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Patna : Punjab Kings (PBKS) scored a modest 135/6 in 20 overs against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 42nd match of IPL at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE, on September 28, 2021, night, as all-rounder Kieron Pollard took the prize wickets of captain K L Rahul ( opener) and Chris Gayle in his lone over, the 7th over of the innings, turning the game around. PBKS could score just 30 runs in last five overs. Aiden Markram was the top scorer for PBKS with 42 runs in 29 balls hitting 6 fours. MI had won the toss and opted to bowl.
PBKS openers K L Rahul and Manpreet Singh added 36 runs for the first wicket. Manpreet fell to spinner Krunal Pandya for 15 runs with 2 fours making it 36/1. Chris Gayle fell to Pollard for 1 making it 39/2. K L Rahul fell to Pollard for 21 runs in 22 balls with 2 fours and it was 41/3. Nichols Pooran fell to fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah for 2 and it was 48/4.
Aiden Markram and Deepak Hooda, however, steadied the innings adding 61 runs for the 5th wicket. Markram fell to leg spinner Rahul Chahar for 42 runs and it was 109/5. Hooda fell to Bumrah for 28 in 26 balls with 1 four an 1 six off Trent Boult and it was 123/6 in 18.4 overs.
For MI, the two spinners Krunal Pandya and Rahul Chahar conceded just 51 runs in 8 overs between taking 1 wicket each them while fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile conceded just 19 runs in his 4 overs. Bumrah took 2/24 in 4 overs. Kieron Pollard took 2/8 in 1 over.