Yashasvi Jaiswal’s incredible hundred against his local team, Mumbai Indians, in an IPL match meant to honour the past instead offered a peek into the future. And for 35.4 overs, it appeared that he would come out on top.
T20 cricket, however, has the uniqueness that it is frequently determined by the player who does not spend a lot of time in the middle. Even though Tim David only faced 14 balls, that was enough to alter the course of history. At the Wankhede Stadium, a 200-plus total was successfully chased down for the first time in IPL history, and the Australian was at the centre of it all, smashing three consecutive sixes off three consecutive full tosses from Jason Holder in the final over.
The IPL must receive credit. It knows how to celebrate its 1,000th birthday.
David finishes it off
The 18th was over. He was only 11 short of 6. In the front rows, the asking rate was higher at 16.6. However, David batted as if the scoreboard were lying and he was in the lead.
To end the 18th over, he hit Boult for a four. With a six, he welcomed Sandeep in the 19th. One of the strongest players in the world was able to go under the ball and find the boundary despite the bowler’s panicked wide and barely missed wide yorker.
The final over, which was to be bowled by someone who is clearly not up to the task, had the calculation requiring 17 off it. Holder is a weapon for new-ball. He lacks a capable yorker to carry out the task at the moment of death. Additionally, the dew had gotten in, which made it difficult to grip the ball firmly.
For the grandstand finish, David had everything prepared. Known for pulling victories out of the jaws of defeat, a man went 6, 6, 6, pushing 27,000 into a guttural scream.
Mumbai Indians 214 for 4 (Suryakumar 55, David 45*, Ashwin 2-27) beat Rajasthan Royals 212 for 7 (Jaiswal 124, Arshad 3-39) by six wickets