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The Punjab Kings (PBKS) were back to winning ways in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after defeating the Mumbai Indians (MI) by 12 runs on Wednesday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.

PBKS held their nerves and successfully defended the target of 199 after remarkable fifties at the top from Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan powered PBKS to 198-5 in the first innings.

Chasing 199, Mumbai Indians started on a positive note with the bat after scoring 21 in the first two overs.

However, PBKS did not take too long to claim their opening wicket after skipper Rohit Sharma was caught by Vaibhav Arora at backward square leg. In the next over, Ishan Kishan was caught behind off Arora’s bowling.

MI were 42-2 at the end of powerplay. Dewald Brevis was quickly on the move after the right-handed batter hit two fours and a six.

Tilak Varma creamed two consecutive fours before Brevis dispatched four sixes in a row against Rahul Chahar as the 9th over produced 29 runs.

Tilak Varma was also dealing in sixes at the other end as MI sailed past 100 in the 10th over.

Brevis got a reprieve on 49 but the right-handed batter was caught on the next ball as PBKS scalped their third wicket of the innings.

MI required 68 off 42 deliveries after Tilak Varma was run out in the 13th over. Suryakumar crunched a maximum against Rabada to bring MI closer.

With 49 required off the final four overs, MI lost Pollard’s wicket after the right-handed batter was run-out for 10. However, Suryakumar lofted two sixes to get the equation down to 33 off the final three overs.

Arshdeep Singh conceded only 5 runs in the 18th over as MI required 28 runs off 12 deliveries. Rabada got the all-important wicket of Suryakumar Yadav after the right-handed batter was caught in the deep.

Odean Smith scalped three wickets in the final over and PBKS won the game by 12 runs in the end.

Earlier, PBKS, who were asked to bat first, remained unchanged from the previous game.

Skipper Mayank Agarwal got off the mark with two cracking shots for four. Dhawan went one step further by hitting an aerial shot for a maximum to get off the mark.  

PBKS were 36/0 after 4 overs.  17 runs came off the 5th over after Agarwal smashed two fours and a six against Murugan Ashwin. At the end of powerplay, PBKS were cruising at 65/0.

PBKS continued striking at 10 runs an over as skipper Agarwal reached his half century with a maximum.

Agarwal’s fine knock came to an end after the PBKS skipper was caught by Suryakumar Yadav in the deep off Ashwin’s bowling.

PBKS were 99-1 at the halfway stage and opener Dhawan was joined by Jonny Bairstow, who lofted Tymal Mills’ delivery in the 13th over to score his first four of the innings.

After Dhawan's half-century, MI fought back with two wickets in two overs. Bumrah rattled Liam Livingstone's stumps while Bairstow was bowled by Jaydev Unadkat.

With 5 overs to go, PBKS were 132-3 with Dhawan still at the crease. The left-handed batter clubbed a six on one knee against Thampi before he was caught in the deep in the 17th over.

New batter Jitesh Sharma smacked two fours and as many sixes against Unadkat in the 18th over while Shahrukh Khan hammered two sixes in the final over before he was bowled by Basil Thampi as PBKS concluded the innings with a total of 198-5.  

Brief Scores: Punjab Kings 198-5 (Shikhar Dhawan 70, Mayank Agarwal 52; Basil Thampi 2-47) beat Mumbai Indians 186-9 (Dewald Brevis 49, Suryakumar Yadav 43; Odean Smith 4-30) by 12 runs

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The Gujarat Titans (GT) won three games in a row in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after defeating the Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 6 wickets on Friday at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.  

In a game that went to the final delivery, Gujarat Titans successfully chased down the target of 190 courtesy of Shubman Gill’s elegant 96 at the top followed by Rahul Tewatia’s final over heroics with two sixes in the final two deliveries that sealed the chase.

Chasing 190, Gujarat Titans lost the wicket of Mathew Wade early after the left-handed batter was caught behind. However, Shubman Gill played elegant strokes at the top and was timing the ball to perfection.

Sai Sudharsan, who was playing his debut innings, started confidently by smashing two fours and GT were 53/1 at the end of powerplay.

The fifty partnership was up for the second wicket and GT were 94/1 at the halfway mark.

Gill ensured the momentum stayed with GT by continuing the flow of boundaries from one end while Sudharsan played second fiddle.  

PBKS finally broke the partnership after Sudharsan was caught by Mayank Agarwal off Rahul Chahar’s bowling and GT required 56 off the final five overs.

13 runs came off the 17th over as GT skipper Hardik Pandya hit consecutive fours against Rahul Chahar.

With 32 required off the final two overs, Pandya hit two fours against Rabada in the penultimate over but Rabada managed to dismiss Gill for 96.

GT required 19 off the final over. While Hardik Pandya was out on the first delivery, Rahul Tewatia sealed the chase by hitting two sixes in the final two deliveries.

Earlier, Punjab Kings, who were put in to bat first, made one change – Jonny Bairstow was named in the elven.  

Gujarat Titans found early success with the ball as skipper Hardik Pandya dismissed the opposition captain Mayank Agarwal, who was caught inside the circle for 5.

