Punjab Kings Vs Mumbai Indians Match 54 IPL 2026 - See Best Photos From HPCA Cricket Stadium Dharamsala
In a high-altitude encounter at the HPCA Stadium, Punjab Kings (PBKS) posted a formidable 200/8 against Mumbai Indians (MI) on May 14, Thursday. Leading for the first time, MI skipper Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and elected to bowl, but PBKS opener Prabhsimran Singh seized momentum early with a blistering 57 off 32 balls. Despite the onslaught, veteran pacer Shardul Thakur spearheaded an MI fightback, dismantling the PBKS middle order to finish with clinical figures of 4/39. His dismissals included PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer, momentarily stalling the Kings' progress. However, late-order aggression from Azmatullah Omarzai (38) and unbeaten Xavier Bartlett (18) pushed the total to exactly 200. With MI already eliminated and PBKS fighting to snap a four-match losing streak, the match remains a critical juncture in the playoff race.
Punjab Kings' Priyansh Arya plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Prabhsimran Singh plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Mumbai Indians' Deepak Chahar celebrates the dismissal of Punjab Kings' Priyansh Arya during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Cooper Connolly plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Prabhsimran Singh, left, and batting partner Cooper Connolly celebrate scoring runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Prabhsimran Singh celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Mumbai Indians' Shardul Thakur celebrates the dismissal of Punjab Kings' captain Shreyas Iyer during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Prabhsimran Singh reacts as he walks off the field after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Cooper Connolly is bowled out by Mumbai Indians' Raj Angad Bawa during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Mumbai Indians' Corbin Bosch celebrates the dismissal of Punjab Kings' Shashank Singh during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Azmatullah Omarzai plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Supporters of Punjab Kings cheer for their team during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' head coach Ricky Ponting, second right, speaks to batsman Marco Jansen during the drinks break of the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Marco Jansen is bowled out by Mumbai Indians' Shardul Thakur during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Mumbai Indians’ Naman Dhir dives to make an unsuccessful attempt to save a six hit by Punjab Kings’ Azmatullah Omarzai during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Xavier Bartlett plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' co-owner and actor Preity Zinta greets supporters during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians, in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
Mumbai Indians' Ryan Rickelton hits a six during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta throws T-shirts to fans during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma, right, and batting partner Ryan Rickelton stand between the wickets during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Mumbai Indians' Ryan Rickelton, right, reacts as he walks off the field after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Mumbai Indians' Naman Dhir plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Yuzvendra Chahal, right, and Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma, left, watch as umpires fix the stumps after an unsuccessful run-out during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma reacts as he walks off the field after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Mumbai Indians' Tilak Varma bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Mumbai Indians' Sherfane Rutherford, left, and batting partner Tilak Varma encourage each other during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Mumbai Indians' Sherfane Rutherford plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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