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IPL 2024: Hardik Pandya is constantly in controversies. Took 2 wickets against KKR yesterday, but failed with the bat. Mumbai Indians lost by 24 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. This is his 8th defeat in 11 matches.
Hardik Pandya is going through a difficult phase at this time. The target of 170 runs is not considered difficult on the Wankhede pitch. Despite this, captain Hardik Pandya looked upset with the team's defeat. He said that it will take some time to know the reason for the defeat. On Friday, Mumbai Indians lost by 24 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL. Chasing the target of 170 runs, Mumbai team was out for 145 runs.
From Mumbai Indians, only Suryakumar Yadav (56) could stay at the crease for some time. Tim David (24) ran and struggled a bit but could not win. The rest of the batsmen failed miserably. Pandya said in the awards ceremony after the match, 'We could not build a partnership and kept losing wickets continuously. There are a lot of questions and it will take some time to find answers to them all. Hardik Pandya was out for just one run against KKR. However, in the last match he had taken 2 wickets.
Hardik Pandya praised the bowlers for restricting KKR's innings to 169 runs. He said, 'The bowlers performed brilliantly on this pitch. If I am not mistaken the wicket became better due to fog in the second innings. We have to see what we can do better. I tell my colleagues the same. It is challenging and the challenge has to be accepted in the game.
Let us tell you that Mumbai Indians team is almost out of the race for the playoffs of IPL 2024. They have lost 8 of their 11 matches and are placed ninth on the points table with 6 points. Only Royal Challengers Bangalore are below this in the table. But Bengaluru has to play one more match against Mumbai. Bengaluru team has lost 7 out of 10 matches.