IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
It was a valiant effort from the batters, but Mumbai Indians prevailed in the end to beat Punjab Kings by nine runs in the 2024 Indian Premier League in Mullanpur.
Punjab captain Sam Curran put the visitors in to bat first after winning the toss with Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma giving Mumbai a good start. However, the real fireworks were yet to come with Suryakumar Yadav coming in first drop after Kishan’s wicket.
The 33-year-old struck 78 off 53 balls, a relatively sedate innings from somebody who tends to strike at above 200. Sharma and Tilak Varma too chipped in with contributions while Tim David struck two boundaries and one six before holing out to Curran in the deep.
Harshal Patel helped keep the visitors down below 200 with a good final over that saw the dismissals of David and Romario Shepherd and the run-out of Nabi as Mumbai finished with 192/7.
The chase began in horrific fashion for the home side as Gerald Coetzee and Jasprit Bumrah reduced them to 14/4 in just 13 balls. Shashank Singh steadied the ship with a solid innings of 41 off 25 balls, but was undone by Bumrah to leave Punjab reeling at 111/7 in the 13th over.
Then came Ashutosh...