Pune, April 13: Shikhar Dhawan (70) and Mayank Agarwal’s (52) explosive start followed by Jitesh Sharma’s quickfire 15-ball 30 not out helped Punjab Kings (PBKS) to post 198/5 against Mumbai Indians in an IPL match here at the MCA Stadium on Wednesday. PBKS got off to a brilliant start after being put into bat, with openers Dhawan and Agarwal effortlessly taking on MI bowlers. PBKS scored 99 runs in the first 10 overs and exactly the same runs were added in the last 10 overs. The side could have had capitalized more but a wobble in the middle order prevented them. Agarwal, who was struggling at the top, found his form as he registered a half-century before Murugan Ashwin dismissed him. The PBKS skipper’s 32-ball innings saw two maximums and six boundaries. Dhawan was going strong, but a couple of dismissals at the other end resulted in his departure too. Jaydev Unadkat and Jasprit Bumrah cleaned up big hitters Jonny Bairstow (12) and Liam Livingstone (2), respectively. Basil Thampi then bagged the prized wicket of Dhawan. The left-hander tried to go over the leg side but ended up giving a catch to Kieron Pollard at long-on, leaving PBKS on 151/4. In the last four overs, Jitesh whacked two maximums and two boundaries and Shahrukh Khan smashed two sixes to boost PBKS’s total. (UNI)
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