Mumbai Indians Beat Punjab Kings By 6 Wickets To Keep Their Play-Off Hopes Alive

All-rounder Hardik Pandya returned to form with the bat as he played a match-winning knock of 40 runs for Mumbai Indians against Punjab Kings.

Saurabh Tiwary (45) batted brilliantly under pressure to guide Mumbai Indians to a better position in the chase of 136 runs where the defending champions lost three early wickets.

Ravi Bishnoi was the star performer for Punjab Kings with his two big wickets of Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav on consecutive deliveries in an over.

Aiden Markram top-scored for Punjab Kings with a knock of 42 runs to take his team to a competitive total.

Kieron Pollard picked up two crucial wickets of Chris Gayle and KL Rahul in the only over he bowled in the match. Then he remained unbeaten on 15 off 7.

With this victory, Mumbai Indians moved a step closer to their qualification as they marched up to the fifth spot in the points table with 10 points from 11 games.