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IPL 2025: Jayawardene defends bold call to retire out Tilak in Mumbai's defeat vs Lucknow

Lucknow, April 5: In a bold tactical decision, Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene opted to retire out Tilak Varma during the closing moments of their steep 204-run chase against the Lucknow Super Giants on Friday night. With 24 runs needed off the final seven deliveries, Jayawardene pulled a football-style substitution, replacing Tilak—who had scored 25 off 23 balls—with Mitchell Santner in a desperate attempt to inject fresh momentum into the chase.