Friday, March 29TRUSTED FEARLESS INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL NEWS PORTAL

Tag: Mumbai Indians

Sports

IPL 2024: At long last, SRH’s Abhishek Sharma justifies the faith | Cricket News – Times of India

HYDERABAD: Of all the performances on Wednesday night, Sunrisers Hyderabad would be most pleased with the way Abhishek Sharma shaped up against Mumbai Indians. The 23-year-old left-hander smashed the fastest fifty for SRH and the 16- ball effort fetched him the player of the match award. Abhishek is one of the few domestic talents Abdul Samad, Rahul Tripathi and Mayank Markande are the others that SRH have persisted with despite inadequate returns since he joined them in 2019. Priyam Garg too was persisted with before he was discarded. This time, the move seems to have paid off. With a good domestic season behind him, Abhishek looked a much better player. He was the second highest scorer for Punjab 485 runs with a strike rate of 192 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 with two tons and t...
Sports

Captain Hardik Pandya: In search of a sounding board after two back-to-back losses in IPL 2024 | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: It's just two games into the tournament but Hardik Pandya already seems to have loads to worry about in his second stint with Mumbai Indians, the leadership part not quite falling in place thus far.The exuberant all-rounder, arguably one of the biggest match-winners in the current national set-up, has been, to put it mildly, struggling in the IPL despite being back in the team that shaped him, the one he considers his home.It's been anything but homely ever since Pandya was named captain, replacing the much-loved Rohit Sharma.The results have only made matters worse. Two matches, two losses, some baffling tactics, his own form not being the brightest spot and Pandya has his back against the wall within the first week of the tournament.There is no imminent threat to the 30-yea...
Politics

‘Jasprit Bumrah should have bowled…’: Brett Lee slams Mumbai Indians’ tactics against SRH | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee expressed dissatisfaction with Mumbai Indians' tactics during their defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Wednesday, particularly regarding the utilisation of speedster Jasprit Bumrah.Despite the effectiveness of Bumrah, MI's captain Hardik Pandya opted to use him for just one over in the powerplay. This decision came as other bowlers, such as young debutant Kwena Maphaka, struggled to contain runs in the initial six overs of the match.“I think Mumbai Indians got their bowling wrong... Jasprit Bumrah should have bowled the first over. In the last two games when Jasprit Bumrah has come onto bowl, they've been none for 42 and today, they were none for 42 again when he came onto bowl. The game is already set up," said a frustrated Lee on ...
Sports

Watch: Sachin Tendulkar and Hardik Pandya’s pep talk in Mumbai Indians’ dressing room after defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Following a record-breaking affair between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday, the losing side witnessed a powerful pep talk, with Sachin Tendulkar and Hardik Pandya holding onto the centre stage in the MI dressing room.Despite MI suffering a 31-run defeat at the hands of SRH in a record-breaking encounter where a staggering total of 523 runs were scored, Tendulkar and Pandya's words echoed resilience and determination.Tendulkar, in his pep talk, highlighted MI's commendable batting performance and emphasized the importance of sticking together as a team during tougher moments."In the second half, despite conceding 277, nobody knew who was the clear winner 10 overs down the line. The game was very much open. The t...
Sports

Suryakumar Yadav might take few more days to get match fit: BCCI source | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav, the top T20 batter in the world, will miss a few more IPL games while he heals from a sports hernia operation. The National Cricket Academy (NCA) will be monitoring his progress.The Mumbai Indians, in which Surya plays, have lost their first two games in the league and he has not appeared in any of their games.Also See: DC vs RR Live Score"Surya is making very good progress and very soon he will be back playing for MI.However, he might have to sit out for a few more games, having missed the first two," a BCCI source said.Even though MI is without Surya, the BCCI doesn't want to take any chances regarding the big hitter's health because he will likely be a key player in the forthcoming T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA in June."For BCCI, the main c...
Sports

IPL 2024: Why Steve Smith was left ‘perplexed’ by Hardik Pandya’s tactics against Sunrisers Hyderabad | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Steve Smith expressed his confusion at Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya's strategies in the team's IPL record-breaking defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad. He also claimed to be puzzled as to why top pacer Jasprit Bumrah bowled just six deliveries until the match's thirteenth over.On Wednesday night in Hyderabad, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated the similarly aggressive Mumbai Indians by 31 runs after posting the highest-ever IPL total of 277/3 in a breathtaking exhibition of power-hitting.After SRH skipper Pat Cummins (2/35), Bumrah was the second-most economical bowler in the game, giving up 36 runs in his four overs without taking a wicket."I was perplexed with some of their bowling changes in the first innings for Mumbai. Bumrah bowled in the fourth ove...
Sports

Watch: Hardik Pandya’s reaction after fan touches his feet | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Cricket is not just a sport; it's a religion for a large amount of fans in India, and its players are revered as demigods. Among them, Hardik Pandya, the flamboyant all-rounder of the Mumbai Indians, stands tall as a beacon of inspiration for many aspiring cricketers and devoted fans.As IPL 2024 unfolds, Mumbai Indians have made a dreadful start to the season with two consecutive defeats, languishing in the lower half of the table.However, amid this setback, a heartwarming moment captured the essence of Pandya's connection with his fans. A viral video circulating on social media platforms depicts a touching encounter where a fan reverently touches Pandya's feet in a gesture of adoration.The fan shared the moment on X (formerly Twitter), expressing gratitude to his idol, Pandy...
Politics

