Half-centuries from skipper Mayank Agarwal and opener Shikhar Dhawan guided Punjab Kings to 198/5 against Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2022 match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium.
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Half-centuries from skipper Mayank Agarwal and opener Shikhar Dhawan guided Punjab Kings (PBKS) to 198/5 against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL 2022 match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune on Wednesday. After losing the toss and being asked to bat, PBKS made a bright start with brilliant batting displays from Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan. They stitched up a good opening partnership as Mumbai bowlers struggled for a breakthrough.
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PBKS lost their first wicket in the 10th over as Murugan Ashwin nabbed the wicket of Mayank Agarwal. The Punjab captain’s 32-ball 52 had six boundaries and two sixes. His opening partner Dhawan scored 70 runs in a well-paced knock. Dhawan hit five boundaries and three sixes in his 50-ball knock. Jayadev Unadkat took the wicket of Jonny Bairstow (12) who came in after Agarwal. PBKS lost big hitter Liam Livingstone (2) in the next over to a Jasprit Bumrah yorker. The Punjab side’s run rate took a slight hit as they lost wickets in successive overs.
In the 17th over, Basil Thampi dismissed PBKS’ top scorer Dhawan as he sliced a delivery into the hands of Kieron Pollard. Quick-fire knocks from Jitesh Sharma (30) and Shahrukh Khan (15) ensured that Punjab reached a good score.
Mumbai bowlers have once again struggled to bring out their best as bowlers except Jasprit Bumrah went for runs. Bumrah returned figures of 1/28. Basil Thampi dismissed two Punjab batsmen but was the least economical bowler.
