Naman Dhir backed to become Mumbai Indians’ permanent No. 3 batter in IPL by ex-CSK star
COMPLETED / Match 30 / Narendra Modi Stadium
100/10 (16 ov)
199/5 (20 ov)
Mumbai Indians won by 99 runs
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashok Sharma | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar | 2.5 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Ashwani Kumar | 4 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 1 run (0.3 ov): Mohammed Siraj: 0 (3), Ashok Sharma: 0 (0)
- Last Bat: Mohammed Siraj 0(3) - lbw b AM Ghazanfar Allah Ghazanfar
- Fall of Wickets: 0 - 1 Sai Sudharsan, 5 - 2 Jos Buttler, 40 - 3 Shubman Gill, 54 - 4 Washington Sundar, 55 - 5 Glenn Phillips, 79 - 6 Rahul Tewatia, 85 - 7 Rashid Khan, 86 - 8 Shahrukh Khan, 99 - 9 Kagiso Rabada, 100 - 10 Mohammed Siraj
- Reviews Remaining: Gujarat Titans - 1 of 2, Mumbai Indians - 2 of 2
- Toss: Gujarat Titans elected to bowl
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quinton de Kock
c & b K Rabada
|
13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 118.18 |
|
Danish Malewar
lbw b K Rabada
|
2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
|
Naman Dhir
c K Rabada b MP Krishna
|
45 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 140.63 |
|
Suryakumar Yadav
b K Rabada
|
15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 150.00 |
| Tilak Varma Not out | 101 | 45 | 8 | 7 | 224.44 |
|
Hardik Pandya
c G Phillips b M Siraj
|
15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 93.75 |
| Sherfane Rutherford Not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
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Extras: 7 ( b 1, lb 4, w 2, nb 0, p 0)
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Did Not Batting : Mitchell Santner , Krish Bhagat , Jasprit Bumrah , Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar , Ashwani Kumar
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Fall of wickets :10 - 1 ( Danish Malewar , 1.5 ov ) ,25 - 2 ( Quinton de Kock , 3.3 ov ) ,44 - 3 ( Suryakumar Yadav , 5.5 ov ) ,96 - 4 ( Naman Dhir , 12.3 ov ) ,177 - 5 ( Hardik Pandya , 18.5 ov )
| Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Siraj | 4 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 11 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 33 | 3 | 8.25 | 10 |
| Ashok Sharma | 3 | 38 | 0 | 12.67 | 8 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | 5 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 4 | 54 | 1 | 13.50 | 4 |
| Washington Sundar | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | 1 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sai Sudharsan
c K Bhagat b J Bumrah
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Shubman Gill
c Naman Dhir b A Kumar
|
14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 107.69 |
|
Jos Buttler
lbw b H Pandya
|
5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
|
Washington Sundar
c Naman Dhir b M Santner
|
26 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 152.94 |
|
Glenn Phillips
c & b M Santner
|
6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
|
Rahul Tewatia
c Q Kock b A Kumar
|
8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 72.73 |
|
Shahrukh Khan
c Naman Dhir b A Kumar
|
17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 130.77 |
|
Rashid Khan
c TL Varma b A Kumar
|
4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
|
Kagiso Rabada
st Q Kock b AM Ghazanfar
|
12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Ashok Sharma Not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
|
Mohammed Siraj
lbw b AM Ghazanfar
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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Extras: 7 ( b 0, lb 0, w 7, nb 0, p 0)
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Fall of wickets :0 - 1 ( Sai Sudharsan , 0.1 ov ) ,5 - 2 ( Jos Buttler , 1.2 ov ) ,40 - 3 ( Shubman Gill , 4.4 ov ) ,54 - 4 ( Washington Sundar , 7.2 ov ) ,55 - 5 ( Glenn Phillips , 7.4 ov ) ,79 - 6 ( Rahul Tewatia , 10.6 ov ) ,85 - 7 ( Rashid Khan , 12.2 ov ) ,86 - 8 ( Shahrukh Khan , 12.6 ov ) ,99 - 9 ( Kagiso Rabada , 15.2 ov ) ,100 - 10 ( Mohammed Siraj , 15.6 ov )
| Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 3 | 15 | 1 | 5.00 | 11 |
| Hardik Pandya | 1 | 18 | 1 | 18.00 | 2 |
| Krish Bhagat | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 6 |
| Ashwani Kumar | 4 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 | 14 |
| Allah Ghazanfar | 2.5 | 17 | 2 | 6.00 | 10 |
| Mitchell Santner | 3 | 16 | 2 | 5.33 | 7 |
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Shubman Gill (C) Batter -
Sai Sudharsan Batter
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Jos Buttler Wicket-Keeper
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Washington Sundar All Rounder
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Glenn Phillips All Rounder
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Rahul Tewatia Batter
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Rashid Khan Bowler
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Ashok Sharma Bowler
