Michael Roberts
Amidst the hot news in Australia relating to the knife-wielding nutcase and his killings at Bondi in Sydney, I watched snatches of the web-reportage on the match between the Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Superkings (CSK) in the IPL tournament. The latter event was high-scoring, topsy-turvy, turbulent and fascinating. In point-form let me highlight some remarkable performances.
A: Batting first CSK amassed a reasonable total even though Daryll Mitchell’s faltering innings at the end slowed them down till he was dismissed in the last over …And then …..
B: Mahendra Singh Dhoni walked in to face the last few balls. Though the match was at Wankhade Stadium in Mumbai, this Indian Maharaja was not deterred; he smacked three huge sixers in the four balls he faced. All hailed His Majesty Dhoni.
C: Undeterred, Rohit Sharma (the former captain of the Mumbai team) unfolded a majestic innings of 103 runs in 68 balls to lead their run-chase.
D: But the Mumbai teams problems were at the other end: some batsmen, including captain Hardik Pandya, struggled. Their chief tormentor was one Matheesha Pathirana who had been inserted into the Chennai team as the super-sub. Aided by some good catching as well as hs own toe-crushers, Pathirana ended up with these figures:
| 4 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
…………… Figures that outdid every bowler in the match and earned him due reward as PLAYER OF THE MATCH.
NOTE
- https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/mi-vs-csk-ipl-2024-pathirana-the-point-of-difference-against-malinga-s-mumbai-1429281
- https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/mumbai-indians-vs-chennai-super-kings-29th-match-1426267/full-scorecard
- https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2024-mi-vs-csk-hardik-pandya-sixes-ms-dhoni-sunil-gavaskar-angry-comments-2527166-2024-04-14
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