IPL 2017: Watch How Nitish Rana's Success Goes From Cakewalk To Cake Smash
Smudging top performers with cake seems to be the in thing in IPL 2017.
Highlights
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Nitish Rana has starred for Mumbai Indians this season so far
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Rana and Buttler starred in Mumbai's chase against Punjab
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Rana is currently the highest run-getter in IPL 2017
Mumbai Indians (MI) are understandably in a great frame of mind, with wins coming thick and fast in IPL 2017. But their victory over Kings XI Punjab in Indore on Thursday was really something, given that they chased down nearly 200 runs without a hiccup. MI’s favourite player now is young Nitish Rana, whose sensational knock last night made the formidable KXIP total a cakewalk for MI. Rana now has 255 runs from six innings and is on top of the batting list, ahead of the likes of David Warner and Hashim Amla.
But after the win came the celebration, and here the batsman could not escape the bowlers – his own bowlers. Namely, Harbhajan Singh and Hardik Pandya.
A video on the Mumbai Indians twitter handle shows Rana politely trying to cut a cake set up for the team after the win over KXIP in Indore. But in comes Harbhajan andÂ
the young Delhi batsman is blinded in sludge of chocolate cake, much to the delight of the rest of the squad.
#MIcam - 'Bhajji Smash'#NitishRana gets the orange cap and a cake smash from @harbhajan_singh #CricketMeriJaan pic.twitter.com/HrjAckfABc
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 20, 2017
As if that was not enough, there is another video, which shows Hardik in action, spraying a ducking Rana with what one hopes was champagne.
wins in a row! Record chase! Incredible match! @mipaltan pic.twitter.com/7HL3RTwcnk
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) April 20, 2017
Mumbai Indians are now on top of the IPL 2017 Points Table, with 10 points from five wins out of the six matches played. They are followed by Kolkata Knight Riders.