"Can Be A Gun Fielder, Bowl Those Gun Overs": Hardik Pandya's Massive Praise For MI Star

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya and his counterpart Pat Cummins of Sunrisers Hyderabad gave credit to the disciplined bowling by the hosts' bowlers for their four-wicket win in Match 33 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. Will Jacks came up with a fine all-round performance, picking up two wickets for 14 runs and scoring 36 runs as Mumbai Indians restricted Sunrisers Hyderabad to 162/5 and then nailed a tricky chase by reaching 166/6 in 18.1 overs to score their third win of IPL 2025.

"The way we bowled was very smart and spot on. We stuck to simple, basic plans. Certain balls were not easy to hit. Credit to the bowlers, we made them hit some good shots. We were kind of squeezing them. The surface nice greenish look to it, and the first couple of overs that Deepak bowled, a couple of balls got stuck in. We decided to use change-of-pace balls. As soon as we figured it out, we tried to mix it up. We executed the yorkers very smartly," said Pandya after his team's four-wicket win.

SRH captain Pat Cummins admitted that it was not an easy wicket to bat on, but gave credit to Mumbai Indians bowlers for executing their plans well.

"Wasn't the easiest of wickets, 160 was a few short. It was a tricky wicket, cutters were gripping. They shut down a lot of our scoring areas. I thought we had all bases covered. 160 (was), you feel a little bit short, I thought we gave it a good crack with the ball," said Cummins.

Pandya also praised Will Jacks for his fine bowling and good fielding. He also felt it would be difficult for his team with 42 needed off 42 balls, but a few boundaries eased the pressure.

"He (Will Jacks) can be a gun fielder. Bowl those gun overs. Today it came off