‌IPL 2024 | Twitter feels for Ashutosh assault in vain as stellar Surya assists MI's bounce back win

‌IPL 2024 | Twitter feels for Ashutosh assault in vain as stellar Surya assists MI's bounce back win

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By SportsCafe Desk, SportsCafe Editor

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Mumbai Indians emerge on the top, edging past Punjab Kings by nine runs in an edge-of-a-seat thriller. Suryakumar Yadav’s sensational 78 was backed by Jasprit Bumrah and Gerald Coetzee’s three-fers to steal the ball from Ashutosh Sharma and Punjab’s court in a last-over cliffhanger.

Brief Scores: MI: 192/7 [Suryakumar: 78, Rohit: 36; Harshal: 4-0-31-3] lost to PBKS: 183 [Ashutosh: 61, Shashank: 41; Bumrah: 4-0-21-3]

The fortune favored stand-in captain Sam Curran during the toss and he opted to field first in Mullanpur. Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma seemed in an attacking mode before the former was outdone by Kagiso Rabada’s short ball in the 3rd over. Subsequently, Suryakumar Yadav joined hands with the former MI captain and kept ticking the scoreboard with regular strike rotation and boundaries. The pair orchestrated 81 runs for the second wicket with the 33-year-old getting to a fifty. While Rohit tried to fancy around in the middle,  Sam Curran outsmarted in the 12th over. A 49-run stand followed with Tilak Varma playing second fiddle to the Suryakumar show, articulating a 53-ball 78 before the stand-in skipper struck for the second time. Hardik Pandya followed suit in the 17th over before the lower middle order accumulated 25 runs off the final couple of overs to help MI post 192 runs in 20 overs. 

In reply, the MI bowlers were right on the money from the first over as Gerald Coetzee and Jasprit Bumrah snapped two wickets each inside the powerplay to leave the hosts reeling at 14/4 after 2.1 overs. Following a 40-run powerplay, Shreyas Gopal and Akash Madhwal induced the wickets of impact sub-Harpreet Singh Bhatia and Jitesh Sharma with the score reading 87/6 midway through the chase. Just when MI seemed to have the defense in control, Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma lit up the PBKS hopes with flamboyance, gathering 37 runs in the next three overs for the cost of Shashank to Bumrah. However, Ashutosh continued the assault to push Punjab to 141/7 with five overs to spare, including one each of Bumrah and Coetzee. Subsequently, Madhwal’s decent start caved into a 24-run over due to a no-ball, curtailing the equation to 28 required off the last four overs. However, in a twist, Harpreet Brar and Ashutosh opted tk be defensive against Bumrah and Coetzee reaped the resultant reward in the 18th over as Ashutosh holed out in the deep. With 23 runs needed from the last two overs, a six from Rabada trimmed the equation to 12 off six with Madhwal to bowl  Unfortunately, Rabada ended up being run out on the first ball itself while trying to steal a double, ending in MI bouncing back from their recent defeat by nine runs.

That was some shot!

Moyee moyeee!

Good win!

Great talent!

Brilliant team work!

Yeah thriller!

That was good to see!

Munna hi meraa munnaaa!

Bloody sweet!

So adorable!

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