PBKS Win By Nine Wickets! KL Rahul and Chris Gayle have done it for Punjab Kings. Second win for PBKS this season. Mumbai Indians spinners created some drama in the end overs but Rahul and Gayle played some big shots in the 16th and 17th over to make sure MI doesn't make a comeback. With this PBKS advance to the fifth place in the team standings while MI remained at the fourth position.
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PBKS vs MI Highlights IPL 2021: Punjab Kings Thrash Mumbai Indians By Nine Wickets
Punjab Kings will aim to put their IPL 2021 campaign back on track when they play the defending champions Mumbai Indians in their next match. Punjab Kings enter this campaign on the back of three successive defeats and need to win to keep their hopes of making the playoffs alive. Mumbai have won and lost two each of their opening four games.
23 Apr, 22:49 (IST)
Some drama here in the end overs as Mumbai Indians are not going to let this go easily. Two tight overs from Jayant Yadav and Krunal Pandya but Punjab Kings are yet to lose their second wicket and if they continue to bat sensibly, this should be in their bag. The equation reduces to Punjab needing a run-a-ball 24 with nine wickets in the bank.
23 Apr, 22:28 (IST)
The scoring rate has gone in the past few overs and is even below six at the moment but PBKS don't need to worry as they have as many as nine wickets in the kitty. On the other hand, the Men in Blue and Gold need two or three quick scalps to come back in the hunt. Punjab need 62 from 48 deliveries.
23 Apr, 22:06 (IST)
OUT! Finally! MI get the first breakthrough and its the dangerous Mayank Agarwal who has to go back. Rahul Chahar gets the crucial wicket as Agarwal fails to connect a big hit and Suryaumar Yadav accepted a good catch at long-on. First warrior down for PBKS. Mayank c Suryakumar Yadav b Rahul Chahar 25(20)
23 Apr, 21:57 (IST)
Excellent start this from Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul! Both batsmen have been watchful while they have also send the odd deliveries for boundaries. The scoring rate is eight now and Mumbai Indians need wickets to come back in the hunt.
23 Apr, 21:40 (IST)
Brilliant start from Punjab Kings as they collected 15 runs from the second over. After Trent Boult gave just one run from the first over, Rohit Sharma threw the ball to Krunal Pandya. The move, however, wasn't spot-on as PBKS openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal took the left-arm spinner to cleaners.
23 Apr, 21:29 (IST)
The players are back in the middle as the action resumes. Chasing 132, KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal have started the innings for Punjab Kings while Trent Boult will start the proceedings with the ball.
23 Apr, 21:19 (IST)
Mohammed Shami and Ravi Bishnoi picked two wickets each while the other bowled also bowled tight and kept the runs in check to help restrict Mumbai Indians to 131/6 after opting to field first. Rohit Sharma, who scored 66, was the top-scorer for the champions.
23 Apr, 21:15 (IST)
OUT!Ā Mohammed Shami removes Krunal Pandya and picks his second wicket. Krunal read the slower ball and played it over extra-cover but Nicholas Pooran takes a brilliant diving catch.Ā Krunal Pandya c Pooran b Shami 3(3)
23 Apr, 21:06 (IST)
OUT!Ā Hardik Pandya goes back for a four-ball 1 run. Pandya fails to read the slow ball and finds Deepak Hooda at long-off.Ā Hardik Pandya c Hooda b Arshdeep Singh 1(4)
23 Apr, 20:59 (IST)
OUT!Ā Rohit Sharma is dismissed.Ā Mohammed Shami bowls a full toss and Sharma hits it straight to Fabian Allen at deep backward square leg. Rohit's fine innings comes to an end.Ā Rohit c Fabian Allen b Shami 63(52)
23 Apr, 20:52 (IST)
OUT!Ā Suryakumar Yadav gets the important breakthrough for Punjab Kings. Suryakumar was looking to shift gears and reverse sweeped Bishnoi but was in no control of his shot. He top edges the ball to short third man where Chris Gayle takes a comfortable catch.Ā Suryakumar Yadav c Gayle b Ravi Bishnoi 33(27)
23 Apr, 20:33 (IST)
Rohit Sharma flicks Ravi Bishnoi for a boundary through square-leg to complete his half-century. This is the Hitman's 40th fifty in Indian Premier League history. Bishnoi dropped the ball wide and short and Rohit comfortably flicks it away through the square-leg boundary.Ā
23 Apr, 20:04 (IST)
OUT!Ā Ravi Bishnoi ends Ishan Kishan's struggle. The southpaw goes back after scoring 6 runs off 17 balls. Ishan Kishan tries to slap the ball through the covers but edges it to KL Rahul behind the stumps.Ā Ishan Kishan c Rahul b Ravi Bishnoi 6(17)
23 Apr, 19:58 (IST)
Mumbai Indians have scored only 21 runs in the powerplay. This is the lowest powerplay score at this venue in IPL 2021. The champions managed to hit only one boundary in the entire powerplay.
