Twitter Reactions: PBKS survive Suryakumar Yadav scare as MI lose five on the trot

Fifth defeat on the trot for Mumbai Indians! Their horrible run in IPL 2022 continues as they yet again failed to open their account in the team standings. Punjab Kings got the better of them this time around, recording their third win of the season. The contest proceeded like a rollercoaster and went right down to the wire. Suryakumar Yadav even looked set to take MI over the line. However, PBKS eventually clinched the contest by 12 runs.

Earlier in the match, Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to bowl at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. PBKS got off to a brilliant start with openers Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan adding 97 runs for the first wicket. The former, who was short of runs lately, was the aggressor in the partnership as he played some delightful shots all over the park.

The PBKS skipper ended up scoring a 32-ball 52. However, Shikhar continued his good work and scored a 50-ball 70. Capitalizing on the good start, Jitesh Sharma and Shahrukh Khan went berserk in the end overs and the ball was flying all over the park. While Jitesh scored 30 off just 15 balls, Shahrukh needed just six deliveries to smash 15. As a result, PBKS posted 198/5 in their allotted 20 overs.

Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma added twist to the tale

In reply, MI needed their top-order to fire but that wasn’t really the case. The dashing Ishan Kishan perished after scoring three off just six balls. While skipper Rohit started off well and made good use of the field restrictions, he also walked back after scoring 28 off 17 balls. At this point, PBKS looked firmly in command but little did they know the young guns will step up.

Under-19 sensations Dewald Brevis (49) and Tilak Varma (36) showed immense character and put up a big-hitting exhibition. The former, who’s hailed as ‘Baby AB de Villiers’, even smashed Rahul Chahar for four successive sixes. The duo added 84 runs for the third wicket but just when MI looked in command, both set batters were dismissed in quick succession.

The baton was then passed onto veteran duo of Suryakumar Yadav and Kieron Pollard. While the Caribbean dasher couldn’t contribute much and was run out for 10, Suryakumar played yet another stunning knock. On this occasion, he had to operate with the tailenders in a tricky situation. While he did well for the best part, Kagiso Rabada dismissed him for 43 in the penultimate over of the game. PBKS eventually clinched the contest by 12 runs.

Meanwhile, let’s look at how Twitterati reacted to PBKS’ triumph:

MI fans after fifth straight loss. #MIvPBKS #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/Cluug0F1ZO

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) April 13, 2022

An appreciation tweet for Rahul Chahar who got hit for 29 runs in the first over, but then gave only 15 runs in next three overs. And he bowled most of them against the cricket giants like Pollard and Surya. 👏 #IPL #MIvsPBKS #TATA2022 pic.twitter.com/bCkmMy29SR

— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) April 13, 2022

How do you hit that for six?

— Shai Hope (@shaidhope) April 13, 2022

SKY is just differentttt🙇🏻‍♂️ #MIvPBKS #IPL2022

— Riyan Paragg (@ParagRiyan) April 13, 2022

The catching this IPL so far #MIvPBKS #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/2RPnXKJRMU

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) April 13, 2022

SKY 🤯

— Shai Hope (@shaidhope) April 13, 2022

Dewald Brevis.. 💥 some player already… #teenager 🤸🏽👏 #IPL2022 @mipaltan

— Danny Morrison (@SteelyDan66) April 13, 2022

Yes pitch is flat but if you can play wrist spin this well like young Dewald Brevis showed us, you are here to stay. #mi

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 13, 2022

Dewald Brevis is an incredible player already .. 18 yrs of age .. !!! What a great early signing the @mipaltan have made .. #IPL2022

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) April 13, 2022

Dewald Brevis can play. Wow! #IPL

— Tom Banton (@TBanton18) April 13, 2022

Baby AB wat a talent @ABdeVilliers17 ☝️👌✊#PBKSvsMI

— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) April 13, 2022

Add more 💥😱 Four in a row off Chahar!!

— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) April 13, 2022

MI One batter less, Punjab has Rabada, Chahar and Arshdeep’s quality. Punjab is ahead but Hunch says Mi will get it. What do you guys think ? #MIvsPBKS

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 13, 2022

I am not saying it’s the only way to play; nor am I saying it’s not without risk. But I am a fan of the way @PunjabKingsIPL bat. As long as they review each performance and do it better each time.

— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) April 13, 2022

When you've bought someone for 8.25cr, surely he's good enough to play more than a couple of games. Really surprised to see MI not showing faith in Tim David. #MIvPBKS #IPL2022

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) April 13, 2022