IPL 2024: Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya Celebration After MI Secures Their First Win

Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, IPL 2024: MI new captain Hardik Pandya secures his first win at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, April 7. Team MI defeated DC by 29 runs in match 20 of the IPL 2024.

Hardik Pandya’s team clinched their first win of the season after suffering 3 consecutive defeats. They have now moved to the 8th place in the points table with the first 2 points whereas DC are in the bottom place.

After winning the match, Mumbai Indians players looked in immense delight and huge relief was seen on their faces including the captain. Pandya was also involved in the celebrations as he shared a warm hug with former skipper Rohit Sharma.

The video of Mumbai Indians celebrations at the Wankhede after win over Delhi Capitals went viral on the internet.

WANKHEDE CROWD GETS A SUPERB MATCH. ⭐ pic.twitter.com/HOEAsTTFkH

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 7, 2024

The skipper Hardik Pandya had a tough begin to the season as MI’s new skipper with 3 consecutive defeats and backlash from the fans.

As Mumbai Indians bounced back with a memorable all-round performance at home, Hardik Pandya also shared a motivational post on his social media.

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“It was a lot of hard work. We had to clear our minds and make sure that we believed. We will be making tactical changes here and there but this will be our 12 and settling our team now is important. There’s a lot of love and care going around in the changeroom. Belief and backing each other is the attitude out there. Everyone believed we required just one win,” Hardik Pandya said after the win.

This was MI’s fifty win in their home venue at the Wankhede Stadium and also clinched their 14th successive win while defending the 200-plus total in IPL history.

Skipper Rohit Sharma took his social media to post a three-word message after MI’s first victory in the ongoing IPL 2024. He shared a few pictures from the Wankhede stadium on X along with the captain -“Off the mark”.

𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 🏁 pic.twitter.com/9Zo5heBN80

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) April 7, 2024

After choosing to bat first, MI posted a huge total of 234/5 in their 20 overs with Rohit Sharma (49), Ishan Kishan (45) and Hardik Pandya (39) making their contributions from the top order.

While Tim David remained unbeaten on 45 off 21, Romario Shepherd smashed 39 in just 10 balls on the back of his last over fireworks. The duo added 53 runs in just 13 balls for the 6th wicket as Shepherd smashed 32 runs in the last over of the innings bowled by Anrich Nortje.

Chasing the target, the DC was restricted to 205/8 in their 20 overs despite the fighting effort from Tristan Stubbs. He remained unbeaten on 71 off 25 balls on the back of three fours and seven sixes.

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