MI vs SRH Super Over: Twitter reactions on Hardik Pandya nullifying Manish Pandey’s heroics as MI beat SRH

Dixit Bhargav | 03/05/2019
MI vs SRH Super Over

MI vs SRH Super Over: Twitter was exhilarated to witness Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Manish Pandey’s last-ball six.

During the 51st match of the ongoing 12th season of the Indian Premier League between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Mumbai, Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Manish Pandey hit a last-ball six off Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya to tie the match.

Chasing a 163-run target, Hyderabad lost wickets at regular intervals to make a difficult task of what shouldn’t have been a difficult chase. Manish Pandey, who came in to bat at No. 3 in the fifth over, top-scored for his team scoring 71* (47) with the help of eight fours and two sixes.

In what was another half-century from the right-hand batsman, Pandey continued his stellar form after coming back from being benched for several matches. Chasing 17 runs in the last over, Pandey and SRH all-rounder Mohammed Nabi brought down the equation to needing seven runs on the last ball.

With Hardik Pandya bowling in the batsman’s arc, Pandey didn’t hesitate from hitting him for a six over deep mid-wicket. With bowling figures of 2-0-20-2, Hardik Pandya was the pick of the hosts’ bowlers.

After Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bat, MI posted a mediocre 162/4 in their allotted quota of 20 overs. Top-scoring for his team, wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock scored 69* (58) with the help of six fours and two sixes. Khaleel Ahmed (4-0-42-3) was the highest wicket-taker for the visitors.

In the Super Over, Hyderabad scored eight in four balls with losing both their wickets. Hardik Pandya, who faced the first ball for MI, scored a six off Rashid Khan to gain advantage in the contest. With Hardik taking a single and Kieron Pollard running a couple of runs saw Mumbai winning the match on the third ball.

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Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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