MI skipper and star all-rounder Hardik Pandya provided a big breakthrough to his side in the ongoing game against the Gujarat Titans. Pandya dismissed his GT counterpart Shubman Gill to break his dangerous opening partnership with Sai Sudharsan. Gill scored 38 runs off 27 balls, with 4 fours and a six, before getting caught by Naman Dhir off Hardik Pandya on the third ball of the ninth over.
Besides Gill’s dismissal, what attracted the eyeballs was the ‘send-off’ stare Pandya gave to Shubman Gill after the wicket. The video of this reaction from Hardik Pandya also started making rounds on social media as soon as it was shared by a user on X (formerly Twitter).
Here’s the video:
Speaking of the current action of the game, the hosts, Gujarat Titans, have scored 146 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 15.1 overs so far. Opener Sai Sudharsan and M Shahrukh Khan are there in the middle. Sudharsan has scored 52 runs off just 35 balls, with 4 fours and a six, alongside M Shahrukh Khan, who has scored 9 runs off 5 balls, with a six.
Skipper Hardik Pandya and star spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman have scalped a wicket each for the Mumbai Indians in the first innings so far. For the unversed, Hardik Pandya is playing his first game in the ongoing IPL 2025 as he was banned for a game, which led him to miss their campaign opener.
Notably, it is a very crucial and must-win game for both MI and GT as they are coming off a defeat in their respective campaign openers against CSK and PBKS. Mumbai Indians lost to Ruturaj Gaikwad’s CSK by a 4-wicket margin while GT faced a defeat by 11 runs against PBKS in their campaign opener.
Both teams are aiming to win this game and get off the mark with their first win in their ongoing campaign in the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025).
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