Look! IPL 2021 in UAE - Pandya stars as Mumbai Indians beat Punjab Kings to maintain play-off hopes

Match day! Family members of the Mumbai Indians watch on during match 42 of the Vivo Indian Premier League between the Mumbai Indians and the Punjab Kings held at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

Mumbai Indians won the toss and decided to bowl first. Deepak Hooda of Punjab Kings plays a shot. Aiden Markram and Hooda shared a 61 run partnership.

Chris Gayle of Punjab Kings plays a shot. He scored a disappointing 1 run from 4 balls.

Quick chat... Mandeep Singh and KL Rahul of Punjab Kings talk tactics.

Kieron Pollard of Mumbai Indians celebrates the wicket of KL Rahul. He moved to 300 wickets in Twenty20 cricket when he dismissed Gayle and Rahul in the space of three balls in the seventh over.

Singh walks back to the pavilion after getting out for 15. On a slow pitch that was difficult to play shots on, Punjab struggled throughout their innings and lost regular wickets.

Taking the field... Punjab Kings team takes the pitch during the second innings. They had made 135-6 with Aiden Markram hitting 42 as Pollard took 2-8 and Jasprit Bumrah 2-24.

Rohit Sharma, captain of Mumbai Indians and Quinton de Kock walk out onto the pitch to bat.

Oh dear... Suryakumar Yadav of Mumbai Indians gets clean bowled for a golden duck.

Hardik Pandya of Mumbai Indians plays a shot. Pandya and Kieron Pollard shared an unbroken 45 to help holders Mumbai Indians to victory over Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.

Chasing 136, Mumbai had slipped to 92-4 but Hardik made 40 not out and Pollard an unbeaten 15 to see them home with six balls left. Pandya and Krunal Pandya of Mumbai Indians celebrate after the match. Mumbai join fourth-placed Kolkata on 10 points, with Punjab sixth.