A dominating performance with the ball was followed by responsible knocks from the top-order batsmen as Punjab Kings crushed defending champions Mumbai Indians by 9 wickets in Chennai. With their second win of the season, Punjab also rose to the fifth spot in the points table. Chasing 132, KL Rahul scored a responsible 52-ball 60* and was ably supported by Chris Gayle with his unbeaten 43 off 35. Earlier, Mohammed Shami and Ravi Bishnoi restricted Mumbai to 131 for 6 after Punjab invited them to bat first. Stay with TOI to get IPL live score, playing 11, scorecard, highlights and ball by ball score updates of all the IPL matches.

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THE TIMES OF INDIA | APR 23, 2021, 23:34:05 IST

PBKS vs MI Highlights, IPL 2021: All-round Punjab Kings hammer Mumbai Indians by 9 wickets

A dominating performance with the ball was followed by responsible knocks from the top-order batsmen as Punjab Kings crushed defending champions Mumbai Indians by 9 wickets in Chennai. With their second win of the season, Punjab also rose to the fifth spot in the points table. Chasing 132, KL Rahul scored a responsible 52-ball 60* and was ably supported by Chris Gayle with his unbeaten 43 off 35. Earlier, Mohammed Shami and Ravi Bishnoi restricted Mumbai to 131 for 6 after Punjab invited them to bat first. Stay with TOI to get IPL live score, playing 11, scorecard, highlights and ball by ball score updates matchsall the IPL mat

We don't want to get too ahead of ourselves. Slowly we are coming together as a team. The guys we have backed are slowly coming through. Bishnoi came back today and the way he bowled was brilliant. We had heard that there was a lot of dew here. I felt like that could play a part. The drier ball started to grip, when it turns it gets really hard. It was good of Chris that he got through that period. He knew whom to target. That's what you get with Chris, not just destructive batting but also experience of playing T20 cricket. He (Bishnoi) unfortunately missed the first few games, he's worked with Anil bhai, he's been brave. He held his composure. When I know what target I am chasing, it gets easier to pace the innings. Really happy with the way I finished the innings."