Sachin Tendulkar (L) and Arjun Tendulkar© Twitter
It was a memorable outing for Arjun Tendulkar because the younger left-arm pacer claimed his first wicket within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 throughout the match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday. He produced a disciplined spell of bowling within the early overs after which got here again to bowl a tidy last over the place he conceded simply 4 runs. Arjun obtained a whole lot of reward from a number of ex-cricketers and on the finish of the match, he shared a heartwarming second with father Sachin Tendulkar. The legendary India cricketer felicitated Arjun for his efficiency and even cracked a hilarious joke.
“At least there’s a wicket in our family now.” – Sachin Tendulkar
It is an awww-filled content material day – Arjun receives his POTM from his father. 🥹💙 #OneFamily #SRHvMI #MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #IPL2023 #TATAIPL @sachin_rt MI TV pic.twitter.com/l03lt1Aw8x
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 19, 2023
“Finally a Tendulkar has an IPL wicket,” he mentioned within the MI dressing room.
Arjun was additionally congratulated by head coach Mark Boucher who praised his bowling efficiency.
“I asked the boys to set the tone if they got the new ball in hand and that’s exactly what happened. So, well done Arjun, for doing exactly that. And then, in the last over, to hold your nerve in half stressful situation. Well done, Champ,” Boucher mentioned.
Cameron Inexperienced flaunted his brute energy on the best way to a maiden IPL fifty earlier than Arjun bowled a superb twentieth over in excessive strain as Mumbai Indians defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 14 runs.
Inexperienced (64 not out off 40) and Tilak Varma (37 off 17) fired Mumbai Indians to a difficult 192 for 5 after being put in to bat.
With the odd ball not approaching to the bat, it was robust to get the boundaries from the get go however Sunrisers recovered from an abnormal powerplay to take the sport deep with the assistance of opener Mayank Agarwal (48 off 41) and Heinrich Klaasen (36 off 16).
In the long run, they fell brief and had been all out for 178 in 19.5 overs for his or her third defeat in 5 video games.
(With PTI inputs)
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