Mumbai Indians spent large bucks – INR 8 crore – to rope in Jofra Archer on the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 auctions. Had he been part of the squad this yr, the crew might have performed wonders within the season. But sadly, the English fast will likely be accessible from subsequent season and until then, the five-time champions are left with no possibility aside from to hit and attempt to discover the much-needed stability of their bowling division.
MI bowlers have been discovering it troublesome to provide impactful performances within the ongoing event. The greatest setback was the over from Daniel Sams towards Kolkata Knight Riders during which Pat Cummins smoked 35 runs to win the sport with 24 balls to spare.
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Expressing his concern over MI’s struggling bowling assault, former India opener Virender Sehwag mentioned MI are skinny on high quality bowling choices and therefore, they should again their assets.
“They can play [Riley] Meredith, he has the potential. Even Mills has the potential but it’s important to see how long you can stick to a player when he gets smashed. If you can give 5-6 games to a batter then you should also give the bowler a chance to make a comeback. You can divide the teams and play a bowler only against some particular teams,” Sehwag advised Cricbuzz.
The former India opener additional opined that Mumbai Indians ought to depend on their skilled gamers, citing the instance of Chennai Super Kings who pulled off a terrific in towards Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday evening.
“Generally, in pressure situations, experience matters and that is exactly what Chennai’s ‘Daddy Army’ did in their title-winning seasons,” Sehwag added.
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The MI bowling assault on Wednesday was as soon as once more dominated by the opposition as Punjab Kings batter in Pune. Fine fifties by Shikhar Dhawan (70 off 50) and Mayank Agarwal (52 off 32) helped Punjab Kings put up 198/5.
Apart from Shikhar and Mayank’s good hitting on the high, Jitesh Sharma (30 off 15) and Shahrukh Khan (15 off 6) gave a late flourish to Punjab’s innings at decrease down the order, after being invited to bat first.
Basil Thampi (2/47), Jasprit Bumrah (1/28), Murugan Ashwin (1/34), and Jaydev Unadkat (1/44) had been the wicket-takers for Mumbai Indians.
(With Agency Inputs)
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