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Hardik Pandya on Jasprit Bumrah: Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Titans by 20 runs to make it to qualifier 2. Jasprit Bumrah’s brilliant bowling and Hardik Pandya’s captaincy won the team.
Hardik Pandya told Jaspreet Bumrah after defeating Gujarat
Highlights
- Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Titans by 20 runs.
- Hardik Pandya praised Jaspreet Bumrah.
- Mumbai Indians arrived at Qualifier 2.
New Delhi. After making a slow start in the Indian Premier League once again, Mumbai Indians have moved towards the final. Five -time champion Mumbai Indians reached Qualifier 2. He defeated the Gujarat Titans by 20 runs in a very exciting eliminator match. In this high-scoring match played in Mullanpur on Friday, both teams scored 436 runs. 228 runs were scored by Mumbai while Gujarat scored 208 runs. Shubman Gill’s team will return empty -handed from the tournament by achieving the target. Jaspreet Bumrah captain Hardik Pandya, who turned the match, praised him fiercely.
Mumbai Indians, which was struggling to get rhythm at the beginning of the season, is now showing its strength in knockout matches. Former captain Rohit Sharma and Johnny Bairstow, playing the first match, gave Mumbai a great start. Both scored 84 runs together. Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma and Hardik Pandya scored 228 runs in 20 overs. Chasing the target, Gujarat Titans were able to score 208 runs in front of the brilliant death bowling of Jaspreet Bumrah, Ashwini Kumar and Richard Glison.
Captain Pandya praised the players who contributed significantly to the victory. He said, “The way Glison bowled was fantastic. Jassi was as excellent as usual. Ashwini… Everyone contributed well and we kept our nerves under control. I wanted some more big hits. Small differences help. We insisted in batting and I think we were successful in it.”
Bumrah uprooted Washington’s stumps and bowled at an economy rate of 6.80. When asked about him, Pandya said, “It is very easy. Whenever you feel that the game is coming out of hand, just bring him. When you have such a player, it is a luxury. It is a luxury. It’s like a Mumbai housing price – he is equally expensive.”
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