During their match against the Mumbai Indians, the Punjab Kings had a solid start to their first innings, reaching 58/1 by the end of the sixth over. Prabhsimran Singh was performing well, but his dismissal by Arjun Tendulkar affected the team’s momentum and drew criticism from viewers for his decision to challenge the decision with a review.
In the seventh over, with Prabhsimran at the crease to face the fourth delivery, Arjun surprised everyone with an inswinging yorker that caught the batter off guard. The ball hit the back foot and the umpire raised his finger to give Prabhsimran out.
However, the batsman immediately challenged the decision with a review, only to find that there was a significant gap between the ball and bat. The ball-tracking confirmed that the delivery would have hit the middle stump, resulting in Prabhsimran’s dismissal and further backlash on social media for wasting the review.
What a remarkable turnaround for the PBKS team! Despite struggling at the midway point, they finished their innings on a high note, plundering 96 runs in the final five overs. The team was put into bat on a promising surface, but they got off to a rocky start as Short fell quickly to Green.
However, the young duo of Prabhsimran and Atharva managed to form a solid 47-run partnership and hit some impressive shots, until Arjun Tendulkar bowled a stunning yorker to dismiss Prabhsimran. Chawla continued to trouble the visitors in the 10th over, taking out the dangerous Livingstone and the well-established Taide.
Curran and Harpreet Singh initially took their time, but they eventually found their rhythm and dazzled the Wankhede stadium with some spectacular shots. The turning point came in the 16th over when the PBKS team took Arjun for a whopping 31 runs.