On Friday, May 6, Mumbai Indians (MI) secured their second win within the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) after they defeated the Gujarat Titans (GT) by 5 runs.
HIGHLIGHTSSams defend 9 runs within the final overTim David’s 44-run cameo took MI to a competitve scoreDespite the win, MI stored languishing on the backside
Mumbai Indians’ (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma sounded delighted after his crew defeated the Gujarat Titans (GT) by 5 runs on the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. It was MI’s second win on the trot after they began their marketing campaign with as many as eight losses. The 35-year-old reckoned that the five-time IPL-winning crew didn’t get the apt rating, however he additionally heaped reward on the bowlers for holding their nerve.
After being despatched into bat first, MI notched 177/6 on the again of 40s from Ishan Kishan, skipper Rohit, and Tim David. In truth, it was David’s 44-run cameo off 21 balls that gave Mumbai’s rating some form of respectability. The match, in the long run, went proper all the way down to the wire because the Titans wanted 9 runs to win off the final over with David Miller and Rahul Tewatia within the center.
“It was pretty tight towards the back end. Very satisfying, something we were looking for all this while. Luck has to turn at some stage; we’ll take that win with both hands. Credit to everyone. We were 15-20 runs short. The way we started, we got stuck in the middle. They bowled well in that situation. Tim David finished things really well,” Sharma was quoted as saying after the match.
“We knew it would be tough, but we held our nerves and that was good to see. A lot depends on how the game is going, who’s bowling well on the day. Luckily, I had few resources so I could change up. They bowled slower balls and it was difficult to hit. We wanted to do the same. We did that pretty well; it was a great effort from the bowling unit,” he said.
SAMS WAS BRILLIANT
Rohit additionally had phrases of reward for Sams, who conceded solely three runs within the ultimate over. With the Titans needing six runs off the final two balls, Sharma bowled two slower deliveries and bamboozled Miller to the extent that the batter couldn’t even get bat to ball.
“We didn’t want to look too far ahead. Even today, we didn’t play our best cricket, a lot of credit to the bowlers at the back-end. It’s important to back the skills you have. Sams was under the pump in a couple of games but I know the quality he has. It’s important to back those guys. We are trying to maintain the same squad how much ever possible. Daniel Sams was brilliant,” Rohit added.
