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Best performances - Batsmen

SA Yadav
SA Yadav
78(53) 7x4 - 3x6
Control %84%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 28 runs
  • 2x4 - 2x6
8 10 14 3 11 8 12 12
AR Sharma
AR Sharma
61(28) 2x4 - 7x6
Control %82%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 16 runs
  • 1x4 - 2x6
7 10 19 3 9 6 1 6

Best performances - Bowlers

JJ Bumrah
JJ Bumrah
O4
M0
R21
W3
Eco5.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
HV Patel
HV Patel
O4
M0
R31
W3
Eco7.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

Punjab Kings , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50

Match days

18 April 2024 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Mumbai Indians 2, Punjab Kings 0

Scorer: Sudeep Poojar | Commentator: @Sudarshanan7

Another thrilling game in IPL 2024, this one's came to an end. That's all we have for you tonight. The juggernaut continues as LSG host CSK in Lucknow. Do join us for that coverage tomorrow. On behalf of Sudeep and Hemant, goodbye and good night! Ciao!

11:55pm Time for the presentations.

Hardik Pandya, Mumbai captain: "Very good game. Everyone's nerves got tested. We spoke that the characters will be checked in this game. But natural you think you are ahead but you know IPL has a tendency to show that oppositions can come back and how! [Ashutosh] Unbelievable, playing the way he did and hitting the ball off the middle. Great for his future. We did speak in the timeout about it is not about how we look, we will keep fighting. Make sure we don't ball the soft balls. Batsmen played good shots but we were soft in certain overs."

Jasprit Bumrah, Player of the Match, and he also has the Purple Cap: "Much closer game than what we thought. Want to make an impact early on. In this format, ball swings for two overs, and you want to make use of that. This format is a little difficult for the bowlers because the batsmanship is going over, plus the time restrictions and the Impact Player rule. What you can do is prepare your best and back yourself. Go out there and give your best. I try to relay messages from wherever I am on the field. You don't want to give too many messages."

11:38pm Kishan jumps and punches the air after seeing the replays. Mumbai have literally escaped to a win. Rabada cannot believe it and unwillingly drags himself off. Hardik and co. know they have got away with one. Ashutosh and Shashank had done their thing again. Bumrah did his too. But it took a fiery Coetzee over for Mumbai to turn the tide in their favour again. But their only thought would be: should the game have got so close from 14 for 4 and 77 for 6? A fourth defeat for Kings in the last over in IPL 2024.

Sam Curran, Kings captain: "Close one. This team loves a close game. Got well to get close, thanks to Ashutosh. Great effort to get that close. You don't want to be losing close games. No question when you have lost early wickets throughout the competition. Heart-breaking for the guys to take it close and lose. [Ashutosh and Shashank] Incredible confidence they have in their game. You see Ashutosh have the power and skill to sweep fast bowler. Hopefully we can win the close ones and get the momentum. Roller-coaster of a ride, winning a game and then losing games. Rather lose close ones that getting absolutely pumped."

Gerald Coetzee: "What a game! We started really well. Cricket's a funny game. We thought we had it, they batted really well. Then it was like a see-saw. As it hit the ground, it spun one way and I had to get my body behind it and stop it, however I stop it. Completely different to anything I have experienced. Don't even know how to describe. [On his high pace] You need to eat a lot of Biltong and the wheels will come up."

Swami: "Don't be too critical about Hardik's captaincy on Impact Sub
 whole bunch on veterans and analytics sitting in the dugout takes the call on impact Sub
 We have enough things to point on his on field calls.. let's leave about impact sub at least
"

Shyam: "Look at last 3 wickets and in all three Nabi is involved... MI are underusing NABI the bowler and batsman.. Drop Romario and fit in Thushara it will be a gun side"

19.1
W
Madhwal to Rabada, 1 run, OUT, Full and wide outside off again, Rabada walks to the off side and crunches it through point. A flat throw but has Rabada made it? Nope. It is all over. Kishan does well to collect and disturb the stumps with Rabada inches out. Mumbai escape to a win! Ooof! Nabi with the rocket through from the deep

K Rabada run out 8 (5m 3b 0x4 1x6) SR: 266.66

19.1
1w
Madhwal to Rabada, 1 wide, Full and wide, but it is outside the tramline. He will have to re-bowl that

Rohit runs down has a chat to the bowler and Hardik. Bumrah and Kishan do their own thinking. Madhwal from around the wicket.

12 off 6. Who do Mumbai look to? Madhwal or Shepherd? A mini-conference in the middle, and looks like Madhwal is the subject of that. It is Madhwal. What sort of field does he want?

Roshan : "Pandya's captaincy in this IPL has been absolutely below par. He needs to learn from Sanju especially in the usage of Impact player. As they were batting 1st, MI only needed to select 3 foreign players. They could have used Nabi/ Thushara as Impact player depending on match situation. In this game, he could have brought in Thushara "

Hari: "Come on MI, fit in Thushara. "

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | PBKS: 181/9 (12 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.52, RRR: 12.00)

  • Kagiso Rabada7 (2b)
  • Harshal Patel1 (4b)
  • Hardik Pandya4-0-33-1
  • Gerald Coetzee4-0-32-3
18.6
1
Pandya to Rabada, 1 run, Full and outside leg, Rabada backs away and hits it to long-on
18.5
6
Pandya to Rabada, SIX, Connects the pull and Mullanpur gets its voice again. Short ball, off-pace, Rabada gets good hold of that and hits it well over deep square leg

Kagiso Rabada the last man in

18.4
W
Pandya to Harpreet Brar, OUT, Nonchalance? Nooooo! Finds Nabi on the fence! Sounded so good, looked like Brar connected. Length ball on middle, he moved across and played the pick-up shot over the on side. Unfortunately for him and Kings, found the fielder at deep backward square leg

Harpreet Brar c Mohammad Nabi b Pandya 21 (38m 20b 2x4 1x6) SR: 105.00

Bumrah as a quiet word with Hardik now.

18.3
2
Pandya to Harpreet Brar, 2 runs, Backs away and carves a fullish ball over point, gets two as a result

PBKS 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10SM CurranPrabhsimran Singh
2nd3RR RossouwSM Curran
3rd1LS LivingstoneSM Curran
4th0Harpreet SinghLS Livingstone
5th35Harpreet SinghShashank Singh
6th28Shashank SinghJM Sharma
7th34Shashank SinghAR Sharma
8th57AR SharmaHarpreet Brar
9th6HV PatelHarpreet Brar
10th9HV PatelK Rabada

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
KKR1493201.428
SRH1485170.414
RR1485170.273
RCB1477140.459
CSK1477140.392
DC147714-0.377
LSG147714-0.667
GT145712-1.063
PBKS145910-0.353
MI144108-0.318