[WATCH]- Hardik Pandya Presents Bat To SRH Batter With A Touching Message During IPL 2025

After their IPL 2025 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on April 23, Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya and SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) batter Abhinav Manohar had a conversation in the dressing room about Pandya’s bats. In a video posted by the Mumbai Indians’ official account on X, the India all-rounder can be seen gifting one of his bats to Manohar after testing a couple of them.

Manohar played a resilient innings of 42 against Mumbai Indians and formed a crucial 99-run partnership with Heinrich Klaasen to rescue the hosts from a top-order collapse. Despite his efforts, which helped the home side reach 143, it was insufficient as Rohit Sharma’s 70 and Suryakumar Yadav’s quickfire 40 led MI to a commanding seven-wicket victory.

Here’s the video of Hardik Pandya gifting one of his bats to Manohar, in which he shared the following message:

“Score lots of runs with it.”

https://twitter.com/mipaltan/status/1915987090375852101

Abhinav Manohar had previously played under Pandya in 2022 when Pandya led Gujarat Titans to a title win in their inaugural season. The 30-year-old scored 108 runs in eight matches, maintaining a strike rate of 144.

Mumbai Indians Are Set To Clash Against Lucknow Super Giants Next

Mumbai Indians, five-time IPL champions, have emerged as a formidable team after securing four consecutive victories, positioning themselves as strong title contenders. After a tough start, winning only one of their first five matches, their turnaround began with a 12-run win over Delhi Capitals.

They then followed up with victories against SunRisers Hyderabad (by four wickets and seven wickets) and Chennai Super Kings (by nine wickets). MI now sits fourth in the points table with five wins from nine matches. They will next face Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Sunday, April 27, in an afternoon fixture.

Earlier this season, Lucknow defeated Mumbai at the Ekana Stadium, and Pandya’s team will be eager to avenge that loss. Lucknow is under pressure after suffering an eight-wicket defeat to the Capitals.

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