Achi news desk-
Mumbai Indians are still waiting for a win in the 17th season of IPL. Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets in the 48th match of the 17th season of IPL. Chasing the 145 runs given by Mumbai for victory, Lucknow had to struggle till the 20th over. But Lucknow won. Lucknow scored 145 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 19.2 overs. This was Lucknow’s 6th win. Mumbai lost 7 out of 10 matches. After this defeat by Mumbai, the playoff equation is now messed up. Mumbai now have to rely on others. Let’s know what Captain Hardik Pandya had to say after this Mumbai defeat.
The batsman from Mumbai was disappointed. Mumbai lost 4 wickets in the power play. Batsmen like Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma and Hardik Pandya were out. Hardik couldn’t even crack a pumpkin. But then Nahal Vadra 46, Ishan Kishan 32 and Tim David’s 35-run knock helped Mumbai reach 144 runs and mount a respectable challenge against Lucknow.
What did Hardik Pandya say?
“I think losing early goals is hard to recover from. We couldn’t do that today. He still had to look at the ball and hit it. We missed the ball and got out. That’s how the season has been so far. There’s a lot to learn from this game. It was fantastic.” , Hardik said after the Mumbai defeat. Also, Hardik appreciated Nahal Vadra’s innings.
“I think Nahal Vadra did the same thing last year. Nahal could not get a chance in the tournament earlier. But Nahal will play a lot in IPL and represent the Indian team,” expressed Hardik. Hardik was speaking during the post-match presentation after the match.
Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Hardik Pandya (captain), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Nehal Vadra, Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla and Jasprit Bumrah.
Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI: KL Rahul (captain and wicket keeper), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Foran, Ashton Turner, Ayush Bedoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan and Mayank Yadav.
