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IPL 2021, Live Cricket Score, Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Mumbai Indians (MI): Gayle and Rahul finish the job in this over with a flurry of boundaries, with Boult conceding two sixes, a four and a single in four deliveries as Punjab Kings coast to a nine-wicket victory with 14 balls to spare — a victory that will give their net run-rate a massive boost and should help them climb a couple of places up the points table. Preview: Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Mumbai Indians (MI) hope to bounce back after suffering defeats in their previous encounters when they lock horns at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium in the 17th game of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. The last time these two sides faced off, they ended up producing one of the most extraordinary matches in the history of the league. Punjab (then Kings XI Punjab), who were in the midst of a late revival, emerged victorious in the first-ever instance of a match going into a second Super Over. The perennial under-achievers, however, are off to yet another poor start in the IPL, losing three of their first four games including a nine-wicket hammering at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their last outing. Despite the early stutter, they will look back to the narrow victory over the eventual winners of the 2020 edition for inspiration as KL Rahul’s men desperately look to revive their sagging fortunes. [caption id=“attachment_9559311” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal of Punjab Kings talk after a boundary against Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Sportzpics for IPL[/caption] Defending champions Mumbai are known to be slow starters in the IPL, and this year’s been no different with two wins and as many defeats so far. However, it is after the passage of the initial set of matches when Rohit Sharma’s men begin to find consistency, and they’ll hope a victory over the struggling Punjab brings them back to their clinical best. The fact that they’re more used to the Chepauk wicket than Punjab, who have played a solitary game here so far, will further bolster their chances. Additionally, this game will be MI’s last appearance at Chepauk for the season, as their group moves to Delhi where they will play their next four games. Likewise, Punjab will travel towards the western-most state of Gujarat, where they play their next four matches at Motera, Ahmedabad. Squads: Punjab Kings: KL Rahul (wk/c), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Moises Henriques, Shahrukh Khan, Fabian Allen, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Jalaj Saxena, Sarfaraz Khan, Saurabh Kumar, Jhye Richardson, Ishan Porel, Riley Meredith, Utkarsh Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Ravi Bishnoi. Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Piyush Chawla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Saurabh Tiwary, Aditya Tare, Adam Milne, Chris Lynn, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Neesham, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Marco Jansen, Yudhvir Singh.
Highlights, PBKS vs MI, IPL 2021, Match 17, Full Cricket Score: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle star as Punjab beat Mumbai
IPL 2021, Live Cricket Score, Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Mumbai Indians (MI): Gayle and Rahul finish the job in this over with a flurry of boundaries, with Boult conceding two sixes, a four and a single in four deliveries as Punjab Kings coast to a nine-wicket victory with 14 balls to spare — a victory that will give their net run-rate a massive boost and should help them climb a couple of places up the points table.
 "Highlights, PBKS vs MI, IPL 2021, Match 17, Full Cricket Score: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle star as Punjab beat Mumbai")
Punjab seemed to be batting on a different wicket altogether, and deservedly finished winners by a handsome nine-wicket margin with 14 deliveries to spare! Mumbai once again will be left ruing their batting performance, especially their lack of charge in the early phase as they collected a meagre 21 runs in the powerplay. Punjab jump two places up in the points table to fifth, while Mumbai remain fourth, although the victory will give KL Rahul’s men a major boost to their confidence and could potentially turn things around for them.
That’s it from us today. We hope you enjoyed our coverage of the 17th match of the season. Do tune in tomorrow as the Rajasthan Royals take on Kolkata Knight Riders.
Rohit Sharma: ‘We didn’t have enough runs on board’
After that defeat, Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma says: “We did not have enough runs on the board. It’s not a bad wicket to bat on. Just the application that was missing in our batting. If you get 150-160, it’s a competitive total on this wicket. Ishan was trying to hit, but he wasn’t able to. Even me at times. Today we failed to bat well in the Powerplay.”
After 17.4 overs,Punjab Kings 132/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 60 , Chris Gayle 43)
Gayle and Rahul finish the job in this over with a flurry of boundaries, with Boult conceding two sixes, a four and a single in four deliveries as Punjab Kings coast to a nine-wicket victory with 14 balls to spare — a victory that will give their net run-rate a massive boost and should help them climb a couple of places up the points table. Rahul finishes unbeaten on 60, and Gayle will be disappointed to miss out on his first half-century of the season.
After 17 overs,Punjab Kings 115/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 50 , Chris Gayle 36)
Bumrah returns, and it appears he’ll bowl the 18th in addition to this one, with Boult getting the other two. Faint appeal for caught-behind first ball, with Bumrah the only one interested. Single off the next two, with Rahul bringing up his 24th IPL fifty. Gayle collects a boundary off the fifth courtesy a misfield by Chahar at deep backward square-leg, before retaining the strike with a single off the last delivery. Seven off the over; Punjab need another 17 off 18.
After 16 overs,Punjab Kings 108/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 49 , Chris Gayle 30)
Krunal starts off with a jaffa that beats Rahul and narrowly misses the off stump, with the umpires going upstairs to check for stumping, which Rahul survives. Substitute fielder Anukul Roy moves to backward point ahead of the fourth delivery, with a wide short third man and a fine leg in place. Rahul works the ball towards long off for a single to bring up the 100 for Punjab. Krunal loses his touch as soon as Gayle’s on strike though, conceding three wides, a boundary and a single off the last delivery. Nine off the over, leaving Punjab another 24 to win at run-a-ball. Umpire signals timeout one last time in this match.
After 15 overs,Punjab Kings 99/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 48 , Chris Gayle 25)
Gayle smashes Jayant for a monstrous six over long on off the second delivery, giving signs of being at his destructive best, is the off-spinner manages to bowl four dots on the trot, including a couple of beauties off the last two balls. Six off the over, as Jayant finishes with 0/20. Punjab need 33 off 30 with nine wickets in hand.
