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6 hours ago
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'We will always fight through': How MI's winning mentality showed in IPL 2025 Eliminator win over GT
Mumbai Indians' winning culture showed as they beat Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2025 Eliminator on Friday. Head coach Mahela Jayawardene credited senior players like Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and Hardik Pandya for instilling the never-give-up mentality. They will face Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2 on Sunday. read more Mumbai Indians (MI) are one of the most successful teams in IPL history. They proved this again on Friday, when they defeated Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2025 Eliminator and kept their hopes of winning a record-breaking sixth title alive. The team will now face Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2, and if they win that, they will reach the final. MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene has said that a big reason behind the team's strong mindset is their core of senior Indian players like Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, and Suryakumar Yadav. He said that the team has a winning culture and that comes mainly from those who have been part of MI for years. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'Winning mentality comes from the senior players' Jayawardene explained that it's easier to carry forward a winning culture when you already have experienced players who know how to handle pressure and win games in tough situations. In MI's do-or-die game against GT, senior players like Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah stepped up and delivered when it mattered the most. Mumbai Indians scored a big total of 228/5 against Gujarat Titans, with Rohit Sharma playing a brilliant knock of 81 runs. But in the second innings, Mumbai found themselves in some trouble. After losing a couple of early wickets, Gujarat batters started to settle in and made the chase look possible. Sai Sudharsan and Washington Sundar built an important partnership and MI were badly in need of a wicket. That is when Jasprit Bumrah came back into the attack and gave Mumbai a big breakthrough by removing Sundar. 'Well, when you have a winning culture, it is easier to try and have that same thing going through. Even when you get a new group, we still have a very experienced co-group within our ranks. So, the conversations that we have, planning and everything is about, how can we get better, how can we push through,' he said. 'That winning mentality itself comes through from those senior players and having that experience, guys who have won trophies does help and my job is to try and cultivate that for the new guys who are coming into the spot,' Jayawardene added. MI's never-give-up attitude The former Sri Lanka captain said that the conversations within the team are always about how to get better and how to push through tough situations. Jayawardene added that his role is to pass on that mentality to the new players who joined after the big auction this year. 'After the big auction, we had quite a few new faces, but I think telling them about the history of Mumbai and how we go, how we operate and have that attitude that we will never die from a situation, we will always fight through. So, I think that is shown today,' Jayawardene said. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Can MI do it again? Mumbai Indians are now just one step away from another IPL 2025 final. If they beat Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2 on Sunday (1 June), they will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final on 3 June. MI reached Qualifier 2 after a 20-run win over GT on Friday. MI had finished fourth on the IPL 2025 points table.
India Gazette
8 hours ago
- Sport
- India Gazette
"An antidote that can cure any illness": Aaron, Moody in awe of "pure class" Jasprit Bumrah
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Former India tearaway Varun Aaron has described the world's current best pace express, Jasprit Bumrah, as an 'antidote' capable of curing any illness that a bowling side suffers from. Bumrah was Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya's secret formula for success after Gujarat Titans pursued the 229-run target with brazen assurance during the IPL 2025 Eliminator clash in Mullanpur. Till the 13th over, the Titans were in safe hands with Washington Sundar steamrolling past MI's bowling unit with a 23-ball 48 while enjoying the company of Sai Sudharsan. With Mumbai in dire need of breaking the promising stand, Pandya turned to Bumrah for the 14th over with hopes of a moment filled with magic to break Gujarat's resistance. Bumrah produced his trademark searing yorker to flatten Sundar's leg stump, leaving him face down on the ground. GT's chances of victory that soared past 40 per cent plummeted straight down to barely over 23. 