The incident happened during the 17th over when the pressure was building up for MI.
During the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 GT vs MI match, Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya momentarily lost his cool. He could be spotted cussing Gujarat Titans’ bowler Sai Kishore.
The incident happened during the 17th over when the pressure was building up for MI with a steep ask of 81 runs from 33 balls to win.
On the third ball of the over, Hardik played one delivery straight back to the GT spinner. The all-rounder could be spotted mouthing the words ‘F*ck Off’ and waving his hands in derision. Kishore then gave Hardik a stare down, to which the batter walked up to the bowler before the umpires came and intervened.
Incidentally, Hardik had hit Kishore for a boundary on the previous ball.
Watch the video of the incident below.
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Speaking about the match, it seems that Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians side are headed for a second straight loss this season.
After restricting Gujarat Titans to 196 for eight in 20 overs, MI made a dismal start. Openers Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton departed cheaply for scores of eight and six, respectively.
Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav, however, made some amends with a 62-run stand, but neither of them could reach their fifty. Tilak departed for 39 while SKY narrowly missed it after returning to the pavilion on 48.
The GT bowlers have looked extremely disciplined so far and are on the brink of almost wrapping up the contest.
At the time of writing this report, the MI scoreboard read 146 for six in 18.4 overs. Naman Dhir and Mitchell Santner are currently batting at the crease.
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