Punjab Kings (PBKS) appeared unbeatable at the start of the 2026 Indian Premier League. They had the best start of any team in an IPL season, going undefeated in their first seven games with six victories and a washout. However, since then, they have fallen into a free slide, dropping four straight games, and are perilously close to finishing outside of the top two. If they continue to lose, they might potentially be in the top four.
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They will move up at least one spot to No. 3 if they defeat the Mumbai Indians (MI) in Dharamsala on Thursday. However, if they lose, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, who are only one point behind at Nos. 5 and 6, might overtake them.
Suryakumar is sceptical
In his debut game of the season, Ben Dwarshuis was costly (1 for 51 in four overs), but PBKS is probably going to continue with him instead of Xavier Bartlett. They will start with the same lineup that was defeated on Monday by the Delhi Capitals.
PBKS XII (probable): 1 Prabhsimran Singh (wk), 2 Priyansh Arya, 3 Shreyas Iyer (capt), 4 Cooper Connolly, 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Shashank Singh, 7 Suryansh Shedge, 8 Marco Jansen, 9 Ben Dwarshuis, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal, 12 Yash Thakur
Back spasms will probably keep Hardik Pandya out of action once more, but Suryakumar Yadav, MI's stand-in captain, is also in doubt. After their previous game in Raipur on Sunday, he travelled to Mumbai for personal reasons, while the rest of the team went to Dharamsala. On Thursday, Suryakumar might join the squad; if he isn't available, Danish Malewar or Robin Minz might be added to the starting lineup.
MI XII (probable): 1 Ryan Rickelton (wk), 2 Rohit Sharma, 3 Naman Dhir, 4 Suryakumar Yadav (capt), 5 Tilak Varma, 6 Will Jacks, 7 Raj Bawa, 8 Corbin Bosch, 9 Deepak Chahar, 10 AM Ghazanfar, 11 Jasprit Bumrah, 12 Raghu Sharma/Krish Bhagat
Jansen believes that rhythm is essential to PBKS
Sidharth Monga examines Marco Jansen's performance—or lack thereof—for South Africa and PBKS this season. Jansen has gotten more out of Indian surfaces than any bowler in that match on a few occasions in recent years, frequently to India's dismay. An excellent example is the Guwahati Test that took place in November of last year. Despite receiving a few excellent pitches in this IPL, Jansen has averaged 65.83 for six wickets in ten innings at 10.04 runs per over.
MI will be led by Bumrah
Due to back spasms, Hardik Pandya is not playing. Due to personal circumstances, Suryakumar Yadav has not visited Dharamsala. Additionally, Jasprit Bumrah will be MI's third captain this season due to their absence.
Sampath Bandarupalli provided the statistics regarding the most captains for a team in a single IPL season:
3 - MI, 2008 (Harbhajan Singh, Shaun Pollock, Sachin Tendulkar)
3 - PWI, 2013 (Angelo Mathews, Ross Taylor, Aaron Finch)
3 - SRH, 2021 (David Warner, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey)
3 - PBKS, 2024 (Shikhar Dhawan, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma)
3 - MI, 2026 (Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah)
Bumrah-led MI decides to bowl; Omarzai and Bartlett are brought in by PBKS
The Mumbai Indians choose to bowl against the Punjab Kings.
Jasprit Bumrah led the Mumbai Indians (MI) and chose to bowl first after winning the toss because Hardik Pandya was still suffering from back spasms and Suryakumar Yadav was out for personal reasons.
Bumrah is leading MI for the first time. In the second half, he anticipated that the pitch would settle down and become more manageable.
MI made two adjustments. Suryakumar and AM Ghazanfar, they brought in Sherfane Rutherford and Shardul Thakur.
Shreyas Iyer, the captain of PBKS, expressed a similar desire to bowl first. Three adjustments were made. Yash Thakur, Ben Dwarshuis, and Marcus Stoinis left. Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, and Azmatullah Omarzai entered. When PBKS bowls, Brar, who was not in the bat-first XI, will probably enter as an Impact Player.
A brand-new field is being used for the game. The square's dimensions are 63 and 68 metres. The straight line is 72 metres in length.
