Hardik Pandya at the post-match presentation ceremony©X (Twitter)
Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik after his team lost by 4 wickets against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at Ekana Cricket Stadium. Pandya said it was tough to bounce back after losing wickets early on. Pandya gave a sloppy performance with the bat and was dismissed for a golden duck by Naveen-ul-Haq in the sixth over of the first innings. but. While bowling, the captain took two wickets in four overs and gave away 26 runs at an economy rate of 6.50.
Pandya said after the match that the team couldn't see the ball and hit it. He added that he had a lot to learn from the match against LSG.
The captain praised Nehal Wadera and said that the 23-year-old will play a lot in the IPL and represent India in the future.
Wadera scored 46 runs off 41 balls at a strike rate of 112.20 against LSG. He hit four fours and his two sixes while at the crease.
“I think when you lose wickets early it's hard to bounce back and today we weren't able to do that. You still have to see the ball and hit it. We just missed those balls. I just missed it and got out. That's what it was like.''In previous seasons, I believed I would come up, but I had to learn a lot from this game. He (Wadera) didn't get a chance early (in the tournament), which was the case last year as well, but he will play a lot of IPL and will eventually (represent India). ” Pandya said.
Looking back at the match, LSG won the toss and chose to bat first. Mumbai Indians could not get going from the beginning and lost 4 wickets for 27 runs in the powerplay itself. Nehal Wadera (46), Ishan Kishan (32) and Tim David (35*) tried their best but were only 144/7 in 20 overs.
Mohsin Khan (2/36) was the chosen bowler for Australia, with Marcus Stoinis, Mayank Yadav, Naveen-ul-Haq and Stoinis picking up wickets each.
In the 145-run run chase, LSG also faced stiff challenges from the MI bowlers and lost wickets regularly. Stoinis' knock of 62 off 45 balls (seven fours, two sixes) proved to be enough to guide LSG to a four-wicket victory with four balls and four wickets to spare.
With this victory, LSG is in 3rd place with 6 wins and 4 losses and 12 points. On the other hand, MI is in 9th place with 3 wins, 7 losses and 6 points.
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