India, June 2 -- Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya's tactics are being scrutinised following the five-time champions' loss against Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Mumbai Indians, who reached a do-or-die encounter following a win over Gujarat Titans in the Eliminator, failed to defend 203 and hence crashed out of the tournament.

Former SunRisers Hyderabad head coach Tom Moody wasn't pleased with Hardik not bowling his full quota of four overs and rather trusting England pacer Reece Topley, who was playing his first match of the IPL 2025 season.

Hardik bowled just two overs, conceding 19 runs and taking the wicket of Josh Inglis. The pacer would have had another wicket had Trent Boult...