PBKS vs MI, 31st Match at Mumbai, IPL, Apr 22 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary

We've had different styles of entertainment on the Saturday double header. The first saw a winding, nervy turnaround win for the defending champions Gujarat Titans against Lucknow Super Giants and a high-scoring game here saw 25 sixes hit. Hope you enjoyed it all. You can check out Hemant's report here. Lots of content gushing in from the IPL on ESPNcricinfo, check it out. Double header coming up tomorrow as well, join us then. Goodbye for now from me, Ekanth, and our scorers Chandan Duorah and Ranjith P.

KipEetSimpul: "Batting 1st on belters may be a better strategy for teams with strong batting line-ups and weaker bowling squads...the CSKvRCB and PKvMI games are the latest examples "

Sam Curran, PBKS Captain is the POTM: Special win. Amazing ground, played many games with different sides. Great to get the win. Don't think I should be getting the award, with the way our pacers finished the match, Arshdeep and Nathan were incredible and the spinners bowled well. When I went in to bat, I knew I had to give myself a chance. In the previous games, I've looked to go big a little too early, reflected on that. But we got a long line-up and we saw Jitesh went bang-bang and we know he's got that. He's a massive player and we just have to take our responsibility as players come back from injuries. (On captaincy) Two from three, I think we can go back to Shikhar. Great experience, the coaches and the local guys are helping me through. Bayliss, Haddin and Co have created a good, relaxed environment. We've won a few early games which helps.

Afeef: "Not often that Livingstone hits a big six and gets upstaged thrice in the same match by others!"

Mustafa Moudi : "After that 31 Expensive Over, Yash Dayal was dropped and has not chances of return. Can this happed to Arjun Tendulkar ??" Could be, hard not to feel for Arjun as was the case with Dayal. But very much a possibility.

Arshdeep Singh: Feels good whenever I take wickets, the win makes the feeling better. Before IPL, I changed my run-up and it helped me with avoiding no-balls. The rhythm is nice and I'm enjoying my cricket right now. (Mindset) Calmness comes naturally, my heart rate doesn't even go up to 120 (laughs)

Rohit Sharma, MI Captain: We had some errors in the field but not gonna look too much into that. Will tell the boys to keep our heads high, we've won and lost three. Lots of time left in the tournament, we need to stay in the game and competition. Quite happy with Green and SKY's batting, they kept us in the game till the end. Credit to Arshdeep for his bowling, not our day today but we gave a good fight.

Today's match was in the action/thriller genre. There was no messing about. Kings had an innings of two contrasting halves with the bat. In the chase, it was a tug of war. Lest we forget, Arshdeep got a wicket with the new ball. But after Kishan was dismissed, Green and Rohit combined to put on a 76-run stand. They took 50 balls but after Livingstone removed Rohit, Green and SKY put on 75 off just 36. The slower balls worked better than the pace-on ones but the fours and sixes weren't few or far between. Curran, Chahar, Ellis and Livingstone all went over 10 but Arshdeep's death bowling won it for the visitors.

11:22pm: Arshdeep Singh is getting hugs from everywhere and boy does he deserve them. Mumbai were in the contest, they were even ahead at some points. Rohit, Green, SKY and David kept the momentum going but Arshdeep's magic: 11 for 3 in his last two overs, helped Kings clinch the six fest.

RBS: "Stump Breaker Singh "

Afrath: "Stumps dead in death bowling "

Karthik: "David should have refused the single"

Can Arshdeep finish with a five-for

Rakesh Prattipa: "This IPL has produced some excellent final overs from fast bowlers. This is right up there. Arshdeep , take a bow." 15 needed off 2, mathematically impossible unless there are extras. Archer to face Arshdeep on a hat-trick

Praveen : "Arshdeep, Woooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww!"

Azweer : "Was that Shoaib Akthar in disguise..!!"

Behrendorff has been subbed out, Nehal Wadhera gets his time to shine

The umpires get a new stump.

Rajkumar Lingav: "18th over - When they had a long conversion, SKY perished. 20th over - Long conversation, dot balls and Thilak perished. Game changing!"

Long discussions happening, the crowd are in but the cheers are tense almost

Charan: "Super over anyone ?" 16 needed off the last over. Arshdeep to bowl

Afrath: "IPL at his best."

Sree: "Slippery field! "

18 needed off 7, a potential free hit.

Jishnu: "Wow....what is happening, earlier Livingston with 102m six , then Green with 108 m six , now Tim David with 114m six."

Kishkindha: "Home side gets beaten again for the second consecutive time today? A plausible scenario!"

mj: "Matter of just 3 sixes and 4 fours..MI can do it" Ellis, Curran and Arshdeep have an over left for the visitors. Ellis will bowl the 19th. 31 needed off 12

Saksham: "All on Tim David now!" Tilak is in and he's good too. 33 off 14 needed, considering how tall the ask was at certain points of the innings, this isn't impossible. But Kings still have an upper hand

Azweer : "A half Helicopter lands in the palms of Taide."

Long meeting among the PBKS fielders. Arshdeep continues from around

Back over the wicket

Darshan S: "Hoping Tim David lands a few punches in this chase. We haven't really seen him take off so far this IPL. "

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Azweer : "Time for some SKY scrappers..."