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Kagiso Rabada Bowler
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Mohammed Siraj Bowler
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Prasidh Krishna Bowler
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Quinton de Kock Wicket-Keeper
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Suryakumar Yadav Batter
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Naman Dhir Batter
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Tilak Varma Batter
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Hardik Pandya (C) All Rounder
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Sherfane Rutherford Batter
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Mitchell Santner All Rounder
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Allah Ghazanfar Bowler
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Krish Bhagat Bowler
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Jasprit Bumrah Bowler
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Danish Malewar Batter
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Tom Banton Batter
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Shahrukh Khan Batter
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Jason Holder All Rounder
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Manav Suthar All Rounder
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Kulwant Khejroliya Bowler
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Anuj Rawat Wicket-Keeper
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Kumar Kushagra Wicket-Keeper
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Nishant Sindhu All Rounder
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Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore Bowler
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Arshad Khan Bowler
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Gurnoor Brar Bowler
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Corbin Bosch Bowler
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Jayant Yadav Bowler
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Luke Wood Bowler
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Connor Esterhuizen Wicket-Keeper
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Ashwani Kumar Bowler
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Ryan Rickelton Wicket-Keeper
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Mayank Rawat All Rounder
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Shardul Thakur Bowler
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Deepak Chahar Bowler
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Corbin Bosch All Rounder
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Atharva Ankolekar All Rounder
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Raj Bawa All Rounder
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Robin Minz Wicket-Keeper
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Rohit Sharma Batter
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Will Jacks All Rounder
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Raghu Sharma Bowler
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Trent Boult Bowler
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Mayank Markande Bowler
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Mohd Izhar Bowler
Commentary
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Former India batter Abhinav Mukund has stated that he thinks the Mumbai Indians (MI) should continue to play Naman Dhir at No. 3 following their win over the Gujarat Titans (GT) on Monday.
Dhir was sent to bat at No. 3 against GT after debutant Danish Malewar was dismissed in the second over. MI lost two more wickets in the powerplay as Dhir had to watch it all from the non-strikers' end.
Naman Dhir saves MI from collapse
The fall of early wickets meant that Naman Dhir was batting at No. 3 instead of playing in his usual role at the back end of the innings. Dhir did his job excellently to avert the collapse and give MI a chance.
After walking in early, Dhir had to witness his more experienced partners Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav depart within the powerplay itself as Kagiso Rabada was spitting fire all over Ahmedabad. In the middle overs, Tilak Varma was infamously struggling to put bat on ball, but Naman Dhir provided a valuable innings of 45 runs from 32 balls to keep the innings afloat.
Varma eventually completed his century off the last ball of the innings, and Dhir was the second-highest scorer.
Mukund says MI should continue with Dhir at No. 3
Speaking to ESPNCricinfo, former India batter Mukund said "He is a very very good player who has unfortunately not gotten a run at the top of the order for Mumbai because of their abundance of resources."
When asked whether Naman Dhir should continue at 3 for MI, Mukund added "So right now, they need to take a call on does he stay at 3 and I think that's something they will [do] because they found a winning formula."
The Mumbai Indians broke a four-match losing streak with a dominating 99-run win over the Gujarat Titans.