Dhawan creamed two fours in the 4th over but PBKS lost their second wicket after Jonny Bairstow was caught by short third-man off Lockie Ferguson’s bowling.

Both – Gill and Sudharsan hammered a six each as Gill reached his fifty in the 9th over and added two more brilliantly timed shots for four.  

PBKS were 43-2 at the end of powerplay before Liam Livingstone and opener Shikhar Dhawan stitched a crucial fifty-run partnership for the third wicket.

Despite a great effort in the deep, Livingstone, who was doing the brunt of the hitting, was nearly caught by Hardik Pandya after his shot went for a six.

Rashid Khan brought an end to the partnership after Dhawan was caught behind for 35.

Jitesh Sharma, who was the new man in, thumped two sixes and a four to support Livingstone, who was going strong at one end as 24 runs came off the 13th over.

Darshan Nalkande brought the momentum back with GT after the bowler struck twice in consecutive deliveries to dismiss Jitesh Sharma and Odean Smith.

18 runs came off the 15th over, courtesy of consecutive sixes by Shahrukh Khan against Mohammad Shami.

Rashid Khan dismissed both Livingstone and Shahrukh Khan in the 16th over. PBKS lost their eighth wicket after Rabada was run-out in the 17th over.

Shami cleaned up the stumps of Vaibhav Arora but Rahul Chahar added valuable runs by hitting two fours and a six as PBKS finished the first innings with a total of 189/9.

Brief Scores: Gujarat Titans 190-4 (Shubman Gill 96, Sai Sudharsan 35; Kagiso Rabada 2-35) beat Punjab Kings 189-9 (Liam Livingstone 64, Shikhar Dhawan 35; Rashid Khan 3-22) by 6 wickets.

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The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) registered their second consecutive victory in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 by defeating the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 12 runs on Monday at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

Fifties from skipper KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda guided the Lucknow Super Giants to a competitive total of 169-7 before Avesh Khan's 4-wicket haul helped the LSG bowling attack restrict SRH to 157/9.

Chasing 170, SRH lost skipper Kane Williamson early in the innings. After smashing a four and a six each, the SRH skipper was caught at short fine leg off Avesh Khan’s bowling in the fourth over.

Avesh scalped his second wicket inside the powerplay after Manish Pandey grabbed a skier to dismiss Abhishek Sharma and SRH were 40-2 at the end of the powerplay.

Rahul Tripathi, who was joined by Aiden Markram, creamed three boundaries and started his innings confidently.

Three boundaries were scored in the 8th over, bowled by Andrew Tye, who conceded 15 runs in his second over of the game.

Tripathi capitalised and stormed to 33 off 18 deliveries and SRH were 82/2 at the halfway stage. The very next delivery saw the dismissal of Aiden Markram, who was caught at extra-cover for 12 as Krunal Pandya claimed his first wicket.

Pandya added one more wicket to his tally after Tripathi’s valuable knock came to an end as the right-handed batter was caught in the deep for 44.

Nicholas Pooran kept SRH’s hopes alive as the left-handed explosive batter clubbed three fours and a six and was well supported by Washington Sundar at the other end.

With 33 required off the final three, Pooran smashed a maximum before Avesh Khan struck twice in consecutive deliveries to dismiss Pooran and Abdul Samad.

SRH scored 10 runs in the penultimate over and required 16 off the final 6 deliveries. Jason Holder bowled the final over with perfection by claiming three wickets as SRH fell 13 runs short of the target.

Earlier, LSG, who were put in to bat first, made one change – Jason Holder replaced Dushmantha Chameera in the eleven.

Sunrisers Hyderabad made a rewarding start with the ball as they claimed three wickets in the powerplay.

While Evin Lewis was trapped in front, Quinton de Kock and Manish Pandey were caught inside the circle. Washington Sundar spun his web to claim two wickets while Romario Shepherd picked one.

LSG were 32-3 at the end of 6 overs as skipper KL Rahul was joined by Deepak Hooda.  The duo formed a crucial partnership and got LSG out of trouble after hammering 20 runs off the Umran Malik over as LSG were 68-3 at the end of 10 overs.

LSG recovered well after a struggling start and were going strong as the fifty partnership was up between Hooda and Rahul, who ensured the boundaries kept flowing.

Both Hooda and skipper Rahul reached their respective half-centuries but SRH managed to bring an end to the dangerous partnership after Hooda holed out in the deep, off Shepherd’s bowling.

With four overs to go, LSG were 120-4 before Sundar conceded 17 runs in the 17th over. While LSG skipper added a four and a six, new batter – Ayush Badoni creamed a boundary to end the over.

Rahul smacked a four and a six but Natarajan’s impressive death bowling brought an end to the LSG skipper’s knock. Krunal Pandya was the next man to be dismissed after the left-handed batter was cleaned up by a Natarajan yorker.

Ayush Badoni played a valuable finishing knock by scoring three fours at the end, with 17 runs coming from the final over of the innings as LSG posted 169-7 in the first innings.

Brief Scores: Lucknow Super Giants 169-7 (KL Rahul 68, Deepak Hooda 51; Washington Sundar 2-28) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 157-9 (Rahul Tripathi 44, Nicholas Pooran 34; Avesh Khan 4-24) by 12 runs.