Mumbai Indians remain at the last spot of the IPL 2022 points table as the team lost their fifth match in a row on Wednesday. The team lost to Punjab Kings in Pune and lost by 12 runs chasing a total target of 199 runs. No one else can be blamed other than him for making unnecessary errors throughout the match, when he was well positioned in the hunt to win the game.
From Tilak Verma throwing his wicket away to a mix-up between Suryakumar Yadav and Kieron Pollard, nothing went Mumbai’s way. Pollard’s wicket changed the game for MI as the team needed 48 runs from the last four overs to win the match.
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Strange run out in the 17th over of the innings. Pollard blows the first ball of the over to long on and settles for a single. But Odeon Smith threw the ball the wrong way and Suryakumar got the chance to steal the second run. On the first run, Pollard looked at his teammate, who answered the call. While both the batsmen went for the second run, they could not match Smith’s bullet throw and Pollard was a mile away.
Both Surya and Pollard were upset after the run out.
However, the Caribbean player made sure not to let his teammate down midway. When Surya was sitting on his hump regretting his call after the run out, Pollard went and hugged him. While MI fans were equally disappointed by the run-out, they were in awe of the bonding between the two players.
It was actually a completely suicidal move on his part. Pollard and Suryakumar are two famous match winners from Mumbai. They could have easily won the game with their ability to hit the ball out of the park at the most crucial moment. Pollard’s wicket turned the game upside down. Despite the fact that MI needed 12 runs per over, they lost the struggle.
Mumbai Indians will next face Lucknow Super Giants on 16 April. Fans expect the five-time champion to return with a resounding victory. This is not the first time that Mumbai has faced a poor start in the cash-rich league. In 2015, the team lost four consecutive matches before winning eight of their next 10 matches. In that season, they finished fourth in the points table and later lifted the trophy.
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