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MI's Comedy Of Errors Headline A Chaotic-Filled Opening Over
Follow UsDropped catch? Fell short? An overthrow above the fielder's head? You name it, and it was there in Deepak Chahar’s first over
It was an unusual start to the clash between the Mumbai Indians and the Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 17 (Thursday). Off the very first ball, Deepak Chahar drew an edge off Abhishek Sharma, only for the ball to burst through the English fielder Will Jacks, who was fielding in the slip.
While Chahar would have hoped for the over to become better, it became worse when the all-rounder drew a false shot from Travis Head, only for the ball to fall short of Karn Sharma. Twice in four deliveries, the Mumbai Indians' opening bowling was disappointing despite creating multiple chances.
Dropped catch? One falls short of the fielder? What more could you add to make the over more chaotic? An overthrow!
That’s exactly what happened off the fifth ball of the opening over when Naman Dhir, fielding in the point region, unleashed a fiery throw well over the head and reach of Ryan Rickelton and Jacks as the SRH openers pinched a single off the overthrow.
One over, three pieces of terrible fielding summed up MI’s start to IPL 2025.