PBKS has now dropped four straight games after going undefeated during the first seven games of the season. Even though they are now ranked fourth in the standings, another loss could endanger their prospects of qualifying for the playoffs. MI will play for dignity after being eliminated from the postseason race.
Punjab Kings: 1 Priyansh Arya, 2 Prabhsimran Singh (wk), 3 Shreyas Iyer (capt), 4 Cooper Connolly, 5 Azmatullah Omarzai, 6 Shashank Singh, 7 Suryansh Shedge, 8 Marco Jansen, 9 Xavier Bartlett, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player bench Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Mitchell Owen, Vishnu Vinod, Praveen Dubey
Mumbai Indians: 1 Ryan Rickelton (wk), 2 Naman Dhir, 3 Tilak Varma, 4 Will Jacks, 5 Sherfane Rutherford, 6 Raj Bawa, 7 Corbin Bosch, 8 Shardul Thakur, 9 Deepak Chahar, 10 Jasprit Bumrah (capt), 11 Raghu Sharma
Impact Player bench: Rohit Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Krish Bhagat, Trent Boult
Prabhsimran is dropped by Dhir on 5
Fast bowlers bowled all 39 overs in the previous game here, which helped seamers throughout. Deepak Chahar then goes full after starting around the wicket to Priyansh Arya with a slip in place. However, Chahar doesn't receive any substantial assistance there. Arya smashes the following ball over covers for four after defending the first. Other than that, though, the album contains just three singles.
Bumrah begins around the wicket to Arya as well. He goes down the leg side after a single, and Prabhsimran Singh scores a four. Naman Dhir misses a clear opportunity at first slip, but Bumrah then gets one to straighten off good length and retrieve Prabhsimran's outside edge.
Prabhsimran cuts away the following delivery, which is short and wide, for four.
PBKS 16/0 following the two
The divergent beginnings of Arya and Prabhsimran
Arya has a few signature shots. One is a draw over midwicket, and the other is a loft over extra cover. Arya smacks Chahar through midwicket for four after he drops one on the shorter side. Arya assists Bumrah over covers for another boundary after he makes a mistake on the fuller side in the subsequent over.
Bumrah rushes Arya with a short ball that travels at 144 kph later in the over. Despite Arya's error, the draw lands safely behind the bowling. Bumrah attempts a slower short ball at 124.4 kph two balls later. Arya won't be bothered by that. He can't centre the draw, but there's enough force behind it to get it to the boundary line for four more.
Prabhsimran is on 10 off 11, while Arya is on 21 off 13.
PBKS 31/0 following four
In his debut game of the season, Ben Dwarshuis was costly (1 for 51 in four overs), but PBKS is probably going to continue with him instead of Xavier Bartlett. They will start with the same lineup that was defeated on Monday by the Delhi Capitals.
PBKS XII (probable): 1 Prabhsimran Singh (wk), 2 Priyansh Arya, 3 Shreyas Iyer (capt), 4 Cooper Connolly, 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Shashank Singh, 7 Suryansh Shedge, 8 Marco Jansen, 9 Ben Dwarshuis, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal, 12 Yash Thakur
Back spasms will probably keep Hardik Pandya out of action once more, but Suryakumar Yadav, MI's stand-in captain, is also in doubt. After their previous game in Raipur on Sunday, he travelled to Mumbai for personal reasons, while the rest of the team went to Dharamsala. On Thursday, Suryakumar might join the squad; if he isn't available, Danish Malewar or Robin Minz might be added to the starting lineup.
MI XII (probable): 1 Ryan Rickelton (wk), 2 Rohit Sharma, 3 Naman Dhir, 4 Suryakumar Yadav (capt), 5 Tilak Varma, 6 Will Jacks, 7 Raj Bawa, 8 Corbin Bosch, 9 Deepak Chahar, 10 AM Ghazanfar, 11 Jasprit Bumrah, 12 Raghu Sharma/Krish Bhagat
Jansen believes that rhythm is essential to PBKS
Sidharth Monga examines Marco Jansen's performance—or lack thereof—for South Africa and PBKS this season. Jansen has gotten more out of Indian surfaces than any bowler in that match on a few occasions in recent years, frequently to India's dismay. An excellent example is the Guwahati Test that took place in November of last year. Despite receiving a few excellent pitches in this IPL, Jansen has averaged 65.83 for six wickets in ten innings at 10.04 runs per over.
