Mohsin Khan reported that his father, Multan Khan, has been in the ICU for the previous ten days. Mohsin’s revelation came after the Lucknow Super Giants defeated the Mumbai Indians by five runs on Tuesday, May 16 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Mohsin Khan’s figures of 1 for 26 from 3 overs were critical in protecting 177 runs. Mohsin dedicated his victory to his father, who was discharged on Monday (May 15).
As per Mohsin Khan:
“My father got discharged from the ICU yesterday and he was in the hospital for the last 10 days. I did it for him, he would have been watching it on TV and would feel very happy.”
Mohsin Khan’s gameplan for the last over
Mohsin Khan was assigned with defending 11 runs in the last over against the Tim David and Cameron Green. Mohsin bowled a few of yorker balls and bowled at wider lengths in the last over to keep MI at bay, conceding 0,1,1,0,1,2.
“The plan was to execute what I did in practice and I executed. Even Krunal was talking to me and I told him the same. The run-up was the same, did not change it in the last over. I was trying to calm myself down, not look at the scoreboard and bowl the six balls well.”
“Since the wicket was gripping, I tried the slower ball, but I bowled two of those and then changed them to the yorker and it was reversing as well. It’s been a tough time as I was injured, playing after a year.”
The five-run victory over MI has allowed LSG to jump into third position in the rankings. However, LSG has not yet secured a playoff spot, and only a win over the Kolkata Knight Riders on May 20 would ensure their position in the last four.