'He's like an antidote, a vaccine that can cure any illness, which a bowling side can have. If you want wickets, he comes and gets you wickets. If you want to stop runs, he stops runs for you. Man, what a bowler,' Aaron said on ESPNcricinfo's Time Out. 'And the belief he has in his ability. You have an international coach (Mahela Jayawardene) who is obviously panicking because his bowlers have suddenly started to go to the cleaners, and he just turns around and is like 'just calm down, I'll do the job for you'. Comes in, runs in, gets hit for a six and then gets that ball,' he added. After Mumbai blazed its way to Qualifier 2, Pandya classified Bumrah as a 'luxury' during the post-match interaction, who returned with figures of 1/27 after completing his quota of four overs. However, the IPL-winning coach and former Australian cricketer Tom Moody went for 'pure class'. 'The challenge every opposition has to Mumbai Indians, and Jasprit Bumrah more importantly, is that the 24 balls he bowls are such a threat. It's not impossible, but it's so difficult to get big overs against him. So you're really playing 20 overs versus 16 to a certain extent. And he is so far ahead of the rest, it's ridiculous,' Moody said. 'The thing with Bumrah is that he's got that genuine wicket-taking ability just through his pure class. That yorker he bowled to Washington Sundar, you just don't bowl a better ball than that. That is the absolute perfect leg-stump yorker that's gone between his legs. At pace. To a batter that's in. Set,' he added. (ANI)
Economic Times
8 hours ago
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- Economic Times
'An antidote that can cure any illness': Varun Aaron, Tom Moody in awe of 'pure class' Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah Synopsis Varun Aaron lauded Jasprit Bumrah as a bowling "antidote" after his crucial dismissal of Washington Sundar in the IPL 2025 Eliminator. Bumrah's game-changing yorker swung the momentum back to Mumbai Indians, disrupting Gujarat Titans' chase of 229. Tom Moody highlighted Bumrah's exceptional wicket-taking ability and the challenge he poses to opposing teams with his consistently threatening bowling. Former India tearaway Varun Aaron has described the world's current best pace express, Jasprit Bumrah, as an "antidote" capable of curing any illness that a bowling side suffers from. ADVERTISEMENT Bumrah was Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya's secret formula for success after Gujarat Titans pursued the 229-run target with brazen assurance during the IPL 2025 Eliminator clash in Mullanpur. Till the 13th over, the Titans were in safe hands with Washington Sundar steamrolling past MI's bowling unit with a 23-ball 48 while enjoying the company of Sai Sudharsan. With Mumbai in dire need of breaking the promising stand, Pandya turned to Bumrah for the 14th over with hopes of a moment filled with magic to break Gujarat's resistance. Bumrah produced his trademark searing yorker to flatten Sundar's leg stump, leaving him face down on the ground. GT's chances of victory that soared past 40 per cent plummeted straight down to barely over 23. "He's like an antidote, a vaccine that can cure any illness, which a bowling side can have. If you want wickets, he comes and gets you wickets. If you want to stop runs, he stops runs for you. Man, what a bowler," Aaron said on ESPNcricinfo's Time Out. ADVERTISEMENT "And the belief he has in his ability. You have an international coach (Mahela Jayawardene) who is obviously panicking because his bowlers have suddenly started to go to the cleaners, and he just turns around and is like 'just calm down, I'll do the job for you'. Comes in, runs in, gets hit for a six and then gets that ball," he added. After Mumbai blazed its way to Qualifier 2, Pandya classified Bumrah as a "luxury" during the post-match interaction, who returned with figures of 1/27 after completing his quota of four overs. However, the IPL-winning coach and former Australian cricketer Tom Moody went for "pure class". ADVERTISEMENT "The challenge every opposition has to Mumbai Indians, and Jasprit Bumrah more importantly, is that the 24 balls he bowls are such a threat. It's not impossible, but it's so difficult to get big overs against him. So you're really playing 20 overs versus 16 to a certain extent. And he is so far ahead of the rest, it's ridiculous," Moody said."The thing with Bumrah is that he's got that genuine wicket-taking ability just through his pure class. That yorker he bowled to Washington Sundar, you just don't bowl a better ball than that. That is the absolute perfect leg-stump yorker that's gone between his legs. At pace. To a batter that's in. Set," he added. ADVERTISEMENT (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News, Budget 2025 Events and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online. NEXT STORY
Hindustan Times
9 hours ago
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- Hindustan Times
