Allrounder Krunal Pandya and Rohit Sharma blitzed 56 runs off 21 balls for the Mumbai Indians to stun Kings XI Punjab by six wickets and stay in contention for the IPL playoffs.
The visiting Indians were in dire straits when Pandya's brother, Hardik Pandya, lost his middle slump to a wild swing at Australia's Andrew Tye in the 16th over.
Krunal Pandya joined Sharma with 55 required from 27 balls and flicked Tye to the boundary off his first ball, and he and Sharma blew away Punjab to win with six balls to spare.
Krunal hit 31 not out off 12 balls, including four fours and two sixes, and Sharma made 24 not out off 15 balls.
They totalled 4-176 in reply to Punjab's 6-174 and kept Mumbai mathematically alive with only their third win.
"We have been in winning positions in eight games, but couldn't finish it," Krunal said.
"It feels good to contribute with the bat. Anything is chase-able here because the ground is small."
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