Quinton de Kock (112 off 60) grabbed all the headlines by scoring a brilliant unbeaten century on his return in Mumbai Indians' ongoing match no. 24 against Punjab Kings. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 On Thursday, April 16 at the Wankhede Stadium. However, it was the visiting team, led by the inspirational Shreyas Iyer, who emerged victorious on the night, winning their fifth game of the season.
The match started with Punjab winning the toss and asking the hosts to bat first. The move to bowl first worked in PBKS's favor as they took a few wickets in the powerplay itself, while Mumbai managed to score 48 runs in the first six. From there, De Kock and Naman Dheer (50 off 31) steadied the ship with a strong partnership for the third wicket. Arshdeep Singh took three wickets in his four over spell.
When it came to batting, Punjab also lost some wickets in the powerplay itself, but the opening batsman Prabhsimran Singh While chasing 196 runs, he made a century partnership with his captain for the third wicket. Prabhasimran remained unbeaten (80 off 39 balls), while Iyer scored 66 runs in his innings of 35 runs, which included four big sixes. They added 139 runs to their partnership which took the team closer to another win.
For Mumbai, AM Ghazanfar took two wickets, but it certainly did not prove enough, while De Kock's century went in vain. With this win, PBKS now once again top the points table and are the only team to win all their games so far. Meanwhile, MI started well with a win against Kolkata Knight Riders, but have now lost four in a row.
Below are the funniest memes of MI vs PBKS in Match 24 of IPL 2026:
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