MI Vs PBKS | Punjab Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 9 wickets

Result of the Match | PBKS Beat MI by 9 Wickets

MI vs PBKS Highlights: Mumbai scored 131 for 6 wickets in 20 overs with the help of skipper Rohit Sharma (63). After this, Punjab achieved the target by losing one wicket in 17.4 overs thanks to the brilliant innings of captain Rahul (60 *). Punjab recorded their second win in 5 matches in the season, while Mumbai suffered a third defeat in as many matches. Currently Mumbai is at number four and Punjab at number 5 in the numerology, both have 4-4 marks.

The Punjab Kings defeated the record five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI vs PBKS) by 9 wickets in a one-sided manner in the 17th match of IPL-2021 on Friday, thanks to superb innings by skipper Lokesh Rahul (60 *) after a bowling performance by the bowlers. gave. 

Mumbai scored 131 for 6 wickets in 20 overs on the basis of Rohit Sharma's 63-run innings, after which Punjab achieved the target by losing one wicket in 17.4 overs. 

Captain Rahul hit the winning four for Punjab. Apart from him, the ardent Chris Gayle also showed strength and returned unbeaten after scoring 43 runs. Opener Mayank Agarwal contributed 25 runs.

Chasing a target of 132 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, the Punjab team gave a great start by Captain Lokesh Rahul and Mayank Agarwal. 

Both added 53 runs for the first wicket. Mayank was hunted by Rahul Chahar in the 8th over of the innings and he caught Suryakumar in the circle of playing a big shot. 

He hit 4 fours and a six in his innings of 20 balls. After this, Rahul and Gayle shared an unbeaten partnership of 79 runs for the second wicket. Gayle hit 5 fours and 2 sixes in his unbeaten innings of 35 balls.

Earlier, despite captain Rohit Sharma's 63-run innings, the Mumbai Indians team could score 131 runs for six wickets in 20 overs. 

Rohit initially played five fours and two sixes in his 52-ball innings after playing well. He along with Suryakumar Yadav added 79 runs for the third wicket. Suryakumar scored 33 runs off 27 balls. 

For Punjab Kings, leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi and paceman Mohammad Shami took two wickets for 21 runs in the same four overs. Deepak Hooda and Arshdeep Singh got one wicket each.

On a difficult pitch for batting, Punjab captain Lokesh Rahul won the toss and decided to bowl and his bowlers proved the decision to be correct. Mumbai batsmen were seen struggling to score runs in the early overs. 

South African wicket-keeper batsman Quinton Dickock failed again and scored three runs and was caught by Henriques off Deepak Hooda in the second over. 

The first four of Mumbai's innings came on the final ball of the fifth over when Rohit drove Henriques's ball across the boundary.

It was Mumbai's only four in the powerplay and the team could only manage 21 runs for one wicket in the first six overs. 

This is his second lowest score in Powerplay. Mumbai's lowest score in powerplay is three wickets for 17 runs against Punjab team in 2015.

Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi, playing the first match of the season, caught Ishaan Kishan at wicket-keeper Rahul on the last ball of the seventh over. 

He could score only six runs in 17-ball innings. Captain Rohit accelerated the run in the eighth over with two consecutive fours against Fabian Allen. 

He bowled the first six of the innings in the next over of this bowler, after which the team's score was 49 for two wickets after 10 overs.