IPL Points Table, Team Standings, Orange Cap And Purple Cap Updated List After MI vs PBKS Match

The Mumbai Indians finally got back to winning ways and beat the Punjab Kings (PBKS) side with 6 wickets and 6 balls to spare. Hardik Pandya bludgeoned his way to 40* off 30 balls for the five-time IPL champions to turn the match in favour of his side. Kieron Pollard too, scored a useful 15* off just 7 deliveries, as the Rohit Sharma-led side tasted success in the deserts of the UAE.

Earlier, Rohit Sharma failed to get going with the bat for the Mumbai Indians. The ‘Hitman’ scored just 8 runs before he was dismissed by Ravi Bishnoi. Suryakumar Yadav’s abysmal run with the bat continued, as he departed for a first-ball duck.

Quinton De Kock and Saurabh Tiwary put on a partnership of 45 runs between them, but just when things were getting easy for the Mumbai Indians (MI), De Kock was cleaned up by Mohammed Shami for 27. After De Kock’s departure, Saurabh Tiwary kept the fight going for the ‘Men in Blue’, and scored 45 off 37 deliveries.

Ravi Bishnoi was the standout performer with the ball for the Punjab Kings. In his 4 overs, Bishnoi picked up 2 wickets and gave away just 25 runs as well. Apart from Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami and Nathan Ellis scalped a wicket each as well.

Riding on a 29-ball 42 from Aiden Markram and a sedate 28 from Deepak Hooda, the Punjab Kings side posted a total of 135/6 in their allotted 20 overs. Other batsmen like KL Rahul (21) and Mandeep Singh (15) got starts, but could not kick on and score big.

On the bowling front, Jasprit Bumrah and Kieron Pollard picked up 2 wickets each for the Mumbai side, while Rahul Chahar and Krunal Pandya picked up a solitary wicket. With this win, the Mumbai Indians have moved to 5th place in the points table, while the Punjab side is occupying 6th place.

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Capitals by 3 wickets

In the afternoon fixture that took place in Sharjah, the Kolkata Knight Riders beat the Delhi Capitals side with 3 wickets to spare. Batting first, the Rishabh Pant led side could only manage to post a total of 127/9 on the board.

Steve Smith and Shikhar Dhawan provided a decent start for the Delhi Capitals at the top of the order and put on a partnership of 35 runs. While Smith scored a composed 34-ball 39, Dhawan scored 24 off 20 deliveries.

Rishabh Pant then contributed a valuable 39 as well. But then, none of the other Delhi willow wielders could even score in double figures. On the bowling front, Lockie Ferguson, Sunil Narine, and Venkatesh Iyer scalped 2 wickets each for the Eoin Morgan led outfit.

In reply, Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana were the chief contributors with the willow for the Kolkata side. While opening batsman Gill scored a 33-ball 30, Rana scored 36 off 27 deliveries. Sunil Narine chipped in with a whirlwind 21 at a strike rate of 210, to help the Kolkata side romp home with 3 wickets and 10 balls to spare.

Avesh Khan was the standout performer for the Delhi side with the ball. The right-arm pacer picked up 3 wickets in the 3 overs that he bowled and leaked just 13 runs. With this victory, the Kolkata Knight Riders have moved to 4th place in the points table, while the Delhi Capitals are positioned at 2nd place.

Here is the updated points table

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