Mumbai Indians won against Punjab Kings in IPL 2023 by six wickets, with Suryakumar Yadav’s strong performance earning praise from captain Rohit Sharma. Yadav scored 66 off 31 balls and utilised his strength in playing behind the wicket to hit eight fours and two sixes. Ishan Kishan contributed 75 off 41 balls with seven fours and four sixes. Mumbai Indians have now successfully chased down 200+ scores twice in the competition. Sharma emphasised the importance of being fearless in their approach and admitted their death overs bowling needs improvement. Punjab skipper Shikhar Dhawan said his bowlers could have been better in the power-play and that they should have bowled tighter lines.
