Hardik sends the ball into Ishan's hands, but MI win by 4 wickets

Not the finish Mumbai Indians (MI) were hoping for, especially at the Wankhede Stadium. Skipper Hardik Pandya went on his usual form, smashing 21 runs off 9 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). However, with just 1 run needed off 16 balls, the captain sent the ball flying — straight into the hands of Ishan Kishan at deep midwicket. In the same over, Naman Dhir, who had just come to the crease, faced two balls before departing LBW on the 3rd.

SRH's Eshan Malinga gave away only 1 run while taking two wickets in that over, which commentator Harsha Bhogle called a "bizarre over," as MI stalled to get that 1 run. Despite the drama, MI secured the winning run as Tilak Varma struck a four in the next over, sealing a 4-wicket victory in 18.1 overs. 

After this game, MI sit on the 7th spot with 6 points to their name having 3 wins and 4 losses in 7 games while SRH have gone down to the 9th place with 4 points with just 2 wins and 5 defeats from 7 games as well.

Fans react to MI's win over SRH

Fans of MI showed their support for the team on X (formerly known as Twitter). Many also shared how MI owner Nita Ambani met Ishan Kishan after the game.

One said, "Ishan Kishan was everyone's favorite in Mumbai Indians."

Ishan Kishan was everyone's fav in Mumbai Indians. pic.twitter.com/aUXKLWiXfB

— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) April 17, 2025

Another wrote, "They let the big dawgs Mumbai Indians back in it slowly, with my GOAT Bumrah starting to show form. Scary hours."

They let the big dawgs Mumbai Indians back in it with slowly with my Goat Bumrah starting to show form. Scary Hours 🤫 pic.twitter.com/0f1BpzHIJh

— 🦞 _Tired ⚽️/🏏fan & Malvani Misal Pav Enthusiast (@United_PMC) April 17, 2025

One commented, "Mumbai Indians are back with that winning spirit."

Mumbai Indians are back with that winning spirit.

— Shashi kumar K R (@shashikumarkr25) April 17, 2025

Another added, "Mumbai Indians are going to qualify for the play-offs."

Mumbai Indians are going to qualify for the play-offs

— 𝑺𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒉 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒉 (@SaurabhScoop) April 17, 2025

Teams

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami, Eshan Malinga
Impact Subs: Abhinav Manohar, Jaydev Unadkat, Sachin Baby, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton(w), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Karn Sharma
Impact Subs: Rohit Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz

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