After conquering the Gujarat Lions, we face the Mumbai Indians in our second match of this year’s IPL. The new opening pair of Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn worked wonders in the first match as they stole the limelight with their big-hitting. Lynn announced himself in style and also sent jitters down the spine of other bowlers.
Before the heroics of Lynn, it was our bowlers who did the job to restrict Lions to 183. Kuldeep Yadav impressed one and all as he finished with 2/25 in his 4 overs. He dismissed McCullum and Finch in his consecutive overs which lowered their run rate to a great extent. Narine, who went wicketless in the first match, would look to join the party in Mumbai. The fast bowling duo of Boult and Woakes, who made their debuts in our colours, would look for an improved show. Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has joined the team after a terrific season and would look to perform in the same manner in IPL as well.
