After having a demoralizing outing in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Punjab Kings (formerly known as Kings XI Punjab) started their campaign in IPL 2021 on a blistering note as they registered a win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) by four runs. However, the franchise quickly lost the winning momentum and suffered losses against Delhi Capitals (DC), Chennai Super Kings (CSK), and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). 

fter three successive losses, PBKS managed to win the game against the defending champions Mumbai Indians by nine wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. PBKS co-owner Preity Zinta was happy with the team’s victory against MI as she took to her official Twitter handle to applaud the players. The Bollywood diva shares a good camaraderie with the team as she has often been seen supporting the team in almost all the games.

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Preity Zinta lauded the players for their team effort as she tweeted, “Finally something to celebrate in my quarantine as it’s pretty tough to stay locked up in a room without a window for a week. Tonight was all about teamwork & it was awesome to see such a strong & dominant performance from the boys Fisted hand #PBKSvsMI #ting @PunjabKingsIPL @klrahul11″.

Finally something to celebrate in my quarantine as it’s pretty tough to stay locked up in a room without a window for a week. Tonight was all about team work & it was awesome to see such a strong & dominant performance from the boys 👊 #PBKSvsMI #ting @PunjabKingsIPL @klrahul11 pic.twitter.com/ypEKJKGTTd

— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) April 23, 2021

Batting first, Mumbai only managed to reach the total of 131 runs on the board in their 20 overs while losing six wickets. The MI skipper Rohit Sharma looked in fine touch as he scored 63 runs off 52 deliveries, however, the rest of the players failed to contribute to the scoreboard.

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Chasing 132 wasn’t a difficult task for Punjab as skipper KL Rahul led from the front as he played a sublime knock of 60* runs. He was aptly supported by Gayle who played a match-winning knock of 43* runs. The two batters together took PBKS to their second win in IPL 2021 by nine wickets.