IPL 2023: This Instagram Post By Tim David Just Did Not Age Well As MI Fail In Chase

20.05.2023 - 14:13 sports.ndtv.com

Mumbai Indians' hopes of reaching the IPL 2023 playoffs took a massive hit as the Rohit Sharma-led side suffered a five-run defeat to the Lucknow Super Giants in their previous match.

Chasing a total of 178, MI were restricted to a total of 172/5 in 20 overs, with Australian duo Cameron Green and Tim David failing to score 11 runs in the final over.

After MI's five-run defeat, an old Instagram post from David went viral on social media. Earlier this month, MI defeated Delhi Capitals to register their first win of IPL 2023.

After the match, David took to Instagram and posted a picture of himself and Green, which carried the caption: "If you need 5 off 6, we are your men".

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Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill received a huge reprieve in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) final as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pacer Deepak Chahar dropped a sitter at backward square leg. For the second time in as many outings, the opposition team had a golden chance to get rid off the in-form Gill, who has scored centuries in each of his last two innings. Gill was batting on 3 when Chahar shelled an easy chance to hand him an early lifeline. The incident happened on the fourth ball of the second over, which was bowled by Tushar Deshpande.

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Both India and Australia were dealt an injury scare ahead of the World Test Championships final with Ishan Kishan and Cameron Green receiving nasty blows during IPL Qualifier 2 between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Friday. Kishan, who was named as a replacement for injured K L Rahul in India's WTC squad, suffered a freak injury as he collided with his Mumbai Indians teammate Chris Jordan.

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Watch: Tim David's Helpless Look After Getting Dismissed Off Yash Thakur's Delivery

Mumbai Indians registered a thumping 81-run victory over Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator match on IPL 2023 on Wednesday. Playing at Chepauk, the five-time champions posted a total of 182/8 and later bundled out LSG for 101, after Akash Madhwal took a five-wicket haul. The wickets kept on tumbling as young pacer Madhwal broke the backbone of LSG's batting attack but one wicket which became the talk of the town was from the Mumbai Indians' camp, as Tim David's dismissal off Yash Thakur's delivery can be called as one of the most unfortunate.

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With a place in the final up for grabs, Mumbai Indians would be fancying their chances against defending champions Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. Akash Madhwal's breathtaking bowling performance against Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator has given MI a much-needed boost ahead of the clash against the holders. GT, on the other hand, were outclassed and outgunned in Qualifier 1 by MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings. The Hardik Pandya-led side will have one last chance to gather themselves up and put their best foot forward in familiar conditions here in order to qualify for their second IPL final on the trot.