IPL 2021, Match 42: MI vs PBKS, Stats Review: New records for Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya's feat and other stats

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 continues to get more fascinating as we approach the business end of the competition. After three successive defeats, Mumbai Indians have finally opened their account. In a match full of twists and turns, the five-time champions defeated Punjab Kings by six wickets to remain firm in the playoff race.

Speaking of the proceedings, Mumbai Indians opted to bowl with the Abu Dhabi track being on the slower side. The Kings got off to a pretty decent start with openers KL Rahul and Mandeep Singh adding 36 runs for the first wicket. However, tables turned drastically after MI drew the first blood. PBKS suffered a batting collapse and lost four wickets inside 12 runs.

However, Aiden Markram and Deepak Hooda made some significant contributions as the Punjab-based outfit posted 135/6. Although the target didn’t seem daunting, the five-time champions had a hard time. Skipper Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav were out within the first overs. However, Quinton de Kock joined forces with Saurabh Tiwary and the duo rebuilt the innings.

With the scoring rate going up constantly, PBKS seemed in the hunt for the best part. However, Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard came to the party at the right time and dented the KL Rahul-led side’s hopes. In the end, MI won pretty comfortably with six balls to spare. While MI jumped to fifth place with this win, PBKS slipped down to the sixth spot.

Meanwhile, here are the important stats and numbers from the MI vs PBKS clash in IPL 2021:

11 – Kieron Pollard became the 11th player to take 300 wickets in T20 cricket.

1 – Pollard also became the very first player to get the double of 10,000 runs and 300 wickets in T20 cricket.

1 – Krunal Pandya completed 50 wickets for Mumbai Indians in the IPL. He thus became the second player to score 1000+ runs and take 50 wickets for Mumbai Indians, after Kieron Pollard.

2 – Quinton de Kock became the fourth South African player to reach the 7000-run mark in T20 cricket. AB de Villiers, Colin Ingram, and David Miller are the other three.

12 – Mohammed Shami now has 12 wickets against Mumbai Indians, joint-most for him against a team in IPL. He has also taken as many wickets against Rajasthan Royals.

3 – Suryakumar Yadav recorded his third golden duck in the Indian Premier League.

5 – Yadav now hasn’t gotten to double figures in his last five IPL innings.

40 – Hardik Pandya recorded his highest score of the season, scoring 40 off 30 balls.