Like a ramshackle fortress on the grounds of Wankhede Punjab resisted Mumbai’s invincible dominance
Mumbai : Wow performance in IPL. The fight between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings kept the fans on their toes. On the Wankhede grounds like an unbuilt fortress, Punjab resented Mumbai’s unstoppable supremacy. Ackunna added the success that Arendt had been waiting for. Sam Karan, Harpreet and Jitesh got a huge score with super batting, Punjab thrashed Mumbai. Even though Green, Suryakumar and Rohit Sharma were swinging the bats, Punjab got a memorable victory with Arshdeepsingh’s amazing bowling. Singh, who broke the wickets of Tilak Verma and Nehal Vadera in the last over, became the king of Punjab. Mumbai: Wow what a match. Punjab Kings got the upper hand over Mumbai in a match full of runs.
In the second match on Saturday, Punjab won by 13 runs against Mumbai. Sam Karan led the team in the absence of regular captain Shikhar Dhawan. Punjab ‘Kings’ seemed to be breaking Mumbai’s Kumbhasthalam. In total, it was Punjab’s first win at Wankhede in over a decade. First, Sam Karan (55 off 29 balls, 5 fours, 4 sixes), Harpreet Singh (44 off 28 balls, 4 fours, 2 sixes) and Jitesh Sharma (25 off 7 balls, 4 sixes) scored 214/8 in 20 overs with Dhanadhan batting. Piyush Chawla (2/15) and Green (2/41) took two wickets. In breaking the target, Mumbai were restricted to 201/6 in 20 overs. Green (67), Suryakumar Yadav (57) and Rohit Sharma (44) excelled. Arshdeep Singh (4/29) ruled Mumbai’s downfall with four wickets, while Ellis and Livingstone took one wicket each. Karan got ‘Man of the Match’.
