IPL 2017: Rising Pune Supergiant vs Mumbai Indians, 5 Talking Points

#3 Hardik Pandya’s game-changing cameo and another expensive Dinda spell

Pandya hit a quick-fire 35 to help Mumbai to a respectable total

At the end of the penultimate over of Mumbai Indians’ innings, the score read 154/7 and the Mumbai Indians captain would have been a worried man. MI had lost Pollard to a stunning catch from Mayank Agarwal early in the over, just when he looked set and ready to take toll of the last couple of overs.

Smith had one over each of Zampa’s leg spin and Bhatia’s deceptive medium pace, but went for Dinda’s pace. In the next six deliveries, the move spectacularly backfired as Hardik Pandya changed the game altogether. If Dinda’s reputation of leaking runs in limited overs games was not already known to Smith, this over of 30 runs – the most expensive ever final over of an IPL innings – would have driven home the point.

The six deliveries yielded four sixes and a four as Mumbai cruised to 184.