MI will be led by Bumrah
Due to back spasms, Hardik Pandya is not playing. Due to personal circumstances, Suryakumar Yadav has not visited Dharamsala. Additionally, Jasprit Bumrah will be MI's third captain this season due to their absence.
Sampath Bandarupalli provided the statistics regarding the most captains for a team in a single IPL season:
3 - MI, 2008 (Harbhajan Singh, Shaun Pollock, Sachin Tendulkar)
3 - PWI, 2013 (Angelo Mathews, Ross Taylor, Aaron Finch)
3 - SRH, 2021 (David Warner, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey)
3 - PBKS, 2024 (Shikhar Dhawan, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma)
3 - MI, 2026 (Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah)
Bumrah-led MI decides to bowl; Omarzai and Bartlett are brought in by PBKS
The Mumbai Indians choose to bowl against the Punjab Kings.
Jasprit Bumrah led the Mumbai Indians (MI) and chose to bowl first after winning the toss because Hardik Pandya was still suffering from back spasms and Suryakumar Yadav was out for personal reasons.
Bumrah is leading MI for the first time. In the second half, he anticipated that the pitch would settle down and become more manageable.
MI made two adjustments. Suryakumar and AM Ghazanfar, they brought in Sherfane Rutherford and Shardul Thakur.
Shreyas Iyer, the captain of PBKS, expressed a similar desire to bowl first. Three adjustments were made. Yash Thakur, Ben Dwarshuis, and Marcus Stoinis left. Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, and Azmatullah Omarzai entered. When PBKS bowls, Brar, who was not in the bat-first XI, will probably enter as an Impact Player.
A brand-new field is being used for the game. The square's dimensions are 63 and 68 metres. The straight line is 72 metres in length.
PBKS has now dropped four straight games after going undefeated during the first seven games of the season. Even though they are now ranked fourth in the standings, another loss could endanger their prospects of qualifying for the playoffs. MI will play for dignity after being eliminated from the postseason race.
Punjab Kings: 1 Priyansh Arya, 2 Prabhsimran Singh (wk), 3 Shreyas Iyer (capt), 4 Cooper Connolly, 5 Azmatullah Omarzai, 6 Shashank Singh, 7 Suryansh Shedge, 8 Marco Jansen, 9 Xavier Bartlett, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player bench Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Mitchell Owen, Vishnu Vinod, Praveen Dubey
Mumbai Indians: 1 Ryan Rickelton (wk), 2 Naman Dhir, 3 Tilak Varma, 4 Will Jacks, 5 Sherfane Rutherford, 6 Raj Bawa, 7 Corbin Bosch, 8 Shardul Thakur, 9 Deepak Chahar, 10 Jasprit Bumrah (capt), 11 Raghu Sharma
Impact Player bench: Rohit Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Krish Bhagat, Trent Boult
Prabhsimran is dropped by Dhir on 5
Fast bowlers bowled all 39 overs in the previous game here, which helped seamers throughout. Deepak Chahar then goes full after starting around the wicket to Priyansh Arya with a slip in place. However, Chahar doesn't receive any substantial assistance there. Arya smashes the following ball over covers for four after defending the first. Other than that, though, the album contains just three singles.
Bumrah begins around the wicket to Arya as well. He goes down the leg side after a single, and Prabhsimran Singh scores a four. Naman Dhir misses a clear opportunity at first slip, but Bumrah then gets one to straighten off good length and retrieve Prabhsimran's outside edge.
Prabhsimran cuts away the following delivery, which is short and wide, for four.
PBKS 16/0 following the two
The divergent beginnings of Arya and Prabhsimran
Arya has a few signature shots. One is a draw over midwicket, and the other is a loft over extra cover. Arya smacks Chahar through midwicket for four after he drops one on the shorter side. Arya assists Bumrah over covers for another boundary after he makes a mistake on the fuller side in the subsequent over.
Bumrah rushes Arya with a short ball that travels at 144 kph later in the over. Despite Arya's error, the draw lands safely behind the bowling. Bumrah attempts a slower short ball at 124.4 kph two balls later. Arya won't be bothered by that. He can't centre the draw, but there's enough force behind it to get it to the boundary line for four more.
