As Mumbai Indians’ new skipper Hardik Pandya started his captaincy stint with a six-run defeat to Gujarat Titans on Sunday, an avoidable incident came about within the stands as followers got here to blows. A video has surfaced on social media the place followers might be seen exchanging punches whereas the Indian Premier League (IPL) match was occurring. It is not but clear as to what led to the ugly feud between followers however the matter turned ugly very quickly, with many individuals being concerned.

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As for the match, Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya was requested many questions on the on-field incidents that came about. He was requested about the choice taken by batter Tilak Varma who refused to run a single at a vital juncture when batting alongside Tim David.

Set a goal of 169, MI ended at 162/9 in 20 overs after they appeared on the right track for victory.

“Obviously we back ourselves to chase those 42 runs (in the last five overs) but it was one of those days where we see the score quite less in those last five overs, we lost a bit of momentum there,” Pandya stated on the post-match presentation.

“It feels good to be back because this is one stadium where you can enjoy and feel the atmosphere quite lively and obviously the crowd was full and they got a good game as well.” When requested about Varma’s refusal to run a single, the skipper stated, “I think Tilak felt that was a better idea at that point of time. I completely back him. Not an issue, (we have) 13 games to go.” Gujarat Titans’ new captain Shubman Gill was stuffed with reward for his bowlers, particularly spinners R Sai Kishore and Rashid Khan, who carried out exceedingly properly regardless of the dew setting in on the Narendra Modi Stadium.

“I think the way the boys held their nerves, and the way we bowled in the death overs, especially with the dew coming in, I thought it was special.

“With the dew, how the spinners bowled, they made positive we stayed within the recreation. It was all about placing on the stress,” said Gill.

MI skipper Pandya won the toss and invited GT to bat first keeping the dew factor in mind.

Gill added, “We simply needed them to really feel underneath stress. The plan was to maintain constructing the stress and anticipate them to make a mistake.”

With PTI inputs