A starving At the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday night, Rohit Sharma bravely fought off the disciplined attack of the Chennai Super Kings. However, due to a lack of support from the middle order, the former captain of the Mumbai Indians watched his century go in vain as the hosts lost by 20 runs in the exciting IPL 2024 match. Against Chennai, Rohit struck an undefeated 105 off 63 balls, his second IPL century and seventh in his storied T20 career. But although Rohit remained unbeaten in a chase, this was the first time in eighteen that he could not lead his team to victory. After the match concluded in favor of, former Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni made a king-sized gesture to console the heartbroken open.
Given the conditions at Wankhede, when dew sets in during the second innings and allows hitters to flourish with powerful strikes, captain Hardik Pandya acknowledged that 207 was a manageable total for the Mumbai Indians. The host squad earlier this month watched 439 runs being gathered in the encounter between MI and Delhi Caps at Wankhede. Prior to that, the team pursued 197 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru with 27 balls remaining.
Mumbai started the day on a positive note on Sunday, scoring 70 runs in the first seven overs. However, in the same over, Matheesha Pathirana dismissed Ishan Kishan with his first delivery and removed Suryakumar Yadav for a duck. Mumbai immediately caught up to the asking rate thanks to rapid innings revivals from Rohit and Tilak, but ‘Baby Malinga,’ as CSK refers to him, struck once again to remove the latter. Tim David and Hardik were also unable to have an impact in the back end.
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After reaching his second IPL century in 61 balls, Rohit persisted in his lone battle, but MI was only able to muster 186 for six in 20 overs.
Dhoni approached Rohit as soon as the game was over, gave him a stroke on the back, and an embrace to cheer him up. On social media, the photo captured that exact moment became viral right away.
Pathirana, who finished with four for twenty-eight, was described by Hardik as the difference between the two teams.
“The difference was Pathirana. With their strategy and plans, they were astute. After MI lost their fourth game in the IPL 2024, he commented, “They got the hang of it, there’s a man behind the stumps (Dhoni) who tells them what’s working, that helps.”
