New Delhi: Nitish Rana and Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya produces match winning performance to pull off sensational four-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday.
Youngster Nitish Rana fired 29 balls 50 to keep Mumbai in hunt when wickets around him kept falling. He received a good partner in Hardik Pandya who seized victory for the Mumbai based franchise with blazing knock of 29 in 11 deliveries.
For the visitors, Manish Pandey’ swashbuckling innings of 81 in 47 balls guided Knight Riders to 178, which was quiet defendable total.
Talking to ABP News, former explosive Indian batsman and current Kings XI Punjab manager, Virender Sehwag Blamed Kolkata Knight Riders’ skipper Gautam Gambhir for his poor decisions on field during the crucial encounter.
“Gambhir faltered a bit on captaincy, he should have finished Ankit Rajpoot’s quota when he was bowling well. Keeping him for the death over was not a good idea.”