‘Everyone just go…’: How Abhishek Sharma blazed to fastest fifty for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: According to Sunrisers Hyderabad's batter Abhishek Sharma, the team's record-breaking batting display against the Mumbai Indians was largely due to being allowed to "go out and express".Records were broken on Wednesday night as the SRH batsmen destroyed the Mumbai Indians, posting the highest IPL total of 277 for 3, and winning the game by 31 runs.Opening batsman Travis Head (62 off 24) and number three Sharma (63 off 23) put on a brilliant display of power hitting, with the latter setting a new team record for the fastest fifty in the IPL.Heinrich Klaasen helped SRH smash an 11-year-old record near the finish with his 80 not out off 34 balls. Royal Challengers Bangalore had scored 263 for 5 in 2013, which was the previous greatest IPL total."To be honest I didn't realise tha...
Sports

Hardik Pandya’s tactics left Steve Smith ‘perplexed’; all-rounder’s captaincy has been ‘ordinary’, says Irfan Pathan

After Mumbai Indians lost their second match in the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League, former cricketers again pointed out flaws in MI skipper Hardik Pandya’s captaincy and the tactics he employed. Mumbai Indians’ bowlers were tonked for 277 runs in a game that saw 523 runs being scored overall. In reply, Mumbai’s batters could only manage to score 246/5 as their chase fell short by 31 runs. Australia cricketer Steve Smith, who is on the commentary panel for Star Sports, expressed his surprise at some of the tactics employed by Mumbai Indians captain Hardik during the match. “I was perplexed with some of their bowling changes in the first innings for Mumbai. Jasprit Bumrah bowled in the 4th over where he went for 5 runs. Then, we didn’t see him again till the 13th over when SR...
Sports

SRH vs MI | ‘Captain, coach told us to go express ourselves,’ says Abhishek Sharma on team breaking records

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match against Mumbai Indians at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on March 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Young left-handed batter Abhishek Sharma has said the message from the team management was pretty simple "go out and express yourself" as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians by 31 runs in an IPL match that witnessed records tumbling like ninepins. Records tumbled as SRH batters went on the rampage to post the highest IPL total of 277 for 3 against MI on Wednesday night. It was scintillating exhibition of power-hitting from SRH opener Travis Head (62 off 24) and number three Sharma (63 off 23) with the latter registering his team's record for the fastest fi...
Sports

Takeaway from SRH vs MI six-hitting festival: 300-run mark in IPL is closer than ever before

SRH vs MI, IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad broke an IPL record on Wednesday; the highest score in the league that keeps lifting its yardstick. Travis Head and friends nearly breached a barrier too; the league’s first 300. They eventually fell 23 runs short of the golden frontier, but there were moments in the game they threatened to reach the elusive shore. A margin of 23 runs looks distant in this format, but look deeper and closer, the total was not that far away. Four more sixes, or six more fours, which they were adequately capable of, could have scripted history. There were 21 dot balls. Better manipulation of fields, more risks paying off, a top-edge or two, or a more fluent Mayank Agarwal (11 from 13 balls), or no Agarwal at all, the league’s first 300 could have been born. That th...
Sports

Pathan brothers slam Hardik Pandya after Mumbai Indians’ defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium witnessed an electrifying showdown between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in a high-scoring thriller in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Despite a remarkable attempt at chasing down 247, Mumbai Indians faced defeat, sparking criticism from former Indian all-rounders Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan towards the visitors' captain, Hardik Pandya.Former Indian all-rounders Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan voiced their concerns over Mumbai Indians' captaincy approaches, targeting Pandya for criticism. Irfan questioned Pandya's batting strike rate, while Yusuf found fault in the decision to keep the spinners' overs, with both Piyush Chawla and Shams Mulani bowling two overs each.Taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), I...
Sports

Big records set during Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians IPL clash | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad etched their name in the annals of IPL history with a monumental total of 277/3 against Mumbai Indians, the highest-ever in the tournament's history. Travis Head's explosive 62 off 24 balls propelled Hyderabad past the previous record, setting the stage for a thrilling 31-run victory. Despite Tilak Varma's valiant 64, Mumbai's chase fell short on a high-scoring night that witnessed a staggering 38 sixes, setting a new IPL record. Sunrisers' formidable batting display, highlighted by Abhishek Sharma's rapid half-century and a stellar partnership between Heinrich Klaasen (80*) and Travis Head (62), proved too daunting for Mumbai. Following are few of the big records set and broken during the run-fest in Hyderabad:Highest aggregate in a men's T20 match523 - S...
Sports

SRH vs MI: Cummins fights back for the bowlers on a day newcomer Kwena Maphaka has a baptism by fire against Travis Head & Co

