Priyansh Arya smashes Hardik Pandya for 6 to reach scintillating 29-ball fifty in PBKS vs MI IPL 2025 match [Watch]

Punjab Kings (PBKS) opener Priyansh Arya played an innings of substance in the IPL 2025 match against Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday, May 26. The left-handed batter played a very mature innings, recognizing when to attack and when to rotate the strike. The 23-year-old eventually smashed a six off opposition skipper Hardik Pandya to bring up his half-century off just 29 deliveries.

Arya struck a four and a six off Pandya in the 12th over to bring up yet another fifty in his debut season. The medium pacer first bowled a wide delivery outside off, which Arya thumped over mid-off for a boundary. The bowler then bowled a short delivery, but the left-handed batter stood tall to smash it over wide long-on, reaching his second half-century of the 2025 season, barring his century against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) earlier this season.

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Priyansh Arya and Josh Inglis smash 50s to put PBKS in the driving seat in 185-run chase vs MI in IPL 2025 clash

Half-centuries from Priyansh Arya and Josh Inglis have put PBKS in the driving seat against MI in their IPL 2025 match. The duo put on a 109-run partnership for the second wicket after opener Prabhsimran Singh perished for just 13. Arya departed for 62 runs off 35 balls, smashing two sixes and nine boundaries.

At the time of writing, PBKS were 146/2 after 15 overs, with Inglis (62 off 36) and skipper Shreyas Iyer (2 off 3) at the crease. Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell Santner have scalped one wicket apiece.

Invited to bat first, MI put up 184/7 in their allotted 20 overs. Suryakumar Yadav top-scored with 57 runs off 39 deliveries, hitting two maximums and six boundaries. Openers Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma also chipped in with 27 (20) and 24 (21), respectively. Later, captain Hardik Pandya and Naman Dhir contributed 26 (15) and 20 (12), respectively.

Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen, and Vijaykumar Vyshak bagged two wickets each for PBKS, while Harpreet Brar scalped a solitary wicket.

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