Power batting from Hardik Pandya (40*), and Saurabh Tiwary (45) guided Mumbai Indians (MI) to chase down the target of 136 runs vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 42 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Quinton de Kock also contributed with his 27 runs and in the end, Kieron Pollard (15) played a brilliant cameo with Hardik in a 45-run stand. For Punjab Kings, leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi was the most successful bowler with his two wickets. He gave his team two breakthroughs in an over as he removed Rohit Sharma (8) and Suryakumar Yadav (0) on consecutive deliveries. Earlier, while batting first, Punjab Kings have posted 135 runs on the board. Aiden Markram (42) was the top-scorer for the PBKS and he added 61 runs with Deepak Hooda (28) after the side was reduced to 48/4 in the eighth over of the match. Kieron Pollard, who bowled just one over, got two big wickets of KL Rahul and Chris Gayle and in the process, he also completed his 300 wickets in T20s. With this win, Mumbai have jumped to the fifth spot in the points table with 10 points while Punjab Kings are the sixth position. (SCORECARD)
Mumbai Indians
Punjab Kings
KL Rahul
Chris Gayle
Jasprit Bumrah
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi