Mumbai Indians Captain Hardik Pandya Scored two Runs Off Four Balls Against Delhi Capitals on April 13, 2025.
But it was not his poor display with the bat that Made News. The bone of construction was his bat, which brieft to the fore a previving issue in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
In IPL 2025, it was the third such institution of umpires intervention batters to check their bat’s size. Earlier, The Umpires Gauged Shimron Hetmyer and Philip Salt’s Bats during the match between rajasthan royals (RR) and Royal Challenners Bengaluru (RCB) in Jaipur on SUNDAY AFTRENONON.
As per the playing conditions of ipl, “The Blade of the bat shall not exced the following dimensions: width: 4.25in / 10.8 cm, depth: 2.64in / 6.7 cm, edges: 1.56in / 4.0cm. Able to pass through a bat gauge. “
Hardik Could Not Contribute MUCH with the bat in the match. He has been going through a Lean Patch this season, scoring 83 runs from five matches with a highhest score of 52. Mumbai Indians Still Managed to Post 205 for 5 in 20 Oveers Against Delhi Capitals, Civil Capitalsy Contributions by Tilak Varma (59), Ryan Rickelton (41), Suryakumar Yadav (40), and Naman Dhir (38 Not Out).
Chasing the mammoth target, delhi capitals lost their opener jake fraser-mcgurk on the first delivery of the match, with Deepak Chahar Getting His Wicket. DC, however, made a great recovery, with Abishek Porel (33 off 25) and Karun Nair (89 off 40) Sharing a 118-Run Partnership.
But after the dismissals of Porel and Nair – BY Karn Sharma and Mitchell Santner – DC Suffered a Collapse. They were then bowled out for 193 in 19 overs. Karn was the pick of mi bowlers, picking up 3 wickets for 36 runs in four overs to register their second win of the season. Mi are currently at the seventh spot on the points table after Six matches.