Mukund elaborates on the effects of letting Dhir bat at three
Talking about what the after-effects of Dhir batting at three would be, Mukund elaborated, "Surya bats at four, and based on the left-right [combination], maybe they will switch between Rutherford, Pandya and Tilak there for that five, six and seven."
The match against GT was the first time in 19 matches that Naman Dhir batted at No. 3 for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL. Apart from his heroics with the bat, Naman Dhir also took three catches in the field.
MI's next matches
Mumbai Indians will take on arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings next at their home base in the Wankhede Stadium on April 26. MI's win over GT will arguably bring them both relief and confidence from their dominating performance.
The two most successful teams in IPL history are currently placed seventh and eighth on the points table with four points each. Both teams have just two wins in six matches. This means that the 'El Clasico' of IPL might just be a battle for survival rather than the grand spectacle that is expected of it.
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Mitchell Santner to Rashid Khan, 1 run, Rashid Khan goes forward and plays a well-timed push off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
End of over 12 (6 runs)
Ashwani Kumar to Rashid Khan, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, goes forward, plays defensive shot to the short mid wicket.
Rashid Khan c TL Varma b A Kumar 4 (6) Ashwani Kumar to Rashid Khan, no run, c TL Varma b A Kumar, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Rashid Khan goes forward, hits inside out shot, takes an aerial route, and is caught by N. Tilak Varma at short cover.
Ashwani Kumar to Kagiso Rabada, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Kagiso Rabada hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
Ashwani Kumar to Kagiso Rabada, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, goes forward, plays defensive shot.
Ashwani Kumar to Kagiso Rabada, 1 run, Kagiso Rabada goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.
Shahrukh Khan c Naman Dhir b A Kumar 17 (13) Ashwani Kumar to Shahrukh Khan, no run, c Naman Dhir b A Kumar, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the stumps, Shahrukh Khan goes back to take the gamble with pull towards deep square leg, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Naman Dhir. Leading to a soft dismissal.
End of over 13 (1 runs)
Jasprit Bumrah to Kagiso Rabada, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Kagiso Rabada hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Jasprit Bumrah to Kagiso Rabada, 1 run, Kagiso Rabada hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ashok Sharma, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Ashok Sharma hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ashok Sharma, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball back of length on the stumps, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Ashok Sharma with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ashok Sharma, 1 run, Ashok Sharma hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Kagiso Rabada, 1 run, Kagiso Rabada hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ashok Sharma, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Ashok Sharma hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward square leg, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
End of over 14 (4 runs)
Ashwani Kumar to Kagiso Rabada, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Kagiso Rabada goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
Ashwani Kumar to Kagiso Rabada, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Kagiso Rabada elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Ashwani Kumar to Kagiso Rabada, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Kagiso Rabada goes forward and dabs defensive shot, edged!! and the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Ashwani Kumar to Kagiso Rabada, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, goes forward, plays in the gap to the long off for four.
Ashwani Kumar to Kagiso Rabada, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, back of length, on the off stump, Kagiso Rabada goes back and strives to hit pull, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
Ashwani Kumar to Kagiso Rabada, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Kagiso Rabada goes back to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 15 (9 runs)
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Kagiso Rabada, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Kagiso Rabada goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
Kagiso Rabada st Q Kock b AM Ghazanfar 12 (14) Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Kagiso Rabada, no run, st Q Kock b AM Ghazanfar, Stumped out !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Kagiso Rabada goes forward, tries to hit it, Missed the ball, and keeper takes the bails off, Stumped!!
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Mohammed Siraj, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Mohammed Siraj goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Mohammed Siraj, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar bowls a sharp delivery, and Mohammed Siraj goes forward to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Mohammed Siraj, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! good length on the stumps, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Mohammed Siraj with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
Mohammed Siraj lbw b AM Ghazanfar 0 (3) Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Mohammed Siraj, no run, lbw b AM Ghazanfar, Out LBW !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Mohammed Siraj goes forward, takes a big risk to chunk it away, but unfortunately, mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, and Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar appeals for an LBW, which is given by the umpire. Mohammed Siraj has to go back.
End of over 16 (1 runs)