Prabhsimran is on 10 off 11, while Arya is on 21 off 13.
PBKS 31/0 following four
The wrists of Prabhsimran
Chahar is replaced in the attack by Shardul Thakur, who wanders into Prabhsimran's pads. Prabhsimran flicks him between the keeper and the short fine leg for four with his wrists. Prabhsimran uses his wrists once more after a wide. Prabhsimran whips the ball past square leg for another boundary even though there wasn't much wrong with it this time.
Shardul ends the over with an offcutter, but Prabhsimran cuts him for four more because it's too short and wide.
PBKS 46/0 following five
Arya wins the Chahar knuckleball match
As Chahar bowls his third over on the powerplay, he switches ends. He is bowling around the wicket once more. Arya's bat, the stumps, and the keeper are all defeated by a yorker that is slipped in. Bye, four times.
A knuckleball is the next delivery. It is 12.5 kph slower than the yorker at 117.8 kph. Arya takes a lofted drive after failing to notice it. The ball strikes the top of his middle and leg stumps after he is beaten.
Cooper Connolly enters at his customary No. 3 position after batting at No. 4 in the previous game.
PBKS 55/1 following six
Prabhsimran is given another chance in life
A full delivery is bowled by Corbin Bosch to Prabhsimran Singh, who smashes it back at the bowler but is unable to hold it down. Bosch isn't sure whether to point fingers upward or downward, and it's at an odd height around the waist. In the end, he shells it, giving Prabhsimran another chance at life—this time on the 28th.
The eighth over, the first of spin at this venue this season, is bowled by Raghu Sharma. Connolly blasts him over wide long-on for the first six of the evening after he makes a single error by bowling full.
PBKS 67/1 following 8
In powerplay, no sixes
PBKS did not hit any sixes during tonight's power play. They've had two power plays like this this season. In Ahmedabad, they also failed to knock any sixes against the Gujarat Titans.
Prabhsimran versus Raghu, Jacks versus Connolly
Bumrah puts on Will Jacks because Connolly is on strike. The offspinner bowls around the wicket, giving up just one four in the opening five balls, and it appears like MI has found success with this strategy. However, Jacks is unable to end the over. To make it eight from the over, he bowls a wide first, followed by another wide ball that Connolly slices between point and short third. Connolly had had enough of it, even though it didn't happen right away.
Prabhsimran slog-sweeps Raghu for consecutive sixes in the following over. After ten overs, PBKS is still at 89 for 1.
Shardul's double-strike following Prabhsimran's fifty
Prabhsimran was on 10 off 11, received two reprieves, and is currently paying MI. It took him 29 balls to reach his fifty. This is the most he has scored in an IPL season, his sixth half-century of the year.
He chooses to take on Shardul Thakur in the twelfth over and smacks him for a six over long leg. Then Shardul crosses the seam. Another aerial shot is attempted by Prabhsimran, but it is mishandled to deep third.
Iyer establishes a boundary first. He cuts Shardul through the point while standing deep in his crease. Shardul, however, recovers with yet another cross-seam delivery. Iyer was trying to direct it down, but it dips about a good length and straightens just enough to bowl him. Iyer finds it unbelievable.
Suryansh Shedge enters at No. 5 since Marcus Stoinis is not playing tonight. All of a sudden, PBKS is having problems.
PBKS 111/3 after 12
PBKS collapses, and Bawa gets Connolly
Raj Bawa bowls Connolly a length ball to end his hot-and-cold innings. Connolly attempted to throw his hands at his crease but was unable to do so. He leaves for 21 out of 22.
At number six is Shashank Singh. Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, and Xavier Bartlett are still with PBKS.
PBKS 122/4 following 13
Shardul strikes once more
Although it's not quite a wicket-taking delivery, Shardul has used those to take wickets in the past. Shedge flicks it uppishly towards short midwicket while it is full on the pads. Bawa launches himself to his left and uses both hands to grab it.
Omarzai starts off with a flicked four, but the over only yields six runs.
PBKS 128/5 following 14
Shashank has no redemption
The most recent batter to leave is Shashank Singh. Bosch strikes the batter just above the knee roll after bowling one into the surface, causing him to bounce. The finger is raised in response to an LBW appeal. The review goes to Shashank. The ball-tracking displays the umpire's call when the ball hits the top of the off-stump and is around the off-stump line.
