Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya was at his animated best in the match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The 33rd match of the tournament between the teams took place at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. , Chandigarh.
Hardik Pandya, who was sitting outside the boundary ropes while his team batted, made sure to applaud every shot his teammates played. The all-rounder was enjoying his moment when Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav were going very well.
Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav put up a top-notch batting display and made sure to make up for the loss of Ishan Kishan early on. The duo ensured that Mumbai Indians crossed 100 runs with ease and scored runs freely.
One of the highlights of their partnership was Rohit Sharma’s one-handed shot. It was during the 11th over of the game when Harshal Patel bowled a slower ball and the Mumbai Indians batsman was completely fooled.
Rohit Sharma, however, got it right early and the ball went straight up. It was a mistake, but the ball flew past and Sam Curran, who was settling close at long-on, had no chance. Even Rohit himself couldn’t believe it and he laughed shamelessly with Suryakumar Yadav.
But what caught the attention of many was Hardik Pandya’s reaction. The Mumbai Indians captain struck with joy and was delighted as Rohit Sharma hit a six off his mistake at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh.
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Rohit Sharma played a vital innings with the bat. He finished with a total of 36 runs off 25 balls. The first batsman batted with a strike rate of 144 and also hit 2 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. His knock propelled Mumbai Indians to a total of 192 runs and they eventually won the game by 9 runs.
A very good game of cricket. Everyone’s nerves tested: Hardik Pandya’s 9-run win over Punjab Kings
Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya spoke about the victory his team achieved in the match against Punjab Kings. He admitted they were under pressure but showed a lot of character. He also praised Ashutosh Sharma (61) for his sensational effort with the bat and stated that the young batsman played an incredible knock with the bat. He elaborated:
“Very good game of cricket. Everyone’s nerves were tested. We talked before the game that character will be tested in this game. Naturally you think you are ahead in the game. But we knew that IPL has a tendency to produce These games are amazing – come in and play like this (knocks on Ashutosh’s door).
“Almost every ball hits the middle. Happy for him and happy for his future. We talked in the timeout that it doesn’t matter how good we look. We’ll keep fighting in this game. We were pretty soft in certain overs. One thing though. victory is a victory.”
Mumbai Indians will next be seen in action when they take on Rajasthan Royals on Monday (April 22).