'Magician at work' - Twitter hails Rashid Khan for four-for in Wankhede run-fest

Rashid Khan picked 4/30 in his four-over spell, however, Mumbai Indians managed to put 218 on the board with Suryakumar Yadav scoring a century.

Published - 12 May 2023, 21:45 IST | Updated - 12 May 2023, 21:28 IST

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The incredible action continued in the Indian Premier League 2023 as Mumbai Indians locked horns with Gujarat Titans in Match 57 on Friday, May 12 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Gujarat captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and invited Mumbai to bat first in their home ground.

MI openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan got their team off to a terrific start as they added 61 runs for the first wicket off 37 balls. Seeing the game running away from their hands, the GT captain threw the ball to his premier spinner Rashid Khan and the wrist spinner did not disappoint as he broke the partnership by dismissing MI captain Rohit Sharma (29 off 18). Sharma edged the ball straight to Rahul Tewatia at first slip to give GT their first breakthrough. Rashid got Ishan Kishan in the same over trapping him in front of the stumps on the fifth ball of the same over.

The 24-year-old returned in the ninth over and got rid of the dangerous Nehal Wadhera by dismantling his stumps. The Afghan spinner further returned in the 16^th over of the innings and broke the 65-run stand between Suryakumar Yadav and Vishnu Vinod (30 off 20), dismissing the latter caught and bowled. Rashid finished his four-over spell with figures of 4/30 and got the Purple Cap back with 23 wickets to his name, leaving behind Yuzvendra Chahal (21 wickets).

Suryakumar Yadav scores his first hundred in IPL

However, despite Rashid’s brilliant spell, GT failed to restrict Mumbai to a low score as Suryakumar Yadav once again unleashed his beast mode at Wankhede Stadium. The star batter played a majestic knock of 103 off 49 balls, smashing 11 fours and six sixes in his innings to help MI post a massive total of 218/5 in the first innings. After his sensational knock, the Mumbai batter rose to the fifth position in the list of the leading run scorers of the season with 443 runs to his name from 12 innings.

Here is how Twitter reacted to Rashid's spell against Mumbai Indians:

Saurabh Somani@saurabh_42

Everytime a captain is forced to go to Rashid Khan before the sixth over, it's a win for the batting team in T20 cricket. Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan's magnificent hitting has forced Hardik Pandya's hand, and given a new dimension to #MIvGT

07:55 PM · May 12, 2023

CricketMAN2

@ImTanujSingh

Rashid Khan is now Purple Cap holder of this IPL 2023. The GOAT of T20 Cricket.

08:20 PM · May 12, 2023

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Devender Kumar@asdevender_bbc

Stunning batting and bowling display from two magicians @surya_14kumar & @rashidkhan_19 . One is nightmare for bowlers ... The other for batters.. #SuryakumarYadav #Rashidkhan #IPL2023 #MIvGT #Surya @afghcricket @JioCinema @StarSportsIndia

09:31 PM · May 12, 2023

CricketMAN2

@ImTanujSingh

Rashid Khan is now Purple Cap holder of this IPL 2023. The GOAT of T20 Cricket.

08:20 PM · May 12, 2023

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Reema Malhotra@ReemaMalhotra8

On this kind of wkt only a magician @rashidkhan_19 can bowl like this 🔥🔥 4 wkts for him makes him great bowler of all time 🙌🙌 #MIVSGT #TATAIPL @gujarat_titans

09:32 PM · May 12, 2023

Ridhima Pathak@PathakRidhima

Another four-wicket haul for Rashid Khan.😍🔥 Yesterday, it was Chahal, and today's all about Rashid Khan. We are living in their world. TWO LEGENDS OF THE GAME ALREADY. #MIvsGT #IPL2023

09:10 PM · May 12, 2023

Saurabh Somani@saurabh_42

Two all-time great performances in #MIvGT already. Suryakumar Yadav 103* off 49 - just an unbelievable display of T20 inventiveness that's on another level. Rashid Khan 4/30 in a game where the opposition has made 218. Just consistently magnificently other-worldly.

