MI vs SRH: Jasprit Bumrah, Nitish Rana heroics guide Mumbai Indians to victory
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians produced an all-round performance on Wednesday night, to record a four-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad, with more than an over remaining, at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
The hosts got off to a good start, as they stifled the runs at the top of the SRH batting order. Although David Warner (49) and Shikhar Dhawan (48) came out all guns blazing, clever field-placing by MI skipper Rohit Sharma helped them stifle the run-flow, which eventually led to wickets falling at regular intervals.
While Harbhajan singh did the damage at the top of the SRH batting order, Jasprit Bumrah popped-up with three wickets in the end, to finish the innings with figures of 3-24; this helped MI restrict SRH to a modest total of 158-8.
Parthiv Patel played a crucial innings at the top of the order for MI, scoring 39 off 24 balls, while Nitish Rana took the initiative in the middle overs with a well-paced 45 off 36 balls. He was well supported by Krunal Pandya, who notched-up a quick-fire 37 off 20 balls.
Although Rana and Krunal could not see MI through to the finish line, they ensured that Hardik Pandya and Harbhajan Singh did not even have to break sweat, as MI waltzed their way to the victory.
Scorecard:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 158-8 from 20 overs (David Warner: 49, Shikhar Dhawan: 48; Jasprit Bumrah 3-24, Harbhajan Singh 2-23)
Mumbai Indians: 159-6 from 18.4 overs (Nitish Rana: 45, Parthiv Patel: 39; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3-21, Rashid Khan 1-19)
MI: 159-6 from 18.4 overs
And that's the end of that. Harbhajan Singh nudges the ball onto the leg side, to hand Mumbai Indians the 4-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad.
MI: 155-6 from 18 overs
WICKET! Bhuvi cleans up Nitish Rana's stumps, as the southpaw tries to make some room. However, its too little too late now, for SRH. He becomes the highest wicket-taker in this season's IPL, with this wicket.
MI: 149-5 from 17.1 overs
WICKET! Bhuvneshwar Kumar picks up another wicket, but its too little too late now. MI are inches away from the finish line. Krunal Pandya goes looking for the big finish, but fails to clear the ropes, as Ben Cutting takes a simple catch in the deep.
MI: 121-4 from 15 overs
It may just be getting interesting here. MI still look like they have it all in control. However, SRH have managed to pick up their fourth wicket, and that could put some pressure on the home side. The dew factor could help MI in this regard though.
Rashid Khan caps off a brilliant day with the ball, bowling out his 4 overs with figures of 1-19 at a miserly economy rate of 4.75.
MI: 111-4 from 13.4 overs
WICKET! Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets an important breakthrough. Pollard goes for the pull against a slower bouncer, and hits it straight at Shikhar Dhawan at square leg.
MI: 79-3 from 9.4 overs
WICKET! Just as it looked like Parthiv Patel was set for a big score, the wicketkeeper batsman throws it away, with a lofted straight drive. His mis-timed shot went straight down the throat of Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
MI: 42-2 from 5 overs
WICKET! Another one bites the dust! Rashid Khan traps Rohit Sharma lbw with a googly.
MI: 28-1 from 3.1 overs
WICKET! Jos Buttler dances down the track to make some room, but completely misses Nehra's delivery, which crashes into the stumps.
SRH: 158-8 from 20 overs
Bumrah bowls a fantastic last over. Not only did he pick up two wickets, but he also conceded 5 runs from that over. Mumbai Indians will feel that they have done well to restrict Sunrisers Hyderabad to this total.
SRH: 155-8 from 19.4 overs
WICKET! Bumrah uses the slower ball to pick up 2 wickets at the fag end of the game. Naman Ojha and Bhuvneshwar Kumar depart.
SRH: 147-6 from 18.1 overs
WICKET! Two wickets fall in quick succession. First Bumrah breaches Ben Cutting's defence, and then Vijay Shankar lobs a slower ball by Malinga straight to Nitish Rana at point.
SRH: 123-4 from 15.3 overs
WICKET! MI wickets are falling like a house of cards now. Hardik Pandya cleans up Yuvraj's stumps with a straight delivery.
SRH: 118-3 from 15 overs
WICKET! Brilliant bowling from McClenaghan. Gets the dangerous Shikhar Dhawan with a peach of a yorker. Dhawan missed, and the ball hit the base of his leg-stump.
SRH: 81-1 from 10.2 overs
WICKET! Important breakthrough for MI. Warner looked set to launch into the overdrive, but Harbhajan gets him. Warner went for the switch-hit, and mis-timed his shot, and lobbed it behind the wicket. PArthiv Patel did well to take a diving catch.
SRH: 75-0 from 10 overs
David Warner looks like he is in the mood to score some big runs today. The Aussie has belted 7 boundaries, while Dhawan has hit the only six of the innings so far. Warner, incidentally, has climbed above KKR’s Chris Lynn to the top of the highest run-getter’s spot.
SRH: 26-0 from 5 overs
SRH have made a steady start to their innings. Rohit Sharma has been smart with his choice of bowlers, starting with veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh. There was a moment when Harbhajan thought they had Warner stumped, but replays showed that the SRH skipper had his foot just behind the crease.
Teams:
Mumbai Indians XI: Parthiv Patel (wk), Jos Buttler, Nitish Rana, Rohit Sharma (c), Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah
Sunrisers Hyderabad XI: David Warner (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Naman Ojha (wk), Ben Cutting, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Ashish Nehra, Mustafizur Rahman
Toss:
Mumbai Indians have won the toss, and have decided to field first.
Mumbai: After a mixed start to their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign, Mumbai Indians are set to welcome the Sunrisers Hyderabad into their home ground, as they attempt to get back into the top four positions in the IPL table.
MI, who have played two matchs, have lost one and won the other. Led by Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai Indians will be looking to get their second victory under their belt, against the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The return of strike pace bowler Lasith Malinga certainly seems to have helped the Mumbaikars, as they produced a fine bowling performance to launch them to their first win, against Kolkata Knight Riders, on Sunday.
Meanwhile, defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad carried their form from last season forward, winning both of their first two games against Royal Challengers Banglaore, and Gujarat Lions.
