Match 17: MI VS PBKS
The 17th game of the season took place on Friday between the Punjab Kings (PBKS) and the Mumbai Indians (MI) at the M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The Punjab Kings registered a much-needed win by chasing down the target of 132 with 14 balls to spare and 9 wickets in hand.
Mumbai Indians were put to bat by the Kings after winning the toss. Rohit Sharma proved his mettle yet again with his mature knock of 63 in 52 balls which provided much-needed stability to the innings. He was supported, at the other end, by Suryakumar Yadav and Kieron Pollard at the end with their 33 and 16 respectively. Mohammed Shami and Ravi Bishnoi took full advantage of the bowler-friendly wicket, taking 2 wickets each, and restricted the Indians to a low-scoring total of 131/6.
In response, the Kings played extremely cautious. Their intent to not lose wickets and to get their batsmen in form seemed evident in their approach. Their attack was led from the front by the captain, KL Rahul who scored the slowest half-century for the Kings at a strike rate of 100. He was unscathed till the end, scoring 60 of 52 deliveries, for which he was awarded the player of the match. He received tremendous support from his fellow batsmen, Mayank Agarwal and Chris Gayle, who scored 25 of 20 and 43 off 35 deliveries respectively. Rahul Chahar took the only wicket for Mumbai who is now tied with Punjab on the points table.
Match Info
Match:PBKS vs MI, 17th Match, Indian Premier League 2021
Date:Friday, April 23, 2021
Toss:Punjab Kings won the toss and opt to bowl
Time:7:30 PM
Venue:MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires:Nitin Menon, Chettithody Shamshuddin
Third Umpire:Saiyed Khalid
Match Referee:Vengalil Narayan Kutty
Punjab Kings Squad:
Playing:KL Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Moises Henriques, Shahrukh Khan, Fabian Allen, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh
Bench:Murugan Ashwin, Mandeep Singh, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Jalaj Saxena, Sarfaraz Khan, Saurabh Kumar, Jhye Richardson, Ishan Porel, Riley Meredith, Utkarsh Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar
Mumbai Indians Squad:
Playing:Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
Bench:Piyush Chawla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Saurabh Tiwary, Aditya Tare, Adam Milne, Chris Lynn, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Neesham, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Marco Jansen, Yudhvir Singh
MUMBAI INDIANS INNINGS
(RUN RATE: 6.55)
| Batsmen | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Quinton de Kock | c Moises Henriques b Deepak Hooda | 3 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohit Sharma | c Fabian Allen b Mohammad Shami | 63 | 52 | 121.15 | 5 | 2 |
| Ishan Kishan | c KL Rahul b Ravi Bishnoi | 6 | 17 | 35.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | c Chris Gayle b Ravi Bishnoi | 33 | 27 | 122.22 | 3 | 1 |
| Kieron Pollard | NOT OUT | 16 | 12 | 133.33 | 0 | 1 |
| Hardik Pandya | c Deepak Hooda b Arshdeep Singh | 1 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Krunal Pandya | c Nicholas Pooran b Mohammad Shami | 3 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayant Yadav | NOT OUT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EXTRAS | (nb 0, w 2, b 4, lb 0, pen 0) | 6 | ||||
| TOTAL | (6 wickets; 20 overs) | 131 | ||||
| DID NOT BAT: | Rahul Chahar ,Jasprit Bumrah ,Trent Boult |
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Dots |
| Moises Henriques | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Deepak Hooda | 3 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Mohammad Shami | 4 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 7 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 10 |
| Fabian Allen | 3 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 3 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 | 7 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (de Kock, 1.6 ov) ,2-26 (Kishan, 6.6 ov) ,3-105 (Yadav, 16.1 ov) ,4-112 (Sharma, 17.3 ov) ,5-122 (Pandya, 18.4 ov) ,6-130 (Pandya, 19.5 ov)
PUNJAB KINGS INNINGS
(RUN RATE: 7.47)
| Batsmen | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| KL Rahul | NOT OUT | 60 | 52 | 115.38 | 3 | 3 |
| Mayank Agarwal | c Suryakumar Yadav b Rahul Chahar | 25 | 20 | 125 | 4 | 1 |
| Chris Gayle | NOT OUT | 43 | 35 | 122.85 | 5 | 2 |
| EXTRAS | (nb 1, w 3, b 0, lb 0, pen 0) | 4 | ||||
| TOTAL | (1 wickets; 17.4 overs) | 132 | ||||
| DID NOT BAT: | Nicholas Pooran ,Deepak Hooda ,Moises Henriques ,Shahrukh Khan ,Fabian Allen ,Ravi Bishnoi ,Mohammad Shami ,Arshdeep Singh |
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Dots |
| Trent Boult | 2.4 | 30 | 0 | 11.25 | 7 |
| Krunal Pandya | 3 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 | 7 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| Rahul Chahar | 4 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 | 8 |
| Jayant Yadav | 4 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| Kieron Pollard | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-53 (Agarwal, 7.2 ov)