In a ‘too-soon-too-late’ match, Ishan Kishan’s fastest fifty of IPL 2021 helped MI get a consolation victory against the SRH in their last game. The 23-year-old slammed 84 runs off his 32-ball innings which comprised of 11 boundaries and 4 huge maximums. Thanks to his power packed assault, MI was able to score a massive 235/9. In return, SRH was humbled by the MI bowlers and could make 193 in their 20 overs.
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5-time champion Mumbai Indians was the fan favourite franchise in IPL 2021. The team’s composition was strong and the leadership of Rohit Sharma looked clinical. However, Mumbai Indians was knocked out of the IPL 2021 due to multiple consecutive defeats which pushed them farther down in the IPL standings. The team did come back in the last leg of the play off stage, winning 3 out of their 5 games, but it was too late.
The Facts of the Matter
Rarely does the economy rate of a bowling side goes under an average of 7 runs. However, it’s even rare that the economy rate of a side is in double digit throughout the game. On October 8, the Sunrisers Hyderabad’s bowling unit suffered an assault which they would not want to forget as soon as they can.
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MI Wins Toss – Ishan Kishan Goes Berserk
Winning the toss, Mumbai Indians chose to bat first. The team got a fiery start thanks to Ishan Kishan who hit the opening bowlers Mohammad Nabi and Siddarth Kaul for boundaries and sixes. Such was the ferocity of Kishan that he singlehandedly took MI to its fifty in just 3.4 overs. In the same over, Ishan Kishan brought up his own half century in 16 balls. This was the fastest half-century of this season.
MI Reaches Hundred, Wickets Fall
Kishan showed no sign of slowing down and continued going after whichever bowler dared to dismiss him. From Rashid Khan to Umran Malik, Kishan scored boundaries one after the other. Soon Mumbai Indians reached its hundred.
On the other hand, wickets fell on usual interval. Rohit Sharma scored a paltry 18 while Hardik Pandya, who was bought to be an aggressor with Kishan, got out on 10. Kishan was left without a partner as Kieron Pollard and James Neesham also got out in quick succession, scoring 13 and a duck.
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Suryakumar Yadav Emulates Kishan, Scores 82
Thankfully, Kishan got the support of Suryakumar Yadav. Yadav reached to his fifty in 24 balls and helped MI reach past 200 run bench mark with 3 overs to spare. He continued his onslaught till the final over, playing an 82-run inning off 40 balls.
Thanks to Kishan and Yadav’s fiery innings, MI scored 235/9.
Chase Begins, SRH Starts Well
Chasing a mammoth 236 run total, Sunrisers too had a delightful start. Both Jason Roy and Abhishek Sharma hit multiple boundaries in each over. By the end of the powerplay, Sunrisers Hyderabad had scored a decent 70 with the loss of 1 wicket.
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Openers Dismissed, Manish Pandey Steadies Boat
Soon, Mohammad Nabi and Abdul Samad were dismissed leaving Manish Pandey and Priyam Garg to steady the boat. The duo tried to do the same and stitched together a partnership. However, in 15th over, Garg fell to Bumrah and was dismissed at 29 off 21.
SRH Humbled, MI Knocked Out
Manish Pandey continued with his inning, but received no support from the other end. The tail of Sunrisers fell short and the team was restricted at 193/8. Although Mumbai Indians got knocked out of the tournament, its players had one final reason to smile in the end.
