Mumbai Indians’ decision to not send Ishan Kishan, who was striking the ball hard and clean, to bat in the Super Over surprised many but th...
Mumbai Indians’ decision to not send Ishan Kishan, who was striking the ball hard and clean, to bat in the Super Over surprised many but their head coach Mahela Jayawardane defended the tactic saying they had faith in their experienced players to do the job.
It was wicket-keeper batsman Ishan Kishan, who with his blistering knock of 99 runs brought Mumbai Indians back in a stiff 202-run chase along with Kieron Pollard (60).
However, the match had to be decided via Super Over, where the defending champions opted to send Hardik Pandya with Pollard ahead of Kishan.
The strategy backfired as all they could manage was only seven runs off Navdeep Saini and lost the match to Royal Challengers Bangalore.
As surprising as it was not to see Kishan getting another go, MI skipper Rohit explained the reason behind holding the batsman back.
“He (Kishan) was drained out and was not comfortable. We thought we could send him but he was not feeling fresh. I mean seven runs you need to have luck on your side, we had to get wickets but there was also an unfortunate boundary. There are a lot of positives to take away from this game,” Rohit said after the match.
In the post-match press conference, MI head...
