IPL 2025 ke ek dhamakedar encounter mein Mumbai Indians ne ek aisa move kiya jo aaj tak fans bhool nahi pa rahe. Tilak Varma, jo already set ho chuke the 25 runs off 23 balls pe, unhe achanak se retired out kar diya gaya – aur unki jagah li Mitchell Santner ne. Baat ho rahi hai Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants ke match ki, jahan MI ko 7 balls pe 24 runs chahiye the.
Lekin plan flop ho gaya. Avesh Khan ne last over mein sirf 2 runs diye aur MI ko 12-run se harana pada. Fans aur experts dono hairaan the – kyunki Tilak already pitch pe set the, aur Santner jaise lower-order batter ko bhejna ek gamble lag raha tha.
“Retiring Tilak for Santner was a mistake in my opinion. Is Santner a better hitter than Tilak? If it was for Pollard or some other accomplished hitter I would have understood. But don’t agree with this. Come on @mipaltan,” – Harbhajan Singh ne X (Twitter) par likha.
“Tilak Verma retired out for Santner??? Make me make sense!!! Hardik struggled vs GT never was retired out! Why Tilak then?” – Hanuma Vihari ne bhi tweet kar ke apna gussa dikhaya.
Match mein Mumbai Indians ne 203 ka target chase karne ki koshish ki. Suryakumar Yadav ne ek zabardast 43-ball 67 banaya, jis mein 9 boundaries aur ek chhakka shamil tha. Lekin unki innings bhi jeet nahi dilwa saki. MI sirf 191/5 tak hi pahuch payi.
LSG ki taraf se Mitchell Marsh (60 off 31) aur Aiden Markram (53 off 38) ne shandaar partnerships banayi. Bowling mein Hardik Pandya ne pehli baar T20 cricket mein 5 wickets liye – 5/36. Lekin unki performance bhi match nahi bacha saki.
Ek aur badi khabar ye rahi ki Rohit Sharma, jo pehle MI ke captain the, is match mein nahi khele. Practice session ke dauraan ghutne pe chot lagne ke baad unhe bench pe hi rehna pada.
Ab sawaal ye uthta hai: kya MI ka ye decision unki jeet mein rukawat bana? Kya Tilak ko retire karna sahi move tha? Ya bas ek aur tactical blunder?
