India, May 7 -- Mumbai Indians' head coach Mahela Jayawardene said Deepak Chahar was the best option to bowl the last over against the Gujarat Titans. With 14 to defend, Chahar was hit for a four and six in the first three balls. He did make a comeback by taking the wicket of Gerald Coetzee, but a no-ball in between cost MI dearly. GT got home in the last ball to win the match by three wickets.

Jayawardene said things could have gone south even if MI captain Hardik Pandya had bowled the last over. The former Sri Lankan captain, throwing his weight behind Deepak Chahar, said he had done the job for MI when Jasprit Bumrah was injured, so the management rightly backed him in the crunch situation.

"Deepak did that job for us when Booms [Jas...