Mumbai Indians played against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium and faced an upsetting defeat as Hardik Pandya and co secured a win by 4 wickets. The Mumbai batting lineup successfully achieved the target of 163 runs with Will Jacks (36 runs) being the top run scorer followed by Ryan Rickleton – 31 runs.
Will Jacks Becomes The Player Of The Match
Will Jacks emerged as perfect all-rounder in the match as he was the highest run scorer and highest wicket taker in the match for Mumbai Indians. Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, and Trent Boult bagged one wicket each. After the match, MI skipper Hardik Pandya reflected on the win and mentioned about his plan against SRH.
Hardik Pandya Praises The Bowlers
“The way we bowled was very smart and spot on. We stuck to simple basic plans. Certain balls were not easy to hit. Credit to the bowlers that we made them hit some good shots. We were kind of squeezing them. The surface nice greenish look to it, the first couple of overs that Deepak bowled, couple of balls got stuck in. We decided to use change of pace balls.”
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“Yorkers Executed Smartly” Says Pandya
“As soon as we figured out, we trying to mixing it up. We executed the yorkers very smartly well. [On Will Jacks] He can be a gun fielder. Bowl those gun overs. Today it came off for him.When we needed 42 off 42, we felt it was a tricky part, take it for a couple of overs and not get too excited. As soon as boundaries come pressure gets off, that’s why we pushed the pedal at the end.”
