Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma mentioned he thought his crew may beat Sunrisers Hyderabad however Tim David’s run-out on the finish of the 18th over dashed their hopes.
Tim David acquired MI shut with a sensational 18-ball 46 which included 4 sixes off T Natarajan. His run-out diminished MI’s possibilities significantly and Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s wicket-maiden within the penultimate over additional took the sport away from MI.
Fazalhaq Farooqi bowled the ultimate over of the match with MI nonetheless needing 19. Ramandeep Singh hit a 4 off the fourth ball and a 6 off the ultimate ball however SRH accomplished their victory to remain within the hunt for the playoffs.
“Till about the second to last over, I thought we had it. Unfortunate runout of Tim David.. but we thought we were very much in the game till that runout,” Rohit informed Star Sports.
“Even 19 runs to go with two overs, you would back yourself to get that but unfortunately we couldn’t do it. Credit to Sunrisers to hold their nerve. It was a very tense moment and they held their nerve very well at the back end,” Rohit mentioned.
Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 48, his highest rating of the season whereas Ishan Kishan made 43 in a stiff chase. Daniel Sams and Tilak Varma have been eliminated by Umran Malik in a game-changing over.
Mumbai Indians are already out of rivalry however they’d have been happy with the efforts of Tim David with the bat and Ramandeep Singh (3 for 20) with the ball.
Over the course of the season, MI discovered a brand new star in Tilak Varma who has already performed some spectacular innings. The 19-year-old was additionally marked down as a possible India participant by Rohit Sharma.
Mumbai Indians finish their marketing campaign after they tackle Delhi Capitals on Saturday.
Rohit Sharma mentioned he wished to maintain it easy for the final match and added that he want to see his crew tick all of the containers.
“For us it’s pretty simple. We just want to tick off the boxes, finish off on a high note if possible. We will try everything we can from our side to put our best foot forward in the last game.
“If there is a chance to check out some extra guys, we’ll look to try this too,” he mentioned.
