It was a long shot, but it was still a shot.
And for a while, MI looked like they might do their part.
The chase was under control, with two of the last five overs still to come from bowlers you would have preferred to line up later.
Then came the over they didn't need to win.
Jofra Archer ran in for his fourth, and Hardik Pandya decided to take him on, only for the slower ball to be pulled as far as long-on.
It was a long shot, but it was still a shot. And for a while, MI looked like they might do their part. The chase was under control, with two of the last five overs still to come from bowlers you would have preferred to line up later. Then came the over they didn't need to win. Jofra Archer ran in for his fourth, and Hardik Pandya decided to take him on, only for the slower ball to be pulled as far as long-on.