Jasprit Bumrah 'haunts batters in dreams' as brutal GT takedown sparks wild Sachin Tendulkar comparison
Jasprit Bumrah delivered another clinical performance under pressure, setting up Mumbai Indians' 20-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2025 Eliminator with a trademark masterclass in death bowling. With the Titans threatening to pull off a stunning chase in Mullanpur, it was Bumrah's incredible spell that broke their charge and reaffirmed his place as the tournament's most fearsome weapon with the ball. Gujarat were cruising at 151/2 in 13.3 overs while chasing a daunting target of 229 when Bumrah produced the breakthrough that turned the game. He delivered a pinpoint yorker to dismiss Washington Sundar, who had smashed 48 off 24 balls and was scoring at a strike rate of 200. From there, Gujarat's innings unravelled. They lost momentum and eventually fell short at 208/6. 'Bumrah did his work like he always does. If he had not taken Washington's wicket, he was batting at a strike rate of 200, the match might have been a lot more tight. I used to remember Shane Warne being haunted by Sachin Tendulkar in his dreams, now in this age, every batter is haunted by Bumrah in their dreams,' former KKR batter Manoj Tiwary said on Cricbuzz. The Mumbai pacer finished with figures of 1/27 in his four overs, conceding just eight runs in his final over. More than just numbers, it was the impact of his spell that left a lasting mark. The wicket of Sundar, in particular, halted a dangerous partnership and left Gujarat scrambling for answers. Tiwary also pointed to Bumrah's return from injury as a defining moment in MI's campaign. 'The success that MI have now, their mantra has been Bumrah. Ever since he has joined the team from injury, MI's results have picked up. It is a fact, there are no two ways about it. When Bumrah is there, their bowling gets so strong that more than half of the work is sorted for the captain, because he is never expensive in his spell,' said the former batter. Captain Hardik Pandya echoed that sentiment after the match. 'Whenever you think the game is getting far, just hand him the ball,' he said. With 18 wickets in 11 games at an economy of 6.36, Bumrah remains Mumbai's biggest asset heading into Qualifier 2 against Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad.
Time of India
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
'An antidote that can cure any illness': Varun Aaron, Tom Moody in awe of 'pure class' Jasprit Bumrah
Former India tearaway Varun Aaron has described the world's current best pace express, Jasprit Bumrah , as an "antidote" capable of curing any illness that a bowling side suffers from. Bumrah was Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya 's secret formula for success after Gujarat Titans pursued the 229-run target with brazen assurance during the IPL 2025 Eliminator clash in Mullanpur. Till the 13th over, the Titans were in safe hands with Washington Sundar steamrolling past MI's bowling unit with a 23-ball 48 while enjoying the company of Sai Sudharsan. With Mumbai in dire need of breaking the promising stand, Pandya turned to Bumrah for the 14th over with hopes of a moment filled with magic to break Gujarat's resistance. Bumrah produced his trademark searing yorker to flatten Sundar's leg stump, leaving him face down on the ground. GT's chances of victory that soared past 40 per cent plummeted straight down to barely over 23. Live Events "He's like an antidote, a vaccine that can cure any illness, which a bowling side can have. If you want wickets, he comes and gets you wickets. If you want to stop runs, he stops runs for you. Man, what a bowler," Aaron said on ESPNcricinfo's Time Out. "And the belief he has in his ability. You have an international coach (Mahela Jayawardene) who is obviously panicking because his bowlers have suddenly started to go to the cleaners, and he just turns around and is like 'just calm down, I'll do the job for you'. Comes in, runs in, gets hit for a six and then gets that ball," he added. After Mumbai blazed its way to Qualifier 2, Pandya classified Bumrah as a "luxury" during the post-match interaction, who returned with figures of 1/27 after completing his quota of four overs. However, the IPL-winning coach and former Australian cricketer Tom Moody went for "pure class". "The challenge every opposition has to Mumbai Indians, and Jasprit Bumrah more importantly, is that the 24 balls he bowls are such a threat. It's not impossible, but it's so difficult to get big overs against him. So you're really playing 20 overs versus 16 to a certain extent. And he is so far ahead of the rest, it's ridiculous," Moody said. "The thing with Bumrah is that he's got that genuine wicket-taking ability just through his pure class. That yorker he bowled to Washington Sundar, you just don't bowl a better ball than that. That is the absolute perfect leg-stump yorker that's gone between his legs. At pace. To a batter that's in. Set," he added.
