Since the appointment of Hardik Pandya as the new captain of Mumbai Indians, the team has been struggling and has never showcased a champion’s performance. The game against the Gujarat Titans was not a different story. The players of the Mumbai Indians presented a poor performance, and they lost the game by 36 runs. The decision to appoint Hardik Pandya as the captain of the Mumbai Indians was a wrong choice, and it was very disappointing to the fans. The fans showcased their disappointment throughout the campaign of IPL 2024. However, the management is yet to understand the same. Anyways, let’s get into the article to look back at the game between Mumbai Indians versus Gujarat Titans.
A look back to the game between Mumbai Indians versus Gujarat Titans
Hardik Pandya won the toss for Mumbai Indians and elected to field first, which was the wrong decision and it reflected in the recent of the match. Sai Sudharsan continuous his good form and scored 63 from 41 and the captain of the side Shubman Gill contributed 38 from 27.
Jos Buttler is the number third batsman of the team and he contributed 39 while M Shahrukh Khan and Sherfane Rutherford contributed 9 and 18 respectively. Rahul Tewatia was not able to open the account while Rashid Khan added 6 and Kagiso Rabada contributed 7. The team ended the innings at 196 with the loss of 8 wickets.
In the reply, Mumbai Indians had a disappointing start as they lost Rohit Sharma for just 8 while his partner Ryan Rickelton went back to the pavilion after scoring 6.
Tilak Varma contributed 39 while Suryakumar Yadav smashed 48 from 28 and Robin Minz disappointed as he was dismissed for just 3. The captain Hardik Pandya contributed 11 while Naman Dhir and Mitchell Santner contributed 18 respectively. Mumbai Indians ended the innings at 160 with the loss of 6 wickets and they lost the match by 36 runs.
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