The Punjab Kings won against the Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator and moved on to Qualifier 1. Mumbai Indians (MI) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) played the 69th game of IPL Season 18. The game was thrilling, but Punjab Kings won by 7 wickets and went on to face the opponent in Qualifier 1.
The toss favored Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer, and they selected to bowl first. With Hardik Pandya at the helm, the Mumbai Indians managed to score 184 runs while losing just 7 wickets during their 20 overs. Suryakumar Yadav made 57 impressive runs to finish the contest as the top scorer. Ryan Rickelton made 27 runs, and Hardik Pandya contributed 26 more at the finish. For Punjab, Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen, and Vijaykumar Vyshak bowled well and took away 2 wickets apiece.
With 185 runs to get, Punjab Kings lost Prabhsimran Singh as their first wicket, but Priyansh Arya answered with a brilliant innings of 62 runs. Side by side, wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis hit 73 runs in 42 balls to help PBKS get ahead in the game. Shreyas Iyer, the captain, hit an unbeaten 26 to take Delhi over the line with a big six on the last ball.
Punjab Kings have qualified for Qualifier 1, so they will now have the chance to play for a place in the final twice. PBKS’ powerful performance showed how important Shreyas Iyer is as captain this season.
At the same time, the Mumbai Indians are now set for the Eliminator match rather than the final directly. At this point, nobody is sure which team, Gujarat Titans or Royal Challengers Bangalore, will face them.
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