2024-04-19 10:06:34
Mullanpur: Harshal Patel trapped Rohit Sharma with a powerful slower yorker on the fourth ball of the fifth over. The ball thrown from far away from the crease hit Rohit’s front foot. The umpire showed no hesitation in raising a finger on the appeal of LBW. Rohit took DRS after Surya insisted. The only question was whether the ball would go out the leg side. Ball-tracking showed that the ball would have missed leg stump and Rohit survived. The Punjab camp could not believe that Rohit Sharma was not out. Rohit could not take advantage of this life after scoring 17 runs in 11 balls and walked out after scoring 36 runs in 25 balls.
Slow batting after getting life support
In IPL 2024, host Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians clashed at the newly constructed Maharaj Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on Thursday night. In the match, Punjab won the toss and decided to bowl first. In the very third over, Kagiso Rabada trapped Ishan Kishan and went for just eight runs. Rohit Sharma was also out after two overs, but he got a lease of life. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma slowed down the run pace and Suryakumar Yadav took the responsibility of hitting big shots. Surya completed his second half-century of the season in 34 balls.
Then Rohit Sharma got out like thisWhen Suryakumar Yadav, standing at one end, completed his half-century, it seemed that Rohit would also change gears, the same happened, but after a few shots, his innings ended. On the fourth ball of the 12th over, Sam Curran got him caught by the point fielder. Mumbai got its second important blow at 99 runs. Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion after scoring 36 runs. The batsman tried to play a slow ball bowled on the off stump towards deep cover, but while attempting the shot, the bat went out of his hand. Meanwhile, the ball took the lower part of the bat and the ball went straight in the air towards the point fielder. There the alert Harpreet Brar took an excellent catch by diving forward.