Hardik Pandya led Mumbai Indians were humbled by Punjab Kings who beat them by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League match on Monday. The victory helped PBKS get a top-two finish in the playoffs.

Asked to bat first, MI scored 184/7 and PBKS completed the chase with nine balls to spare.

Reflecting on the performance, MI skipper Hardik Pandya said: "The way the wicket played, we were definitely 20 runs short. That happens, we've been playing really good cricket, this was one of the days where we really couldn't play our best cricket and that costed us. IPL is like that, this franchisee has won five trophies, it has always been tough. Anytime if you take the leg off the accelerator, the other teams are also very keen to win the games."

"The message would be simple, this was just a blip, learn from this and look forward for the knockouts. It's too fresh, we'll identify later but as an overall batting unit, we were definitely 20 runs short. We could have capitalised either in the start or in the middle, we'll figure it out post the game," he added.

Looking ahead on the eliminator, Pandya said, "Overall, play good cricket, bat well, bowl well, work on the plans, see what is the template which will work as a batting group. Bowlers have been doing really well throughout the season."