Ind vs NZ first semi final: Hardik Pandya goes off the field after pulling hamstring
Manchester: Team India’s ace all-rounder Hardik Pandya went off the field after pulling his hamstring in the 16th over of the game, causing a sense of panic among the Indian fans as Virat Kohli’s men are going into the match with only five bowlers.
Hardik, bowling the fifth delivery of his fourth over and innings 16th over stopped his run after pulling hamstring on the right thigh. He however completed his over after a brief break and left the field after the over.
Team’s Physio Pattrick Farhart also came to the field and checked on the stylish all-rounder before taking him off the field.
Former cricketer Irfan Pathan was quick to react to the situation and added that India should have gone with the sixth bowling option as there is always a chance of Injury to fast bowling all-rounders like Hardik due to heavy work load.
Always believe u need to have 6 bowling option in white ball cricket if ur 5th bowling option is fast bowling all rounder,Always a chance for an injury with the heavy work load on fast bowling all rounders.Hoping Hardik injury isn’t a major one #INDvsNZ
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) July 9, 2019
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
