Mumbai Indians suffered a 36-run defeat against Gujarat.
In the 9th match of IPL 2025, Gujarat Titans defeated Mumbai Indians by 36 runs. Gujarat batted first in this match and gave MI a target of 197 runs. In response, Mumbai’s team could score only 160 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. This is Mumbai’s second consecutive defeat this season.
During the match, there was a heated exchange between Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya and Gujarat bowler Sai Kishore, which is making headlines. Meanwhile, after the match, Sai Kishore has made a big statement about his clash with Hardik Pandya.
Sai Kishore said this
Speaking to broadcasters after the match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians, Sai Kishore said,
He is a good friend of mine. That is how it should be on the field. There is always an opponent on the field, but we don’t take things personally. We are good competitors and I think the match should be like that.
Let us tell you, Hardik could not score any runs on the first two balls of the 15th over bowled by Sai Kishore. Then Hardik hit a four on the third ball. Then Sai Kishore trapped Hardik on the next ball. The Mumbai captain wanted to play a big shot, but only managed to defend the ball. After this ball, Sai Kishore and Hardik started staring at each other. During this, Hardik once even gestured something towards Sai Kishore with his hand.
This was the performance of Hardik Pandya against Gujarat
Hardik Pandya bowled brilliantly against Gujarat Titans. He took two wickets for 29 runs in 4 overs. Hardik could not contribute much to the team in batting. He could score only 11 runs in 17 balls.
