Twitter Reactions: MI return to winning ways as they beat PBKS in Abu Dhabi – IPL 2021

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Mumbai Indians (MI) returned to winning ways as they beat Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six wickets in Abu Dhabi to end their three-match losing streak in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).

Chasing a tricky target of 136, MI top-order struggled to put runs on the board as the reigning champions were reeling at 61 for 3 in the first ten overs.

But Saurabh Tiwary (45 off 37), Hardik Pandya (40* off 30) and Kieron Pollard (15 not out off 7) held their nerves and first rebuilt the innings before taking on the attack in the death overs to seal a win by the end of the 19th over.

Earlier, Jasprit Bumrah and Pollard claimed two wickets each as MI produced a disciplined bowling performance to restrict the KL Rahul-led PBKS to a below-par total.

Aiden Markram (42 off 29) was the top-scorer for Punjab as he shared a 61-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Deepak Hooda (28 off 26) to guide their side to 135/6 after being reduced to 48 for 4 in 7.3 overs.

With today’s win, MI have jumped two places to be placed fifth with 10 points on the IPL 2021 table.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

Good win for #mi Heat is on points table.

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 28, 2021

Back in business.. Superb knocks by @hardikpandya7 #SaurabhTiwary Great win guys, let’s continue the good work?? @mipaltan #MI #MIvPBKS #IPL2021

— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) September 28, 2021

Coming back to competitive cricket after long and finishing it off in style ?

Well played, Hardik ?#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #IPL2021 #MIvPBKS pic.twitter.com/cIFhrI1DrE

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) September 28, 2021

A champion comeback from a champion team #Mi. As a cricketer I see the hunger in a player! Really impressed with #RaviBishnoi #PlayerForTheFuture #PBKSvsMI #IPL2021

— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) September 28, 2021

? at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium ?

HP and Polly sent it to all corners to take #MI ?#VIVOIPLisBack | #MIvPBKS | #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/A4ZkkM8mVs

— Hotstar Canada (@hotstarcanada) September 28, 2021

Cometh the hour, cometh the Kung Fu Pandya ?#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MIvPBKS #IPL2021 @hardikpandya7 pic.twitter.com/tpzCduK6ne

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) September 28, 2021

Mumbai Indians be like :-#MIvPBKS #Hardik #Mi #cricketmerijaan pic.twitter.com/AprpCfpBQt

— Himanshu Sharma??????? (@Himanshu2534) September 28, 2021

Saurabh Tiwary in these second half of #IPL2021

Played 3 games scores

50*(40) aganist CSK
5*(2) aganist KKR
45(37) against PBKS

Well played champ ?? #MumbaiIndians

— HBD ?Sathya ?꧁༺ தல மணி༺꧂,? (@ThalaMani50) September 28, 2021

Crucial two points for Mumbai Indians.#MIvPBKS Scorecard: https://t.co/4sV2AGpU1u pic.twitter.com/vklICPtIEx

— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) September 28, 2021

Finally!! ?#MI #MIvPBKS @IPL @mipaltan pic.twitter.com/kEOCsQWm9l

— ??????? ????????? ? (@wakeup_sid22) September 28, 2021

#MIvPBKS
There is still hope for #MI to qualify for the playoffs pic.twitter.com/rQeUaFomB1

— ???????? (@SarcasticUjjwal) September 28, 2021

Made a match out of a scanty total! ??

Kudos for their efforts! #SaddaPunjab #IPL2021 #PunjabKings #MIvPBKS pic.twitter.com/Plgle7Ahko

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) September 28, 2021

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