Xtra Time Web Desk : Mumbai Indians on Thursday sealed a 5 wicket win over four time champions Chennai Super Kings to officially knock them out of the Indian Premier League 2022 playoffs race.
The five time champions put up a brilliant show with the ball in hand as Daniel Sams bowled a fiery spell to pick three wickets in his four overs for, giving just 16 runs to bowl out the MS Dhoni led side for just a total of 97.
Coming on to chase 98, Rohit Sharma’s side despite losing quick wickets up front at the start of the innings, chased down the total based on the bat of Tilak Varma who played a match winning knock of 34* on the day.
And in the post match presentation ceremony, lauding his team, Rohit Sharma said, “Looking at how the pitch was playing and to lose wickets upfront, there were tense moments in the middle. It was just about keeping calm and getting the job done. We were a little calm and got the job done in the end. We have played a lot of cricket here. We’ve had pitches like this. It’s nice to get bowlers into the game as well at times. It’s been batting-friendly all over, it was good to see bounce and swing from both sides which was good to watch. We are keeping one eye (on the future), we want to win games and at the same time we try out certain players. There are options that we still want to try. He (Tilak) has been brilliant, playing for the first year, having such a calm head is never easy. I feel he’s going to be an all-format player for India pretty soon. He’s got the technique and temperament. And there’s hunger as well. (On Bumrah) He knows what he needs to do and what the team expects him to do. He understands, magnificent spell upfront. (On Pollard) He’s been a stalwart, he came out and said that he’s okay with that.”