Pollard (47 off) hit three sixes while Hardik (30 off) maxed out that over, taking MI to 191 of 4 after being invited to hit. The duo stitched 67 runs of just 23 balls. MI won the game by 48 runs.
Interviewed by his older brother Krunal Pandya For MI’s YouTube channel, Hardik talked about how he felt when he saw Gowtham being delivered the last one.
“It was very intense, it was more like delicious than a spinning ball throwing the 20. Me and Pollard, who misses has to stand on the non-forward end and just watch, and that was me today. Two balls, but Pollard made the biggest. part, “he said.
Hardik, 26, said he has always loved hitting with the mighty West Indian.
“The amount of times Pollard and I have done this is fantastic and I have always enjoyed it. When we went, it was a clear message to me that I should push myself and look to do some big runs at the end and come up with a total that KXIP finds difficult. .
“We didn’t target 191, but we were lucky that the big man (Pollard) had done it again.
“It’s the belief that we all have in MI, everyone in the MI organization has done something wonderful. This is something that happens often, over and over again. That is fascinating,” said Hardik, who has been with MI for six years. .
Krunal said that when he went bowling in the fourth over, KXIP was doing very well (33/0) and he took it as a challenge to bring his team back into the game.
“When I arrived in the fourth over, they were doing very well, I was just making sure to play according to the field. I was also very determined and I took it as a challenge because they were ahead at the time.
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“I thought this was the time that if he played well here, we can get back in the game,” said Krunal, 29, who came back with 1/27 of his four overs. He obtained the wicket from Karun Nair.
When Hardik asked how he’s been able to pitch to the Yorkers these days, Krunal said, “… you have to find your own way to make sure the batter doesn’t chase you.”
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