Mumbai Indians achieved their second win on their home ground on Thursday in IPL 2024. They defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets. Chasing the target of 197 runs, Mumbai scored this many runs in 15.3 overs. However, in this match, more than Mumbai's chase, Virat Kohli's appeal, which he made to the audience for Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya, is being discussed more. There was booing for Hardik in Wankhede. Meanwhile, Virat came to the rescue and appealed to the fans not to do so. He made gestures and showed the jersey to the fans and said that he plays not only for MI but also for India. This video of his is becoming quite viral on social media. This video won the hearts of the fans. After Virat's gesture, fans were seen raising slogans of Hardik Hardik.
Virat appealed to the fans
The decision of Mumbai team management to remove Rohit Sharma and make Hardik the captain had angered the fans. Since then, fans have been seen continuously booing Hardik on the field. Even on Thursday, when Hardik came to bat after Rohit was out during Mumbai's innings, the spectators present in the stadium booed loudly. He 'booed' Hardik. After this Kohli signaled the audience to stop it. He asked them to cheer by clapping and pointing towards Hardik.
Virat hugged Hardik
In the video, Virat was seen asking the fans to cheer for Hardik. His action quickly made an impact and the mood of the fans at Wankhede soon changed. As soon as Hardik got ready to play the first ball of Will Jacques, the fans cheered for him. After this, slogans of 'Hardik Hardik' were heard in the field. In such a situation, Hardik also thanked the fans by hitting a six on that ball. He hit a six on his very first ball in the innings. Even before this, Virat has saved the players from the booing of the fans many times. These include Steve Smith and Naveen Ul Haq.
What happened in the match?
Talking about the match, RCB, batting first, scored 196 runs after losing eight wickets in 20 overs. Captain Faf Duplessis scored 61 runs in 40 balls with the help of four fours and three sixes, and Rajat Patidar scored 50 runs in 26 balls with the help of three fours and four sixes. At the same time, Dinesh Karthik scored 53 runs in 23 balls with the help of five fours and four sixes. Jasprit Bumrah took five wickets. In reply, Mumbai achieved the target by losing three wickets in 15.3 overs. Ishan Kishan scored 69 runs in 34 balls with the help of seven fours and five sixes, Rohit Sharma scored 38 runs in 24 balls and Suryakumar Yadav scored 52 runs in 19 balls with the help of five fours and four sixes. Captain Hardik remained unbeaten on 21 runs in six balls and Tilak Verma remained unbeaten on 16 runs in 10 balls.
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