In IPL Cricket, Punjab Kings (PBKS) defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 12 runs in match 23 of the of the ongoing IPL 2022 season at the MCA Stadium in Pune last night. This is Mumbai Indians' fifth successive loss in the Indian Premier League 2022 while for Punjab this is their third win of the season.
Chasing a target of 199, Mumbai Indians were restricted to a total of 186 for nine in 20 overs. For Mumbai Indians, Dewald Brevis top-scored with 49, while Suryakumar also made 43. Odean Smith was the pick of the bowlers for Punjab Kings, having bagged four wickets.
Earlier, the Punjab Kings managed to post a total of 198 for five against the Mumbai Indians in the stipulated 20 overs. After being put into bat first, openers Shikhar Dhawan with 70 and Mayank Agarwal with 52 give Punjab Kings a solid platform, before Jitesh Sharma also played a fine knock of 30 not out.
Mayank Agarwal was declared Player of the Match. For Mumbai Indians, 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.
Today, Rajasthan Royals will take on Gujarat Titans at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai at 7:30 pm.