Mumbai Indians were a bit lucky too, and I am saying this as Rohit Sharma got two chances in this match. He was dropped by Gujarat Titans and that cost them the match. Now we have a big match tomorrow between the Mumbai Indians and the Punjab Kings. After their humiliating loss in Qualifier 1, the Punjab Kings must be in a shock and they may not play freely as they should. This may give an early advantage to Mumbai Indians in this Qualifier 2 match. I am counting on Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult as they are the stars in the Mumbai Indians team.
Mumbai was a bit lucky, it is true. Also, we did not see a better performance from Mumbai's bowlers. If Jasprit Bumrah could not have bowled in a controlled manner, Mumbai would not have won this match. Bumrah gave away only 27 runs in 4 overs. Besides, we saw better bowling from Ashwin Kumar in the death overs.
None of us could have imagined that Punjab would bat so badly in Qualifier 1. In the previous matches, Punjab's batsmen were able to bat well. But the team scored only 101 runs against Bangalore. Bangalore reached the target of victory in just 10 overs.
Punjab's opponent in Qualifier 2 is Mumbai. Mumbai is in a very good rhythm. So if Punjab fails to play well, the team has no chance of qualifying for the final.