PBKS vs MI: Highlights

Put in to bat first, PBKS made a decent start as the team gathered 38 runs in the first six with a loss of one wicket. Krunal Pandya sent Mandeep Singh back to the pavilion after trapping him in front of wickets for LBW in the last over of the powerplay. PBKS opener walked back after scoring 15 off 14 balls. In the very next over, Kieron Pollard wreaked havoc on PBKS as the West Indian all-rounder removed compatriot Chris Gayle on one run and then dismissed KL Rahul in the same spell. PBKS captain walked back after scoring 21 off 22 balls. PBKS vs MI matches are always special as in the first half of IPL 2021, we witnessed a huge thriller.

K.L. Rahul on PBKS vs MI match – It was a great fight, but 135 was not enough on this pitch. We should have got about 170. The boys showed a lot of fight with the ball, we have done that two games in a row. The next three games will be interesting for us as the table looks interesting. It is what it is, we haven’t been able to handle the pressure.

We’ll learn more if we play more together as a team. We need to be positive. We have three games, so we need to take one game at a time. We need to go out there and enjoy ourselves. All our games in the UAE have gone down to the wire, hopefully we can build on that. K.L. Rahul said that on PBKS vs MI match. What a match it was, Hardik Pandya has proved once again that why he is the best when it comes to finishing.

MI Victory-Mumbai Indians needed such kind of victory to get a boost in their campaign this year. Hardik Pandya made a stylish comeback and helped the team to secure two points and keep the Play-Offs hope. This was the first win for the defending champions since the tournament was resumed in the UAE and they are now at the fifth position in the points table with 10 points and are very much in the race to playoffs. PBKS vs MI match was not a thriller.

PBKS Close Encounters – Punjab Kings have lost yet another close game and they went down to the sixth spot in the points tally with still 8 points in their hand. PBKS vs MI 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.

Future of Ishan Kishan – Ishan Kishan was dropped from the Mumbai Indians lineup for their match against Punjab Kings after failing with the bat. Suryakumar Yadav too was short of runs and he got a golden duck against PBKS in PBKS vs MI after failing to read a googly from Ravi Bishnoi. Rahul Chahar got just two wickets in the last four games at an economy rate of more than eight runs per over. Ishan Kishan is not performing with the bat his inclusion in the T20 World Cup is a bit of concern.

Openers of MI :- Usually, the openers of Mumbai have been good in providing a good platform at the start, and they did that well in the last game against Bangalore too, but it did not happen in this game. Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav fell in consecutive balls and Mumbai were in some trouble. MI didn’t got a proper start, but Saurabh Tiwary also made a good contribution with the bat. The defending Champions have to win their each an every game to qualify for the Play-Offs.