'He has three facets': MI captain Hardik Pandya lauds Will Jacks after four-wicket win against SRH

Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya lavished praise on the team's bowling performance and all-rounder Will Jacks for his all-round show that helped the five-time champions to register a four-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Will Jacks' two crucial wickets and a quickfire 36 helped MI secure their third win of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

Speaking after the match in the post-match presentation, Hardik said, "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 that we made them hit some good shots. We were kind of squeezing them. The surface nice greenish look to it, the first couple of overs that Deepak (Chahar) bowled, a couple of balls got stuck in. We decided to use change-of-pace balls."

"He (Jacks) can be a gun fielder. Bowl those gun overs. Today it came off for him. When we needed 42 off 42, we felt it was a tricky part, take it for a couple of overs and not get too excited. As soon as boundaries come, pressure gets off, that is why we pushed the pedal at the end," he concluded.

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Coming back to the match, after being asked to bat, SRH batters Abhishek Sharma (40 in 28 balls, with seven fours) and Head (28 in 29 balls, with three fours) put on a 59-run partnership. However, the Pat Cummins-led side failed to live up to the expectations despite some effort from Heinrich Klaasen (37 in 28 balls, with three fours and two sixes). SRH managed to score 162/5 in their 20 overs, with Will Jacks (2/14) and Jasprit Bumrah (1/21) being the top bowlers.

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While chasing, former MI captain Rohit Sharma (26 in 16 balls, with three sixes) and Ryan Rickelton (31 in 23 balls, with five fours) helped the franchise to get a good start. After bowling, Will Jacks (36 in 26 balls, with three fours and two sixes) shared a 52-run stand with Suryakumar Yadav (26 in 15 balls, with two fours and two sixes) that helped MI to inch closer to their win. Tilak Varma (21* in 17 balls, with a four) and Mitchell Santner (0*) took MI to a four-wicket win with 11 balls left.

After winning against SRH, MI are currently seventh in the points table with three wins and four losses. SRH are at ninth spot with two wins and five losses, giving them just four points.