Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 18 : Following his all-around performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Mumbai Indians (MI) all-rounder Will Jacks said he knew he will have a role to play in the match.
Will Jacks' two crucial wickets (2/14 in 3 overs) and a quickfire 36 helped MI secure a four-wicket win over SRH at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.
"I'm really happy. I knew I was gonna play a role with the ball. They've got three left-handers in the top order. And I think we knew that it was gonna have a little bit of assistance," Jacks said in post-match press conference.
"I would have loved to have contributed more in the games I've played. But the message has always been the same from the team," the 26-year-old player added.
Coming to the match, MI won the toss and opted to field first. After that, 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 team could not maintain a fiery run-rate living up to the standard of their fiery brand of cricket, despite some effort from Heinrich Klaasen (37 in 28 balls, with three fours and two sixes).
SRH posted 162/5 in their 20 overs, with Will Jacks (2/14) and Jasprit Bumrah (1/21) being the top bowlers for the Hardik Pandya-led side.
During the run-chase, MI top order contributed enough to help their cause, with Rohit Sharma (26 in 16 balls, with three sixes) and Ryan Rickelton (31 in 23 balls, with five fours) producing quickfire knocks that took MI to 69/2 by the time they were dismissed. A 52-run stand between Will Jacks (36 in 26 balls, with three fours and two sixes) and Suryakumar Yadav (26 in 15 balls, with two fours and two sixes) took MI to the brink of an easy win, however, SRH bowlers decided to put up a fight. Tilak Varma (21* in 17 balls, with a four) and Mitchell Santner (0*) took MI to a four-wicket win with 11 balls left.
Skipper Pat Cummins (3/26) and Eshan Malinga (2/36) put up fighting spells for SRH, but it was not enough.
MI have gone up to the seventh spot with three wins and four losses. SRH are at ninth spot with two wins and five losses.
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