MI vs PBKS, IPL 2023: With broken stumps, Punjab Kings win by 13 runs

Match 31 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 will see Mumbai Indians (MI) host Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Saturday doubleheader.

Punjab Kings are back to their inconsistent ways after starting the campaign with two wins out of two. They have now won only one in their last four games.

Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, have taken off after their usual slow start to the season. They have won three in a row and are currently placed sixth in the points table.

• 05.57 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: Punjab Kings win by 13 runs

  Dhawan looks happy as he walks out of the dug out to congratulate his mates.

  The game was in the hands of Mumbai, but they lost it with the wicket of SKY.

  Just 11 runs and 3 wickets from Arshdeep Singh's last 2 overs.

• 05.52 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: WICKET - Middle stumps broken again by Arshdeep Singh

  Once again the middle stump has been broken!

  That is a carbon copy of Tilak Varma's dismissal. Nehal Wadhera walked down the pitch but Arshdeep Singh loads it full and pins the base of middle peg.

  Nehal Wadhera b Arshdeep Singh 0(1)

• 05.49 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: WICKET - Stumps broken, Tilak Varma bowled

  The middle stump is broken into two pieces!

  Arshdeep Singh goes full and straight and Tilak Varma looked to swing hard and straight.

  But he loses shape in the process.

  Tilak Varma b Arshdeep Singh 3(4)

• 05.37 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: WICKET - SKY is OUT for 57

  SKY is stunned!

  Arshdeep Singh went round the wicket and SKY looked to whip it on the leg-side.

  But he dis not get the desired timing and skews it off the thick inside half to the left of mid-wicket.

  Taide takes a beauty as he hops across and sticks his left palm out.

  Suryakumar Yadav c Atharva Taide b Arshdeep Singh 57(26) [4s-7 6s-3]

• 05.26 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: 50 off 23 for SKY

  Fastest fifty for SKY!

  He gets there and soon raises his bat for all.
• 05.21 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: WICKET - Cameron Green departs for 67

  75 runs partnership broken!

  Back of the hand slower ball from Nathan Ellis and Green swings as hard as he can.

  He gets a thick top-edge and it loops up high in the air and Curran keeps his calm running back from extra cover.

  Green c Sam Curran b Nathan Ellis 67(43) [4s-6 6s-3]

• 05.18 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: Back-to-back fifties for Cameron Green

  Back-to-back fifties for Cameron Green!

  The batter is surely in another form.

• 04.55 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: WICKET - Rohit Sharma Caught&Bowled

  Livingstone knew that the MI skipper was gonna go hard at him.

  He second-guessed Rohit's intentions and slowed it up a tad bit.

  Rohit skews the thick inside half of the bat on the half-hearted flick and Livingstone completes the easiest of return catches jogging to his right.

  Rohit c and b Livingstone 44(27) [4s-4 6s-3]

• 04.14 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: WICKET - Ishan Kishan goes for 1

  Arshdeep Singh strikes and he raises his arms in celebration!

  Ishan Kishan slices the ball away over cover point and the fielder at deep backward point covers good ground to his left to take a well-judged catch.

  Ishan Kishan c Short b Arshdeep Singh 1(4)

• 03.52 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: WICKET - Harpreet Brar run-out

  1 run completed! But could not do a 2.

  The batters call for the second but the throw comes to Ishan Kishan who takes the bails off.

  Harpreet Brar run out (Tilak Varma/Ishan Kishan) 5(2) [4s-1]
• 03.51 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: WICKET - Jitesh Sharma bowled

  Jitesh Sharma makes a bit of room, and steps out to open up the off-side.

  The ball goes past the swinging blade of Jitesh Sharma and rattles the stumps.

  Jitesh Sharma b Behrendorff 25(7) [6s-4]

• 03.50 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: WICKET - 1st wicket for Archer in Blue and Gold

  Jofra Archer has his revenge but Sam Curran has done quite some damage!

  The batter is cramped for room as the ball hits the splice and lobs to Archer who accepts the dolly.

  Sam Curran c and b Jofra Archer 55(29) [4s-5 6s-4]

• 03.48 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: 50 for Sam Curran

  Sam Curran brings up his fifty, has been a captain's knock from him.

• 03.47 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: WICKET - Harpreet Singh bowled

  Green finally brings an end to the onslaught!

  Harpreet Singh looked to carve it away but managed an under-edge that crashes into the stumps.

  Harpreet Singh b Green 41(28) [4s-4 6s-2]

• 03.45 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: 31 runs in 1 over

  31 has came off the over from Arjun Tendulkar.

  PBKS find momentum and a score of around 200 can certainly be competitive.
• 03.43 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: WICKET - Livingstone STUMPED

  Livingstone came charging down but gets beaten by the pace.

  Ishan Kishan collects it well behind the wicket and dives to light up the stumps.

  Livingstone st Ishan Kishan b Chawla 10(12) [6s-1]

• 02.54 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: WICKET - Piyush Chawla gets another

  Second in the over for Chawla!

  Punjab Kings have lost top order after a good powerplay.

  Taide shuffled and missed the sweep as the ball struke him on the pad and then deflected off the arm onto the stumps.

  Atharva Taide b Chawla 29(17) [4s-3 6s-1]

• 02.40 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: WICKET - Arjun Tendulkar gets a wicket

  Excellent yorker from Arjun!

  Prabhsimran did not bring his bat down and the ball sneaks through and strikes the back boot. The impact was in front of middle and ball-tracking showed it to be crashing into the base of middle-stump.

  Prabhsimran lbw b Arjun Tendulkar 26(17) [4s-1 6s-2]

• 02.16 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: WICKET - Matthew Short walks back for 11

  Green provides the early wicket!

  This was the hard length from Green and Short thought he could play the pull.

  But he gets it high on the bat and cannot clear mid-wicket.

  Short c Chawla b Green 11(10) [4s-2]

• 01.59 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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  MI vs PBKS: TOSS - Mumbai Indians opt to field

  Jofra is back for MI while no Shikhar Dhawan for PBKS yet.

  Teams:

  Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh,

  Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Tilak Varma, Arjun Tendulkar, Hrithik Shokeen, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff
• 01.58 PM, Apr 22, 2023

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