MI vs PBKS Highlights, IPL 2021: Hardik-Pollard blitzkrieg, bowlers and Saurabh shine in Mumbai's 6-wicket win vs Punjab

IPL 2021, MI vs PBKS Highlights - Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings, Indian Premier League Match Today in Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi

IPL 2021 Highlights, Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS): KL In response, Mumbai Indians got off to a terrible start as Ravi Bishnoi picked up two wickets in the same over. First, he dismissed Rohit Sharma for 8 and then outfoxed Suryakumar Yadav next ball with a top-class googly and castled his time. However, Saurabh Tiwary and de Kock steadied MI's chase to take the team to 54/2 after 9 overs. The two southpaws put on 45 runs for the third wickets before Mohammed Shami cleaned up de Kock on 27. Tiwary played a gem of an innings, scoring 45 to set up MI for a strong finish. After he was sent packing by Nathan Ellis, Hardik Pandya took up the run-scoring duties. Along with Pollard (15 off 7*), he smashed an unbeaten 30-ball 40 to take MI to a 6-wicket win with 6 balls to spare. Rahul walked out to open with Mandeep Singh, who was brought in place of Mayank Agarwal. The two batters started cautiously, taking PBKS to 35/0 after 5 overs. But MI bowlers came back strong in the next 3 overs, bagging four wickets for just 15 runs. First, Krunal Pandya trapped Mandeep LBW for 14. In the next over, Kieron Pollard dismissed Chris Gayle (1) and Rahul (21) on successive balls to breach the 300-wicket mark in T20 cricket. Jasprit Bumrah outfoxed Nicholas Pooran with a slower-ball yorker in the next over to leave Punjab four down. Aiden Markram (42) and Deepak Hooda then steadied PBKS' ship by stitching a crucial 61-run stand for the 5th wicket. It was Rahul Chahar who broke the partnership by castling Markarm's off stump. Bumrah returned to dismiss Deepak Hooda on 28 as MI, eventually, restricted Punjab Kings to 135/6 in 20 overs.