Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya missed the opportunity to ensure a place in the top two in the points table with a seven -wicket defeat against Punjab Kings here on Monday in the Indian Premier League. & Nbsp;
Chasing Mumbai’s target of 185 runs, Punjab Kings won the Josh English (73 runs, 42 balls, nine fours, three sixes) and Priyansh Arya (62 runs, 35 balls, nine fours, two sixes) and the second wicket’s 109 -run partnership between the two scoring 187 runs in 18.3 overs."Text-Align: justify;"> Suryakumar Yadav earlier scored an innings of 57 runs with six fours and two sixes in 39 balls, scoring 184 runs for seven wickets.
Hardik admitted after the match that his team could not perform well and his batsmen scored 20 runs.
Hardik said, & lsquo; & lsquo; Seeing the way the wicket was playing, we scored 20 runs. it happens. We are playing good cricket but could not do it tonight. We have won five trophy, it has always been difficult. & Rsquo; & rsquo;
He said, & lsquo; & lsquo; If you give a little chance, then other teams dominate. This is a small lapse. It is still fresh, problems will be identified later. However our batsmen needed to take advantage of the opportunities to score 20 more."Text-Align: justify;"> After this defeat from Punjab, now Mumbai will have to win 2 consecutive knock out matches to reach the finals, eliminator and qualifier-2. The eliminator will be played on May 30 at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mohali. This is a challenging situation for Indians, but their strong bowling and experience can help them move forward.
