Published 23:56 IST, October 1st 2020

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Mumbai vs Punjab: After a thrilling contest vs Bangalore that saw them end up on the losing side, Rohit Sharma's side delivered at both ends to pick up a win.

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After a thriller vs Bangalore, Mumbai steadied the ship with some consistent cricket and a win over Punjab this week. Put in to bat first, Mumbai started off slowly and were two down early in the powerplay. However, Rohit Sharma's excellent innings combined with Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard’s quickfire cameos ensured Mumbai got to a defendable total. Ishan Kishan was in good touch last game, however, his performance tonight was more on the patchy side as he struggled to get going.

Punjab slipped up in their decision making and were left without an experienced bowler for their death overs. Jimmy Neesham and Gowtham were left to bowl three overs with Pollard and Pandya at the crease and the pair made merry as they helped Mumbai cruise to a total of 191.

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Going into the chase, KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal were in great form, and there was hope that they would help the team complete the chase. Skipper KL Rahul & Mayank Agarwal did get off to a great start. For the fifth over Rohit Sharma introduced Bumrah, who sent the in-form Mayank Agarwal packing.

From the other end, the very next over Karun Nair walked back without scoring and put more pressure on the batting that was to come, and within a matter of a couple of overs Punjab found themselves in a situation they would not have wanted to be at this stage. KL Rahul departed after missing a ball that crashed into his stumps.

Glenn Maxwell and Nicholas Pooran were out there to embark on a rescue job for Punjab but the required run rate kept climbing. In addition, the pitch already started slowing down as well, and Punjab did not find themselves back in the game as they ended up losing by a margin of 48 runs.