Shardul Thakur is on fire against home team, Punjab Kings (PBKS) tonight at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala. PBKS looked to be in control as one of their opening batsmen, Prabhsimran Singh, was well settled on the track. He touched the 100-run mark in 11 overs.
for 12th In the over, Mumbai Indians seam bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur came to deliver and made a big impact. He took two important wickets in this over; First Prabhsimran Singh and then PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer, were out consecutively in the same over.
Two wickets in one over from Shardul Thakur
Shardul Thakur was excited, and rightfully so; From here the match can take a meaningful turn. Singh was out after scoring 57 runs from 32 and Iyer had to score only 4 runs from 2 balls. Punjab Kings score 111 runs for 3 wickets.
See the fall of wickets here
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Shardul Thakur is in the playing eleven as replacement.
Sharul is not among the regular faces in the playing combination of Mumbai Indians. The management brought the all-rounder back into their lineup after being absent several times. Team-designate captain Hardik Pandya is still recovering from back spasms and could not even play tonight’s match. Suryakumar Yadav, who played as stand-in captain in the last two matches when Pandya was not available, is also out of the PBKS match due to personal reasons.
Therefore, the management put the responsibility of leadership on the shoulders of Jasprit Bumrah. At the time of the toss, he informed about the inclusion of Shardul Thakur and the changes he made for this game. Sherfane Rutherford and Shardul for absent Suryakumar Yadav and AM Ghazanfar.
“As much as we can, you know, the positive thing is that we can, and we play good cricket. We have three games left. We want to enjoy. We want to enjoy each other’s company and make an impact and maybe, you know, unsettle some teams. (Changes in your side?) We have got two changes. Surya (SKY) is not here due to personal reasons, and Allah (Ghazanfar) is also out,” Mumbai. Indians stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah said. Information was given at the time of toss.
Shardul got 4 wickets
The experienced all-rounder again showed his class with the ball. In his four-over spell, the seamer has taken 4 wickets against Punjab Kings. After the wickets of Prabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer, the MI star took the wickets Suryansh Shedge and Marco Jansson. The wickets of Shetz and Johnson were equally important for Mumbai as both teams could seriously damage MI’s plans, especially during the slog overs. In the presence of Shardul, he had to wrap up his batting quickly.
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