Ishan Kishan top-scored with a brilliant 99 off 58 balls but did not come out to bat in the Super Over as Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma clarified that he was not sent to bat in the Super Over because he was drained out and exhausted.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and defending champions Mumbai Indians went into the Super Over after both teams scored 201 runs in their allotted 20 overs.
RCB went on to win the Super Over after chasing a target of eight runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Monday. Despite Ishan Kishan, who was dismissed in the last over, scoring a brilliant 99 off just 58 balls, he didn’t walk out to bat in the Super Over.
Ishan Kishan Got Mumbai Indians Back In-Game: Rohit Sharma
Instead, Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya were given the responsibility to bat in the Super Over. After Kieron Pollard was dismissed, Rohit Sharma came out to bat as Mumbai Indians managed to score just seven runs in the Super Over.
“It was a great game. We were not in the game at all when we started with the bat. Great innings by Ishan to get us back. Polly was brilliant as usual. Just that we didn’t start well, I thought we could have got 200 with the batting we have,” Rohit said in the post-match presentation.
Ishan Kishan was bought for a whopping INR 5.5 crore in IPL 2020 auctions. He played 14 games in 2018 and seven in 2019, scoring just 101 runs with an average of 16.83. He registered his highest score in the match against RCB.
Ishan Kishan Was Drained Out And Not Comfortable For Super Over: Rohit Sharma
RCB scored 201/3 courtesy fifties from AB De Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal and Aaron Finch. But Mumbai never looked comfortable and were reeling at 78/4 until Kieron Pollard who was unbeaten on 60 off 24 balls and Ishan Kishan arrived at the crease.
“With Polly being there, anything can happen, and Ishan can hit it. We had the belief that we could do it. They held their nerves although we put pressure. (Kishan) was drained out and he was not comfortable for the Super Over. He was not feeling fresh and Hardik is someone we trust hitting the long balls,” he added.
Kieron Pollard also played a crucial match-winning knock of 60 runs off just 24 deliveries. Mumbai Indians will now take on Kings XI Punjab on October 1.