Mumbai posted a daunting 195 run on the board riding high on Rohit's whirlwind 80, a quick fire 47 from Suryakumar Yadav and a brief but valuable cameo by their power hitter Hardik Pandya. However, more than Pandya's exploits at the crease, it was his dismissal which caught the attention of most.
Pandya got himself out in the most bizarre fashion by getting hit wicket off the bowling of seamer Andre Russell. It was Pandya's first dismissal in such a manner in his 68-match long IPL career so far.
Pandya who started off in his signature fashion by tonking a six and two boundaries to race to 18 off just 13 deliveries, went too far back in his crease to play a shot behind square of the wicket on the off side. As he was trying to execute the shot, the toe end of his willow clipped the bails and an amused Pandya could see himself getting hit wicket.
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Pandya took the rare dismissal in his stride and was seen walking back to the pavilion with a smile on his face.
The rare dismissal of Pandya sparked off a meme-fest on social media with fans poking fun by connecting the dismissal to the hit wickets which had happened in the past.
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The seam all-rounder made amends for his short stint at the crease with the bat by taking three important catches when MI took to the field to defend 195-run total. Pandya who is considered one of the best outfield fielders took the catches of Nitish Rana, Nikhil Naik and Pat Cummins as Mumbai Indians went onto clinch a resounding 49-run win over KKR.