Cricket

Tilak Varma’s Unbeaten 75 Powers Mumbai Indians Past Punjab Kings

Tilak Varma produced a match-winning unbeaten 75 to guide Mumbai Indians to a thrilling six-wicket win over Punjab Kings in IPL 2026 at Dharamshala.

Chasing 201, Mumbai completed the chase with one ball remaining after strong contributions from Ryan Rickelton and Will Jacks. Rickelton smashed 48 off 23 balls to provide early momentum before Tilak anchored the innings with six fours and six sixes in a superb knock. Earlier, Prabhsimran Singh scored 57, while Azmatullah Omarzai hammered 38 off 17 balls to lift Punjab to 200/8.

Shardul Thakur starred with the ball for Mumbai, claiming impressive figures of 4/39.

Brief Scores

Punjab Kings – 200/8 in 20 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 57, Azmatullah Omarzai 38; Shardul Thakur 4-39, Deepak Chahar 2-36)

Mumbai Indians – 205/5 in 19.5 overs (Tilak Varma 75*, Ryan Rickelton 48; Azmatullah Omarzai 2-36, Yuzvendra Chahal 1-32)

Sahir Usman

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