PBKS vs MI: Punjab Kings first team to reach Qualifier-1, Mumbai Indians will play Eliminator..

Based on the half-century innings of Josh English and Priyansh Arya, Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by seven wickets and entered Qualifier-1. In the match played on Monday, Mumbai, who came to bat first after losing the toss, scored 184 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Punjab scored 187 runs for the loss of three wickets in 18.3 overs and won the match.

Punjab finished the league stage on top.
Punjab Kings have entered the qualifier after 10 years. Earlier, the team played the qualifier match in 2014. The Shreyas Iyer-led team finished the league stage with nine wins and four losses in 14 matches. It pushed Gujarat Titans to first place with 19 points and a net run rate of 0.372. At the same time, Mumbai finished fourth with eight wins and six losses. Currently, RCB is in third place and has to play a match against Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday. If Rajat Patidar-led RCB wins this match, it will reach the second position and will play the Qualifier-1 match against Punjab on May 29. At the same time, Mumbai will play the Eliminator match on Friday, May 30.

Priyansh and English ensured Punjab's victory.

Chasing the target of 185 runs, Punjab got the first blow at the score of 34. Jasprit Bumrah showed Prabhsimran Singh the way to the pavilion. He could score only 13 runs. However, Punjab batsmen did not give up and Priyansh Arya along with Josh English brought the team closer to victory. There was a huge partnership of 109 runs in 59 balls for the second wicket between the two. Both played half-century innings and kept the pressure on Mumbai bowlers. Opener Priyansh scored 62 runs with the help of nine fours and two sixes. At the same time, English played a brilliant innings of 73 runs in 42 balls. After this, Shreyas Iyer led the team to victory. He remained unbeaten on 26 runs in 16 balls and Nehal Vadhera on two runs. Mitchell Santner took two wickets and Bumrah took one wicket for Mumbai.

Punjab bowlers overpowered Mumbai.

Earlier, Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton gave a good start to Mumbai. There was a partnership of 45 runs for the first wicket between the two. Marco Jansen got Rickelton caught by Shreyas Iyer. He was out after scoring 27 runs in 20 balls while Rohit Sharma was out after scoring 24 runs in 21 balls with the help of two fours and a six.

After this, Suryakumar Yadav, who came to bat at number three, took over the front. He remained firm at one end but he did not get much support from the batsmen from the other side. Despite this, the right-handed batsman completed his fifth half-century of the season in 34 balls. He returned after scoring 57 runs in 39 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes. Apart from him, Tilak Verma scored one, Will Jacks scored 26, Hardik Pandya scored 26 and Naman Dheer scored 20 runs for Mumbai. Meanwhile, Mitchell Santner remained unbeaten after scoring one run. Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen, and Vijaykumar Vishak took two wickets each for Punjab. Apart from this, Harpreet Brar had one success.

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