(Cricket news) The Mumbai Indians (MI) picked up their third win of the TATA IPL 2024 in their seventh game by defeating the Punjab Kings (PBKS) by nine runs at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mohali on Thursday. ]
Mumbai scored 192 runs in the first innings, with Punjab falling short after being bowled out at 183 runs with five balls remaining. Suryakumar Yadav (78 runs) spoke exclusively on JioCinema’s Match Centre Live about the comparisons of Punjab’s Ashutosh Sharma with him and what the win meant for them.
“I am extremely happy we won this game because of how important it was for both teams. Whoever won would progress one step further but bringing back our momentum into the tournament was important.”
On Ashutosh Sharma being compared with him, Yadav said – “He’s not mini-Surya, I think he made a fantastic display of his skill and in that moment, I think if you bat like this, he almost won his team the match. I also have the mindset to come and bat and be a game-changer for the team, that’s what he tried today. I had a lot of fun watching him bat. I can’t say I wanted him to win the game for them, but the way he was batting, I really enjoyed watching it.
I was relieved when Punjab’s score was 14/4, I started to relax. As the game went forward, their lower order batted really well… When he played his first knock against the Gujarat Titans, it was the first time I messaged him, Shashank Singh and Ashutosh both, there they had won the match from a similar situation… I speak to both of them regularly. I have seen their mindset and work ethic, which is brilliant. I hope both of them keep playing like this and not change their game.”
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