Hardy Pandya in action for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025© BCCI
Hhelik Pandya was denied a counter despite rejecting the Travis head twice in two consecutive deliveries during the IPL 2025 meeting between the Indians of Mumbai and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday. During the 10th above the SRH sleeves, the head was badly stolen from Hardik and was caught in the depths. However, the MI celebrations were short -lived while the siren was starting to scream and after a small discussion, the referee on the ground noted any ball. The following delivery was a free success with head strike and he tried to make the big blow again, but was caught by Mitchell Santner in Long. Hardik’s frustration was quite apparent because he rejected his head twice, but twice, that did not count.
The Mumbai Indians, Captain Hardya, won the draw and chose to play.
The two games enter the match with victories in their respective matches and decided to move forward with the same XIS by playing that their previous matches.
The Mumbai Indians decided to go with former Captain Rohit Sharma among impact substitutes.
Hhelik Pandya said the decision was due to the possibility that dew playing a role later in the match.
“Very excited, the way the last two days have gone,” he said, adding that they support all their strikers. “Bumrah is fine, we don’t have to worry about him. If he was not 100%, he would not be there.”
Sunrisers captain Hyderabad, Pat Cummins, said that he looked like a good counter and was not too worried about losing the draw. Same side for SRH too. “Sometimes it’s good to reset, sometimes it’s good to continue,” he said about the five-day gap between their games.
The match is played on the same field on which the Mumbai Indians packed Kolkata Knight Riders for 116, then chased the target with 43 balls to lose. It was the only home victory of the Mumbai Indians this season, and their fans hope that the return to the same band is working again for them.
The two teams desperately want to win this match because they have both lost four games each, and lose more games will seriously hinder their chances of recovering and fighting for a place in playoffs.
(With the IANS inputs)
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