Former India batter Virender Sehwag was left upset by Hardik Pandya’s resolution to proceed with Deepak Chahar for two extra overs after the bowler had confronted discomfort bowling his first because of a hamstring challenge which led to strapping his leg through the match in opposition to Punjab Kings. Sehwag mentioned that if Pandya had introduced himself or Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the 2 overs as a substitute of Chahar, Punjab may have been saved underneath stress.
“I mentioned this within the commentary field additionally that when Deepak Chahar had an issue together with his hamstring, he made him bowl 2 overs. He had bowled a maiden in his first over however then conceded 28 runs from the subsequent two overs. It was right here the place the match shifted in favour of Punjab. If he had given the ball to Bumrah or himself (Hardik) or Ashwani Kumar at the moment, they wouldn’t have conceded the 17 runs that went in that over. It could put the stress on Punjab. As a captain he (Hardik) upset me together with his bowling adjustments,” Sehwag mentioned on Star Sports activities after the MI vs PBKS match.
Mumbai let go of a golden likelihood to safe a spot in Qualifier 1 once they misplaced to Punjab Kings by 7 wickets and they’re going to now face off with both Royal Challengers Bengaluru or Gujarat Titans within the Eliminator, relying on RCB’s consequence within the LSG match on Tuesday.
#VirenderSehwag was clearly upset with Hardik’s bowling adjustments!
A tricky evening for #MI, and now only one shot left on the IPL ultimate 👉 Qualifier 2, however who stands of their approach?🤯
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— Star Sports activities (@StarSportsIndia) Might 27, 2025
Requested to bat first, MI scored 184 for seven and PBKS accomplished the chase of 185 with 9 balls to spare. Priyansh Arya (62 off 35 balls) and Josh Inglis (73 off 42) struck glowing half-centuries to steer Punjab Kings’ chase.
Earlier, Suryakumar Yadav top-scored for MI with 57 off 39 balls whereas there have been two wickets apiece for Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh and Vijaykumar Vyshak, who was, nonetheless, smashed for 23 runs in his ultimate over by Suryakumar and Naman Dhir.