Mumbai Indians’ bowling coach Shane Bond expressed his frustration with the team’s bowling unit after a five-run defeat against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Tuesday. The team made the “same mistake over and over again” in match situations. Bond was disappointed that Mumbai’s bowling unit couldn’t contain the opposition’s batting line-up during crucial moments in matches. Bond criticized the team for failing to stick to their plans effectively, adding that they didn’t bowl consistently enough. Mohsin Khan played a crucial role in LSG’s win by defending 11 runs in the final over against the explosive Tim David.
LSGL had posted 177 runs after recovering from a difficult position of 123/3 in 17 overs.
Chris Jordan, the MI bowler, conceded 24 runs in the 18th over, which contributed to LSG’s late surge. In the last three overs of LSG’s innings, MI’s bowling unit conceded more than 50 runs, which would have disappointed Bond and the team management.
In crucial moments during matches, the team was unable to execute their plans, which frustrated Bond.
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Bond stated that they wanted the batsmen to hit in places where they didn’t want to hit and make it difficult for them. They didn’t want them to hit in areas where they wanted to hit. On this wicket, players like Marcus Stoinis’ weakness was known, and it was a clear part of their team plan. However, the team couldn’t do it consistently, which Bond found to be the most frustrating thing.
Bond analyzed MI’s cricket strategy in batting and bowling and suggested that it was disappointing that his team was making the same mistake over and over again. The team was excellent for the first 15 overs, but eventually, Stoinis put them under pressure, and MI made the same mistakes that they did before. It cost them the match this time.
On Mumbai Indians’ side, Ishan Kishan smashed 59 runs and shared a 90-run opening stand with Rohit Sharma, before Ravi Bishnoi dismissed both of them. Yash Thakur