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In the IPL 2026 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS), Mumbai Indians (MI) emerged victorious by six wickets at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala.
With an aim of chasing the target of 201 runs, MI scored 205 runs for the loss of four wickets in 19.5 overs.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Ryan Rickelton missed his well-deserved half-century by just two runs. Facing 23 balls, Rickelton scored 48 runs, including four boundaries and the same number of maximums. Naman Dhir scored nine runs in six balls, including a maximum. Rohit Sharma also returned to the pavilion on 25 runs in 26 balls, which included two maximums.
Sherfane Rutherford was also dismissed for 20 runs in 21 balls, including a boundary and a maximum.
Later, facing 33 balls, Tilak Varma scored an unbeaten 75 runs with the help of six boundaries and six maximums. Shouldering him was Will Jacks, who scored an unbeaten 25 runs in 10 balls, including two boundaries and two maximums.
Having completed his quota of four overs, Punjab`s Azmatullah Omarzai bagged two wickets by leaking 36 runs. Marco Jansen and Yuzvendra Chahal also claimed one wicket each. Arshdeep Singh and Xavier Bartlett went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against MI.
IPL 2026, Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings: First innings` summary
Earlier, having been put to bat first, opening batsman Priyansh Arya scored 22 runs in 17 balls, including four boundaries. Wicketkeeper-batsman Prabhsimran Singh also registered 57 runs off 32 deliveries, laced with six boundaries and four maximums.
Cooper Connolly accumulated 21 runs in 22 balls, with the help of two boundaries and a maximum. Skipper Shreyas Iyer departed after scoring four runs in two balls, including a boundary.
Later, Suryansh Shedge managed to score eight runs in five balls, including a maximum. Shashank Singh also departed on two runs in three balls. Azmatullah Omarzai garnered 38 runs in 17 balls and smashed two boundaries and four maximums. Marco Jansen was dismissed for two runs in seven balls. Facing eight balls, Impact Player, Vishnu Vinod, scored an unbeaten 15 runs, including a boundary and a maximum. Xavier Bartlett also registered an unbeaten 18 runs in seven balls, with the help of two boundaries and a maximum. With this, the Kings posted a total of 200 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs against the “Paltan”.
Mumbai`s Shardul Thakur returned with the figures of four wickets for 39 runs in four overs. Deepak Chahar also bagged two wickets by conceding 36 runs in his spell of four overs. Corbin Bosch and Raj Bawa claimed one wicket each to their names. Stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah, Raghu Sharma, and Will Jacks went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against PBKS.
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