 years old, came into his own.
After the halfway point, PBKS were 95/3, but only an excellent final over by Akash Madhwal, in which he gave up just nine runs, slowed them down in the end. Sharma and Livingstone continued to dominate.