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Patna : Punjab Kings (PBKS) crushed Mumbai Indians (MI) by 9 wickets in 17th match of IPL 2021 at M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, Tamilnadu, on April 23, 2021, night, as Captain Lokesh Rahul (opener) scored an unbeaten 60 runs in 52 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes while Chris Gayle scored 43 in 35 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes. Opener Mayank Agarwal scored 25 runs in 20 balls hitting 4 fours and 1 six.
Set a target of 132 runs, PBKS scored 132/1 in just 17.4 overs to register their second win in 5 games. For MI, it was their third loss in 5 games. PBKS had won the toss and opted to bowl.
Batting first, MI had scored 131/6 in 60 overs with captain Rohit Sharma (opener) scoring 63 in 51 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes while Suryakumar Yadav scored 33 in 27 balls hitting 3 fours and 1 six. Ishan Kishan and Pandya brothers : Hardik and Krunal, flopped again. Fast bowler Mohd Shami and leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi took 2 wickets each.