2. Krunal Pandya steals the show
When IPL 9 started, Hardik Pandya was reckoned as one of the players to watch out for, but in reality, his elder brother Krunal has grabbed the headlines.
Krunal came up with one of the best attacking innings of this edition, slamming 86 runs off only 37 balls, as Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Daredevils by 80 runs to keep their hopes alive in the tournament.
When asked to bat it was not all ok for Mumbai as they lost captain Rohit Sharma (31) despite a steady start, but Pandya and Martin Guptill’s aggressive mindset didn’t give Daredevils the chance to take advantage, adding 98 runs off 50 deliveries for the second wicket.
Pandya was promoted to No 3 for that particular match and the left-hander threw his bat at everything while displaying great control and finding the boundaries with consummate ease. He punished anything short smashing 7 fours and 6 sixes, most of them over the leg side.
Krunal also did well with the ball claiming 2/15.