IPL
Hardik Pandya's new hairstyle made the headlines again as Twitterati reacts with funny memes!
Updated : Oct 18, 2020, 10:10 PM IST | Edited by : Snehadri Sarkar
Kieron Pollard and Nathan Coulter-Nile's late blitz powered Mumbai Indians to 176/6 in their 20 overs against Kings XI Punjab at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. However, what made the headlines was MI allrounder Hardik Pandya's new hairstyle for the match.
Hardik is well known for rocking bold hairstyles but his latest one raised a lot of eyebrows. Fans got to witness Pandya's low-buzz Mohock when the MI squad walked out on to the field to defend their total against KXIP.
Pictures of the Indian allrounder quickly started surfacing all over social media, with fans making funny memes out of it.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE REACTIONS:
Hardik Pandya nailing the WWE wrestler look #KXIPvsMI pic.twitter.com/yoF2odu7bM
— Rohit Swain (@rhtswn) October 18, 2020
#HardikPandya looking like this dude today#KXIPvsMI #mivskxip pic.twitter.com/0OcjrC7ZuM
— William Dalchawal (@dosahungry) October 18, 2020
Hardik pandya's hair rn pic.twitter.com/B9Y11BFSgH
— Bring back NBA desktop||DLM (@Falakurafaffu1) October 18, 2020
#HardikPandya reminds me of #Vision.#MI #MIvKXIP pic.twitter.com/tRhdoey868
— (@ShaSherNat) October 18, 2020
Hardik Pandya today #MIvKXIP #IPL2020 #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/b3QBoD1h5Y
— LazyRunner28 (@PBanger28) October 18, 2020
After opting to bat first, Mumbai had the worst possible start as they lost two wickets early. Rohit Sharma (9) and Suryakumar Yadav (0) failed to score big runs on the scoreboard. Arshdeep scalped Rohit while Mohammed Shami claimed Yadav. Ishan Kishan joined Quinton de Kock in the middle but failed to get going. Kishan (7) was removed by Arshdeep in the sixth over.
Krunal Pandya and De Kock played cautiously and stitched a 58-run partnership for the fourth wicket before the former was dismissed by Ravi Bishnoi in the 14th over. Krunal played a knock of 34 runs. Hardik Pandya scored eight off four balls but failed to get going as he was scalped by Shami in the 16th over.
Meanwhile, De Kock completed his fourth half-century of the season. Chris Jordan got rid of De Kock in the 17th over. He accumulated 53 runs including three sixes and as many fours.
Kieron Pollard and Nathan Coulter-Nile's late onslaught added 54-run in the last three over. The duo added a 57-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Pollard scored 34 off 12 while Coulter-Nile remained unbeaten on 24. Mumbai Indians posted a target of 177 against Punjab.
For Punjab, Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh bagged two wickets each.