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“Mumbai Indians are known to be the champions of defending low scoring matches and on Saturday at Chepauk, they defended a 150-run total against SRH. Though, SRH started well and were on the winning side for most of the match but star player Hardik Pandya shocked the world by two run outs paving the way for MIu2019s 13 run victory. In the 12th over, Keiron Pollard was bowling to debutante Virat Singh, when Singh ran for a single run against the will of SRH skipper David Warner and Hardik showcased his fielding prowess with a direct hit at the strikeru2019s end and in no time skipper Warner was sent back to the pavilion. Also Read | u2018Itu2019s just poor battingu2019: David Warner after SRH bottle chase against MI. Here’s the video of Hardik’s direct hit against skipper Warner:. But that was not it, in the 18th over, when SRH required 22 runs off 15 balls to win the match, the all-rounder batsman aimed another bullet-like throw at the off-striker end and took Abdul Samadu2019s wicket. Hardiku2019s run outs gave the team a much needed boost at times when the bowling was just not enough. Here’s the second run out from Saturday’s blockbuster match:. In the post-match presentation, Hardik said, “To be honest, the run-out of Warner, I wasnu2019t expecting him to be that far, I just wanted to take aim and hit, and only then I realized that he was well short.”. Also Read | IPL 2021: KKR look to get out of middle-order woes against RCB. With the collective efforts of the bowlers and fielders, MI defended a low total of 150 against Warner’s SRH and jumped at the top of the table with four points in hand. While, the Hyderabad side has been unable to put a single win in three matches. MI will play their next match against Delhi Capitals on Tuesday, April 20 at MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai. While SRH will play their next match against Punjab Kings on Wednesday, April 21 at the same venue. #HardikPandya #MumbaiIndians #IPL2021 #IPL #Cricket #SRH #IndianPremierLeague #DavidWarner #AbdulSamadu00a0.”