The PBKS bowling unit successfully defended 198 runs and made sure that MI continued their poor form. Mayank was seen pumped up after winning the clash as PBKS has almost ended the Mumbai Indians’ campaign in the Tata IPL 2022.
Overall, PBKS won’t have imagined coming out victorious after being in a precarious position, as chasing 80 odd runs in 8 overs isn’t a big task in this modern era. The likes of Rohit Sharma would be fumed as his team is not performing according to their potential as only their team is remaining to open the account.
CSK defeated RCB to make sure that they ended their losing streak as they also lost 4 matches on the trot, MI now has to win 8 matches out of 9 to stake a claim in the play-offs as winning 7 matches won’t be enough as there are chances that teams will get tied on 14 points.
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Shikhar Dhawan roars
The senior left-handed batter made a statement that he may be running out of age, but he still has the technique to succeed. Currently, there is a lot of uncertainty regarding the Indian opening lineup as Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, and Virat Kohli are competing for 2 spots as there is fierce competition.
It would be interesting to see how the Chetan Sharma led Selection Panel chooses as in Australia the boundaries are more than 90 meters which means that the batters need to have the power to clear the fence, in that case, Rohit Sharma would most likely have Shikhar Dhawan, who has a pedigree in ICC Tournaments. All in all, Shikhar needs to amass at least 500 runs to stake a claim, as scoring 300 odd runs won’t be enough.
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Dewald Brevis gives a glimpse of Mr.360
The crowd witnessed the gigantically hit by the 18-year-old, who was on a roll as he showed no mercy towards the leg spinner, Rahul Chahar, as he hit him for 4 sixes in a single over. The way he played shots was quite similar to AB de Villiers, whether or not it can be said that he is living up to the tag of “Baby AB.” He is only 18 years old and, if properly groomed, could be the next big thing in world cricket.
Cricket South Africa will be happy that they got a like-to-like replacement as the search for the next AB is hopefully over. Even Chahar was amazed by the brutal hit. All in all, MI found a gem of a player who is a tyro, and hopefully, World Cricket will see the Baby AB rack up some records.
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Suryakumar Yadav hurts MI by running out Kieron Pollard
Just when it looked like MI would get their first points of the season, there was a mix-up between two finishers that undoubtedly changed the dynamics of the match.
Suryakumar tried to chase down 40 runs on his own, but in the death-over stages, it was a tough task and Rabada later made sure that Suryakumar Yadav couldn’t work out his magic.
Overall, Suryakumar can’t be the reason for MI’s loss but be one of the reasons, as when the team is going through a nightmare, there should have been some mature cricket on display.
