After a couple of losses, the defending champions Mumbai Indians bounce back with 6 wickets victory over Punjab Kings. It was a slow pitch but the batting and bowling department of Mumbai Indians performed well and kept their hopes alive for the play-offs of the IPL 2021 tournament. Kieron Pollard, the big man from the Caribbean land registered a record in the match as well. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the match between Mumbai Indians versus Punjab Kings.
Rohit Sharma won the toss for Mumbai Indians and elected to field first and the decision was excellent, as the team was capable to showcase a decent performance in both departments. More importantly, the all-rounder Hardik Pandya gain form in the match and that is a good sign for Mumbai Indians as well as team India as he is a key player for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Speaking about the match, KL Rahul and Mandeep Singh came out in the middle to start the proceedings and they were removed for 21 and 15 respectively. After that, Chris Gayle was in the middle but he couldn’t make much change on the scoreboard as he went back to the pavilion for just one.
It is worth mentioning that Rahul and Gayle were removed by Pollard and he touched a milestone of securing 300 wickets and 10,000 runs in the T20 format and he becomes the first player to do so.
Aiden Markram was the high scorer of Punjab Kings as he scored 42 runs while Deepak Hooda added 28 and Harpreet Brar scored 14 runs. Punjab Kings ended their innings at 135/6.
In the reply, Mumbai Indians had a shaky start, as Rohit Sharma went back to the pavilion after scoring just 8 runs while Quinton de Kock added 27. Suryakumar Yadav disappointed the fans once again as he was removed without scoring a single run.
After that, Saurabh Tiwary took the responsibility in the middle, and he scored 45 runs. Then we witnessed for a sensational batting performance by Hardik Pandya as he scored 40 runs and Kieron Pollard added 15 runs and that was enough to reach the target.
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