Sandeep Sharma bowled a dream spell to restrict Mumbai Indians to 179 for 9 in the reverse fixture played at Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur on 22nd April 2024. Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bat first. Sandeep Sharma was included in the playing XI replacing Kuldeep Sen.
After the wicket of Rohit Sharma in the first over, Sandeep Sharma got rid of Ishan Kishan with a review for caught behind. The umpire called not out and the decision was overturned to out leaving MI in trouble.
He then got rid of Suryakumar Yadav with a simple catch to Rovman Powell at mid-on. Sandeep Sharma bowled superbly in the death overs. Nehal Wadehra and Tilak Varma steadied the ship as they kept pressure on RR bowlers. Both added 99 runs for the 5th wicket.
Sandeep Sharma bowled with great control that did not allow Mumbai Indians batters to score runs easily in the death overs. He took the wickets of Gerald Coetzee and picked Tim David’s wicket of the final delivery. It was a dream spell by Sandeep Sharma as he ended with figures of 5 for 18 in 4 overs. Due to his brilliant bowling effort, RR restricted MI to 179 for 9.
Trent Boult also bowled brilliantly with figures of 2 for 32. Avesh Khan was expensive with 1 for 49 in 4 overs. Chahal took his 200th IPL wicket getting rid of Nabi. After that, Wadehra and Varma intended to put enough pressure on the leg spinner.
Sandeep Sharma’s Best Figures In IPL 2024
Sandeep Sharma registered his best bowling figures in IPL history. His bowling efforts helped RR restrict a strong MI batting lineup to a chaseable total. This is the best figure by a bowler in IPL 2024. Jasprit Bumrah took 5 for 21 against RCB while Yash Thakur grabbed 5 for 30 against LSG.
Sharma played his previous match during IPL 2024 against Delhi Capitals. During the match against DC, Sandeep went for 36 runs in his 4 overs without picking any wickets. Sandeep featured for SRH from 2013-2017. He then played for the SRH franchise in the 2022 edition. The pace bowler then featured for PBKS from 2018-2021.
Here’s how everyone reacted:
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Deepak Chahar Get 14 Crores Sandeep Sharma Get 50 Lakhs pic.twitter.com/OhkX0EVHrP
— Cricket With Me (CWM) (@Cricketwithme15) April 22, 2024
Sandeep Sharma kafi underrated bowler hai bhai prr mai isko bachpan se janta hun kohli ka hamesha wicket leta tha🌚
— हेमन्त प्रताप यादव (@Badnam_Bacteria) April 22, 2024
Sandeep Sharma had once gone unsold. RR signed him as replacement, used well, got return. Prasidh Krishna's biggest contribution for RR.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) April 22, 2024
It's a shame that Sandeep Sharma has only played 2 matches for India. pic.twitter.com/Xconpb65My
— Div🦁 (@div_yumm) April 22, 2024
Just the presence of Bumrah in ground instils anti Academy feelings in bowlers😭💔
Sandeep Sharma Betrayal:
4-0-18-5 pic.twitter.com/CVnua58BUt— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) April 22, 2024
Sandeep Sharma, Rahul tewatia, Sanju Samson
Why bcci don't give them enough chances? May be their name won't much viral in internet or bcz of no fans and pr?— Kiran Vallabhuni (@KiranVallabhuni) April 22, 2024
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