On the last ball of the 20th over of the first innings of the first game, Mumbai Indians got a scare as Hardik Pandya was down on the floor groaning in pain after twisting his ankle. However, the Indian all-rounder showed great determination as he walked out and took the field. Even though he was seen limping a little bit, the younger Pandya also bowled his quota of four overs and had figures of 3/24. There were concerns if Hardik Pandya would play the next game and Rohit Sharma put an end to the debate as he confirmed that there is nothing serious. 

“Everyone saw what happened. There were certain things that we did not do right in the pressure situation. That's all. We were in the game till the 17th over. In the last three overs the game drifted away from us. You cannot do much about it. At Wankhede it is always difficult to contain batsmen once they are set. With the dew and all those factors it is very hard for the bowlers, but that is not an excuse. I am just trying to say what exactly happened on that day and in that particular over,” the MI skipper added.

“Bumrah is one of the highest rated Indian death bowlers. Anyone can have a bad day. Yes, of course (he will make a strong comeback). He is a very strong character. Games like this teaches you more as an individual and he has played enough now to understand how he needs to comeback from those situations,” India’s limited-overs vice-captain said. 

MI surprised everyone when they picked Mayank Markande in the XI ahead of Rahul Chahar. But the youngster from Punjab repaid the faith showed by the team management with a splendid performance on debut. He took 3/23 and also bagged the big wicket of MS Dhoni.