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Mumbai Indians registered a thrilling win in the last over and defeated Punjab Kings by 6 wickets. At the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, Punjab had given a target of 201 runs, which Mumbai achieved in 19.5 overs.
On Thursday, Tilak Verma played an unbeaten inning of 75 runs. He also hit a 106 meter long six. At the same time, Rohit Sharma reached parity with Virat Kohli in terms of playing most matches in IPL. On the other hand, Punjab Kings suffered a record 10th defeat in T20 cricket while defending 200+ runs.
Top records-moments of Mumbai-Punjab match…
1. Punjab’s 10th defeat in defending 200+ runs.
Punjab Kings became the team to lose the most number of times defending a target of 200+ runs. So far, the team has lost 10 times while defending 200+ runs.
Mumbai registered its eighth win in T20 cricket by achieving the target of 200+ runs against Punjab. Mumbai has now reached second position in the list of teams winning most 200+ run chases.
In this case, Punjab Kings are on top with 11 wins, while Australia and Royal Challengers Bangalore have achieved the target of 200+ runs 7-7 times.
2. Rohit equaled Kohli
Mumbai batsman Rohit Sharma has reached par with Virat Kohli in terms of playing most matches in IPL. The match against Punjab Kings was the 279th IPL match of Rohit’s career.
Now both Rohit and Kohli have 279-279 matches in their names in IPL. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is at third place in this list with 278 matches.
3. Mumbai is the first team to have 3 different captains in one season.
Mumbai became the first team to play under three different captains in IPL 2026, with all three captains being Indians. This season Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah captained the team. Earlier in IPL history, Mumbai, Pune Warriors, Hyderabad and Punjab have entered with three captains in a season.
4. Punjab scored 200+ 8 times in two consecutive seasons
Punjab scored 200+ for the 8th time in IPL 2026. With this, the team equaled the record of making the highest total of 200+ in a season. The special thing is that Punjab became the first team to do so for the second consecutive season.
Earlier, Gujarat Titans had scored 200+ scores 8 times in a season in 2025 and Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2026. Punjab has become the third team in IPL history to score 200+ scores 40 times. PBKS has equaled Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings in this matter.
5. Bumrah captained IPL for the first time
Jasprit Bumrah came second in the list of players who captained for the first time after playing the most matches in IPL. He took command of the team after playing 156 matches. Ravindra Jadeja is at number one in this list. He captained Chennai after 200 matches.
6. Priyansh-Prabhsimran pair completed 1000 runs
Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh became the first uncapped Indian pair in IPL history to complete 1000+ partnership runs. Priyansh scored 350+ runs for the second consecutive season. He became the second uncapped Indian player to do so. Before him, Ambati Rayudu had achieved this feat. Prabhasimran Singh became the third uncapped Indian batsman to score 400+ runs in multiple IPL seasons.
Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh added 50 runs against Mumbai.
7. Shardul took 4 wickets against Punjab for the second time
Mumbai Indians all-rounder Shardul Thakur once again bowled brilliantly against Punjab Kings and took 4 wickets. This is the second time that Shardul has taken 4 wickets in an IPL match against Punjab.
Shardul’s record against Punjab Kings has been excellent. He has taken 24 wickets in 16 matches. During this period, his average was 20.54, strike rate was 12.8 and economy was 9.60. His best performance is 4/36.
Top-7 moments…
1. Prabhasimran hits fifty after donating two lives
Punjab opener Prabhsimran Singh got two big leases of life in the beginning of the innings, of which he took full advantage. In the first and second over, Naman Dheer missed an easy catch of Jasprit Bumrah’s ball. After this, in the seventh over, Corbin Bosch also could not catch him in his follow-through.
Taking advantage of both these opportunities, Prabhasimran batted brilliantly and completed his half-century by taking a single in the 11th over. This was his second fifty against Mumbai Indians this season. Earlier, he had played an inning of 80 runs at Wankhede Stadium. His innings in Dharamshala was applauded by his teammates and spectators.
Prabhasimran played an inning of 57 runs.
2. Shardul got two wickets in one over.
Mumbai fast bowler Shardul Thakur shocked Punjab Kings by taking two consecutive big wickets in the 12th over. On the second ball of the over, he dismissed set batsman Prabhsimran Singh. While trying to play a big shot, Prabhasimran got caught by Corbin Bosch at long on. He played a brilliant inning of 57 runs in 32 balls.
After this Shardul clean bowled Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer. The ball pitched outside the off stump came out lightly and went straight to the off stump, saving the edge of Iyer’s bat. Shardul changed the course of the match by taking two wickets in this over.
Shardul Thakur took 4 wickets.
3. Raj Bawa took the catch with one hand
Mumbai all-rounder Raj Bawa took an excellent catch of Suryansh Shedge. In the 14th over, Shedge played a flick shot on a full ball going towards the leg stump of Shardul Thakur, but the ball went in the air towards short midwicket. Raj Bawa made a brilliant dive to his left and took a difficult catch with one hand.
Raj Bawa took the catch of Suryansh Shedge.
4. Two catches were missed in Corbyn’s over.
Mumbai fielders dropped two easy catches in Corbin Bosch’s over. In the 19th over, Vishnu Vinod’s catch slipped through the hands of Robin Minz at deep midwicket. Vinod played a pull shot on a slower bouncer, but Robin could not judge the ball properly and the ball came out of his hands and went straight for a six.
After this, Tilak Verma dropped the catch of Xavier Bartlett in the last ball. Bartlett played a strong shot towards long on on the back of length ball. Tilak tried to catch it by jumping, but the ball slipped from his hands and went beyond the boundary.
Tilak Verma dropped the catch of Xavier Bartlett
5. Chahal bowled Rohit
Punjab spinner Yuzvendra Chahal gave a big blow to Mumbai by bowling out Rohit Sharma. In 9.3 overs, Chahal bowled a fast leg break around the off stump, on which Rohit was trying to play a drive on the back foot. However, the ball went straight and missed Rohit’s bat and uprooted the off stump.
Rohit was out after scoring 25 runs in 26 balls. He hit 2 sixes in his innings.
6. Tilak hit a 106 meter long six
Mumbai batsman Tilak Verma hit a 106 meter long six in Yuzvendra Chahal’s over. In 15.1 overs, Chahal bowled a flighted ball outside the off stump, on which Tilak played a brilliant shot and sent the ball into the stands over long on.
This was the joint longest six of IPL 2026. Tilak’s shot was so long that the ball went out of the stadium and the umpires had to call for a new ball.
Tilak hit a six of 106 meters long.
7. Tilak made Mumbai win by hitting a six
Mumbai batsman Tilak Verma batted brilliantly in the last over and led the team to victory. Mumbai needed 15 runs in the 20th over. First Will Jacques reduced the pressure by hitting a boundary, then Tilak ended the match by hitting two consecutive sixes at 19.4 and 19.5.
Before the last ball, Bartlett bowled a short ball, on which Tilak played a brilliant pull shot and sent the ball past long leg. After winning the match, Tilak celebrated by jumping in the air.
Tilak played an unbeaten inning of 75 runs in 33 balls.
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