Match Details
Arya: It was always going to be a tall task for the Mumbai Indians to chase down 200. However, it wasn’t the greatest start for the five-time champions as they lost skipper Rohit Sharma early on as his batting woes in the competition continued. It was Avesh Khan who got the prized wicket. Out came baby AB Dewald Brevis and he started off with some exceptional shots upfront.
He carries on from where he left in the previous game and made an immediate impact in this encounter as well. He timed the ball to perfection and took the attack to the LSG bowlers. He was making light work of the bowling as he raced off to 31 of just 12 deliveries before he held out at cover-point. His knock of 31 was studded with 6 fours and a maximum.
Ishan Kishan was also dismissed soon after and the Mumbai Indians found themselves in a bit of strife. Suryakumar Yadav needed support at the other end and he found an allie in Tilak Verma. The left-hander started slowly but then played some delightful shots to get his side going. SKY continued his great form and never allowed LSG to run away with the game.
The dismissal of Tilak Verma brought about a lull in the proceedings as MI found it difficult to get boundaries at will as the required rate kept climbing. SKY was eventually dismissed by Ravi Bishnoi with not the greatest of deliveries. It was a short one and SKYs attempted pull found the deep backward square leg fielder. Pollard was the last hope for the Mumbai Indians and he kept them in the game with some lusty blows.
He smashed Dushmantha Chameera for back to back sixes in the 17th over but the target was still quite far away. Jaydev Unadkat provided a ray of hope when he collected 14 runs of 3 deliveries in the penultimate over. Pollard needed to produce something special in the final over to get MI over the line but that wasn’t to be. Eventually, they fell well short by 18 runs.
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