The five-time champions are strongly heading towards their sixth title after they defeated Gujarat Titans in the Eliminator at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on Friday.
May 30. After MI posted a mammoth 228/5 with the help of ‘s 50-ball 81 runs, the MI bowlers also did their part well and restricted GT to 208/6 in 20 overs.
However, GT also gave a tough fight with the bat and it was looking like they will pull of a famous chase in the IPL eliminator. and Washington Sundar put up a partnership of 84 runs as GT were at 151/2 under 14 overs. However, star MI pacer struck at the right time as he cleared Sundar’s stumps with a lethal yorker delivery on the fourth ball of the 14th over. Looking to flick the ball towards leg side, Sundar couldn’t find a balance and fell down his stumps as his stumps were thrashed. Sundar got out after scoring 48(24)> After a couple of over, GT got a big shock as Richard Gleeson cleared Sai Sudharsan’s stumps on 80 runs off 49 balls.
Whenever you think the game is going away, just bring Bumrah: Hardik Pandya
MI skipper Haridk Pandya also heaped praise on Jasprit Bumrah for his spell and said that hee always looks up to him whenever the team is in trouble. Bumrah bowled a crucial spell where he conceded just 27 runs in four overs in a match where both teams scored more than 200 runs and took one wicket.
‘Whenever you think the game is going away, just bring him (Bumrah). When you have that it’s a luxury. It’s like Mumbai housing prices – he’s that expensive. I was just watching the scoreboard and I thought if we can keep extra runs at the end, I had the bowlers to bowl it. It was important that Jassi comes and bowls that over so that the margin becomes longer (the 18th over),’ Bumrah said at the post-match presentation.