Mumbai Indians locked horns with Gujarat Titans in the 57th match of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. The match was held at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Gujarat Titans’ captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to bowl first. Mumbai Indians posted a staggering total of 218/5 in their quota of 20 overs. Suryakumar Yadav top-scored with an unbeaten 103 off 49 balls.
He constructed his innings with the help of 11 fours and 6 sixes to his name at a strike rate of 210.20. On the other hand, Rashid Khan was the pick of the bowlers for Gujarat Titans.
He took four wickets to his name, giving away 30 runs at an economy of 7.50. In reply, Gujarat Titans’ top-order ran short of tricks as they were reduced to 26/3 in 3.5 overs. Since then, they didn’t recover one bit.
Rashid Khan put up a surreal all-round performance
Gujarat Titans’ all-rounder Rashid Khan once again proved why he is the GOAT of T20 cricket. He chipped in with a valuable all-round performance for Gujarat Titans.
Unfortunately, he ended up on the losing side. He registered 4/30 with the bat in his quota of four overs and then he brought up his career-best score of 79 off 32 balls including 3 fours and 10 sixes.
With the help of Rashid Khan’s knock, Gujarat Titans were able to score 191 for the loss of eight wickets in their quota of 20 overs. In the end, Mumbai Indians won the game by 27 runs.
Mumbai Indians’ playing XI: Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Vishnu Vinod, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Kumar Kartikeya
Gujarat Titans’ playing XI: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, Mohit Sharma, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Noor Ahmad
Rashid Khan – GOAT of T20
— sagar guru (@cricketstuff12) May 12, 2023
This IPL just never stops surprising you! Each and every match has something too offer. Love this league!
— Shahzeb Khan (@theshahzebkhan) May 12, 2023
Telugu state people to srh franchise for letting rashid khan go at first place pic.twitter.com/hSwlPFtOLF
— jetha hi🏆ler 🐦 (@sterns_haschen) May 12, 2023
He's playing with one leg . That shows his Dedication ❣️😍🔥
— CMA Monesh (@Cmamonesh) May 12, 2023
He is so superior in this format as an all rounder >>>>
— Pooh (@ThodaYehThodaWo) May 12, 2023
Rashid Khan 🔥
He Won our hearts ❤💞 pic.twitter.com/73UzDgEx1r— Pratham (@Pratham7340) May 12, 2023
Great batting display from Rashid, best in terms of All rounder 🙌
— Smit Manore (@smitmanore) May 12, 2023
A special knock by Rashid Khan and he truly deserve player of the match award.
— khushanshu (@no1khush) May 12, 2023
Take a bow king
— 🇦🇫HIKMAT KHAN 🇦🇫 (@HikmatK81939960) May 12, 2023
Best individual performance in the history of the ipl?
— D E V I L 😈 (@imrealdevil) May 12, 2023
