After a terrifying experience in Hyderabad, Hardik Pandya defends MI’s Young Attack, saying, “I Liked What I Saw Today.”

Mumbai Indians endured their momentous victory over IPL 2024 after coming up a moment behind Sunrisers Hyderabad in a run-fest on Wednesday night. Set a record score of 278 to win, MI’s energetic endeavour went unsuccessful as they wrapped up at 246/5, and the result saw them drop a spot down to 9th on the focus table.

During his post-match interaction with the broadcasters, MI captain Hardik Pandya showed up calm and substance as he picked the positives on which his group can construct their campaign from this time forward, but he did concede they may have unexpectedly done a few things even though they were against SRH.

“The wicket was great, but 277; no matter how great or terrible you bowl, if the restriction has scored 277, that implies they batted well,” Pandya said. Barring Jasprit Bumrah, all MI bowlers conceded over 10 runs per over. Be that as it may, Pandya, who himself was taken for 46 runs in his four overs, pointed out how the pitch was more conducive to batting. “They (the bowlers) were great. It was extreme out there. Nearly 500 runs were scored, so the wicket was making a difference for the hitters. We seem to have attempted a few diverse things. Having said that, we have a youthful bowling assault, and I enjoy what I see nowadays.

We will learn,” he said. MI slipped in the trudge overs in their chase, and Pandya appeared upbeat with how the top-order players performed. Tilak Varma was the top scorer for the five-time IPL champions, hitting 64 off 34. “Everyone batted truly well: Tilak, Ro (Rohit Sharma), and Ishan (Kishan). There are a fair few things we require to do right, and we’ll be alright,” Pandya said.

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MI gave a big appearance to South Africa’s U19 World Glass star Kwena Maphaka, who had a forgettable excursion as he spilt 66 runs in four wicketless overs—the most costly spell by a debutant in IPL history. “I think he (Maphaka) was phenomenal, you know. He came into you, to begin with diversion and got overpowered by this kind of swarm, and he appeared to have the heart. Indeed, although he went for runs, he looked okay; he needed to back up his skillsets, and that’s phenomenal. He has the skillset, but he needs a little amusement time,” Pandya said. The 30-year-old also touched upon the challenge of bowling inside the stipulated period, considering how habitually the ball went into the stands on Wednesday. “If the ball goes this far in the swarm, it’s certainly troublesome to run around and total the overs in time,” Pandya said.

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