Bowling highlights: Arshdeep Singh 3\/22 for Mumbai; AM Ghazanfar 2\/31.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPunjab\u2019s chase was built on two fluent fifties. Prabhsimran delivered an unbeaten 80 off 31 balls, striking 11 fours and two sixes, while Iyer made 66 off 35 with five boundaries and four maximums\u2014his third fifty in as many outings. Together they stitched a 139-run partnership for the third wicket to turn the contest in Punjab\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n
For Mumbai, Jasprit Bumrah produced a tough spell from the outset but ended wicketless, finishing with 0\/41. Punjab punished a straightforward misfield early, and once Prabhsimran settled, the innings never really gave Mumbai a way back.<\/p>\n
The first half of the match belonged to Mumbai\u2019s batters. De Kock and Dhir steadied the innings with a 132-run third-wicket stand, taking the hosts from early trouble to a competitive total. Even so, on a surface that didn\u2019t demand constant risk, Punjab\u2019s chase stayed under control from the moment the required run rate became easy to manage.<\/p>\n
Mumbai\u2019s fightback and the turning points<\/h3>\n
Punjab began aggressively, with the first over from Deepak Chahar going for 21 runs and putting Mumbai on the back foot. A crucial moment arrived in the third over when Bumrah at short third spilled a regulation chance off Hardik Pandya, with Prabhsimran just on 11\u2014an early reprieve that helped Mumbai\u2019s batters keep going.<\/p>\n
Ghazanfar struck in the powerplay, dismissing Priyansh Arya for 15 and Cooper Connolly for 17, giving Mumbai two openings that looked like they could reshape the innings. However, Mumbai couldn\u2019t fully convert those breakthroughs into sustained pressure, as de Kock and Dhir continued to build.<\/p>\n
De Kock, who had been watching from the bench, came in to replace Rohit Sharma and immediately set the tone. He struck his third IPL century, remaining unbeaten on 112 off 60 balls with eight fours and seven sixes, marking his first hundred in the league since 2022. His hitting stayed sharp on the leg side, while he also found boundaries off the off side through clean timing and controlled power.<\/p>\n
Arshdeep Singh provided Mumbai with early breakthroughs in the second half of the innings, finishing with 3\/22. He swung the ball around and landed accurate lengths to remove two key batters early, and then added a third wicket later on.<\/p>\n
Arshdeep\u2019s first scalp came after repeatedly beating Ryan Rickelton for 2 with deliveries that moved away. He then dismissed Suryakumar Yadav for 0, luring the India T20I captain outside off on the first ball and beating him with swing, with a thick edge carrying to short third man. With Suryakumar back in the hut and Tilak Varma out for 8, Mumbai made a tactical call by promoting Dhir to No. 4.<\/p>\n
Dhir repaid that faith with a gutsy knock of 50. He was also fortunate at one stage: on 10, Yuzvendra Chahal spilled a sitter at short fine leg off Marco Jansen in the fifth over. The next over brought another twist\u2014an incorrect decision to run didn\u2019t end in de Kock being run out at the non-striker\u2019s end, with Shreyas Iyer missing the direct hit.<\/p>\n
De Kock and Dhir\u2019s 132-run stand came off 68 balls and did more than just revive Mumbai\u2014it gave them a platform to challenge for a bigger total, even if the hosts couldn\u2019t extract everything from their momentum. Dhir complemented de Kock with three sixes and three fours, playing the right second-fiddle role as Mumbai pushed towards 195\/6.<\/p>\n
Later in the innings, Iyer made an impact in the field. In the 18th over, he celebrated after catching Hardik Pandya (14) airborne near the ropes at long-on, then fired the ball to Xavier Bartlett for a well-executed catch.<\/p>\n
Punjab\u2019s chase then turned the match decisively. They reached 198\/3 with 21 balls left, with only AM Ghazanfar\u2019s 2\/31 standing out among the Mumbai bowling figures. The result extended Mumbai\u2019s struggles, marking their fourth consecutive defeat in the IPL.<\/p>\n
During Punjab\u2019s run chase, their 139-run stand was put together quickly\u2014coming off 67 balls. Prabhsimran and Iyer not only surpassed the early fireworks of de Kock and Dhir, but also ensured Mumbai\u2019s bowlers never found a consistent rhythm.<\/p>\n
In the 16th over, Iyer struck a powerful pull off Dhir\u2019s hands for six, and then followed it by sending Shardul Thakur\u2019s next delivery into the stands. Mumbai thought they had a chance when a flick off the pads lifted into the air, but Dhir took the catch and completed the moment with a diving grab in front to bring the over to a close.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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