IPL Analysis: The secret of Pathirana and Rohit's late batting

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Tezzbuzz|23-04-2024

Latest News :- CSK's success was attributed to Shivam Dubey, Rudhraj and Dhoni's trademark 3 sixes, but Pathirana's X-factor, such mystery bowling, has been a boon for the CSK team. Hardik Pandya says yes, if one can bowl the last over at this level. It doesn't matter whether he is a new bowler, inexperienced, captain of a team and that too when fans are staring at him like snakes, how dare he bowl the last over when Dhoni is at the crease? Bumrah should always bowl the last over. But Pandya is a strange creature who thinks that everything should happen because of him, it happened yesterday. That's failure!

Dhoni was hitting a six in the nets, he brought the six to him and the net bowler said 'Inda meni adi' He bowled 3 balls, all three were sixes. The question arises whether the wide yorker was a bitter pill to swallow for Dhoni and he bowled it on length and bowled a bulldozer at the end to change his delivery as a 'uh don't look at it' moment. Technically these 3 sixes are the reason for the defeat of Mumbai Indians.

But the most important reason why Rohit Sharma was sluggish in the end is a mystery, he can be sluggish in the beginning like a goalkeeper, but then he usually shows action, but I don't understand his reason for doing so. What is the reason for the dullness in the end. The surprising thing is that Rohit Sharma could not lead the team to victory by remaining not out till the end. A little over 200 is the target to chase on this pitch.

Mumbai has played as the winning team most of the times. 83 runs in the last 7 overs looks like a lot of trouble but when the patient stands then it is nothing. But it was here that the X factor of Pathirana's bowling gave CSK some surprising wickets. Rohit Sharma may have scored a century, but the biggest flaw of his innings was that he faced only 14 runs from 14 balls from the 13th over to the 18th over. This was the major reason for Mumbai's defeat.

Rohit and Ishan Kishan scored 70 runs in 7 overs. But as soon as Pathirana, who had recovered from injury, came to play in this match, he defeated Ishan Kishan. Suryakumar bowled a wide yorker to Yadav at fast pace. The very next ball he bowled a wide bouncer and Surya's shot was caught by Mustafizur Rahman at deep third man. Later, with 83 runs needed from 7 overs, Pathirana came back to dismiss Thilak Verma with a brilliant slower ball.

After this Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya were stumped. The stumps flew to Romario Sheppard to hit a straight ball full length for 150 km. Shardul Thakur and Tushar Deshpande not being able to hit is unbelievable. There is nothing in CSK's bowling except bowling. The target was within reach, but Mumbai lost as Rohit Sharma failed to get the timing right in the end.

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