Daniel Sams: Focusing on what I do really well rather than the batter worked
The Mumbai Indians allrounder on his comeback to the playing XI and on his contributions with bat and ball
06/05Result
51st Match (N), Indian Premier League at Mumbai, May 6 2022
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![Mumbai Indians]( "Mumbai Indians")
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![Gujarat Titans]( "Gujarat Titans")
172/5 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
06/05Result
51st Match (N), Indian Premier League at Mumbai, May 6 2022
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![Mumbai Indians]( "Mumbai Indians")
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![Gujarat Titans]( "Gujarat Titans")
172/5 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
Runorder: Should the IPL consider having five teams in the playoffs instead of four
Ravi Shastri, Dan Vettori, Ian Bishop, Piyush Chawla, Venky Mysore and Raunak Kapoor discuss
Bishop: I'm struggling to understand Gill's role at times
Ian Bishop and Daniel Vettori on the Gujarat Titans opener's slump in form
Bishop: Mumbai have to own up to mistake of dropping David
Ian Bishop and Daniel Vettori on Mumbai's decision to not give the batter an extended run earlier in the season
Are Pollard's powers on the wane?
Ian Bishop and Daniel Vettori on Pollard's struggles this IPL
Vettori, Bishop laud Sams' execution of slower balls
The left-arm seamer defended eight off the last over to deny Gujarat Titans
Should the Titans be worried about their top-two spot?
Ian Bishop and Daniel Vettori on Titans' recent slip-ups as the race for playoffs hots up
Should Mumbai persist with the same playing XI? Is Hardik Pandya's form with the bat a worry?
Daniel Vettori and Piyush Chawla on the big questions ahead of the match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians
Match Coverage
All Match NewsDaniel Sams uses time out of the team 'to focus and reflect on what I do well'
"I noticed that in those two games [early in the season], I wasn't really committing to what I do really well. I was more thinking about the batter," says Mumbai allrounder
Sams defends eight in last over after Rohit, David knocks
Gujarat Titans fell short in the last over and lost their second game in a row
'He hadn't eaten lunch for a year' - The sacrifices of Kumar Kartikeya Singh
The 24-year old left-arm spinner from Uttar Pradesh has had to cross thousands of hurdles to fulfill his dream of playing cricket
Is Tim David ready to take the baton from Kieron Pollard for Mumbai Indians?
After the veteran scratched around, his mind seemingly clouded, Mumbai Indians' new recruit was all poise and confidence as he fashioned a late flourish
Mumbai Indians look to put bowling woes aside against Gujarat Titans
For Titans, it will be about how they gather themselves back after a batting failure
