Living up to its expectation, an absolute nail-biter of a contest was witnessed at the Wankhede Stadium as the Mumbai Indians clinched a thriller to win the game with just a delivery to spare.
Within the next few hours, the name of Nitish Rana is bound to be all over the arena as the Delhi youngster played a blinder of a knock to resurrect Mumbai’s run chase, which at one stage seemed to be done and dusted.
The stand between Rana and all-rounder Hardik Pandya changed the game altogether as the young and energetic Indians took the Knight Riders bowlers to the cleaners.
Needing 30 to win off the last 2 overs, it was Rana initially who provided the boost with a six and a boundary off Ankit Rajpoot before being dismissed.
From there on, the experience of Hardik Pandya came into the picture as the all-rounder brought all his skills to the table. Needing 11 to win off the final, a fumble from Suryakumar Yadav gave the Mumbai Indians an easy boundary and another one just sealed the game.
Twitter erupted in the due course of the chase and below are some of the tweets.
Looks Like Kolkata Knight Riders Attended Special #IPLAuction To Buy The Umpires.#MIvKKR #KKRvMI #IPL #KKRvsMI #MIvsKKR
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) April 9, 2017
Outstanding innings by Rana! #VIVOIPL #MIvKKR
— Sudheesh Mohan (@SudheeshMohan47) April 9, 2017
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/SachinsLovers/status/851129423168290817
— ishan (@HumorousIyYours) April 9, 2017
2umps+11men frm kkr againist mi…thats what happening out there
— Anandhu S Kumar (@iamask45) April 9, 2017
No Pollard No Buttler No Rohit , Its Rana & Hardik did it for @mipaltan well played #Rana , match winning knock this is #MIvKKR #AmiKkr
— Hidayat Hussain (@hdyt_hussain) April 9, 2017
No matter if we win or lose this match but well played Rana ???
What a knock under pressure ! ??#MIvKKR
— Aarohi Shergil (@AarohiShergil) April 9, 2017
Rana deserves a standing ovation. He gave it his all. @mipaltan #MIvKKR
— Donny Fernandes (@itsyourboydon) April 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/TroluKejri/status/851093607360679936
EXCLUSIVE Pic Of Umpire In #KKR Vs #MI Match. ???
RT IF You Agree!#MIvKKR #KKRvMI #IPL #KKRvsMI #MIvsKKR #RohitSharma #Pandey pic.twitter.com/MgQ8ocJ3mJ
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) April 9, 2017
The tables have turned. What a whooping performance from Rana? Hardik can take home the victory. #NailBites #CricketMeriJaan #MIvKKR
— Rakesh Jain ? (@dhiran116) April 9, 2017
3 sensational shots by Pandya. Absolutely stunning. #MIvKKR
— Shaitaan Khopdi™?? (@shaitaankhopdi) April 9, 2017
No Doubt Why Hardik Pandya is regarded as the best all rounder in the country! #MIvKKR #IPL2017
— Vikram Chandrasekaran (@Vikram7723) April 9, 2017
KALLIS KALLIS KALLIS!!!!! #kungfupandya @mipaltan #MIvKKR @ipl #ipl
— ~~ (@spidernoir99) April 9, 2017
Dear @sanjaymanjrekar the experienced Boult too went for 19 in his previous over, Rajpoot at least took a wicket! #MIvKKR
— Shivam (@shivams18) April 9, 2017
As already said @KKRiders should be careful with death Bowling , see the result.
Poor decision of including #AnkitRajput #AmiKKR #MIvKKR— Hidayat Hussain (@hdyt_hussain) April 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/TheTimeChor/status/851136845153021952
https://twitter.com/TheJoshuaDsouza/status/851136837334597632
Someone take camera to dressing room to capture #Ghambir reaction ?? #MIvKKR #IPL2017
— Ragavendar Reddy V (@ragavendar_v) April 9, 2017
The running between Pandya and #bhajji Top! #MIvKKR
— Donny Fernandes (@itsyourboydon) April 9, 2017