Being sent to bat by Mumbai, Punjab started well on a track which assisted seamers with Jiwanjot Singh (42) and Karan Goel (25) laying a good platform.

Jiwanjot was dropped twice in close succession by butter-fingered Mumbai fielders. Ravi Inder Singh (76), who came in at one down, then hit the hapless Mumbai bowlers for 14 fours before falling to an Agarkar delivery.

Singh then added 51 runs for the fourth wicket with another left-hander, Uday Kaul (19) to further cement Punjab’s position. u00a0Earlier in the day, Mumbai lost the services of veteran opener Wasim Jaffer, who could not play in the match because of the demise of a close relative in Lucknow where he has been, but could not return in time.