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Qatar Tribune
6 days ago
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Sensational Shreyas powers Punjab Kings past MI to their 2nd IPL final
Agencies Ahmedabad Shreyas Iyer hit a captain's knock of 87 not out off 41 balls (5x4s, 8x6s) including three sixes in the end to take Punjab Kings into their second Indian Premier League final ever at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. Chasing 204 for victory, Punjab reached the target for the loss of five wickets in 19 overs as Mumbai Indians (MI) for the first time in their history failed to defend a total in excess of 200. Earlier, MI lost star opener Rohit Sharma for just 8 runs at the total of 19. Left-hand batter Tilak Varma was promoted up the order and the side touched the 50-run mark in the fifth over of the innings. On the last ball of the seventh over. MI lost their second wicket as Jonny Bairstow was dismissed by right-arm seamer Vijaykumar Vyshak for 38 runs off 24 balls, which came with the help of three fours and two sixes in his innings. The Mumbai Indians team lost their third and fourth wicket at the score of 142. The batters to get dismissed at 142 were Suryakumar Yadav (44 runs off 26 balls) and Tilak Varma (44 runs from 29 balls). In the end, right-hand batter Naman Dhir came out to bat and scored a crucial 37 runs in just 18 balls, which was laced by seven boundaries at a strike rate of 205.56. For the Shreyas Iyer-led side, two wickets were snapped by Azmatullah Omarzai (2/43 in 4 overs) and one wicket each was grabbed by Kyle Jamieson (1/30 in 4 overs), Marcus Stoinis (1/14 in 1 over), Vijaykumar Vyshak (1/30 in 3 overs), and Yuzvendra Chahal (1/39 in 4 overs) in their respective spells. ScorescColor:> Punjab Kings 207 for 5 (Shreyas 87*, Wadhera 48) beat Mumbai Indians 203 for 6 (Suryakumar 44, Tilak 44) by five wickets.
Economic Times
26-05-2025
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- Economic Times
Suryakumar Yadav breaks Sachin Tendulkar's record as Mumbai Indians post 184/7 against Punjab Kings
Mumbai Indians scored 184 for seven against Punjab Kings in their Indian Premier League match in a battle for top-two slot on Monday. 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 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 Singh swung the ball both ways in the opening over of the game, troubling Rickelton who managed to 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 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 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 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 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)