23 Apr, 19:43 (IST)
OUT! PunjabĀ Kings have got their first wicket. Deepak Hooda removes Quinton de Kock. The Mumbai Indians opener dances down the track but fails to time the ball and hits with the bottom of the bat straight to Moises Henriques at mid-on.Ā de Kock c Henriques b Hooda 3(5)
23 Apr, 19:08 (IST)
Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
23 Apr, 19:06 (IST)
Punjab Kings Playing XI: KL Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Moises Henriques, Shahrukh Khan, Fabian Allen, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh
23 Apr, 19:05 (IST)
The news from the middle is Punjab Kings have won the toss and elected to field first. Punjab Kings have dropped Murugan Ashwin for Ravi Bishnoi while Mumbai Indians have gone with an unchanged side.
23 Apr, 18:56 (IST)
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of theĀ Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians match in IPL 2021. Both teams have lost their lastĀ match but PBKS are on a three-match losing streak while Mumbai Indians have won and lost two each of their four matches.Ā Ā Ā
PBKS vs MI Live Score: Down with three successive defeats, Punjab Kings need to win to keep their hopes of making the IPL 2021 playoffs alive when they meet defending champions Mumbai Indians in their next match. KL Rahul-captained PBKS started their season with a nervous four-run win over Rajasthan Royals before defeats against CSK, DC and SRH have left them at the penultimate position in the IPL 2021 points table. They play the champions who were beaten by Delhi Capitals in their previous match, ending Mumbaiās run of two successive wins. Both teams will be desperate for a win but the necessity will be bigger for Punjab Kings, who are finding themselves slipping away.Ā PBKS vs MI Preview: Likely Playing XIs, Key Battles, Head to Head and Other Things You Need To Know About VIVO IPL 2021 Match 17.
Against Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings defended 221 but have since suffered huge batting collapses in two of their next three games and fallen down a slope. They did make 198 against Delhi Capitals but were beaten in 18.2 overs with DC chasing down the total quite comfortably. Against Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, they posted paltry totals after a batting meltdown and lost both games.Ā PBKS vs MI, IPL 2021 Live Cricket Streaming: Watch Free Telecast of Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians on Star Sports and Disney+Hotstar Online.
Mumbai Indians started their season with a loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore in the tournament opener but quickly bounced back with consecutive victories over Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders. But they were beaten by Delhi Capitals in their previous match. Mumbai Indiansā power-packed batting have been a massive disappointment so far in the tournament and the highest total they have managed to post in 159 against RCB, which they lost.
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Punjab Kings Squad: KL Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Moises Henriques, Shahrukh Khan, Fabian Allen, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Jalaj Saxena, Sarfaraz Khan, Saurabh Kumar, Jhye Richardson, Ishan Porel, Riley Meredith, Utkarsh Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Ravi Bishnoi.
Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Piyush Chawla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Saurabh Tiwary, Aditya Tare, Adam Milne, Chris Lynn, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Neesham, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Marco Jansen, Yudhvir Singh.
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