Punjab Kings got their IPL 2021 campaign back on track and they did it in some style. KL Rahul’s side completely outplayed the defending champions and handed Mumbai Indians a thumping 9-wicket defeat on a difficult-looking wicket in Chennai.
After losing the toss, MI came out to bat and had a disastrous start. While Quinton de Kock and Ishan Kishan had another disappointing outing, Hitman also survived a few scares. However, Rohit Sharma (63 off 52) got back his rhythm and stitched a solid partnership with Suryakumar Yadav (33 off 27). However, Ravi Bishnoi (2/21) and Mohammed Shami (2/21) pulled things back from Punjab Kings as they restricted their opponents to a modest total of 131/6 in 20 overs.
In reply, Mayank Agarwal (25 off 20) got his side to a steady start before losing his wicket to impressive Rahul Chahar. While the Mumbai spinners did stop the flow of runs in the middle-overs, KL Rahul (60* off 52) and Chris Gayle (43* off 35) fought valiantly under difficult conditions and showed some brilliant application with the bat. The experienced duo stayed till the end and helped Punjab cross the line in only 17.4 overs.
While every defeat is a shocker for 5-time champions, the fans of other teams were actually very pleased as they came up with some hilarious memes on Mumbai Indians. From Quinton de Kock to Krunal Pandya, quite a few MI players came under the radar of Twitterati on Friday.
Here are the best tweets:
De Kock’s poor IPL 2021 continues
#PBKSvMI #PBKS #MI #pbksvsmi #dekock #IPL pic.twitter.com/3VjWNNnRGG
— Manoj (@Manudhoodam) April 23, 2021
Time to get Lynn back?
https://twitter.com/biharshain/status/1385607460153565189
MI skipper had a few early scares
Le meanwhile Rohit Sharma* at 1st over. pic.twitter.com/K2rK9Q12pG
— Jatin (@sarcasm8teen) April 23, 2021
Hitman was the lone warrior
#hitman #PBKSvMI
Rohit sharma to other mumbai batsmans: pic.twitter.com/t9hpqcgi7t— Mayank Chahal (@MayankChahal11) April 23, 2021
Ishan is having a difficult season
Mi fan when watching Ishan kishan batting #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/WVMAT9zXYF
— dr_sarcasticboy (@dr_sarcasticboy) April 23, 2021
Bowlers can’t cover up every game
Faxx#PBKSvMI #MIvsPBKS #ipl2021 pic.twitter.com/yAPGF0uBZN
— JuiceSprite Boobrah🇮🇳 (@Yorker_Gawd) April 23, 2021
Quite surprising to see MI struggling with batting
pollard, hardik, krunal. no one is in form#PBKSvMI pic.twitter.com/ReLt8Xzhem
— Vedant Baranwal (@awokebhakt) April 23, 2021
Below-par total for a T20 match
https://twitter.com/Itz_Aruntwitz2/status/1385630337280004103
Not a great outing for Krunal
Krunal pandya comes to Bowl everyone be like – #PBKSvMI #ipl pic.twitter.com/Zk0sw3SpRK
— Humouristic🌈 (@adi__11) April 23, 2021
What an emphatic win for Punjab
https://twitter.com/Msala_Dosa_/status/1385647444168351745
3-match losing streak finally ends
https://twitter.com/yadavmemes__/status/1385652384941105153
Missing the home ground?
https://twitter.com/rohithcool5/status/1385652926920630274
Lot has changed in the last one year
RCB & MI Performance In IPL 2021 !! #MIvPBKS #PBKSvMI pic.twitter.com/mA74Vv2MZk
— Babu Bhaiya (@Shahrcasm) April 23, 2021
Tough day for MI fans
https://twitter.com/Zero_humour/status/1385648507529273346
