He was Suryakumar YadavAn unbeaten 68 gave Mumbai Indians a respectable total of 151 for 6, but that was never enough as a youngster. Anuj Rawat (66 off 47 balls) hit his maiden IPL fifty, helping the team reach the target in just 18.3 overs.
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He had two fifty-plus partnerships – 50 for the opening stand with captain Faf du Plessis (16) and 80 with the former captain and his West Delhi Cricket Academy senior. Virat Kohli (48 runs from 36 balls) for the second wicket to seal the issue.
Rawat scored at a decent strike-rate without rolling one and had two fours and six sixes in his kitty.
Mumbai Indians are currently ranked last in the 10-team table due to a lower net run-rate than CSK, but the road to redemption is getting tougher with each passing match.
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Be it skipper Rohit’s lean patch or a poor sentimental call by the MI management to retain non-performing assets like Kieron Pollard for too much of a season, there are a lot of loopholes that need plugging.
The next set of young batsmen is getting ready, but the current attack of Murugan Ashwin, Basil Thampi and Jaydev Unadkat bowling at least 12 overs in 20 doesn’t give the confidence that it’s really a silver utensil. may be a party.
If MI is in trouble, it is because of the decisions taken before and during the auction. Retaining Pollard and letting go of all-rounder Hardik Pandya is coming back to haunt him. So is the decision not to bid aggressively for the likes of Krunal Pandya or Trent Boult or Rahul Chahar.
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Earlier, a scintillating start from Rohit and Ishan Kishan followed the indomitable Suryakumar to an inexplicable batting collapse before giving MI a total glimpse of honour.
For RCB, Harshal Patel (2/23 in 4 overs) was brilliant with his variations as most of the MI batsmen had no idea about his slow delivery, mainly off-cutter with sometimes loopy block-hole balls that She was flowing
MI scored 50 for no loss after the powerplay, but were reduced to 62 for five in the next four overs with the loss of five wickets and the latter 79 for six with his 15th IPL half-century before Suryakumar (5×4, 6×6). Took them to a good clan.
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Suryakumar took charge with MI at 79 for 6 and added 72 off 41 balls with Jaydev Unadkat (13 off 14 balls).
For Rohit (26 off 15 balls), this IPL so far has been all about playing some breathtaking shots but failed to score a big total as Harshal’s slow off-cutter scored 26 runs before making the move.
The Indian skipper could not check his stroke after hitting four boundaries and a six as the bowler took a smart return catch.
Playing the second fiddle, Kishan (26 off 28 balls) attempted to use Bengal pacer Akash Deep’s pace to play a ramp shot, as he was caught in the third man area.
Dewald Brevis (8 off 11 balls) found it difficult to negotiate wrist spin Vanindu Hasranga (2/28 in 4 overs) and wrapped on the back-pad.
Tilak Verma’s first real failure was due to a miscommunication with Pollard, which resulted in a run-out and the big West Indies were fooled by a Hasaranga googly.
Rookie Ramandeep Singh then hung his bat at wide slow to end Harshal’s 12-ball knock.
Harshal deftly changed the pace of his hand regularly so that the balls started flowing which deceived the batsmen.
A six off Hasranga over deep mid-wicket and a nearly 100m slog flick from Mohammad Siraj (4-0-51-0) was a complete treat for the eyes as Suryakumar smashed a six for 23. last over.