Mumbai Indians, led by Hardik Pandya, gave up 277 runs in 20 overs against SunRisers Hyderabad.
The remarkable surrender of the Mumbai Indians, led by Hardik Pandya, against SunRisers Hyderabad on Wednesday will live in memory for a very long time. In the 17-year history of the IPL, the SRH came out swinging, smashing 277/3 in 20 overs, the biggest score ever, while the MI bowlers seemed completely lost. The batters from MI gave it their best shot, but it was insufficient to overcome such a significant total. This was the second straight defeat for Hardik Pandya, who replaced Rohit Sharma as captain of MI.
Former Indian cricket team player Irfan Pathan has questioned Hardik Pandya’s captaincy. Even though Jasprit Bumrah was one of their players, Pandya introduced the star bowler belatedly. That was Pathan’s decision.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 27, 2024
“Hardik Pandya’s captaincy has been mediocre at best. It was beyond my comprehension to keep Bumrah away throughout the mayhem for an extended period of time, Pathan wrote on X.
“Who would have guessed that MI would be the team with the highest IPL score? Amazing hitting from SRH. #SRHvMI “In a different post, he expressed his thoughts.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 27, 2024
Pandya’s batting was also criticised by Pathan. MI scored 246/5 in 20 overs while pursuing. With just 20 balls, Pandya scored 24. “If the whole team is playing with the strike of 200, Captain can’t bat with the batting strike rate of 120,” the writer said.
