Hardik Pandya referred to as 'Boom Boom' by Riteish Deshmukh, fans correct actor

Mumbai all-rounder Hardik Pandya may have been under some pressure at Dream11 IPL 2020 but he has t let it show. Taking on role of a finisher along with Kieron Pollard, Pandya has t bowled a single over at tournament so far. reasons behind this could be varied - Pandya has been struggling with injuries for some time -  or perhaps his services as a bowler are t essential in a team that boasts likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult. Pandya has played some quick kcks but he outdid most his performances last night against Rajasthan. 

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Riteish Deshmukh's cricketing blunder leaves fans in splits

Hardik Pandya's "smashing innings" on Sunday night received praise from all quarters on Twitter. Among big names praising him was actor Riteish Deshmukh, who took to microblogging site to praise Pandya's skills as a finisher. However, in his tweet, Deshmukh wrote "Boom Boom" with two explosion emojis after it. "Boom Boom", of course, is nickname of Jasprit Bumrah, one of premier bowlers in game right w. Fans were quick to point out actor's blunder on Twitter.

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Hardik Pandya Dream11 IPL 2020 stats

Mumbai were on way to a par total batting first against Rajasthan on Sunday night. Each of Rajasthan bowlers bowled pretty well, restricting Mumbai to 101 for 4 in 14th over. Pandya's general batting partner and Mumbai's stand-in captain Kieron Pollard h just fallen to Shreyas Gopal for a mere 6 runs. Hardik Pandya started slowly, choosing to take singles in next three overs against Rahul Tewatia, Shreyas Gopal and Kartik Tyagi.

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He held back and let Saurabh Tiwary do heavy-hitting against dangerous-looking Jofra Archer in over 17. In 18th over, Pandya took over as Ankit Rajpoot came to bowl. Pandya slammed Rajpoot for four sixes in that over, finishing with 33 runs from 14 balls from 8 runs off 9 in previous over. Jofra Archer reined in run rate a bit, coming on in 19th over. He gave away only three runs and picked wicket of Saurabh Tiwary, leaving Pandya to finish game for Mumbai.

At this point, Mumbai h me 168. Pandya absolutely crushed last over, scoring 27 runs off Tyagi (3 sixes and 2 fours) to propel Mumbai to 195. He ended innings with 60* off just 21 balls, and recorded his highest score at Dream11 IPL 2020 so far. Pandya has scored 224 runs at a strike rate of 182.11 this year. This is third-highest SR at Dream11 IPL 2020.

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Im Credits: Hardik Pandya Twitter