David (45 now not out off 14 balls) smashed 3 consecutive sixes within the ultimate over as MI effectively chased the 213-run goal at the house turf of the Wankhede Stadium for a much-needed six-wicket win.
Mumbai are lately 7th at the issues desk with 4 wins in 8 suits, similar as Royal Challengers Bangalore, who’re at No. 6 by means of distinctive feature of a higher web run-rate.
“Yeah, we needed a result. So, it’s an amazing feeling, the crowd was going crazy for us. So when we get up and flying at the Wankhede, there’s no better feeling,” David mentioned on the post-match presentation.
“We’ve probably not played our best game for the last couple of matches. To see how the boys went about it, it’s awesome for us and to see how excited the boys are, it feels really good.”.
David put Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, and Jason Holder away every time they neglected their lengths after all, and the big-hitting Aussie mentioned that the plan was once to head after each and every bowler.
“Everyone had to be targeted, but it was good batting conditions today. So, tough job for the bowlers there, but personally I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a while now and been hungry to get a result for the team . So it feels great,” David mentioned.
With 17 crucial off the final over, RR captain Sanju Samson tossed the ball to Jason Holder but it surely all completed in no time with 3 back-to-back sixes off David’s willow.
“It was a little bit sweaty, so I was kind of getting out of the crease and trying to close the angle down (against Holder) and just react to wherever the ball is bowled. At that point, it just had to be good shots and try and hit the middle of the bat,” he added.
(With company inputs)