IPL 2022: Mumbai stuns Gujarat in ultimate thriller

The Mumbai Indians carried out a burglary on Friday night.

It overtook the Gujarat Titans by 5 runs at Wankhede Stadium, much to the delight of its loyal fans who have had little cheer on this IPL season. As openers Wriddhiman Saha (55, 40b, 6×4, 2×6) and Shubman Gill (52, 36b, 6×4, 2×6) scored 106 in 12 rounds, the Titans appeared to be on track to chase Mumbai’s 177 in six games and take the win. ninth victory. in 11 matches.

Though they were both chased back by M. Ashwin shortly after, the odds were still with the Titans, with tough beaters in the lineup. When captain Hardik Pandya (24, 14b) was eliminated in the 18th round, the equation dropped to 20 in the final two innings.

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Jasosystem’s penultimate man Bumrah was beaten by six on David Miller’s average wicket. That left the Titans needing nine from the finale.

And what has finally been proven is from Daniel Sams. He gave away only three of them. After dangerous man Rahul Tiwatia was used, the Titans needed the last six balls and Miller attacked, but the Australian left-hander’s bow was wide enough to deny him.

Mumbai, after losing its first eight games, therefore has its second win in a row. It was only the third defeat for the Titans.

Prior to that, Mumbai had recovered well from the top order crash to post the total that would keep it in the game. From 74 goals in 7.3 rounds, it dropped to 119 four-goal goals before Tim David’s 21-ball 44 (2×4, 4×6) brought a respectable total.

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Before the crash, there were some lovely plays, especially by Rohit Sharma (43, 28b, 5×4, 2×6). In the second half of the round, he hit Alzarri Joseph over the supplemental cover for a four and flung him above the middle wicket for a six.

The Rohit performance was in progress, but Rashid Khan ended it, leaving him stranded. The leg-spinner’s appeal was rejected by the referee, but he wasted no time considering it. The Mumbai captain’s reverse sweep effort proved dangerous.

His opening partner Ishan Kishan (45, 29b, 5X4, 1×6) replaced Rohit when he switched gears. But he witnessed Suryakumar Yadav catching Rashid’s ball in the match between Pradeep Sangwan.
Kishan also fell in the back section after being caught by Rashid in the middle of the field behind a slower ball from Joseph.