Rs 20.5 crore for Pat Cummins at the auction raised eyebrows, as whether it was worth spending that amount on a cricketer who hasn’t really nailed down the T20 format was yet to be seen. Then he was appointed Sunrisers Hyderabad captain too, when there was a case to be made that he might not be a nailed-on starter as one of the four overseas picks. But on the other side, everything he touches these days turns to gold. Perhaps that is what SRH were banking on.One match doesn’t prove either side of the case, but Cummins had plenty to smile towards the back-end of Wednesday’s sixathon. On a night when 523 runs were scored on a belter of a wicket, the 15th over bowled by Cummins went for just 3 runs. He finished with 2/35 from his four overs, taking the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Tilak Var...
Sports

Most sixes, most runs: Records tumble as Sunrisers Hyderabad out bat Mumbai Indians to seal their first win

Synopsis: It was a six-fest as both teams combined to score the highest number of sixes (38) and most number of runs (523) in a single game but it was Sunrisers Hyderabad who sealed the game with smart death bowling. Mumbai’s stubbornness of not using more of Jasprit Bumrah in the first 10 of the bowling innings also played a part. The cracking sound the bat made when Travis Head clobbered Maphaka for six and followed up with a pulled six would have given a nostalgic feeling to the crowd who have seen David Warner rule the arena like a boss in the past. If Head reached his half-century in 18 balls and broke the record to become the fastest to reach the mark for SRH, Abhishek Sharma would soon break the record in 16 balls. Head played a few cheeky shots through the third-man region when ...
Sports

SRH vs MI, IPL 2024 highlights: Records tumble as Sunrisers Hyderabad outmuscle Mumbai Indians in a six-hitting fest | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad unleashed a record-breaking onslaught as they surged to the highest-ever IPL total of 277 for 3 against Mumbai Indians, ultimately clinching a commanding 31-run victory in a thrilling display of power-hitting that left both sets of bowlers in a daze.Opening batsman Travis Head blazed a trail with a blistering 62 off just 24 deliveries, while Abhishek Sharma at number three added to the spectacle with a scintillating 63 off a mere 23 balls, swiftly snatching the franchise's fastest fifty record from the Australian.Heinrich Klaasen then provided a stunning finish, hammering an unbeaten 80 off 34 balls to propel SRH past an 11-year-old record. This monumental total eclipsed the previous IPL high of 263 for five set by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013, mark...
Politics

IPL: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians clash creates T20 cricket history with highest-ever match aggregate | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Hyderabad witnessed a historic day as Sunrisers Hyderabad clinched a thrilling victory over Mumbai Indians by 31 runs in a high-scoring encounter at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Wednesday.Batting first, Sunrisers embarked on a record-breaking spree, posting an astounding 277/3 in their allotted 20 overs. This remarkable total shattered the IPL record for the highest-ever team total, previously held by Royal Challengers Bangalore (263/5 vs Pune Warriors India) in 2013.In reply, Mumbai Indians launched a valiant pursuit but fell short, accumulating 246/5 in their 20 overs. Nonetheless, their total became the highest second-innings score in IPL history.The combined total of 523 runs marked a new milestone in T20 cricket, becoming the highest match aggregate ever rec...
Sports

‘We could have tried…’: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya after losing second successive match in IPL | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: It was not the best of starts for star all-rounder Hardik Pandya as Mumbai Indians (MI) captain after his team lost the second successive match in the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday.Playing against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), MI lost the plot in the first innings itself after SRH posted a record 277 for three, the highest total in IPL history, after being invited to bat first.This extraordinary batting performance by the home team surpassed the previous highest total of 263 for five, achieved by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) back in 2013, setting a new milestone in IPL history.Pandya, who was quite happy with the effort of his batters while chasing a mammoth total, accepted the fact that it was tough out in the middle."The wicket was good ...
Sports

Watch: Rohit Sharma takes charge of field placements as Mumbai Indians struggle against Sunrisers Hyderabad’s onslaught | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The dynamics shifted within the Mumbai Indians camp as Rohit Sharma, the former captain, took charge of fielding instructions from current skipper Hardik Pandya during their IPL 2024 clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday. Just days after a video surfaced showing Pandya directing Sharma to field in the deep, the tables turned as the pressure mounted on the five-time champions in Hyderabad.Sunrisers's relentless onslaught saw them smashing a record-breaking total of 277 for 3, the highest-ever in IPL history. This incredible feat saw them break the 11-year-old record for the highest-ever team total in an IPL innings, previously held by Royal Challengers Bengaluru - 263/5 in 20 overs against now-defunct Pune Warriors India in 2013.WATCH:Despite the efforts of Pandya and...
Sports

Top five highest team totals in IPL history

RCB - 263/5 vs PWI (2013)The match where the world witnessed the “Gayle Storm” at the iconic Chinnaswamy Stadium. On April 23, 2013, Chris Gayle left Pune Warriors India (now-defunct) shattered as records tumbled every step of the way. He scorched his way to 175* runs off just 66 balls at a strike rate of 265.15 with 13 boundaries and 17 sixes which remains the highest individual score in IPL and T20 cricket. Source link