Recently, in the high scoring match played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024, the dominance of the batsmen was seen. The two teams faced each other in the eighth game of the tournament at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday, March 27. Batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored a record 277 runs. Hyderabad’s top order batsmen batted stormily in this match.
19-year-old young African fast bowler Kwena Maphaka, who was making his IPL debut in this match, bowled four overs and gave 66 runs. While bowling, Hardik Pandya took one wicket for 46 runs in this match. Jasprit Bumrah gave 36 runs in this match, while Gerald Coetzee gave 57 runs in his four over spell.
However, given the poor bowling performance, MI’s star batsman Tim David was seen defending the bowling plan that MI had made for its opposition. David praised Jasprit Bumrah and said that whenever and wherever Bumrah bowls, he proves to be very effective for MI.
Tim David defends Mumbai Indians’ bowling plan
Tim David was quoted as saying by India Today, “Obviously the plan is made as to who is going to bowl the first over. I think wherever Booms (Bumrah) bowls, he will make a big impact for us. So there is a lot of confidence in where he wants to bowl. And I think we’ve seen that in two games.”
Mumbai Indians suffered two consecutive defeats as they lost the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 31 runs. The Hardik Pandya-led side, placed ninth with zero points, will be keen to improve and perform better in their upcoming fixtures. Five-time champions Mumbai Indians will now face Rajasthan Royals next. This match will be played on April 1 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.