MI vs PBKS memes, IPL 2021

Mumbai Indians reached the Top Five of the IPL 2021 points table with a win against the Punjab Kings in Abu Dhabi tonight. The two-time defending IPL champions now have 10 points to their name in the 2021 Indian Premier League season.

MI skipper Rohit Sharma called the coin toss right and elected to field first at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. The Mumbai bowlers did a fine job of restricting the Punjab Kings to 135/6 in 20 overs.

PBKS did not have the services of Mayank Agarwal for this game. In his absence, Mandeep Singh opened the innings with skipper KL Rahul. They had a decent 36-run opening stand before Singh returned to the dressing room. Soon, PBKS had a mini collapse as they were down from 36/0 to 48/4.

After Mandeep, KL Rahul, Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran lost their wickets quickly. Kieron Pollard bowled only a single over in the match, but he dismissed Gayle and Rahul in those six deliveries.

Aiden Markram's 29-ball 42 took PBKS past 100. However, the lower middle-order batters could not finish things off with some big hits. Harpreet Brar remained unbeaten on 14 off 19, while Deepak Hooda aggregated 28 runs off 26 deliveries.

Chasing 136 to win, MI lost Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav early. Quinton de Kock rebuilt the innings with Saurabh Tiwary. And in the end, an unbeaten 45-run partnership between Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya guided MI home. Tiwary was the top-scorer for MI, with 45 runs off 37 deliveries.

Ravi Bishnoi was the pick of the bowlers for the Punjab Kings. He dismissed Yadav and Sharma off successive deliveries in the fourth over of the innings. Unfortunately, his efforts ended in a losing cause.

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