The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) versus Mumbai Indians (MI) conflict hung on Monday was one of the most savagely took on conflicts throughout the entire existence of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The challenge was tied after 40 overs and prompted the second Super Over of the period which Virat Kohli and Co won on the last ball.
RCB scored 201 in the primary innings and MI leveled the score as Ishan Kishan and Kieron Pollard took the control and accumulated 79 runs in the last 4 overs. Afterward, when the group got into the Super Over, the administration chose not to send Kishan to bat. This move didn't function admirably and MI could just score 7 runs off the six balls.
Observers Kevin Pietersen and Sunil Gavaskar weren't satisfied to see Ishan sitting at the hole and not coming out to bat. Pietersen reviewed the misstep Kings XI Punjab made against Delhi Capitals, by sending in Nicholas Pooran rather than Mayank Agarwal, who had scored 89 in the match.
“He (Ishan Kishan) has to be incredibly exhausted and tired to have not batted in that Super over. I think Mumbai missed a trick, I’m sorry but with that smaller boundary, batting for 2 minutes is nothing. I’m not criticizing him but the decision not for him to bat. We saw when Mayank Agarwal didn’t do it the other night (KXIP vs DC in Match 2) and Kings XI lost the contest,” Pietersen said while commentating.
“There’s not much time in a Super Over to plan anything. If it was a 40-over game, Ishan Kishan would still want to go out and bat because the form is such a fickle thing, it can go just like that. So yes, I think he should have come in because it was a matter of just 6 deliveries,” Gavaskar said.
Later in the post-coordinate presentation ceremony, Rohit Sharma uncovered why that choice was taken. He expressed that Ishan was drained after his innings and didn't look comfortable so the administration chose not to send him.