After 15, PBKS is 135/6, with Jansen and Omarzai in the centre. Can they turn 180 degrees? Bumrah returns, perhaps for a single over, after spotting an opportunity.
Jansen is removed by Shardul, and Vishnu Vinod is added by PBKS as an impact player
Shardul strikes once more. This ball is another length ball that stays a little low. Jansen tries to swing across but is unsuccessful, as the off stump is pegged back.
Vishu Vinod has been selected by PBKS as their Impact Player for the 17th over. This implies that Harpreet Brar, who has some batting ability, won't be playing again.
Omarzai ends the over with a six over midwicket while remaining in the middle.
PBKS 147/7 following 17
Vinod and Omarzai raise PBKS
Chahar faces off against Omarzai. Before hitting a full ball over long-off and uppercutting a short one over deep extra cover, he first flicks a full throw through square for four. Omarzai fails to clear long-on, and Chahar gets him on the final ball of the over, a full toss. However, 19 is the over.
Bosch is then disassembled by Vinod and Bartlett. Minz palms a catch beyond the boundary line as Vinod opens the over with a four and a six. Bartlett follows suit later in the over. As a leaping Tilak at long-on misses a grab, he hits a six.
PBKS is suddenly aiming for 200.
PBKS 188/8 after 19
PBKS ends at 200 for 8
It has been a tumultuous few minutes. misfields, dropped catches, and a lot of twos from the hitters. In the last over, Bumrah even goes for 12. Vinod was called out lbw by the on-field umpire, but the ball-tracking revealed the hit was outside off stump, depriving PBKS of a leg-bye. The score should have been 13.
Rickelton gives MI a head start
Ryan Rickelton and Impact Player Rohit Sharma start the first inning for MI. Rickelton launches an all-out assault against Omarzai and Jansen, while Arshdeep begins with a two-run over. Additionally, Jansen gave Rickelton a few hit-me deliveries on the pads, which he fully exploited.
MI 28/0 following the three
Rickelton is still in control
Rickelton has accelerated to 47 off 21 balls with the aid of four sixes and four fours. After five overs, Rohit was on 6 off 13. He also joins the celebration in the final over of the power play. He deposits Bartlett over deep midwicket with his signature pull shot.
MI 59/0 following six
Rickelton is removed by Omarzai
Since the field limitations have been loosened, Rickelton chooses to continue—that's what these contemporary hitters do—but his pull/swipe off Omarzai lands in Arya's lap at deep square leg.
At number three, Naman Dhir enters the over and finishes it with a six over long-off.
MI 69/1 following seven
PBKS claws back as Dhir falls
Yuzvendra Chahal enters the attack and delivers a three-run over with two right-hand batsmen in the middle. By moving down the track to Jansen and blasting him over long-on for a six, Rohit breaks free from the restraints. However, Jansen uses a short ball to get rid of Dhir. Despite trying to draw, the batter ends up top-edging it in the direction of fine leg. Arshdeep dashes in and comfortably pouches it.
MI 81/2 in 8.5
Chahal stops Rohit's feeble knock
Chahal has delivered yet another blow to MI. For the majority of his innings, Rohit Sharma struggled with timing despite hitting a few sixes. Chahal's problems have come to an end more quickly. It surpasses Rohit's no-foot-work drive to strike the off stump while staying slightly low at 96.4 kph. Chahal is enthusiastic.
Chahal uses a googly to beat Sherfane Rutherford's outside edge as he enters next.
After ten overs, MI is 89 for 3. With Tilak and Rutherford in the middle, they need 112 for the last 10.
Rutherford and Tilak keep MI in the race
Tilak throws Omarzai into the stands beyond deep square leg after he wanders onto the pads. Rutherford then cuts the bowler away for four as he goes short and wide. The over ends at 13, and there was a wide gap in between.
MI needs to score 85 in seven overs.
The five-run over by Jansen
In the first innings, MI seamers bowled effectively into the pitch. Jansen employs the same trick. However, he also slows down. A five-run over is the outcome. MI now needs to score 80 runs in six overs.
