NEW DELHI: The newly-appointed skipper of the Mumbai Indians Hardik Pandya appears to be in a contented state now. His return to Mumbai Indians as captain, taking over from the five-time IPL-winning captain Rohit Sharma, did not sit well with fans as he faced constant booing during the first three games.
The three losses to start the season added to the woes and Pandya found himself under intense scrutiny.
However, a significant turnaround came on Sunday with a victory against the Delhi Capitals, marking their first win of the season, thereby boosting Pandya's confidence.
1/10:Romario Shepherd blasts 32 in final over as Mumbai Indians take first IPL win
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2/10:Shepherd carnage
<p>Romario Shepherd smashed 32 runs off the 20th over for Mumbai Indians to set up their first victory of this IPL season as they beat Delhi Capitals by 29 runs on Sunday.<br /></p>AFP
3/10:Shepherd storm strikes Wankhede
<p>The West Indies big-hitter crashed a 10-ball 39 in an unbeaten stand of 53 off 13 deliveries with Tim David, who struck 45, to steer Mumbai to 234 for 5 at their home Wankhede Stadium.<br /></p>AFP
4/10:DC at bottom of the table
<p>Delhi finished on 205 for 8 despite Tristan Stubbs' unbeaten 25-ball 71. They slumped to the bottom of the 10-team table.<br /></p>TOI Sports
5/10:A win after hat-trick of defeats
<p>Five-time IPL winners Mumbai bounced back from their opening three losses in a relief for skipper Hardik Pandya, who has been booed by the fans on all venues after he replaced Rohit Sharma as captain ahead of this edition.<br /></p>PTI
6/10:Nortje taken to cleaners
<p>David smashed a six and four at the end of the 19th before Shepherd walloped Anrich Nortje for four sixes and two fours in the last over as Mumbai took 42 runs from the final eight balls.<br /></p>IANS
7/10:Perfect start
<p>Rohit (49) and Ishan Kishan (42) lay the foundations for the total in an 80-run opening stand before Axar Patel sent the two back in the pavilion with his left-arm spin.<br /></p>PTI
8/10:Suryakumar disappoints on return
<p>Returning batsman Suryakumar Yadav, who missed the first three losses to an injury lay-off, survived a toe-crushing yorker by Nortje on his first ball and then miscued the next delivery to mid-on for a two-ball duck.<br /></p>ANI
9/10:Hardik, David rescue act
<p>Mumbai lost another wicket before Pandya and David put on 60 to steady the innings and take the attack to the opposition ahead of Shepherd's explosive knock.<br /></p>AFP
10/10:Shaw show
<p>In reply, Prithvi Shaw hit 66 in his attempt to set up the chase after he lost opening partner David Warner out for 10 off Shepherd's seam bowling.<br /></p>PTIFollowing his team's first win, Pandya was seen singing 'Hare Rama, Hare Krishna' in a video shared by his brother Krunal Pandya. Earlier, he had performed pooja at Somnath Temple ahead of the Delhi Capitals match.
Krunal took to his social media platform to share the video, captioning it with 'Grateful'.
The video also garnered the attention of the Mumbai Indians opener Ishan Kishan who also commented on Krunal's post.
'Missed it,' said Ishan.
Mumbai Indians, who are eighth in the points table with one win and 3 defeats in 4 matches, will next face Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
