2024-04-28 04:38:06
Mumbai’s hopes were shattered in such a last over
In the last over, Mumbai needed 25 runs to win. Tilak Verma (32 balls, 4 fours, 4 sixes, 63 runs) was on strike, while Mukesh Kumar had the ball in his hand. While trying to take the second run on the very first ball, Tilak Verma was run out and with this, Mumbai’s hopes also ended. Earlier, Mukesh Kumar had turned the game of the match by LBWing Tim David. Only 247 runs could be reached in the remaining 5 balls and thus Mumbai Indians were forced to face another defeat.
Pressure of big target and openers failed
Mumbai Indians, chasing the target of 258 runs, needed a strong start. Runs were also scored on some crooked shots, but Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan could not do the work which Fraser and Abhishek Porel had done. Rohit Sharma was out on Khalil’s ball after scoring 8 runs in 8 balls, while Ishan Kishan was out after scoring 20 runs in 14 balls and was caught by Akshar Patel on Mukesh’s ball.
Surya could not spit fire, Khalil ruined his game
Khaleel, who sent Rohit to the pavilion, ended a short cameo innings by Suryakumar Yadav. Surya played an inning of 26 runs in 13 balls with the help of 3 fours and 2 sixes. In this manner the first wicket fell at 35, the second at 45 and the third at 65. However, the good thing here was that he had 65 runs in 6 overs.
Hardik Pandya’s cameo innings gave strength, but…
There were huge expectations from out-of-form captain Hardik Pandya. He also started in the same manner, but he was out after scoring 46 runs in 24 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes. The interesting thing here is that while bowling, Hardik Pandya had spent 41 runs in two overs i.e. 12 balls. After this Nehal Vadhera remained on only 4 runs. Both these wickets went to the account of Rasikh Salam.
After winning the toss, Mumbai chose to bowl and this was the mistake!
After winning the toss against Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya decided to bowl. Hardik had hardly expected what happened after this at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The rain of runs started from the very first over and there was no sign of stopping. In the stipulated 20 overs, Delhi scored 27 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. In this, Jack Fraser scored the maximum innings of 84 runs in 27 balls with 11 fours and 6 sixes, while Shai Hope scored 41 runs in 17 balls by hitting 5 sixes. In the last, Stubbs played an unbeaten inning of 48 runs in 25 balls.
Luke Wood had to bowl the first over heavily
Hardik Pandya gave the first over to Luke Wood, who was playing the second match. Wood, who bowled lethally in the Pakistan Cricket League, was hit 3 fours and a six by Fraser in the very first over. A total of 19 runs were scored in this over and in the next over even Jasprit Bumrah could not stop the flow of runs. He also lost 18 runs. After this, whenever Luke came to bowl, the Delhi batsmen beat him badly. He spent 68 runs while giving one wicket in 4 overs.
Seeing everyone getting beaten, Rohit took charge
Meanwhile, seeing everyone getting beaten, Rohit Sharma talked to the players a lot during the first time out after the sixth over. After this he decorated the field himself. However, despite this, captain Hardik Pandya, who came to bowl the 7th over, could not stop the flow of runs. He lost 21 runs. In its next over, Mumbai got its first success in the form of Fraser. Meanwhile, captain Hardik Pandya was seen arguing with the umpire regarding the late arrival of the batsmen.
Fraser beats captain Hardik after Wood, Chawla, Nuwan
At one end, Fraser was counting each bowler with fours and sixes, while at the other end, Porel and Fielder were spectators. Fraser, who came to bowl for the first time in the 5th over after Nuwan Thushara and Piyush Chawla, scored 20 runs by hitting 2 sixes and 2 fours. Hardik gave 21 runs in his next over. Within no time Fraser completed his half century in 15 balls. This was the second time that Fraser did this feat. He seemed to be moving towards a century when he was caught by Mohammad Nabi on the ball of Piyush Chawla. He scored 84 runs in just 27 balls.
Boundary on every ball of the 18th over, Tristan Stubbs made Luke Wood the star of the day.
Luke Wood, who came to bowl the 18th over of the innings, hit a boundary and Tristan Stubbs scored a total of 26 runs. By hitting one six and 5 fours, Wood’s entire analysis was spoiled. He reached the third position in terms of spending most runs in a single innings in IPL. He spent 68 runs in 4 overs. Stubbs faced 25 balls in his innings, while scoring an unbeaten 48 runs hitting 6 fours and 2 sixes.