Off-Spinner Coming to Bowl Last Over Was "Mouth-Watering", Says Hardik Pandya
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|| Indian Correspondent ||
Mumbai Indians’ all-rounder Hardik Pandya has said that it was “mouth-watering” to get off-spinner Krishnappa Gowtham in the final over in their IPL match against Kings XI Punjab where he and his batting partner Kieron Pollard smashed him for 25 runs.
Pollard smacked an unbeaten 47 where he hit three sixes while Hardik smashed 30 not out which helped Mumbai to post a huge total of 191 for 4 in 20 overs. The duo added 67 runs from just 23 balls and Mumbai won the game by 48 runs.
"It was very intense, it was more like mouth watering that an off-spinner bowling the 20th over. Me and Pollard, whoever misses has to stand at the non-striker''s end and just watch, and that was me today. I missed two balls but Pollard made up most of it," he said.
The 26-year-old all-rounder said that he has always enjoyed batting with Pollard.
"The number of times Pollard and I have done this is fantastic and I've always enjoyed it. When we went, it was a clear message for me that I should go hard and look to get some big runs at the end and get to a total that KXIP find difficult,” he added.
"We didn't aim for 191, but we were lucky enough that the big man (Pollard) had done it again. It is the belief we all in MI have, everyone in MI set-up has done some wonder. This is something happening often, again and again. That is fascinating," said Hardik Pandya who has been playing for Mumbai Indians for six years.
Mumbai Indians will next take on Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday (October 4) at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
