MI vs PBKS, Match 31 IPL 2023 Stats Review: Arshdeep Singh’s heroics, Arjun Tendulkar’s unwanted record and other stats

Punjab Kings. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)

A sensational captain’s knock from Sam Curran along with a magical cameo from Harpreet Singh Bhatia, followed by a lethal bowling display from Arshdeep Singh saw Punjab Kings defeat Mumbai Indians by a margin of 13 runs in match number 31 of Indian Premier League 2023 at Wankhede Stadium.

The toss belonged to the host, as Rohit & Co. decided to field first. Cameron Green drew the first blood as Matthew Short departed for 11 runs off 10 balls after hitting a couple of boundaries. However, Prabhsimran Singh and Atharva Taide kept the scoreboard ticking by adding 47 runs for the second wicket. Arjun Tendulkar broke the partnership with an unplayable yorker which brought Singh’s innings to an end.

Piyush Chawla then joined hands with other bowlers as he cleaned up Taide and also ended the short stay of Liam Livingstone by firing the ball wide of leg-stump.

Harpreet Singh Bhatia and Sam Curran led the recovery for Punjab as the duo added 92 runs for the fifth wicket. Arjun Tendulkar was taken to the cleaners in the 16th over as they smacked him for 31 runs. Green and Archer too were being smacked by the duo, although Cameron Green had the last laugh as he cleaned up Harpreet in the 18th over. Sam Curran, meanwhile, registered his maiden fifty in IPL 2023, as he was then partnered by Jitesh Sharma, who played a sensational seven-ball 25 runs cameo to help PBKS post 214/8 in 20 overs.

Chasing 215, MI lost Ishan Kishan early on, courtesy of a bowling brilliance from Arshdeep Singh. However, skipper Rohit Sharma and Cameron Green kept the chase going by adding 76 runs for the second wicket. Rohit scored 44 runs from 27 balls before getting dismissed by Liam Livingstone in the 10th over. Suryakumar Yadav then joined hands with Green as they added 75 runs for the third wicket. Cameron Green registered his second IPL fifty before getting dismissed for 67 runs amassed in 43 deliveries.

The game witnessed a vintage Suryakumar Yadav show as he registered his fastest IPL fifty in just 23 balls. Cameo from Tim David at the end was not sufficient for MI to go past the finish line as Arshdeep Singh held on the nerves with his execution of the yorker to perfection eventually helping PBKS beat MI by 13 runs.

Meanwhile, let us look at the stats and numbers from the game between MI and PBKS:

31 -Arjun Tendulkar conceded 31 runs in his third over, which is the second most runs conceded by an MI bowler in an IPL over. Daniel Sams tops the list with 35 runs against KKR in 2022.

250 -Rohit Sharma completes 250 sixes in IPL and became the only third player to achieve this feat. Chris Gayle (375) and AB de Villiers (251) are the other two players to have hit over 250 IPL maximums.

3 -Arjun Tendulkar’s 31-run over is the third costliest over bowled in the Wankhede Stadium. Harshal Patel comes first on the list with 37 runs followed by Parvinder Awana’s 33 runs.

23 -Suryakumar Yadav smashed fifty of 23 balls, which is his fastest fifty in the IPL.

50 -Arshdeep Singh (53) completes 50 wickets in IPL.

1 -Rohit Sharma became the first Indian player to complete 250 sixes in IPL.

214 -Punjab Kings scored 214 runs in the game, which is the second-highest total for Punjab Kings against MI. Their highest total is 230/3, scored at the Wankhede Stadium in 2017.

23 -PBKS have conceded 200+ totals 23 times in IPL. With this, they have equalled RCB’s record for conceding 200+ totals the most number of times in IPL.

2 -Sam Curran and Harpreet Singh Bhatia registered the second-highest fifth-wicket partnership for PBKS by putting together 92 runs. The highest fifth-wicket partnership for PBKS was 130* between David Miller and Rajagopal Sathish against RCB in 2013

2 -PBKS scored 109 runs in the last six overs of the innings; this is the second-highest score in the last six overs in IPL. RCB tops the list with 126 runs against GL in 2016.