IPL 2026: Hardik Pandya's 'won't put bowlers under the bus' comment goes viral after Mumbai Indians fail to defend 243 vs SRH
Mumbai Indians suffered a surprising defeat despite scoring 243/5 against Sunrisers Hyderabad, who chased down the target with eight balls to spare. Skipper Hardik Pandya refrained from blaming his bowlers, acknowledging collective team shortcomings despite individual struggles in the bowling department. The loss left Mumbai Indians ninth in the points table, while Sunrisers Hyderabad moved up to third place.
- ▪Mumbai Indians failed to defend 243/5, losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad who won with eight balls remaining.
- ▪Jasprit Bumrah conceded 54 runs in four overs without taking a wicket, while Ashwani Kumar gave away 41 runs in two overs.
- ▪Spinner Allah Ghazanfar took two wickets but leaked 51 runs in his four overs.
- ▪Hardik Pandya stated he would not 'put his bowlers under the bus' and emphasized the team's overall underperformance.
- ▪After the loss, Mumbai Indians remained ninth with four points from eight matches, while Sunrisers Hyderabad reached third with 12 points from nine games.
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