MS Dhoni (left) and Hardik Pandya after CSK vs MI, IPL 2025 match on April 20.© BCCI
Along with his facet scoring an emphatic win over Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK), Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Hardik Pandya lauded the partnership between Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav and stated the staff doesn’t fear about their ex-captain’s batting kind. Rohit and Suryakumar’s explosive century partnership helped MI win by 9 wickets. MI at the moment are positioned sixth within the factors desk. “The best way I believe we’re taking part in the game, we knew it was going to be a high-scoring recreation and we took the proportion. The best way Rohit and Suryakumar bat, it’s a reduction from exterior. You don’t have to fret about Rohit’s kind, when he comes good, we all know the opposition shall be out of the sport and the best way Surya batted it was nice as effectively, that partnership took the sport away. We’re sticking to fundamentals. We’re taking part in easy cricket and we’re sticking to our plans,” Hardik stated throughout the post-match presentation.
Hardik additionally admitted that whereas pacers went for some runs, “however on the finish of the day, 175-180 was below-par”.
Coming to the match, a quickfire 32 in 15 balls (4 boundaries and two sixes) by teen debutant Ayush Mhatre and fifties from Shivam Dube (50 in 32 balls, with two fours and 4 sixes) and Ravindra Jadeja (53* in 35 balls, with 4 boundaries and two sixes) powered CSK to 176/5 in 20 overs. Jasprit Bumrah (2/25) was the highest bowler for MI.
Through the run-chase, after a 63-run stand between Rohit and Ryan Rickelton (24 in 19 balls, with three fours and a six), Rohit (76* in 45 balls, with 4 boundaries and 6 sixes) and Suryakumar Yadav (68* in 30 balls, with six fours and 5 sixes) chasing down the entire in 15.4 overs.
MI are in sixth spot with 4 wins in 4 matches, with eight factors. CSK are on the backside with simply two wins and 6 losses.
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