After Mumbai Indians’ thrilling win against Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 9 runs in Mohali yesterday, it seems Mumbai is looking to go back to its winning days after strings of defeats faced by them this IPL 2024 edition.
With 3 wicket hauls taken by Jasprit Bumrah and Gerald Coetzee respectively, PBKS was bowled out at 183 in 19.1 overs while chasing 193 despite a half-century from Ashutosh Sharma (61).
How the Point Tables Look Now
After this match, Mumbai has gotten two points against PBKS on Thursday, (April 18th) acquiring seventh spot in the IPL Table. As for Punjab Kings, it has been relegated to 9th spot.
Meanwhile on the basis of its run-rate, LSG continues to remain at the top, with a positive run-rate of (0.038).
While Delhi Capitals are behind LSG with run-rate of -0.074. Who had registered an impressive win against Gujarat titans. With the latter, now having the net run rate of -1.303.
As for the point table, not much has drastically changed. Rajasthan Royals continue to remain at the top with 12 points. Followed by Kolkata Knight Riders (2nd position). Followed by Chennai Super Kings & Sunrisers Hyderabad in 3 and 4th position respectively. While Royal Challengers are languishing at the bottom.
After the match, Captain Hardik Pandya expressed spoke in detail about the win.
“Very good game of cricket. Everyone’s nerve got tested. We did speak about before the game that the character will be checked in this game. Naturally you think you’re ahead in the game. But we knew IPL has a tendency to produce these games. Unbelievable – coming in and playing like that (Ashutosh’s knock). Almost every ball hitting the middle. Happy for him and chuffed for his future.”
“We did speak in the timeout that it doesn’t matter how good we look. We’ll keep scrapping in this game. We were quite soft in certain overs. Nevertheless, a win is a win,”