Arshdeep then delivers another excellent over. He concedes just eight runs despite giving up a four off the first ball. 72 is now required in five overs.
Chahal scores 20 in his last over
Iyer chooses Chahal even though there are two left-handed hitters in the middle. After launching the first ball down the ground for a six, Tilak makes a mistimed reverse sweep to pick up a four. Rutherford also rips a short ball over deep square leg by taking advantage of the match-up. Twenty come from the over in total. Chahal shakes his head and turns to go.
MI requires 52 out of 4.
Rutherford is hit by Omarzai in a two-run over
Similar to Jansen, Omarzai starts the 17th over with two dots to Rutherford after backing himself to bowl onto the pitch. In an attempt to relieve pressure, the batter misplaces a booming shot to long-off, where Bartlett makes no mistakes.
Before taking a single, Will Jacks enters and plays another dot. Even Tilak is limited to a single off the final ball. In other words, that overproduced just two runs and one wicket.
MI needs 50 from 3.
Jacks and Tilak keep MI in the chase
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Tilak and Jacks pull off a 22-run over just when you thought PBKS were the favourites. Tilak begins by putting a slower ball over deep square. Then Jansen goes straight and full. Tilak lofts him down the ground for four after clearing his front leg. For four more, Jack's forehands a short ball over covers. However, the over still has one ball remaining. Jansen bowls full as he rounds the wicket. Tilak launches him into the sightscreen after managing to get under it.
MI is back in it, needing 28 from two.
Chahar is replaced in the attack by Shardul Thakur, who wanders into Prabhsimran's pads. Prabhsimran flicks him between the keeper and the short fine leg for four with his wrists. Prabhsimran uses his wrists once more after a wide. Prabhsimran whips the ball past square leg for another boundary even though there wasn't much wrong with it this time.
Shardul ends the over with an offcutter, but Prabhsimran cuts him for four more because it's too short and wide.
PBKS 46/0 following five
Arya wins the Chahar knuckleball match
As Chahar bowls his third over on the powerplay, he switches ends. He is bowling around the wicket once more. Arya's bat, the stumps, and the keeper are all defeated by a yorker that is slipped in. Bye, four times.
A knuckleball is the next delivery. It is 12.5 kph slower than the yorker at 117.8 kph. Arya takes a lofted drive after failing to notice it. The ball strikes the top of his middle and leg stumps after he is beaten.
Cooper Connolly enters at his customary No. 3 position after batting at No. 4 in the previous game.
PBKS 55/1 following six
Prabhsimran is given another chance in life
A full delivery is bowled by Corbin Bosch to Prabhsimran Singh, who smashes it back at the bowler but is unable to hold it down. Bosch isn't sure whether to point fingers upward or downward, and it's at an odd height around the waist. In the end, he shells it, giving Prabhsimran another chance at life—this time on the 28th.
The eighth over, the first of spin at this venue this season, is bowled by Raghu Sharma. Connolly blasts him over wide long-on for the first six of the evening after he makes a single error by bowling full.
PBKS 67/1 following 8
In powerplay, no sixes
PBKS did not hit any sixes during tonight's power play. They've had two power plays like this this season. In Ahmedabad, they also failed to knock any sixes against the Gujarat Titans.
Prabhsimran versus Raghu, Jacks versus Connolly
Bumrah puts on Will Jacks because Connolly is on strike. The offspinner bowls around the wicket, giving up just one four in the opening five balls, and it appears like MI has found success with this strategy. However, Jacks is unable to end the over. To make it eight from the over, he bowls a wide first, followed by another wide ball that Connolly slices between point and short third. Connolly had had enough of it, even though it didn't happen right away.
Prabhsimran slog-sweeps Raghu for consecutive sixes in the following over. After ten overs, PBKS is still at 89 for 1.
Shardul's double-strike following Prabhsimran's fifty
Prabhsimran was on 10 off 11, received two reprieves, and is currently paying MI. It took him 29 balls to reach his fifty. This is the most he has scored in an IPL season, his sixth half-century of the year.
He chooses to take on Shardul Thakur in the twelfth over and smacks him for a six over long leg. Then Shardul crosses the seam. Another aerial shot is attempted by Prabhsimran, but it is mishandled to deep third.
