In pics: Shubman Gill wins battle of new captains as GT beat Hardik Pandya's MI by 6 runs
Gujarat Titans managed to defend a target of 169 with new Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya being booed by his
Gujarat Titans managed to defend a target of 169 with new Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya being booed by his former home crowd.
Updated on Mar 25, 2024 12:38 AM IST 8 Photos
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It wasn't a happy return for Hardik Pandya who started his tenure as Mumbai Indians captain with a six-run defeat to Gujarat Titans, whom he had led to the IPL title and runners-up position in the last two seasons. Gujarat Titans scored 168/6 and in response, MI were restricted to a score of 162/9(AP)
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MI earlier won the toss and chose to bowl first. Pandya chose to start the MI attack himself and his first over ended up going for 11 runs. Surprisingly, he ended up coming back for the third over instead of handing the ball to Bumrah after Luke Wood bowled the second and conceded nine. Bumrah then came in and got the first wicket for MI in the form of Wriddhiman Saha with his trademark yorker. (ANI)
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GT's good start was then pushed back further by spinners Piyush Chawla and Shams Mulani, with the former dismissing captain Shubman Gill on 31 off 22. GT were then buoyed by some strong knocks from Sai Sudharsan, who scored 45 off 39 along with Azmatullah Omarzai and David Miller. (AFP)
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Bumrah returned in the 17th over to dismiss Miller and Sudharsan. He ended up with extraordinary figures of 3/14 in his first IPL match since 2022. (AFP)
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