IPL 2021, MI Vs PBKS, MI beat PBKS, Mumbai beat Punjab, Hardik Pandya:
Mumbai Indians finally ended their 3-match losing run in IPL 2021 as they beat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets on Tuesday night. They now have 10 points from 11 games.
Batting first, Punjab never got going and were restricted to 135/6. The target seemed an easy one but Ravi Bishnoi removed Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav on consecutive delivers, When Quinton de Kock fell, Mumbai were 61/3. But Saurabh Tiwary steadied the innings with a gritty 45. Punjab had to pay for dropping Hardik Pandya early on in his innings as he then guided Mumbai over the finish line with an unbeaten 40.
While Mumbai has returned to winning ways, Punjab stooped to its 3rd loss in 4 games and are on the brink of being eliminated.
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