09:21 PM · May 12, 2023

Heisenberg ☢@internetumpire

SRH letting go of Rashid Khan must be among the top 5 dumbest decisions that has ever been made by the whole of human kind as a collective.

08:20 PM · May 12, 2023

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Sohel@SohelVkf

UNESCO declared Rashid Khan as the official daddy of MI 🔥.

08:20 PM · May 12, 2023

Rahul Sharma@CricFnatic

Easily the best T20 spinner in the world, Rashid Khan. Already a T20 legend. Could finish with 1000 wickets by the time he retires.

08:25 PM · May 12, 2023

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Yusuf Pathan

@iamyusufpathan

Congratulations @rashidkhan_19 on bagging the purple cap. One of the most threatening bowlers in white ball cricket. #IPL2023 #MIvGT

08:20 PM · May 12, 2023

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Shashikant Singh@shashi_CB

Best figures for Rashid Khan in #IPL : 4/24 vs LSG, Pune 2022 4/30 vs GT, Wankhede today* #MIvGT #MIvsGT #IPL2023 #CricketTwitter

Shashikant Singh@shashi_CB

Most times 4-wicket hauls in T20s cricket: 15 - Rashid Khan* 15 - Shakib Al Hasan 15 - Lasith Malinga 13 - Dwayne Bravo 13 - Imran Tahir 13 - Sunil Narine #MIvGT #MIvsGT #IPL2023 #CricketTwitter

09:35 PM · May 12, 2023

Shashikant Singh@shashi_CB

Best figures for Rashid Khan in #IPL : 4/24 vs LSG, Pune 2022 4/30 vs GT, Wankhede today* #MIvGT #MIvsGT #IPL2023 #CricketTwitter

Shashikant Singh@shashi_CB

Most times 4-wicket hauls in T20s cricket: 15 - Rashid Khan* 15 - Shakib Al Hasan 15 - Lasith Malinga 13 - Dwayne Bravo 13 - Imran Tahir 13 - Sunil Narine #MIvGT #MIvsGT #IPL2023 #CricketTwitter

09:35 PM · May 12, 2023

Ajay Srinivasan@Ajaychairman

Rashid Khan 4/30 One of the best in IPL. SKY has made this bowling figures look mediocre with this 💯 Against a quality bowling attack like GT, this is a phenomenal innings by SKY 👏 #MIvGT

09:35 PM · May 12, 2023

Jiaul Karim@IamJkarim

#RashidKhan Against to Mumbai Indians, 4 Overs 30 Runs 4 Wickets, #TATAIPL2023 #GTvsMI

09:35 PM · May 12, 2023

ꜱɪᴠᴀ_ꜱᴛᴀʀᴋ😎🔥@Siva_Believer

Rashid khan on those batting paradise 4 wickets 🔥 Konthamandhi vadu kottinchukunna rojulu chusi anandha padatam thappa he is any day game changer and match winner. Absolute loss for @SunRisers for releasing him

09:28 PM · May 12, 2023

Dilip Singh@Statsdilip

Yesterday leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal captured 4 wkts (4/25) Today leg spinner Rashid Khan captured 4 wkts (4/30) @mohanstatsman #KKRvRR #GTvsMI #TATAIPL2023

09:28 PM · May 12, 2023

Anuj Nitin Prabhu

@APTalksCricket

Rashid Khan's 4 wickets, particularly Nehal and Tim David, have stopped MI from adding those 10-15 more runs. There's absolutely no help for spinners and still this magician from Afghanistan keeps on delivering..legend for a reason 🔥

09:28 PM · May 12, 2023

Boria Majumdar

@BoriaMajumdar

From being a path-breaker for Afghan players in the IPL, Rashid Khan has become a bonafide cricket superhero. And what a spell it was by the Gujarat Titans spinner against Mumbai Indians! #IPL2023 @rashidkhan_19 twitter.com/revsportz/stat…