India, April 5 -- Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene revealed that he made the bold decision to retire Tilak Varma in the penultimate over during the chase against Lucknow Super Giants. Tilak had an underwhelming day with the bat when Mumbai Indians were chasing a 204-run target against LSG in Lucknow. The left-handed batter, who came in as an impact player for MI, struggled to get going and scored 25 runs off 23 balls, which included a couple of boundaries, as he failed to up the ante in the chase.

Mumbai Indians needed 24 runs off the last seven balls, and Tilak Varma returned back to the pavilion as he strategically retired himself out to make way for Mitchell Santner. The five-time champions eventually lost the match by 12 ...