India captain Rohit Sharma and vice-captain Hardik Pandya failed with the bat in MI’s IPL 2024 match in opposition to LSG, hours after the T20 World Cup squad was introduced. On his thirty seventh birthday, Rohit fell for simply 5 whereas Mi captain Hardik fell for a first-ball duck because the guests’ top-order was blown away after KL Rahul received the toss and Lucknow opted to discipline on the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium on Tuesday, April 30.
Rohit Sharma, who received off the mark with a flowery scoop over the wicketkeeper’s head, fell within the 2nd over. He hit one straight into the fingers of Marcus Stoinis, who was fielding at brief cowl. However, Hardik’s poor run continued because the all-rounder fell for 0, failing to take care of one which slanted in and held its line from Afghanistan quick bowler Naveen-ul-Haq.
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Including to the woes, World No. 1 T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav was additionally dismissed within the powerplay for a 6-ball 10 by Marcus Stoinis. MI slipped to 27 for two within the powerplay, registering their lowest rating within the first 6 overs in IPL 2024.
Whereas Rohit Sharma suffered a uncommon failure, the type of Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav comes as a trigger for concern within the lead-up to the T20 World Cup.
Rohit Sharma has scored 315 runs in 10 matches, averaging 35. The previous MI captain has been putting at 158.29. Hardik Pandya has managed simply 197 runs in 10 matches with a greatest effort of simply 46 with the bat.
Suryakumar Yadav, who missed the primary 3 matches of the IPL 2024 marketing campaign as a consequence of an damage, has managed simply 176 runs. Two of these scores have been fifty-plus — that means the star batter has struggled for consistency within the ongoing season. Suryakumar has averaged simply 25.14 within the season.
MI are in determined want of a victory on Tuesday as they’re sitting ninth within the 10-team factors desk with simply 3 wins out of their first 9 matches in IPL 2024.
Indian cricket group followers would need MI gamers to seek out consistency. As many as 4 gamers from the MI squad – Rohit, Hardik, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah, have been picked in the 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup.