After 14 overs,Punjab Kings 93/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 48 , Chris Gayle 19)
Medium-pacer Kieron Pollard brought into the attack. Gayle and Rahul keep the scoreboard ticking with a single off each of the first three deliveries, the second-wicket stand going past 30 in the process. Rahul clears the fine leg fence with a short-arm pull off the fourth, before dashing back for a second off the fifth. Pollard narrowly misses a return catch off the last ball. 11 off the over. Punjab need 39 off 36.
After 13 overs,Punjab Kings 82/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 39 , Chris Gayle 17)
Rahul opens the face of his bat to guide the ball towards third man for a brace at the start of Jayant’s third over, following it up with a single. Pressure back on Mumbai after Gayle collects back-to-back boundaries off the third and fourth deliveries. Misfield by Kishan at square leg allows him to steal a single off the last ball. 12 off the over. Punjab need another 50 off 42.
After 12 overs,Punjab Kings 70/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 36 , Chris Gayle 8)
Single to Rahul off the first ball. Gayle looks to go for the slog sweep two balls later, but is beaten for pace. The leggie ends up conceding his first boundary of the evening off the fourth ball as Gayle works a back-of-length delivery towards fine leg. Seven off the over, with Chahar signing off with 1/19 from four, doing his part to keep Mumbai in the hunt despite the sub-par total.
After 11 overs,Punjab Kings 63/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 34 , Chris Gayle 3)
Another quality over from Jayant Yadav as the offie gives away just a single off his second, with Gayle having collected just three runs off eight deliveries since his arrival at the crease. Even Rahul, who looked in superb touch during the powerplay, is on the backfoot, his strike rate falling below 100. They still have the cushion of wickets — nine of them intact to be precise. Punjab need another 69 to win off 54 balls.
After 10 overs,Punjab Kings 62/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 33 , Chris Gayle 3)
Single to Rahul off the first delivery. Excellent piece of fielding by Hardik at deep midwicket to pull the ball back inside after a well-timed slog-sweep by Gayle off the third ball, saving three runs. Chahar keeps it tight in the remaining deliveries, giving away three more singles, his figures reading 3-0-12-1 at the end of this over. Punjab’s run rate a little over six-an-over at the moment. Lose another couple of wickets, and the situation could look real tricky.
After 9 overs,Punjab Kings 57/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 30 , Chris Gayle 1)
Rohit continues to shuffle his bowlers around, bringing Jayant into the attack for the first time to give Krunal a break, continuing with the ploy of spin from both ends. Excellent over from the offie as he gives away just one, with Gayle (one off five balls) still taking his time to get used to the pace of the wicket. Umpire signals timeout at the end of this over.
After 8 overs,Punjab Kings 56/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 29 , Chris Gayle 1)
Change of ends for Chahar, and he brings the solid opening stand to an end as Agarwal holes out to Suryakumar at long on, bringing the ‘Universe Boss’ to the crease. Still a long way to go for Mumbai, but the dismissal has given them some semblance of hope. Four runs and a wicket from this over.
OUT! Chahar with the breakthrough, as Mayank fails to get the distance while looking to clear long on. Hits off the toe end, and it’s a simple catch for SKY. PBKS 53/1
Agarwal c Suryakumar b Chahar 25(20)
After 7 overs,Punjab Kings 52/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 26 , Mayank Agarwal 25)
Krunal returns as Chahar is given a breather after one over. Agarwal, meanwhile, brings up the fifty stand with Rahul with a boundary off the second delivery. Seven off the over.
After 6 overs,Punjab Kings 45/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 24 , Mayank Agarwal 20)
Change of ends for Bumrah as he replaces Boult from the Pattabhiraman End. Agarwal collects his third four off the third delivery, deftly guiding the ball wide of short third man. Good comeback from the pace spearhead thereafter as he collects three consecutive dots. Punjab collect 45 runs in the powerplay without losing a wicket, 24 more than what Mumbai had managed. Punjab already look favourites to collect their second win of the season.
After 5 overs,Punjab Kings 40/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 23 , Mayank Agarwal 16)
Rahul Chahar, Mumbai’s trump card in the middle overs, brought into the attack in the fifth over. Starts off with a sharp leg spinner that beats Rahul completely, and nearly collects a return catch off the Punjab skipper two balls later. Good start to the leggie’s spell, conceding just three off his first of the evening, including a single to Rahul off the final ball.
After 4 overs,Punjab Kings 37/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 21 , Mayank Agarwal 15)
After giving away just one off this first over, Boult goes expensive in this one as he concedes 12, including back-to-back fours to Agarwal. Punjab are running away with the game in the powerplay, and unless Mumbai are able to collect a couple of wickets at this stage, it could turn into a cakewalk for Rahul and company.
After 3 overs,Punjab Kings 25/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 19 , Mayank Agarwal 6)
Jasprit Bumrah brought into the attack in the third over, and he starts off on an economical note, giving away two off the first ball followed by three dots on the bounce. Rahul, however, ruins what was turning out to be a good over with a well-timed pull behind square for a six off the fifth delivery. Single to the skipper off the last delivery.
After 2 overs,Punjab Kings 16/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 10 , Mayank Agarwal 6)
A bit of spin, and it’s Krunal Pandya who will bowl the second over. First ball is a dot, but KL Rahul does well to unleash a ferocious shot that’s cut past point for a boundary. He’s not done with the hitting though, he’s hit another boundary! He looks in fine form tonight, this one was lofted over midwicket. A single and a dot follow, before Mayank Agarwal joins in on the hitting with a massive six, that one was hit high into the night sky over extra cover. 15 runs off the over.
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