The Mumbai Indians were able to post their first IPL 2020 score of 200+ thanks to some solid hits in death overs from Kieron Pollard and the Pandya brothers, Hardik and Krunal. The MIs were 147/4 after 15 overs and to get to 200 it was important that at least one of them shot. Fortunately for MI, all three off-roaders contributed well with the bat with Pollard remaining undefeated on 25 of 13 balls, Hardik contributing 28 of 19 and Krunal hammering 20 of 4 balls.
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IMs have been destructive to the bat in the lower order and Sunday was the recent example of this. Pollard, who has been with the franchise since the 2010 IPL, weighed in on how MI continues to drive a ton of races in the last five overs, saying that he, along with brothers Krunal and Hardik, make up the MI car engine. . , one that goes well when the perfect fuel is injected.
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“We see (him and the Pandya brothers) as the engine room of the car. Without the motor you cannot move. We have to go there, increase the speed and increase the execution speed, some days it will happen, some days it won’t, but when it shuts down, we have to make sure to make it count. Just gasoline, clean gasoline (the fuel that makes them work), ”Pollard said.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad missed the target by some margin. Barring David Warner’s half century, the other hitters had little, as SRH’s hitting collapsed under pressure from a high order rate. This is SRH’s third loss in the tournament and, looking back, Warner lamented the failure to achieve a strong partnership.
“Looking at the statistics, his two experienced players played well in the middle. That wicket during the day is a little slower. I was holding a fraction, ”Warner said.
“Obviously 209 on the board, we tried to do 10 and more, but we couldn’t get a long enough association. Two new guys coming in today with Bhuvneshwar injured as well. There are many things we can work on during training. I probably counted seven or eight full pitches toward the end. From an enforcement point of view, we failed. “
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