Punjab Kings (PBKS) roared back with a nine-wicket win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 17 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. They won with 14 balls to spare.
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Riding on Rohit Sharma’s 63, Mumbai posted a below-par 131/6 after being asked to bat. In reply, KL Rahul (60*) and Chris Gayle (43*) helped Punjab chase down the total with ease.
Following their innings, both skippers jumped to the top three among the highest run-scorers this season. Rahul is currently sitting at second, with 221 runs in five matches, striking at 133. Rohit, however, is just behind him, with 201.
| Batsman | Team | R | SR | 50 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Delhi | 231 | 148 | 2 |
| KL Rahul | Punjab | 221 | 133 | 3 |
| Rohit Sharma | Mumbai | 201 | 131 | 1 |
| Glenn Maxwell | Bangalore | 176 | 149 | 2 |
| Jonny Bairstow | Hyderabad | 173 | 132 | 1 |
| Faf du Plessis | Chennai | 164 | 145 | 1 |
| Nitish Rana | Kolkata | 164 | 130 | 2 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Mumbai | 154 | 144 | 1 |
| Sanju Samson | Rajasthan | 145 | 163 | 1 |
| Virat Kohli | Bangalore | 143 | 129 | 1 |
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On a slow and low Chennai pitch, Rahul and Gayle ensured the Mumbai spinners did not have a memorable night against Punjab. Rahul Chahar, their highest-wicket taker, bagged the only wicket in the innings. He is at second place among the highest wicket-takers list, with nine wickets in five matches, including a four-wicket haul.
| Bowler | Team | W | Econ | 4WI |
| Harshal Patel | Bangalore | 12 | 7.25 | 1 |
| Rahul Chahar | Mumbai | 9 | 6.85 | 1 |
| Deepak Chahar | Chennai | 8 | 7.33 | 2 |
| Avesh Khan | Delhi | 8 | 7.35 | 0 |
| Andre Russell | Kolkata | 7 | 12.44 | 1 |
| Trent Boult | Mumbai | 6 | 7.85 | 0 |
| Arshdeep Singh | Punjab | 6 | 7.85 | 0 |
| Mohammed Shami | Punjab | 6 | 8.00 | 0 |
| Chetan Sakariya | Rajasthan | 6 | 8.43 | 0 |
| Kyle Jamieson | Bangalore | 6 | 9.00 | 0 |
Points Table
The win over Mumbai took Punjab to the fifth in the points table, over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). Mumbai, on the other hand, remained at fourth, despite suffering the big defeat. Let us have a look at how’s the points table is forming up after Match 17:
| Team | M | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.009 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.142 |
| Delhi Capitals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.426 |
| Mumbai Indians | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.032 |
| Punjab Kings | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.428 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -0.228 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -0.608 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1.011 |