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Hardik Pandya, who replaced Rohit Sharma as the skipper of the Mumbai Indians, has been in controversy. The hitman, who served as the captain of the franchise for 10 years, was replaced at the very end under unfortunate circumstances. MI fans were unhappy with the decision and were seen burning flags of the franchise for the same before the 2024 season started.
Mumbai Indians lost their first match against the Gujarat Titans, led by youngster Shubhman Gill. Mumbai were decent with the ball and restricted the deep batting order of Gujarat to 168/6 in the first innings. Bumhrah did the magic with the ball again, taking three wickets and conceding just 14 runs.
Unfortunately Mumbai Indian’s star opener Ishan Kishan was sent back to the pavilion for a duck. Although, Rohit Sharma’s (43) and Dewald Brewis (46) contributions, along with Tilak Verma’s (25) speedy knock, kept MI in the game. Unfortunately, the Titans changed the course of the game and claimed a thrilling victory by just six runs.
Mumbai will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in their second game, led by World Cup champion Pat Cummins, who was also sold as the most expensive player this season. However, looking at the stats, Mumbai has won four out of the last five face-offs against SRH, which will give Pandya a bit of confidence to make a comeback as a skipper in the second game as well. MI fans are also eager to see Suryakumar Yadav back in action.
