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Sunrisers have bounced back from a forgettable start to win their last three matches, while Punjab got over the last-over heartbreak against Gujarat Titans to beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in their previous outing. The subplot of the contest could well be the brute pace of Umran Malik testing Punjab's power hitters.
IPL 2022, Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings Score Updates: Dewald Brevis and Tilak Varma have steadied Mumbai Indians' (MI) ship in their chase of 199 against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match 23 of the of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season at the MCA Stadium in Pune. This comes after MI had lose two wickets in as many over, despite a bright start. Rohit Sharma once again failed to capitalise on a good start, losing his wicket to Kagiso Rabada. Ishan Kishan also failed to make an impact as he was removed by Vaibhav Arora in the next over. Earlier, PBKS managed to post a total of 198 for five against MI. After being put into bat first, openers Shikhar Dhawan (70) and Mayank Agarwal (52) hit half-centuries to give PBKS a solid platform, before Jitesh Sharma also played a fine knock of 30 not out. For MI, Basil Thampi took two wickets while Jasprit Bumrah, Jaydev Unadkat and M Ashwin also bagged a wickets each. Earlier, MI won the toss and elected to bowl first. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Mumbai Indians needed a strong performance from its bowlers against Punjab Kings, but the bowlers failed to keep the runs in check against Punjab Kings as Mayank Agarwal's team scored 198 runs after being put in to bat on Wednesday. But one man shone bright in Mumbai's blue jersey and that was premier paceman Jasprit Bumrah.
Punjab Kings suffered a narrow defeat against the Gujarat Titans in their last game in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 as Rahul Tewatia smashed two sixes off the final two balls to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat for his team. Odean Smith was on the receiving end, bowling the final over, and Punjab Kings suffered a heartbreak. The Mayank Agarwal-led franchise are placed at the seventh spot with four points from four games and they will next square off against Mumbai Indians on Wednesday and it needs to be seen whether they make any changes to their playing XI for this much-anticipated clash.
Winless after four games, Mumbai Indians will be desperate to reverse the trend when they face Punjab Kings in the IPL here on Wednesday. It has been a nightmarish beginning for the five-time champions who are known for their slow starts. A formidable all-round side over the years, MI have looked a pale shadow of themselves in the ongoing edition, and will need several things to fall in place if they are to arrest the slide and restore their campaign. Apart from their batters' inability to go big, the below-par performance by the bowlers has made things hard.
On Saturday, there were two matches in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, with SunRisers Hyderabad beating Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore coming out on top against Mumbai Indians. SRH restricted CSK to 154/7 and chased down the target comfortably thanks to a brilliant 50-ball 75 by Abhishek Sharma. It was his first IPL half-century. In the second game, Mumbai Indians suffered a collapse and could only put on 151/6 on the board, largely due to Suryakumar Yadav's counter-attacking knock. However, Anuj Rawat hit his maiden half-century for RCB as they comfortably chased down the target, registering a seven-wicket win.
Rahul Tewatia did the unthinkable on Friday as he smashed two sixes off the final two balls to help Gujarat Titans register a thrilling victory over the Punjab Kings in IPL 2022 at the Brabourne Stadium. Gujarat needed 19 runs off the final over which was bowled by Odean Smith and the equation came down to 12 off 2 balls. However, Tewatia brought out his famous slog sweep and snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar hailed Tewatia for showing great composure in a high-pressure situation.
Gujarat Titans on Friday beat Punjab Kings in a thrilling Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 match that saw Rahul Tewatia smash two sixes off the last two deliveries to win the match for his team after Shubman Gill anchored the chase with his brilliant knock of 96. Earlier, Liam Livingstone blitzed 64 off 27 deliveries, while Rahul Chahar hit 22 off 14 to give Punjab Kings a much needed flourish at the death to finish at 189/9. However, Gill then dominated with the bat to ensure GT stayed on track in their chase. He posted his highest T20 score, bettering the 84 he hit in the last game. Hardik Pandya chipped in with 27 off 18 after a knock of 35 off 20 from debutant Sai Sudharshan. But it was Tewatia who saw them home, with the team needing 12 off two deliveries, as he smashed Odean Smith for two maximums.