IPL 2023, MI vs PBKS: Punjab Kings scored a huge score of 214 runs in the 31st match of IPL 2023 against Mumbai Indians. Punjab’s score at one time was 105 runs in 14 overs. After that the team scored 109 runs in the last 6 overs. During this, Punjab Kings captain Sam Karan along with Harpreet Bhatia and Jitesh Sharma put a lot of class on the bowlers of Mumbai Indians. During this, these three beat all the bowlers from Joffra Archer to Arjun Tendulkar, Jason Behrendorff and Cameron Green. This was the second highest score in IPL history in the last 6 overs.
Also, it was the second highest score by Punjab Kings in IPL against Mumbai Indians. Sam Karan and Harpreet Bhatia shared a 92-run partnership for the fifth wicket in 48 balls. It was also the second highest partnership for the fifth wicket in IPL for Punjab. Apart from this, Punjab Kings wicket-keeper batsman Jitesh Sharma holds the record for highest strike rate while batting at least 25 minutes in IPL for Punjab Kings. He hit 25 runs in 7 balls at a strike rate of 357.14. Now if we talk about Mumbai then Arjun Tendulkar bowled the second costliest over of IPL for Mumbai Indians today.
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Arjun Tendulkar’s Unwanted Record (Most Expensive Over in IPL for MI)
35 – Daniel Sams vs KKR, Pune 2022
31 – Arjun Tendulkar vs PBKS, Mumbai WS (in this match)
28 – Pawan Suyal vs RCB, Mumbai WS 2014
28 – Alzarri Joseph vs RR, Mumbai WS 2019
28 – Mitchell McClenaghan vs PBKS, Indore 2017
Punjab Kings Set a Flurry of Records
Highest strike rate for PBKS in an innings (at least 25 minutes at the crease)
357.14 – 25(7) – Jitesh Sharma vs MI, Mumbai WS 2023 (same match)
344.44 – 31(9) – Bhanuka Rajapaksa vs KKR, Mumbai WS 2022
318.75 – 51(16) – KL Rahul vs DC, Mohali 2018
312.50 – 25*(8) – Nicholas Pooran vs RR, Sharjah 2020
Most Runs in Last 6 Overs of IPL
126- RCB vs GL, Bengaluru 2016
109- PBKS vs MI, Mumbai WS (in the same match)
104- MI vs PBKS, Abu Dhabi 2020
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Biggest 5th Wicket Partnership in IPL for PBKS
130 not out – David Miller and Rajagopal Satish vs RCB, Mohali 2013
92- Sam Curran and Harpreet Bhatia vs MI, Mumbai WS (same match)
79 not out – Glenn Maxwell and David Miller vs RPS, Indoor 2017
75- Kumar Sangakkara and Irfan Pathan vs RR, Cape Town 2009
Punjab’s Biggest Total Against MI
230/3- Mumbai WS, 2017
214/8 – Mumbai WS, 2023 (in the same match)
198/4- Indore, 2017
198/5- Pune, 2022
197/4- Mumbai WS, 2019