Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has had little to have a good time on this Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 marketing campaign. With the franchise positioned ninth within the 10-team factors desk, and playoffs qualification probabilities solely mathematically potential, it has been a season to overlook for Hardik and his workforce. However, the victory over high-flying Sunrisers Hyderabad workforce on Monday gave a second of pleasure to Hardik and his teammates, with the house aspect securing a 7-wicket win at Wankhede. Greater than MI’s win, the victory despatched a way of reduction to Indian cricket followers as Hardik lastly appeared to have regained his kind as a bowler.
Hardik did not get to bat within the match however picked up 3 wickets for 31 runs in his quota of 4 overs. After Hardik removed SRH batter Shahbaz Ahmed, even Rohit got here as much as him and gave an enormous pat on the again, acknowledging the skipper’s success as a bowler.
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Terrific patrolling of the ropes
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The victory lifted Mumbai Indians from tenth to ninth spot within the factors desk, although there playoffs probabilities nonetheless stay fairly slim.
After the sport, Hardik asserted on the necessity to do the precise issues within the the rest of the marketing campaign, as MI stay unlikely to complete among the many high 4 sides.
“We wish to deal with taking part in good cricket, nonetheless suppose we gave 10-15 runs further. The way in which our batters batted, that was wonderful. My bowling, I wish to bowl in the precise areas, I bowl in keeping with the state of affairs. Bowled in the precise areas at present and it labored. I used to be like Chawla needed to bowl from the shorter aspect.
“He (Chawla) needed to be correct, the margin of errors have turn into smaller nowadays for the bowlers. It is unbelievable, one of the best previous of SKY is that he places the bowlers beneath strain. It is sheer confidence, his recreation has modified, is among the finest batters. He can change a recreation differently, fortunate to have him (SKY) in our aspect,” he mentioned.
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