After preventing Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batsmen from scoring freely while chasing a whopping 195 runs total, the Mumbai Indians completely dominated the match, but the team led by Rohit Sharma was unwilling to allow batsmen from KKR will score easily. The commitment of the Mumbai Indians players was so high that even a single four resulted in Hardik Pandya charging into Jasprit Bumrah after the latter failed to dive to save a limit.
In the first installment of the 12th over, Kieron Pollard delivered a slow ball to KKR’s middle-order bastman Eoin Morgan and the English captain played the shot in the direction of the backspin. Bumrah tried to stop the ball by reaching for it but was unable to stop the ball. The ball went into the region of the third man and Pandya did his best to keep it from touching the ropes, but to no avail.
Pandya lost his cool with Bumrah and asked him to do his best. Pandya’s reaction sparked a lot of reactions on social media. Here are some:
– faceplatter49 (@ faceplatter49) September 23, 2020
# IPL2020 #HardikPandya Right now : pic.twitter.com/XCTWih1f0Q
– Big laughs (@ BigLaughter1) September 23, 2020
It is not the first time that Hardik Pandya has received a wicket. The first was on a coffee show. #MIvKKR
– Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) September 23, 2020
In the end, the Mumbai Indians completed a resounding 49-run victory over KKR at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The Mumbai Indians will now face Royal Challengers Bangalore in their next match on September 28.
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