Srinagar: Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has continued his tirade against Mumbai Indiand skipper Hardik Pandya as MI lost to Lucknoe Super Giants in the IPL 2024 match on Wednesday.
Hardik Pandya’s bad form with the bat continued as he was dismissed for a golden duck in the sixth over by Naveen-ul-Haq. However, while bowling the skipper picked up two wickets in his four-over spell and gave away 26 runs at an economy rate of 6.50.
Pathan took to his official X account and compared MI’s performance from last season and said that in IPL 2023 even without Jasprit Bumrah they qualified for the playoffs.
“The team mumbai Indians that qualified last year didn’t had Jasprit Bumrah but this season they had his services. Still they are in this situation. Purely because the team wasn’t managed well on the ground. Too many mistakes by their captain Hardik Pandya. It’s the truth,” Pathan wrote on X.
Earlier LSG won the toss and opted to field first. Mumbai Indians could not get going from the start, and posted just 144/7 in their 20 overs.
In the run-chase of 145 runs, LSG also faced a hard challenge from MI bowlers and lost wickets at regular intervals. Stoinis’ knock of 62 in 45 balls, with seven fours and two sixes proved to be just enough to take LSG to a four-wicket win with four balls and four wickets left.