Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya credits bowlers for clarity, execution during 100-run thrashing of Rajasthan Royals
Jasprit Bumrah (2nd from left) celebrates MI's victory over RR with teammate Trent Boult (2nd from right) in Jaipur on Thursday. Pic/AFP
After Mumbai Indians (MI) stormed to the top of the points table with a 100-run thrashing of Rajasthan Royals (RR), skipper Hardik Pandya said going back to playing cricket with a simpler approach has worked very well for the side.
Another half-ton for Rohit
At the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, thanks to 61 and 53 from Ryan Rickleton and Rohit Sharma, respectively, and 48 not out each by Suryakumar Yadav and captain Pandya, Mumbai Indians posted a mammoth 217-2. The bowlers then turned the heat on in their bowling efforts to bowl out a listless RR for 117 in 16.1 overs and get a win in Jaipur for the first time since 2012. With their sixth consecutive win in IPL 2025, MI have solidified their standing as title contenders.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya during his unbeaten 48 against RR in Jaipur on Thursday. Pic/PTI
“The way we batted, and we were clinical with the ball — so absolutely [a perfect game]. We could have got another 15 runs. What we said to each other was play percentage shots. Surya and I said there’s value for shots... Ro and Ryan batted the same way.
“I think it was absolutely fantastic. It is never about people getting chances; it’s about what is required in the situation. People are going back to batsmanship. As a group, the way we batted was proper batsmanship. I don’t know who all to mention [among the bowlers]. Everyone is really clear. We’re going back to simple cricket, and it’s working for that. We want to take it game by game, and be humble and disciplined,” said Pandya at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Rickelton happy
Rickelton, who was named Player of the Match, said it was an awesome night for him to perform for MI. “I have family here as well, come up this week. Really good week. It was a bit of a slow start. We’re clicking nicely as a partnership together. With the weather looming around, we were unsure.”
“That’s probably the thing about the IPL [adapting to the conditions]. I was guilty in the first quarter of the tournament in trying to do too much. We have such a think tank, senior players, and management group.”
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