Iyer establishes a boundary first. He cuts Shardul through the point while standing deep in his crease. Shardul, however, recovers with yet another cross-seam delivery. Iyer was trying to direct it down, but it dips about a good length and straightens just enough to bowl him. Iyer finds it unbelievable.
Suryansh Shedge enters at No. 5 since Marcus Stoinis is not playing tonight. All of a sudden, PBKS is having problems.
PBKS 111/3 after 12
PBKS collapses, and Bawa gets Connolly
Raj Bawa bowls Connolly a length ball to end his hot-and-cold innings. Connolly attempted to throw his hands at his crease but was unable to do so. He leaves for 21 out of 22.
At number six is Shashank Singh. Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, and Xavier Bartlett are still with PBKS.
PBKS 122/4 following 13
Shardul strikes once more
Although it's not quite a wicket-taking delivery, Shardul has used those to take wickets in the past. Shedge flicks it uppishly towards short midwicket while it is full on the pads. Bawa launches himself to his left and uses both hands to grab it.
Omarzai starts off with a flicked four, but the over only yields six runs.
PBKS 128/5 following 14
Shashank has no redemption
The most recent batter to leave is Shashank Singh. Bosch strikes the batter just above the knee roll after bowling one into the surface, causing him to bounce. The finger is raised in response to an LBW appeal. The review goes to Shashank. The ball-tracking displays the umpire's call when the ball hits the top of the off-stump and is around the off-stump line.
After 15, PBKS is 135/6, with Jansen and Omarzai in the centre. Can they turn 180 degrees? Bumrah returns, perhaps for a single over, after spotting an opportunity.
Jansen is removed by Shardul, and Vishnu Vinod is added by PBKS as an impact player
Shardul strikes once more. This ball is another length ball that stays a little low. Jansen tries to swing across but is unsuccessful, as the off stump is pegged back.
Vishu Vinod has been selected by PBKS as their Impact Player for the 17th over. This implies that Harpreet Brar, who has some batting ability, won't be playing again.
Omarzai ends the over with a six over midwicket while remaining in the middle.
PBKS 147/7 following 17
Vinod and Omarzai raise PBKS
Chahar faces off against Omarzai. Before hitting a full ball over long-off and uppercutting a short one over deep extra cover, he first flicks a full throw through square for four. Omarzai fails to clear long-on, and Chahar gets him on the final ball of the over, a full toss. However, 19 is the over.
Bosch is then disassembled by Vinod and Bartlett. Minz palms a catch beyond the boundary line as Vinod opens the over with a four and a six. Bartlett follows suit later in the over. As a leaping Tilak at long-on misses a grab, he hits a six.
PBKS is suddenly aiming for 200.
PBKS 188/8 after 19
PBKS ends at 200 for 8
It has been a tumultuous few minutes. misfields, dropped catches, and a lot of twos from the hitters. In the last over, Bumrah even goes for 12. Vinod was called out lbw by the on-field umpire, but the ball-tracking revealed the hit was outside off stump, depriving PBKS of a leg-bye. The score should have been 13.
Rickelton gives MI a head start
Ryan Rickelton and Impact Player Rohit Sharma start the first inning for MI. Rickelton launches an all-out assault against Omarzai and Jansen, while Arshdeep begins with a two-run over. Additionally, Jansen gave Rickelton a few hit-me deliveries on the pads, which he fully exploited.
MI 28/0 following the three
Rickelton is still in control
Rickelton has accelerated to 47 off 21 balls with the aid of four sixes and four fours. After five overs, Rohit was on 6 off 13. He also joins the celebration in the final over of the power play. He deposits Bartlett over deep midwicket with his signature pull shot.
MI 59/0 following six
Rickelton is removed by Omarzai
Since the field limitations have been loosened, Rickelton chooses to continue—that's what these contemporary hitters do—but his pull/swipe off Omarzai lands in Arya's lap at deep square leg.
At number three, Naman Dhir enters the over and finishes it with a six over long-off.
MI 69/1 following seven
PBKS claws back as Dhir falls
Yuzvendra Chahal enters the attack and delivers a three-run over with two right-hand batsmen in the middle. By moving down the track to Jansen and blasting him over long-on for a six, Rohit breaks free from the restraints. However, Jansen uses a short ball to get rid of Dhir. Despite trying to draw, the batter ends up top-edging it in the direction of fine leg. Arshdeep dashes in and comfortably pouches it.
