Heartbroken Rohit Sharma Sits In Distraught As Shreyas Iyer Tears Apart MI Attack

Rohit Sharma heartbroken [Source: @SPORTYVISHAL/x.com]

Mumbai Indian were the favourites to beat Punjab Kings and reach yet another Indian Premier League (IPL) finale, however, that was not the case as Shreyas Iyer, the PBKS captain had some other plans as he played one of the best knockout innings of all-time and tore apart the MI attack.

Batting first, the MI side posted a commanding 203/6 and that should have been their game since no team had ever chased down more than 200-run against MI. However, PBKS batters had some other plans as Josh Inglis led the assault, Nehal Wadhera took the momentum forward and Shreyas Iyer played the innings of his life to steer PBKS to their second-ever IPL finale.

Heartbroken Rohit Sharma shell-shocked

While the entire MI side were distraught after the loss, there was one particular moment which broke the heart of every MI fan. During the 16th over, PBKS needed 47 off 25 and the Mumbai side were still in the hunt for a win.

In between the overs, coach Mahela Jayawardene was seen giving instructions to Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah stood alongside him. However, the camera then panned towards Rohit Sharma, who was substituted at mid-innings. The former MI captain looked heartbroken and was in disbelief as MI bowlers looked helpless against Iyer supremacy.

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PBKS thrash MI to reach finale

MI batters started on an aggressive mode as Jonny Bairstow was the chief aggressor. Rohit failed to deliver the goods and was dismissed cheaply. However, despite his failures, the team managed to post in excess of 200, which looked like a winning total.

However, Iyer and Wadhera had some other plans as despite losing a couple of early wickets the duo went hard and Iyer stayed till the end to help PBKS get closer to their IPL dream.

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