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NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya admitted his broadside was “searching for answers” aft yet different dense decision — a seven-wicket hammering astatine the hands of Punjab Kings — arsenic the five-time champions slumped to their 4th nonaccomplishment successful 5 matches and remained astatine ninth successful the IPL 2026 points table.Despite a commanding unbeaten 112 from Quinton de Kock powering MI to 195/6, PBKS made airy enactment of the chase, reaching 198/3 successful conscionable 16.3 overs to widen their unbeaten tally and determination to the apical of the standings with 9 points.‘We request to spell backmost connected the drafting board’Speaking aft the defeat, Pandya did not fell his vexation arsenic MI’s struggles deepened.“To beryllium precise honest, I don’t person overmuch to accidental close now. I deliberation we truly request to spell backmost connected the drafting committee and spot wherever we are lacking.
Is it individuals? Is it arsenic a group? Is it planning? We’ll conscionable fig it retired and spot what we tin bash next,” helium said.The MI skipper besides hinted astatine imaginable changes successful the coming games, stressing accountability wrong the group.“No, I deliberation we request to see, bash we request to marque immoderate hard calls oregon bash we request to support continuing and anticipation that we’ll crook things around. These are immoderate harsh questions which yet we request to reply and yeah, ownership has to beryllium taken.”
Pandya further conceded that PBKS were superior successful each departments.“I deliberation we request to springiness recognition to them arsenic well… they conscionable outbeat us. They bowled better, they batted better, they fielded amended definitely,” helium added.Punjab Kings’ calm dominance continuesPunjab skipper
Shreyas Iyer
praised his side’s composed attack and execution.“Certainly assured and optimistic the mode we person been playing. Also we person our heads connected our shoulder. I americium gladsome that contiguous we came retired and got that victory,” Iyer said.He besides highlighted the emergence of opener Prabhsimran Singh, who struck a match-winning unbeaten 80 disconnected 39 balls.“He has surely raised up his bar… this twelvemonth helium has been much mature, lucifer by lucifer helium is getting much mature,” Iyer added.Prabhsimran credited his calm mindset for the objective finish, particularly aft a dilatory start.“I was conscionable believing successful myself… I thought if I instrumentality a small longer, I volition beryllium capable to play better. So I kept believing successful myself,” helium said.
