Watch: Lasith Malinga vs Arjun Tendulkar vs Others In Nets. The Winner Is...
In the Mumbai Indians nets, Lasith Malinga showed Arjun Tendulkar and other MI bowlers that he is has still got it.
A legend in T20 cricket, Lasith Malinga is in charge of coaching the next generation of bowlers at Mumbai Indians. In the nets for the franchise with some young players including Arjun Tendulkar, Malinga organized a bowl-out session, with the players tasked to hit the sole stump at the other end of the pitch. Arjun was among the MI pacers to try their hand at the training drill. In the video shared by Mumbai Indians, no bowler managed to hit the stump. Then Malinga took the responsibility in his own hands and delivered.
Malinga, one of the legends of the game, played only for Mumbai Indians in his entire IPL career. In 122 matches, he picked up 170 wickets at an average of 19.80 and an economy rate of 7.14. Fast forward to the current IPL season, Malinga is showing that he can still deliver with the ball if made to wear the jersey of a player.
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Five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI), secured their first win of the campaign as they defeated Delhi Capitals on Sunday. In the process, MI also made made history at the Wankhede Stadium registering their 150th win in T20 cricket, the most by any cricket team. The Blue and Gold franchise accomplished this milestone against Delhi Capitals (DC) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Mumbai. MI managed to defend the target of 235 runs courtesy of some big-hitting from openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan and then later by Tim David and Romario Shepherd down the order. DC was restricted to 205/8 in their 20 overs.
The 150 wins accomplished by Mumbai Indians exclude wins that came in Super Over following tied matches. Including the matches played in the IPL and now-defunct Champions League T20, MI has played 273 matches, winning 150, losing 117. Two matches ended in no result. MI has won and lost two matches each in Super Over.
CSK is at the second place with 148 victories in its history. Overall in its history, CSK has played 253 T20 matches, winning 148, and losing 101, two matches have ended in no result and five-time champions have lost two matches in Super Over after a tied regular game.
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