Punjab Kings (PBKS) young leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi was playing his first game of the IPL-14 and that too against defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI). However Bishnoi, 20, proved his mettle by taking two key wickets—Suryakumar Yadav (33 in 27 balls) and Ishan Kishan (6)—conceding only 21 runs in his four overs. Then, riding on sensible knocks from captain KL Rahul (60 not out in 52 balls, 3x4, 3x6) and an equally vital innings from Chris Gayle (43 not out in 35 balls, 5x4, 2x6), PBKS beat MI by nine wickets in Chennai on Friday.

Earlier, thanks to skipper Rohit Sharma’s 63 in 52 balls (5x4, 2x6) MI managed to post 131-6 in the allotted 20 overs.