IPL 2023: Arjun Tendulkar beats Sachin Tendulkar IPL records

The Mumbai Indians registered their third win on the trot on Tuesday night as they defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 14 runs and one who stole the show with his calm and immaculate accuracy in the thrilling final over was Arjun Tendulkar, son of India great Sachin. IPL 2023: Arjun Tendulkar beats Sachin Tendulkar IPL records.

Arjun Tendulkar became an instant hit in the second match of his IPL career when he defended 20 runs in the 20th over and conceded just 5 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Rohit Sharma trusted Arjun and went with the inexperienced 23-year-old left-arm pacer to win the game for Mumbai Indians.

He bowled wide yorkers and took the wicket of Bhivneshwar Kumar, his first in the cash-rich league. Batting first, the five-time champions scored 192/5 in 20 overs. Cameron Green scored an unbeaten 64 off 40 balls, laced with 6 fours and 2 sixes.

Chasing a challenging total, the home franchise lost regular wickets. Mayank Agarwal (48) and Heinrich Klaasen (36) tried their best but couldn’t carry on till the end, After the match, Ravi Shastri spoke to Arjun and congratulated him for his wicket, a feat his father, Sachin Tendulkar, never achieved in his IPL career.

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“Arjun, you scored a point over your father, who didn’t pick a wicket in his IPL career, but you added one today,” Ravi Shastri. Reacting to Ravi’s statement, junior Tendulkar spoke about his line and length and how he executed his plans. I kept it simple and bowled according to the plans,” he said.