Cricket News India – MI vs SRH: Defiant Mumbai Indians ousted Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets to seize a critical victory in view of the Playoffs. With this victory, Mumbai Indians have climbed to the fourth position in the standings and will now be dependent on Royal Challengers Bangalore for their qualification. If Bangalore loses against Gujarat Titans tonight, Mumbai will directly seal a playoff berth. Mumbai’s victory has eliminated Rajasthan Royals out of the ongoing edition of the championship.
Winning the toss at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma made an exemplary decision to bowl first. Batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad thrashed the Mumbai bowlers to post a contemplating total of 200/5 runs in their first innings of 20 overs. Hyderabad was off to a fascinating start as opening batsman Vivrant Sharma (69) and Mayank Agarwal (83) powered a magnificent 140-runs stand for the first wicket. The middle-order could not effectively capitalize on the solid start as wickets continued to tumble at regular intervals.
In the end, a couple of vital cameos from Heinrich Klaasen (18) and Aiden Markram (13) helped Sunrisers Hyderabad to reach the 200-run mark. For Mumbai Indians, Akash Madhwal starred in the bowling attack with a stunning bowling performance as he scalped 4 wickets for 37 runs. Chris Jordan chipped in a wicket apiece.
Green’s ton helped Mumbai to chase the target in 18 overs
Chasing a mammoth target of 201-runs, Mumbai Indians were off to a sluggish start after losing Ishan Kishan (14) early on in the innings. Cameron Green (100)* and Rohit Sharma (56) then came in to the rescue and anchored a scintillating match-winning partnership of 128-runs for the second wicket. Green was the pioneer of Mumbai’s heroic run-chase as he played a pivotal knock. He stitched another sizzling 52-runs partnership alongside Suryakumar Yadav (25)* as Mumbai hunted the target in only 18 overs.
For Sunrisers Hyderabad, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar (1/26) and Mayank Dagar (1/37) were the only wicket takers as Mumbai completely dominated the Orange Army. Sunrisers Hyderabad unfortunately ended last in the 2023 edition of the championship.
MI vs SRH: Brief Scores
SRH 200/3 (Mayank 83; Madhwal 4-27) lost to MI 201/2 in 18 overs (Green 100*, Rohit 56) by 8 wickets
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