‘Rare incident’: England left-winger shocked by crowd booing Hardik Pandya in IPL 2024

Former England cricket team batsman Hardik Pandya was booed by the crowd in Ahmedabad during the IPL 2024 match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans on Sunday Kevin Pietersen was shocked. Hardik was playing at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad for the first time since completing his blockbuster deal from Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians and he received a warm welcome from the local crowd. In his comments, Pietersen acknowledged the boos from the crowd and said Indian cricketers rarely get booed at home.

“I have never seen any Indian player being booed the way Hardik Pandya was booed here in Ahmedabad. It is rare,” Peterson said in his commentary.

The brilliant death bowling of Gujarat Titans (GT), especially pacers Umesh Yadav and Spencer Johnson, helped the team to win the match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad Beat Mumbai Indians (MI) by six runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match. Sunday.

MI started their Hardik Pandya captaincy era with a loss.

Chasing 169, Mumbai Indians got off to a bad start with Ishan Kishan giving the edge to wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, who fell short of Azmatullah Azmatullah Omarzai was dismissed for a four-ball duck. MI are 0/1 in 0.4 overs.

Rohit Sharma later formed a brief partnership with young batsman Naman Dhir, a 24-year-old batsman with 4 T20 innings experience of. Rohit smashed Umesh Yadav for two while Naman smashed Omarzai for three and a six guard.

However, Umarzai had the last laugh as he trapped Naman at leg in front of the wicket and made 20 off 10 balls with three fours and a six. MI’s score in three overs is 30/2. However, Rohit was unfazed and continued to punish Umesh with fours and sixes.

Dewald Brevis was the next player to take the field. Rohit helped MI reach 50 runs in 5.4 overs on the back of a brilliant performance from Rashid Khan.

Australian pacer Spencer Johnson hit a costly knock at the end of the first half of the innings, with Rohit hitting two fours and Brevis hitting a six. At the end of 10 overs, MI were 88/2 with Rohit (40*) and Brevis (26*) remaining unbeaten.

Brevis hit Mohit Sharma for four to help MI reach the 100-run mark in 11.1 overs.

A 77-run partnership for the third wicket was ended by Sai Kishore, who trapped Rohit for 43 in front of the wicket with 7 fours and a six in 29 balls point. In 12.1 overs, MI was 107/3.

At the end of 15 overs, MI were 126/3 with Brevis (46*) and Tilak Varma (15*) remaining unbeaten.

Mohit turned things around for GT, getting dismissed for 11 off 10 balls after Tim David was caught by David Miller. MI were 142/5 in the 18th over, needing 27 runs off the last 12 balls.

In the next over, Spencer conceded six first balls but the next ball went to Tilak and was caught by Abhinav Manohar for a loss of 19 25 balls. MI was 148/6, needing 21 off 10 balls.

Hardik Pandya and Gerald Coetzee were the newly minted duo who led the team into the final round with 19 points while Gerald Spencer was bowled out for one on the last ball of the over. MI was 150/7 in 19 overs.

Shams Mulani was the next player to take the field. Hardik started the next over with a six and a four. However, he was dismissed by Umesh for 11 runs off 4 balls and was caught by Tewatiya. MI were 160/8, needing 9 runs from three balls. Umesh took a hat-trick and the next ball came to Piyush Chawla. MI’s odds are 160/9, requiring 9 runs from two goals.

MI ended their innings at 162/9 in 20 overs, losing by six runs.

Spencer (2/25), Mohit (2/32), Umarzai (2/27) and Umesh (2/31) are the top bowlers for GT.

(with ANI input)