After their win over Kings XI Punjab (PBKS) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya said it was a great game in the second innings During the game, everyone’s nerves were tested. Jasprit Bumrah and Gerald Coetzee’s brilliant bowling performances lead Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 33 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 In Maharaja Yadavindra Singh’s 9-match win over Kings XI Punjab (PBKS) in international cricket at the Mullanpur Stadium in Chandigarh on Thursday.

Pandya praised young PBKS batsman Ashutosh Sharma for his brilliant innings. Ashutosh scored 61 runs off just 28 balls, including seven sixes and two fours. His scoring rate is 217.86.

“A very good game. Everybody’s nerves were tested. We said the characters would be checked in this game. But naturally, you think you are ahead but you know IPL tends to show how the opponent can come back and how! [Ashutosh] Unbelievable, he plays the way he does, hitting the ball up the middle. Very good for his future. We did say during the timeout that this has nothing to do with how we look and we’re going to keep fighting. Make sure we don’t throw soft balls. The batsmen bowled good shots but we struggled in some overs,” Pandya said in his post-match speech.

Looking back at the match, Kings XI Punjab sent Mumbai Indians to bat first. Later, Suryakumar’s (78) knock pushed MI to 192/7. Apart from SKY, Rohit Sharma (36) and Tilak Varma (34) played a crucial role in this innings and helped MI add 100 points on the scoreboard Precious points.

Meanwhile, Harshal Patel led the bowling attack of Kings XI Punjab after taking three wickets. On the other hand, skipper Sam Curran took two wickets.

In the run chase, Ashutosh (61) and Shashank Singh (41) were the standout batsmen for the home team as they tried to bring Punjab closer to the target. However, three wickets of Gerald Coetzee and Jasprit Bumrah helped MI successfully defend their target.

Bumrah was named Man of the Match after taking 3 wickets and scoring 21 runs in four games.