Arshdeep, Curran shine as Punjab Kings pip Mumbai Indians in high-scoring IPL thriller

Death overs specialist Arshdeep Singh shattered stumps at will in a tense final over as Punjab Kings were back to winning ways with a 13run victory over Mumbai Indians in a highscoring entertainer on SaturdayAfter Sam Currans 29ball 55 led Punjab Kings to a massive 214 for 8 Mumbai Indians took the game into the final over due to fine counterattack from Cameron Green 67 off 43 balls and Suryakumar Yadav 57 off 26 balls The duo added 75 off only 36 ballsArshdeep struck a decisive blow in the 18th over to dismiss an onsong Suryakumar with Mumbai needing another 33 from 15 balls and bowled an impressive final over while accounting for Tilak Varma 3 and Nehal Wadhera 0 to return with figures of 40294However the hosts only managed 201 for 6 as Arshdeep broke the middlestump in backtoback deliveries to sent NT Tilak Verma and Nehal Wadhera packingOn a batting belter Arshdeep again showed why even Indian team depends on him in T20 games to deliver during the end stages of the gameMumbai Indians would agree that Jitesh Sharmas 7ball25 towards the end did become the difference although 82 runs conceded by MI bowlers between overs 1518 was another turning pointMI did fight well after conceding 117 runs in the last seven overs but their effort with the bat was not enough to avert a defeat in a game wherein more than 400 runs scored here at the Wankhede StadiumAlso Read Sachin Tendulkar cuts cake to celebrate 50th birthday at Wankhede during PBKS vs MIFor MI the biggest gain would be Suryakumars return to formIt was in January this year that the swashbuckling batter made his last score in excess of 50 iquest 112 not out against Sri Lanka at Rajkot iquest and after a rocky period in which he was dismissed for a rare three consecutive firstball ducks the righthanded batter delighted a packed Wankhede Stadium with a typical Suryakumar inningsMumbai were also rocked early by Arshdeep who had his India teammate Ishan Kishan 1 caught by Matthew Short for his 50th IPL wicketRohit and Green fuelled MIs charge in the remainder of the powerplay taking them to 541 after six overs taking their association to a 76run stand for the second wicket coming off 50 ballsRohit looked in imperious form but fell to Liam Livingstone in the 10th over for 44 from 27 balls studded with four fours and three sixesEarlier Curran justified his top billing with a splendid 29ball55 as Punjab Kings lifted themselves from a precarious position to post a commendable 214 for 8A 92run stand for the eighth wicket with Harpreet Bhatia 41 off 28 balls changed the course of the game with 131 runs coming in the back10Arjun Tendulkar 148 in 3 overs who had a couple of impressive games first up had a good opening spell but went for 31 in his third over as 69 runs were yielded between overs 1618 Jofra Archer and Cameron Green went for 13 and 25 respectively in the 17th and 18th overBut the hero undoubtedly was Curran who hit his first fifty of IPL this season and Bhatia made a 28ball 41 4x4s 2x6s while adding 92 runs from 50 balls for the fifth wicket to power Punjab Kings to a daunting total This was after MI bowlers strangulated their middleorder post a promising startCurran struck five fours and four sixes to help Punjab Kings bounce back strongly here at the Wankhede Stadium after they lost way in the middle overs leading a strong recoveryPunjab Kings were 974 after 13 overs but courtesy brilliant efforts from Curran Bhatia and Jitesh Sharma they added 117 runs in the last seven overs with 96 runs coming on the last 30 ballsPunjab wicketkeeperbatter Jitesh also provided later fireworks hitting four sixes in his sevenball 25 before being cleaned up by Jason Behrendorff in the last overThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever