Khiladi is returning to “batsmanship’ again: after MI’s win, Hardik Pandya’s statement went viral.

Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Mumbai Indians (Mi) came face to face in the 50th match of 2025. The match was played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, but despite being a home ground, Rajasthan’s team failed. After losing the toss, Mumbai Indians came out to bat first and lost a huge score of 217 runs in 20 overs, losing just 2 wickets. All batsmen made useful contribution from Mumbai, in which Ryan Ricelton scored the highest 61 runs. Chasing the target, the Rajasthan team never appeared in the match and was reduced to 117 runs in 16.1 overs. Due to a strong performance in bowling, Mumbai Indians won the match by a big margin of 100 runs.

Reaction to batting

After winning the match by 100 runs, Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya praised the team’s batting and said that the manner in which the team batted was commendable. He admitted that he might have added 15 runs, but overall the batsmen performed excellent.

Referring to talks with Suryakumar Yadav

Pandya said that during a conversation with Suryakumar Yadav, both of them agreed that they should play “cricketing shots”, meaning they should not be risky but wisely put shots in the gap. He said, “The real benefit of shots is only when you play them in the right direction.”

Rohit Sharma’s batting appreciated

He particularly appreciated the batting of Rohit Sharma and Ryan Parag. Pandya said that Ryan maintained intention and sent balls to the targeted areas, which was quite spectacular.

It is important to play according to the situation

Pandya believes that it is not necessary who is getting a chance, but it matters what the team needs at that time. He said that now players are returning to “batsmanship” again, meaning playing in the gap, running fast and batting wisely.

Trust on bowling unit

Regarding bowling, Pandya said that the team has a bowler full of experience and capacity, so that he does not need to worry in any situation. All players understand their roles well.

Simplicity and discipline is the key to victory

In the end, Hardik said that the team is currently playing plain and disciplined cricket, and this formula is working for him. “We want to be humble, want to be in discipline and focus on our performance.”

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