Hardik Pandya in action for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025© BCCI
Hardik Pandya was denied a wicket despite the rejecting of Travis Head twice in two consecutive deliveries during the IPL 2025 meeting between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday. During the 10th over from the SRH, heads headed a shot a shot of Hardik's bowling and he was caught in the depth. The celebrations of Mi, however, were short-lived when the siren started to shock and after a small discussion, the referee on the field signaled no-ball. The next delivery was a free hit with Head on Strike and he tried to go again for the big shot, but was caught in a long time by Mitchell Santner. The frustration of Hardik was very clear because he turned his head twice, but on both occasions it didn't count.
Mumbai Indians Captain Hardik Pandya won the Worp and chose to bowl.
Both parties come in the match with victories in their respective matches and decided to continue with the same playing XIS as their previous matches.
Mumbai Indians decided to deal with former Captain Rohit Sharma, starting between the impact substitutes.
Hardik Pandya said the decision was because of the possibility that the Dew played a role later in the game.
“Very excited, the way in which the last few days went,” he said, adding that they support all their batters. “Bumrah is fine, we don't have to worry about him. If he wasn't 100%, he wouldn't be here.”
Sunrisers Hyderabad Captain Pat Cummins said it seems like a good wicket and was not too worried about losing the throw. The same side for SRH too. “Sometimes it's good to reset, sometimes it's good to continue,” he said about the five -day gap between their games.
The game is played at the same pitch on which the Mumbai -Indians Kolkata Knight Riders bundled for 116 and then chased the goal with 43 balls. This was the only home win from Mumbai Indians this season, and their fans will hope that the return to the same strip will work for them again.
Both teams want to win this match desperately, because they have both lost four games each, and losing more games will recover their chances and fighting seriously in a play -off place.
(With Ians -inputs)
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