JAIPUR, India (AP) - Punjab Kings secured a top-two spot in the Indian Premier League playoffs after dominating five-time winners the Mumbai Indians by seven wickets on Monday.
Josh Inglis (73) and Priyansh Arya (62) smashed the Mumbai bowling and cruised Punjab to 187-3 in reply to Mumbai’s below-par 184-7.
Punjab will play qualifier 1 on Thursday with the winner going directly to the June 3 final.
Mumbai will play eliminator 1 on Friday against Royal Challengers Bengaluru or Lucknow Super Giants.
Gujarat Titans is second in the table but could be overtaken by Bengaluru if it beats Lucknow on Tuesday.
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