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.

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New Delhi: Australia are touring Pakistan for the first time in 24 years. It’s a multi-format series, starting on 4 March in Rawalpindi with the first of three Tests. The subsequent two Tests will be played in Karachi from 12-16 March and in Lahore from 21-25 March respectively.

The sides will also contest a three-match ODI series thereafter – all matches will be played in Rawalpindi – before the tour ends with a one-off T20I in Rawalpindi on 5 April.

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New Delhi: In a trilling T20 match, India beat the West Indies at the Eden Gardens by eight runs on Friday and take a 2-0 unassailable lead in the three-match T20I series.

Continuing with their winning streak, India set a target of 186/5 as Virat Kohli scored 52 and Rishabh Pant’s quick 52 not out inning.

Meanwhile, Nicholas Pooran (62 off 41) and Rovman Powell (68 not out off 36) kept the West Indies in the run chase, however, the fall short by eight runs as team ended at 178 for three in 20 overs.

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