MI vs GT: Hardik Pandya equals a unique record in IPL

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians’ Hardik Pandya with GT batters S Gill and J Buttler throughout the IPL 2025 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya on Tuesday bowled the joint-longest over in the Indian Premier League (IPL) historical past with 11 deliveries in opposition to Gujarat Titans on the Wankhede Stadium. Pandya equaled the record of Tushar Deshpande (2023), Mohammed Siraj (2023) and Shardul Thakur (2025).Hardik conceded 18 runs in his over. He bowled 5 extras in the over, together with three wides and two no balls.Most balls in an over in IPL11 balls Mohammed Siraj vs MI Bengaluru 2023 (Over No 19)11 balls Tushar Deshpande vs LSG Chennai 2023 (Over No 4)11 balls Shardul Thakur vs KKR Kolkata 2025 (Over No 13)11 balls Sandeep Sharma vs DC Delhi 2025 (Over No 20)11 balls Hardik Pandya vs GT Wankhede 2025 (Over No 8) Earlier, Mumbai Indians got here into this match on the again of a six-match unbeaten streak however that run is more likely to finish on Tuesday in this important match in opposition to GT that each groups must win to inch nearer to the playoff spot.

Asked to bat first, Mumbai Indians landed in hassle in the primary over as Mohammed Siraj struck off the second ball. Jacks needed to stroll into the center early and made probably the most of his likelihood to attain his maiden half-century for the Mumbai Indians.But the five-time champions didn’t capitalise on the platform offered by Jacks and Suryakumar Yadav, who shared a 71-partnership for the third wicket. They misplaced seven wickets for 58 runs to finish up with a paltry rating.Who’s that IPL participant?As many as three dropped catches in the ability play however, Gujarat fought again via their spinners Rashid and R Sai Kishore (2/34) to seize management of the sport in which Mumbai Indians crumbled in opposition to strain.Will Jacks, who was dropped twice on 0 and 29, struck a 35-ball 53 (5x4s, 3x6s) whereas Suryakumar Yadav made a brisk 34 however the remainder of the MI batters could not reply to the problem, notably skipper Hardik Pandya (1) and Tilak Varma (7).