Suryakumar’s explosive innings of 102 not out off 51 balls marked his second IPL century and helped his team register a resounding victory in just 17.2 overs. SRH had earlier recovered to 173 for eight.
The win lifted Mumbai Indians from the bottom of the table to ninth place, while SRH remain in fourth place with 12 points from 11 games despite the loss.
Suryakumar and Tilak Varma (37 not out in 32) combined in the powerplay with 31 runs in MI’s three games to finish with 143 runs The undefeated record resulted in a comprehensive victory. Suryakumar’s sensational knock included 12 fours and six sixes.
For that matter, if Bhuvneshwar Kumar had not bowled the ball outside leg stump in the fifth over and the veteran seamer Varma ) in front of the wicket, then the MI may be reduced to 31/4.
Ishan Kishan (9) again suffered an early death while Naman Dhir (0) suffered a nine-ball duck.
With their backs against the wall, Suryakumar picked Marco Jansen to attack and he started his work by scoring 22 runs in the seventh over with two sixes and two fours. .
But soon after he completed his 50 off 30 balls, Suryakumar was seen stretching and wincing in pain as he struggled to control a strain, possibly a groin strain – which has kept him sidelined since late last year One of the reasons why cricket is almost four months old.
However, to his credit, the world’s top-ranked T20 batsman held on till the end to end the match with a string of boundaries – two sixes and as many as fours in the last four balls .
Apart from Suryakumar’s struggles with the bat, Rohit SharmaThe form was also highlighted by the Indian skipper, who was dismissed for an error and managed just four runs – the fourth time in the past five games that he has scored in single digits in this IPL.
Earlier in the first half, Pandya regained his form ahead of the T20 World Cup and veteran Chawla also picked up three wickets as Mumbai Indians restricted Sunrisers Hyderabad to a below-par total.
Pandya found rhythm and momentum, returning with figures of 4-0-31-3, while Chawla (4-0-33-3) produced an impactful performance to give SRH the bat. Hands bring trouble.
However, to his credit, SRH Captain Pat Cummins A 17-ball 35 (2×4, 2×6) at the end of the innings helped them cross the 150-run mark.
In stark contrast to the last time these teams met earlier in the IPL, when SRH posted a score of 277/3, their usually free-flowing batsmen struggled for momentum and a lack of initiative meant they could never really Trouble for the Mumbai bowlers.
Travis Head scored 48 runs and captain Pat Cummins scored 35 not out off 17 quick balls.
(Inputs from PTI)
