Mumbai Indians (MI) lastly returned to profitable methods in IPL 2026 with an exhilarating six-wicket victory over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Dharamsala on Thursday. Whereas Tilak Varma starred with a match-winning knock, Jasprit Bumrah additionally grabbed headlines after making a humorous assertion about India’s ODI captaincy.
The Indian tempo spearhead led the Mumbai Indians for the primary time in his IPL profession after common skipper Hardik Pandya missed the sport because of a again spasm, whereas Suryakumar Yadav was unavailable for private causes. Bumrah’s captaincy debut turned memorable as MI efficiently chased down a 201-run goal within the last over.
After the match, the pacer as soon as once more produced a hilarious response whereas talking about management throughout codecs. On the toss, Bumrah admitted that he by no means anticipated to captain India in Exams earlier than main the Mumbai Indians. He additionally mirrored on his captaincy debut and expressed satisfaction with the staff’s efficiency.
“I didn’t suppose that I’d be a Check captain earlier than turning into MI captain. I’ve captained a Check match, I’ve captained T20s, and now the one recreation left is ODI cricket, however I don’t see that taking place. Each groups performed good cricket, and we actually pulled again nicely. I feel Tilak’s knock and the way in which Shardul bowled each deserve equal credit score. Tilak stored his form, Jacks additionally contributed.” Bumrah mentioned.
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Tilak Varma powers MI to much-needed victory
Mumbai Indians chased down 201 in 19.5 overs, thanks largely to Tilak’s sensational unbeaten 75 off simply 33 balls. Will Jacks additionally performed an important ending function with an unbeaten 25 off 10 deliveries. Earlier, Punjab Kings posted 200/8 after robust contributions from Prabhsimran Singh and the decrease center order. For MI, Shardul Thakur starred with the ball, ending with figures of 4/39. The victory helped the Mumbai Indians finish their dropping streak, whereas Bumrah’s entertaining captaincy remarks shortly grew to become one of many greatest speaking factors from the match.
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