MI vs PBKS IPL 2026 Live: Mumbai Indians defeat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets

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Mumbai Indians defeat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets and create more problems for them in qualifying for the IPL 2026 playoffs.

A great batting performance by Tilak Varma as he smashed his half-century in this highly intense match and helped Mumbai Indians recover after Rutherford’s wicket.

Big wicket for Mumbai Indians as set batter Rohit Sharma is dismissed by star leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for 25 runs off 26 balls.

Another blow for Mumbai Indians as Marco Jansen dismissed Naman Dhir for 9 runs off 6 balls, including one six.

First breakthrough for Punjab Kings as they succeed in dismiss Ryan Rickelton for 48 runs off 23 balls.

Mumbai Indians innings begin, Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton open the inning for MI. Arshdeep Singh is ready with the ball.

End of Punjab Kings innings, they have scored 200 runs on the board for a loss of 8 wickets. Mumbai Indians need 201 runs to win the match.

Another blow for Punjab Kings, star Mumbai Indians pacer, Shardul Thakur is on fire as he take his fourth wicket in the match. Marcon Jansen dismissed for 2 runs off 7 balls. Punjab Kings 140/7 after 16.2 overs.

Two big wickets for Shreyas Iyer’s Punjab Kings (PBKS) as they lost Suryansh Shedge and Shashank Singh’s wicket. Punjab Kings now need a good partnership to recover from this setback.

Another blow for Punjab Kings, they find themselves in trouble after Raj Bawa dismissed Cooper Connolly for 21 runs off 22 balls, including two fours and one six.

After Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer departs, star Mumbai Indians player Shardul Thakur strikes.

Match begins! Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh opens for Punjab Kings, Deepak Chahar is ready with the ball for Mumbai Indians.

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton(w), Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Sherfane Rutherford, Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Raghu Sharma

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Mumbai Indians have win the toss and decides to bowl.