India, April 16 -- Three weeks into the tournament, a few teams have raced away from the others, while those languishing at the bottom are struggling to pick themselves up. Entering the Thursday night clash, Punjab Kings arrived as one of the most dominant teams, while Mumbai Indians carried all the worries.

And that showed in the results too. PBKS chased down MI's below par 196-run target in 16.3 overs for a 7-wicket win. Prabhsimran Singh led the way with an unbeaten 80 off 39 balls. MI's Quinton de Kock's 112 not out off 60 balls ended up in a lost cause.

In this season's high-scoring IPL, 200 run totals have looked inadequate. Certainly at the Wankhede, you required those extra 20 runs as a cushion. Those runs did not come for MI. T...