MI 81/2 in 8.5
Chahal stops Rohit's feeble knock
Chahal has delivered yet another blow to MI. For the majority of his innings, Rohit Sharma struggled with timing despite hitting a few sixes. Chahal's problems have come to an end more quickly. It surpasses Rohit's no-foot-work drive to strike the off stump while staying slightly low at 96.4 kph. Chahal is enthusiastic.
Chahal uses a googly to beat Sherfane Rutherford's outside edge as he enters next.
After ten overs, MI is 89 for 3. With Tilak and Rutherford in the middle, they need 112 for the last 10.
Rutherford and Tilak keep MI in the race
Tilak throws Omarzai into the stands beyond deep square leg after he wanders onto the pads. Rutherford then cuts the bowler away for four as he goes short and wide. The over ends at 13, and there was a wide gap in between.
MI needs to score 85 in seven overs.
The five-run over by Jansen
In the first innings, MI seamers bowled effectively into the pitch. Jansen employs the same trick. However, he also slows down. A five-run over is the outcome. MI now needs to score 80 runs in six overs.
Arshdeep then delivers another excellent over. He concedes just eight runs despite giving up a four off the first ball. 72 is now required in five overs.
Chahal scores 20 in his last over
Iyer chooses Chahal even though there are two left-handed hitters in the middle. After launching the first ball down the ground for a six, Tilak makes a mistimed reverse sweep to pick up a four. Rutherford also rips a short ball over deep square leg by taking advantage of the match-up. Twenty come from the over in total. Chahal shakes his head and turns to go.
MI requires 52 out of 4.
Rutherford is hit by Omarzai in a two-run over
Similar to Jansen, Omarzai starts the 17th over with two dots to Rutherford after backing himself to bowl onto the pitch. In an attempt to relieve pressure, the batter misplaces a booming shot to long-off, where Bartlett makes no mistakes.
Before taking a single, Will Jacks enters and plays another dot. Even Tilak is limited to a single off the final ball. In other words, that overproduced just two runs and one wicket.
MI needs 50 from 3.
Jacks and Tilak keep MI in the chase
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Tilak and Jacks pull off a 22-run over just when you thought PBKS were the favourites. Tilak begins by putting a slower ball over deep square. Then Jansen goes straight and full. Tilak lofts him down the ground for four after clearing his front leg. For four more, Jack's forehands a short ball over covers. However, the over still has one ball remaining. Jansen bowls full as he rounds the wicket. Tilak launches him into the sightscreen after managing to get under it.
MI is back in it, needing 28 from two.
Jacks brings MI closer
Arshdeep delivers a complete over to begin the 19th over. Jack crushes it over additional cover for a six after saying "thank you very much." Later, Arshdeep gets just enough bat on a wide yorker to bring up a boundary between short third and the keeper.
MI needs 15 from the previous over.
Jacks and Tilak bring MI home
Jack hits it over long-off for a six after Bartlett begins with a full toss. However, MI needs eight out of three after a single and a dot. However, Tilak sends a slower short ball over deep extra cover to ease their anxiety.
Bartlett goes sluggish and short again, needing two from two balls. However, Tilak pulls it over deep-backward square leg for a six as it's almost down the leg side, giving PBKS their fifth straight defeat and severely hurting their chances of making the playoffs.
Arshdeep delivers a complete over to begin the 19th over. Jack crushes it over additional cover for a six after saying "thank you very much." Later, Arshdeep gets just enough bat on a wide yorker to bring up a boundary between short third and the keeper.
MI needs 15 from the previous over.
Jacks and Tilak bring MI home
Jack hits it over long-off for a six after Bartlett begins with a full toss. However, MI needs eight out of three after a single and a dot. However, Tilak sends a slower short ball over deep extra cover to ease their anxiety.
Bartlett goes sluggish and short again, needing two from two balls. However, Tilak pulls it over deep-backward square leg for a six as it's almost down the leg side, giving PBKS their fifth straight defeat and severely hurting their chances of making the playoffs.
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