Mumbai Indians (MI) returned to winning ways as they beat Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six wickets in Abu Dhabi to end their three-match losing streak in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).
Chasing a tricky target of 136, MI top-order struggled to put runs on the board as the reigning champions were reeling at 61 for 3 in the💯 first ten over♚s.
But Saurabh Tiwary (45 off 37), Hardik Pandya (40* off 30) and Kieron Pollard (15🌞 not out off 7) held their nerves and first rebuilt the innings before taking on the attack in the death overs to seal a win by the🍌 end of the 19th over.
Earlier, Jasprit Bumrah and Pollard claimed two wickets each as MI produced a disciplined bowling performance to restrict the KL Rahul-led PBKS to a below-par total.
Aiden Markram (42 off 29) was the top-scorer for Punjab as he shared a 61-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Deepak Hooda (28 off 26) to gui𒈔de their side to 135/6 after bein♌g reduced to 48 for 4 in 7.3 overs.
With today’s win, MI have jumped two places to be placed fifth with 10 points on the IPL 2021 table.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Good win for Heat is on points table.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Back in busin﷽ess.. Suღperb knocks by Great win guys, let’s continue the good work👏👏
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
Coming back to coꦇmpetitive cricket after long and finishing it off i🦹n style 💙
Well played, Hardik 👏
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
A champion comeback from a champion team . As a cricketer I see🍌 the hunger in a player! Really impressed with
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)
🎆 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium 😍
HP and Polly sent i𝓡t to all corners to take 🏠 | | 🌺
— Hotstar Canada (@hotstarcanada)
Cometh the hour,𒁃 cometh the Kung Fu Pandya 🔥
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
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Saurabh Tiwary in these second half of
Played 3 games scores
50*(40) aganist CSK
5*(2) aganist KKR
45(37) against PBKSWell played champ 👏💙
— தல மணி (@ThalaMani045)
Crucial two points for𝓰 Mumbai Indiaꦏns. Scorecard:
— betvisa69.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
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There is still hopღe for 🔴 to qualify for the playoffs— 𝗨𝗝𝗝𝗪𝗔𝗟🇮🇳 (@SarcasticUjjwal)
Made a match out of a scanty total! 🙌🏻
Kudos for their efforts!
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)