Liam Livingstone earlier excessive rating at this 12 months’s IPL was 40Indian Premier League, MohaliPunjab Kings 214-3 (20 overs): Livingstone 82* (42), Jitesh 49* (27)Mumbai Indians 216-4 (18.5 overs): Kishan 75 (41), Suryakumar 66 (31)Mumbai Indians gained by six wicketsScorecard. Group desk.

Liam Livingstone’s 82 not out was in useless as Mumbai Indians chased 215 to beat Punjab Kings by six wickets within the Indian Premier League.

Livingstone struck seven fours and 4 sixes, together with three sixes in a row off England team-mate Jofra Archer, as Punjab posted 214-3 in Mohali.

Archer completed with 0-56 – the most costly T20 figures of his profession.

However Ishan Kishan hit 75 and Suryakumar Yadav 66 on a flat pitch as Mumbai raced house with seven balls to spare.

Mumbai misplaced captain Rohit Sharma for a three-ball duck within the first over and Australia all-rounder Cameron Inexperienced for 23 within the sixth over earlier than a stunning stand of 116 from 55 balls between India internationals Kishan and Suryakumar.

They wanted 45 from 30 balls when Suryakumar was caught off Nathan Ellis, and Kishan was taken at deep effective leg to start out the subsequent over, however Tim David made 19 not out and Tilak Varma an unbeaten 26.

England all-rounder Sam Curran, who took 0-41 from three overs, put down a troublesome likelihood off David in his follow-through when 17 runs had been nonetheless wanted.

Livingstone’s 82, which got here from 42 balls, was his first fifty since coming back from damage final month and his highest rating on the IPL.

The all-rounder shared an unbroken stand of 119 from 53 balls with Jitesh Sharma after the Kings slipped to 95-3 within the twelfth over – Jitesh ending 49 not out from 27.

Archer bowled one bouncer at 95mph in his spell however conceded 27 from the penultimate over, together with Livingstone’s three sixes and 5 wides on a troublesome pitch for tempo bowlers.

“I truly had lunch with Jofra right this moment he stated he was coming at me,” stated Livingstone, who was sidelined for nearly 5 months after injuring his knee throughout England’s Take a look at…

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