After their IPL 2025 match on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on April 23, Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya and SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) batter Abhinav Manohar had a conversation within the dressing room about Pandya’s bats. In a video posted by the Mumbai Indians’ official account on X, the India all-rounder will be seen gifting one in every of his bats to Manohar after testing a few them.
Manohar played a resilient innings of 42 against Mumbai Indians and formed a vital 99-run partnership with Heinrich Klaasen to rescue the hosts from a top-order collapse. Despite his efforts, which helped the house side reach 143, it was insufficient as Rohit Sharma’s 70 and Suryakumar Yadav’s quickfire 40 led MI to a commanding seven-wicket victory.
Here’s the video of Hardik Pandya gifting one in every of his bats to Manohar, during which he shared the next message:
“Rating numerous runs with it.”
https://twitter.com/mipaltan/status/1915987090375852101
Abhinav Manohar had previously played under Pandya in 2022 when Pandya led Gujarat Titans to a title win of their inaugural season. The 30-year-old scored 108 runs in eight matches, maintaining a strike rate of 144.
Mumbai Indians Are Set To Clash Against Lucknow Super Giants Next
Mumbai Indians, five-time IPL champions, have emerged as a formidable team after securing 4 consecutive victories, positioning themselves as strong title contenders. After a troublesome start, winning only one in every of their first five matches, their turnaround began with a 12-run win over Delhi Capitals.
They then followed up with victories against SunRisers Hyderabad (by 4 wickets and 7 wickets) and Chennai Super Kings (by nine wickets). MI now sits fourth within the points table with five wins from nine matches. They are going to next face Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Sunday, April 27, in a day fixture.
Earlier this season, Lucknow defeated Mumbai on the Ekana Stadium, and Pandya’s team might be desperate to avenge that loss. Lucknow is under pressure after suffering an eight-wicket defeat to the Capitals.
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