Wankhede Stadium, April 7: IPL 2025 mein Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ne Mumbai Indians (MI) ko 12-run se hara diya. Jasprit Bumrah ki dhamakedaar comeback aur Tilak Varma ke shandar shots bhi MI ki haar ko nahi rok paaye. Lekin sabse zyada charcha mein rahe Rohit Sharma, jinka wicket ek baar phir left-arm pacer le gaya – is baar Yash Dayal.
Rohit ne shuruaat toh zabardast ki thi – 9 balls mein 17 runs, jisme do chaukke aur ek chakka bhi tha. Par ek late inswinger pe wo clean bowled ho gaye. Lekin MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene ne Rohit ka khula support kiya hai.
“Right-handed batsmen ke liye left-armers ka angle naturally tricky hota hai. Chaminda Vaas, Wasim Akram – ye sabhi aise dismissals karte aaye hain. Rohit practice mein laga hua hai, aur woh ek experienced player hai,” Jayawardene ne post-match press conference mein kaha.
Stumps go flying ✈️ Yash Dayal and #RCB are in celebratory mode 🥳 #MI 34/1 after 3 overs.
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Jayawardene ne Dayal ke delivery ko bhi credit diya, aur bola ki Rohit ne shuruaat mein acche shots kheliye the.
“[Dayal] ne ek zabardast ball daala – late swing aur full length. Rohit us ball ko nahi read kar paaya. Kabhi kabhi bowler ko bhi credit dena chahiye. Main is dismissal pe zyada analysis nahi karunga, Rohit is par kaam kar raha hai,” unhone add kiya.
Powerplay Ban Gaya MI Ke Liye Dard-e-Sar
MI ki sirf batting nahi, unki bowling bhi powerplay mein struggle kar rahi hai. Jayawardene ne is issue ko open karte hue kaha:
“Powerplay humare liye badi concern hai – batting aur bowling dono mein. Aaj ek early wicket mila, lekin uske baad RCB ne counter-attack kiya aur hum react nahi kar paaye. 6th over mein bahut runs gaye jo hume hurt kar gaye,” Mahela ne bola.
Batting ki baat karte hue, coach ne kaha ki early wickets se momentum chala gaya:
“Humne achhi shuruaat ki, lekin do wickets girte hi hume consolidate karna pada aur momentum chala gaya. 10 overs tak hum match mein hi nahi dikh rahe the. IPL mein margins bahut chhote hote hain aur hum abhi tak apna best nahi de pa rahe,” unhone explain kiya.
Ab MI points table pe 8th position pe hai, sirf ek jeet aur chaar haar ke saath. Agla match inka Delhi Capitals ke khilaf hai – jo filhaal form mein hai – April 13 ko.
