Punjab Kings register third win in IPL 2022

PUNE: Punjab Kings registered third win in five matches in IPL 2022 on Wednesday night as they beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. This was Mumbai Indians' fifth loss without a win in this season.

After scoring challenging 198 runs, Punjab Kings restricted the opponent at 186/9 in allotted overs. Pacer Odeam Smith took 4 wickets for 30 runs

Earlier, fine fifties by Shikhar Dhawan (70 off 50) and Mayank Agarwal (52 off 32) helped Punjab Kings post 198/5.

Apart from Shikhar and Mayank's brilliant hitting at the top, Jitesh Sharma (30 off 15) and Shahrukh Khan (15 off 6) gave late flourish to Punjab's innings at lower down the order, after being invited to bat first.

Basil Thampi (2/47), Jasprit Bumrah (1/28), Murugan Ashwin (1/34), Jaydev Unadkat (1/44) were the wicket-takers for Mumbai Indians.

Brief scores: Punjab Kings 198/5 in 20 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 70, Mayank Agarwal 52; Basil Thampi (2/47) beat Mumbai Indians 186/9 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 28, Dewald Brevis 49, Suryakumar Yadav 43, Odeam Smith 4/30).

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