HIGHLIGHTS:
- Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI Punjab by 6 wickets on Tuesday.
- Chasing the target of 135 runs, Hardik Pandey scored 40 runs and Saurabh Tiwary scored 45 runs to give Mumbai Indians victory.
- Aiden Markram (42) was the top scorer for Kings XI Punjab.
MIvsKXIP, IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI Punjab by 6 wickets at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Mumbai Indians opener Quinton de Kock scored 27 runs. After that, while chasing the target of 135 runs for Kings XI Punjab, Hardik Pandey scored 40 runs and Saurabh Tiwary scored 45 runs.
Leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi was the best bowler with his two wickets. He gave his team two accomplishments in an over, excusing Rohit Sharma (8) and Suryakumar Yadav (0) in successive delivery. Prior, Punjab Kings, batting first, scored 135 runs. Aiden Markram (42) was the top scorer for PBKS and added 61 runs with Deepak Hooda (28) as the team was reduced to 48/4 in the 8 over of the match. Kieron Pollard, who astounded only one, got two major wickets of KL Rahul and Chris Gayle and in a specific order, he likewise finished his 300 wickets in T20.
Mumbai Indians have arrived at the fifth position with five successes in 11 matches subsequent to defeating Punjab Kings. He has 10 points however because of his net run rate, he has not had the option to enter the top 4. With the victory against Punjab, their losing streak in the UAE has reached an end. After three losses, Mumbai got the first race in the second leg.
4⃣0⃣* Runs
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3⃣0⃣ Balls
4⃣ Fours
2⃣ Sixes@hardikpandya7 fired with the bat & played a match-winning knock for @mipaltan against #PBKS. 🔥 💪 #VIVOIPL #MIvPBKS
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Coming to bat first, the beginning of Punjab was bad. Punjab had lost his 4 wickets for only 48 runs. After that, the pair of Aiden Markram (42) and Deepak Hooda assumed control over the innings and took the team beyond 100 runs with a half-centuries partnership for the fifth wicket. Eventually, Punjab Kings could just manage 135 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Jasprit Bumrah and Kieron Pollard took 2-2 wickets for Mumbai. While Rahul Chahar and Kunal Pandya took 1-1 wickets.
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Ravi Bishnoi was the bowlers’ decision as he took two wickets in his four overs, while Mohammed Shami and Nathan Ellis took a wicket each. This is Mumbai’s fifth success in 11 matches and presently they have arrived at number five in the IPL 2021 points table. Punjab have their seventh loss in 11 matches today.