Mumbai Indians lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore by 18 runs in a thrilling match of IPL 2024 at the Wankhede Stadium. After the third defeat of this season, captain Hardik Pandya energized the players in the dressing room.
In a viral video on MI’s official There is no such thing as defeat. “We can go into rooms and think about mistakes, which is difficult,” he stressed. But the only options are to win or learn.
Batting first, RCB scored 240 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. Phil Salt scored 78 runs in 36 balls, Virat Kohli scored 50 runs and Rajat Patidar scored 53 runs and played half-century innings. Tim David finally added 34 not out off 16 balls.
Chasing the target of 241 runs, MI was reduced to 222/5. Rohit Sharma returned from injury on 19 runs in 13 balls, Ryan Rickelton scored 37 runs, Suryakumar Yadav scored 33 runs. Hardik gave 40 runs but was out at a high run rate. Sherfane Rutherford scored 71* runs in 31 balls with the help of 9 sixes, but still did not win.
Next match on Thursday against Punjab Kings. This message from Hardik can prove to take MI to new heights. Mumbai team is desperate to make a comeback after learning from the defeat.
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