Watch: Hardik Pandya loses his cool on Mohammed Shami for not attempting a catch

The 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League is picking up pace now as the things are getting spicier with each passing contest. The captains of the respective team are giving it all to lead their teams to a victory.

The new entrant Gujarat Titans’ captain Hardik Pandya has done a fair job so far; however, he was seen in an aggressive mode in their encounter against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Mohammed Shami dropped a catch in the match on which Hardik Pandya loses his cool.

Hardik Pandya loses his cool on Mohammed Shami

After winning 3 matches on the trot, Gujarat Titans faced their first defeat of IPL against Sunrisers Hyderabad, who registered their second win in a row. As the match progressed, things got tense and the GT skipper looked under pressure. Williamson frustrated the team further with his half-century. When the chance finally came to dismiss an SRH batsman, Shami dropped a catch which made Hardik Pandya loses his cool.

The incident came on the last delivery of the 13^th over when Rahul Tripathi was facing Hardik Pandya. The GT skipper was already hit for two maximums by Williamson on the second and third delivery of the over. Tripathi tried to steer the last ball and almost handed a catch to Shami who was patrolling at deep third man. To Pandya’s frustration, the fielder dropped the catch which irked the GT captain who hurled loud words full of angst.

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Eventually, Sunrisers Hyderabad won the match by 8 wickets owing to Williamson and Pooran’s brilliant knocks. After registering two successive victories, SRH has earned four crucial points and are on 8^th position on the points table. Their next fixture is against Kolkata Knight Riders on 15^th April. On the other hand, Gujarat Titans will be up against Rajasthan Royals on 14^th April.