To secure their third straight victory and move up two spots to sixth place on the standings, Mumbai Indians’ middle order pushed an above-par total of 192 against Sunrisers Hyderabad two days after their top order easily defeated a 186-run target against Kolkata Knight Riders on a slow pitch. Additionally, it was the second day in the IPL when a team successfully defended a total.
Mumbai’s bowlers, who were generally in control of the game and reduced the Sunrisers to 127 for 5 in the 14th over without the assistance of Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer, their key quick bowlers, will also give them confidence. Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, and Heinrich Klaasen scored significant runs but could not complete the task. With 20 needed to begin the final over, Arjun Tendulkar had the ball. A series of wide yorkers led to two wickets and only five runs scored.
The key players in Mumbai’s victory were Cameron Green and Tilak Varma, who put on an impressive partnership of 56 runs in only 28 balls to help Mumbai reach 83 runs in the last six overs. Green then bowled some tight overs to end with 1 for 29, including the crucial wicket of Aiden Markram.
Shades of a fightback before Sunrisers go down
Sunrisers were already behind the curve because runs were difficult to come by and because there was no dew to aid the bowlers. They received a significant lift when Heinrich Klaasen destroyed Chawla with two powerful pulls and two reverse sweeps for 4, 6, 6, and 4, but in the same over, after lowering the equation to 66 from 36, he subsequently gave a catch to long-on.
At that time, it was still within reach, but Meredith quickly dismissed Agarwal in a sparing over, and Jansen gave David his fourth catch of the game after hitting a couple of boundaries. After Washington gave Sunrisers’ hopes a second boost, his careless running provided David a chance, and the direct hit terminated Washington’s stay.
Mumbai Indians 192 for 5 (Green 64*, Kishan 38, Tilak Varma 37, Jansen 2-43) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 178 (Agarwal 48, Klaasen 36, Meredith 2-33, Behrendorff 2-37, Chawla 2-43) by 14 runs