Mumbai Indians defeated Punjab Kings by six wickets in the IPL 2026 match at Dharamsala on Thursday. Although MI had nothing to lose, the defeat put Punjab on a tough path in the race for the top four as they suffered their fifth straight defeat.Fast bowlers of Mumbai Indians after the match Shardul Thakur Made a comment that quickly went viral on social media, he said while talking about his record against Punjab over the years.In a video shared by Mumbai Indians on social media, a man asked Shardul about his performance against Punjab while playing for different franchises.“You have taken so many wickets against Punjab,” said the man.To this Shardul replied, “I was excluded and sent home. This is outrage!”Shardul had another strong innings against Punjab on Thursday, taking 4 for 39. His spell helped Mumbai get things back after a solid start by Punjab.Punjab eventually scored 200 for 8 when asked to bat first. Prabhasmaran Singh scored 57 runs while Priyansh Arya scored 27 runs. Shardul put Punjab under pressure by dismissing Prabhasmaran and captain Shreyas Iyer in the same spell.Deepak Chahar (2/36), Corbin Bosch (1/42) and Raj Bawa (1/11) were the other wicket takers for MI.in response, Tilak Verma Chasing a target of 201, Mumbai remained unbeaten on 75 off 33 balls. Will Jacks remained not out on 25 off 10 balls as MI posted 205 for 4 in 19.5 overs. On behalf of Punjab, Azmatullah Umarzai scored 36 runs and dismissed 2 players.Shardul’s comment refers to his time with Kings XI Punjab, now known as Punjab Kings.The fast bowler was bought by the franchise in the 2014 IPL auction and stayed with them for three seasons. However, he played only one match during this period, against Delhi Daredevils in 2015.During the 2016 IPL season, Punjab dropped him midway through the tournament. At the time, Shardul served as Mumbai’s highest wicket-taker in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy-winning season.A disappointed Shardul then posted on X, who was earlier on Twitter: “Tomorrow playing a semi final T20 game for my club payyade sc..playing a game after 2 months..ipl has been amazing ..definitely”.
