Punjab Kings defeats Mumbai Indians by 12 runs

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New Delhi: The Punjab Kings (PBKS) were back to winning ways in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after defeating the Mumbai Indians (MI) by 12 runs on Wednesday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.

New batter Jitesh Sharma smacked two fours and as many sixes against Unadkat in the 18th over while Shahrukh Khan hammered two sixes in the final over before he was bowled by Basil Thampi as PBKS concluded the innings with a total of 198-5.

Chasing 199, Mumbai Indians started on a positive note with the bat after scoring 21 in the first two overs. However, it couldn’t take much forward and team lost the match.

 

Brief Scores: Punjab Kings 198-5 (Shikhar Dhawan 70, Mayank Agarwal 52; Basil Thampi 2-47) beat Mumbai Indians 186-9 (Dewald Brevis 49, Suryakumar Yadav 43; Odean Smith 4-30) by 12 runs.