PBKS vs MI IPL 2023 Highlights: Mumbai Indians defeat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets

Mumbai Indians have defeated Punjab Kings in this reverse fixture by 6 wickets. They have bagged another chase and their chasing prowess is increasing in the season. Suryakumar and Kishan set the platform right before Tilak and David took Mumbai over the line with 7 balls to spare. They now have 5 wins in 9 games and go on 6th place in the points table.

9 from that over and Mumbai almost there. 

Mumbai need 21 off the final 18 balls. Tilak Varma is hitting them sweet. He has sent Arsheep Singh around the park in the 17th over. Both Suryakumar and Kishan are back in the hut. But MI are still commanding it. 21 needed off 18 balls

Mumbai are going very well in the chase at the moment. The half-centurions - Suryakumar and Kishan are keeping the asking rate under 10. Suryakumar Yadav is going all guns blazing and has scored at over 200 strike rate. MI need 66 in 36 balls

Mumbai are at 60/2 after 7 overs. Suryakumar Yadav has come in as impact player and he is partnering Ishan Kishan in the middle. This is crucial phase for Mumbai as they need partnerships but at a high striking rate. 

And only when MI were looking to take the momentum at the end of powerplay, Green has been caught out at long-on on the last ball of the 6th over.

Mumbai are off to a shaky start in the chase. They have lost their captain Rohit in the first over itself and are now being led by Kishan and Green. After 3 overs, MI made 23/1.

And Livingstone and Jitesh's carnage power PBKS to 214/3 in 20 overs. What a brilliant total this is. A blasting half-century for Livingstone as he finishes at 82 off 42 balls. Meanwhile, Jitesh played a fiery 49 off 27 balls. A 119-run stand for the 4th wicket. Notably, this is the same score they posted when PBKS and MI met last in nearly two weeks ago. MI lost that and would want to over turn the result.

Livingstone looks in carnage mood. He has gone past 50 and is not putting the foot back. He has hit Archer for two sixes in the 19th over. Make it three now. Ohh he misses the 4th one and will not be getting 6 in 6.

Meanwhile, Punjab are going hard now. Livingstone and Jitesh are in the middle and they are going all guns blazing. Punjab 145/3 after 15 overs and a fifty-run stand has been brought up in 24 balls. Looks they can get to 200 if the two continue.

Piyush Chawla has picked another one and he has now got Matthew Short bowled. This was a slower one through the air as Short wanted to go for a big shot but gets beaten and is bowled. Punjab 3 down for 99 in 12 overs. Jitesh now comes in.

We are halfway stage into the first innings. Punjab have lost both their openers but have good runs on the board. Short and Livingstone are at the crease and they are looking for a solid middle phase. Debutant Akash comes to bowl the 11th over

Piyush Chawla gets his man. He has removed the Punjab skipper Dhawan. The batter was outdone by the variation. This was a googly and he charged down the ground but the ball spun away from him. He was way forward and could not go back in time and is stumped out. PBKS 2 down for 62 after 7.2

PBKS have made a decent start and Matthew Short is up and running. He has hit a six and a four in the 4th over as PBKS are at 35/1 after 4. Punjab have lost the wicket of Prabhsimran as he was caught by Ishan Kishan earlier. Jofra comes in the 5th over now.

The PBKS openers - Shikhar and Prabhsimran are in the middle and are looking for a solid start. 9 runs from the first over of Cameron Green. Good start

Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Arshad Khan

Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan(c), Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

Mumbai have won the toss and will be bowling first. Rohit wants to have a target ahead of him.

We will be playing on pitch number 4, this is one of the highest scoring venues. It's the same track that was used for PBKS vs RCB game. There's some good covering of grass, but there are some bad patches. It might be two-paced. Teams winning the toss shall chase here

PBKS squad:

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Prabhsimran Singh, Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Matthew Short, Rishi Dhawan, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Baltej Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Nathan Ellis, Gurnoor Brar

MI squad:

Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Riley Meredith, Arshad Khan, Nehal Wadhera, Arjun Tendulkar, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Ramandeep Singh , Chris Jordan, Jason Behrendorff, Sandeep Warrier, Hrithik Shokeen, Akash Madhwal, Duan Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Raghav Goyal

This is a clash between two great Indian openers. Dhawan and Rohit were been a nemsis when they batted together for India. Meanwhile, this IPL they will face each other again and things are now getting tense as we are into the latter stages of the league stage. 

A win will take PBKS to 12 points and in top 4 at least, while an MI win will bring them to the 10-point traffic jam in the points table.

Hello and Welcome to the Live coverage of Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians match number 46 in IPL 2023. Dhawan's Punjab face Rohit's Mumbai in the reverse fixture between the two teams. FYI (For your information), when they last met each other Punjab edged past Mumbai as they defended 214 by just 13 runs at Wankhede. The Mumbai boys will be having this in mind and look to redeem themselves tonight. So sit back in your comfort as I Varun Malik, walk alongside you in this game.