Suryakumar Yadav breaks Sachin Tendulkar's record as Mumbai Indians post 184/7 against Punjab Kings
Sent in to bat first, Suryakumar Yadav (SKY) top-scored for MI with 57 off 39 balls while there were two wickets apiece for Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh and Vijaykumar Vyshak, who was, however, smashed for 23 runs in his final over by Suryakumar and Naman Dhir.
Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya pushed Mumbai Indians to 184 for seven despite a decent bowling effort from Punjab Kings in the penultimate league fixture of the Indian Premier League here on Monday.With both teams needing a win to seal a top-two spot in the standings, Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer put Mumbai Indians in to bat at a venue that has produced 200-plus first innings scores for majority of the season.
SKY shines bright
Suryakumar Yadav top-scored with 57 off 39 balls, becoming the highest run-scorer for Mumbai Indians in a single IPL season, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's record.
Though opener Ryan Rickelton (27 off 20) played some sublime strokes, Mumbai Indians could get 52 for one in the powerplay.Arshdeep Singh swung the ball both ways in the opening over of the game, troubling Rickelton who managed to survive.In the following over, Rickelton got a couple of boundaries from Kyle Jamieson, who was making his debut for Punjab Kings.
Early powerplay battle Ryan Rickelton (27) and Rohit Sharma (24) offered starts, but MI were contained to 52/1 in the powerplay amidst sharp bowling and early breakthroughs.Jansen, playing his final game of the season for Punjab Kings, induced a mishit from Rickelton that had the opener caught at mid-on in the sixth over.In the absence of Yuzvendra Chahal, left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar was up to the task again in the middle overs and got the prized wicket of Rohit, whose mishit was brilliantly pouched by Nehal Wadhera at long-on.At 106 for four in the 13th over, Punjab Kings controlled the proceedings. Hardik would have been out on the first legal ball he faced but Vijaykumar Vyshak missed a regulation return catch.Vyshak too played a big role in keeping Mumbai Indians batters in check by removing Will Jacks and Tilak Varma in quick succession. His ploy of bowling a wide line got him the desired results in the middle overs.
Momentum Shifts in final overs A 23-run penultimate over by Vyshak turned the tide in MI's favor, with Naman Dhir and Suryakumar finishing with crucial boundaries.
Brief scores:
Mumbai Indians: 184/7 in 20 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 57; Arshdeep Singh 2/28, Marco Jansen 2/34, Vijaykumar Vyshak 2/44).
(With inputs from agencies)
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