Mumbai Indians mentor and Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar congratulated the team on winning the Eliminator against Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday, singling out player of the match Akash Madhwal for special praise.
“Incredible, Madhwal. Continue the good work,” he said as he talked about the contributions of everyone in the team.
“This is the best gift I can get for my anniversary. Greeny and Surya’s partnership set the platform for us. 182 on this big ground, was a good total. The wicket played differently compared to the last game, but when we went out to field, it was as if we were defending 145. That kind of fielding standards were set. It was incredible,” Tendulkar said during his dressing room speech.
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In the match, Madhwal bowled a dream spell as his five-wicket haul took five-time champions Mumbai Indians one step closer to summit clash after thrashing Lucknow Super Giants by 81 runs in IPL Eliminator.
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Mumbai Indians scored 182 for 8 in 20 overs and it seemed 15 short given explosive batting firepower of Lucknow but Madhwal’s incredible figures of 3.3-0-5-5 and some terrific ground fielding led by skipper Rohit Sharma saw Gautam Gambhir mentored side crumble for a paltry 101 in 16.3 overs.
There were three run-outs in what turned out to be a forgettable evening for the Sanjiv Goenka owned franchise.
MI will now take on Gujarat Titans on Friday in the second Qualifier in Ahmedabad to decide on Chennai Super Kings’ opposition for the big final on Sunday.