IPL 2020: MI Win Over SRH By 34 Runs

Sharjah: Mumbai Indians (MI) won the toss and elected to bat against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH). However, the early dismissal of MI skipper Rohit Sharma was a big jolt to the team and it set a winning target of 209 runs for SRH. With great bowling skills, MI bowlers restricted SRH batsmen and won the match by 34 runs. SRH scored 174 runs at a loss of 7 wickets.

Manish Pandey and David Warner added a fifty-plus stand for the second wicket after Sunrisers Hyderabad lost opener Jonny Bairstow to Trent Boult. However, Manish holed out to Kieron Pollard in the deep off the bowling of James Pattinson after putting on 60 runs for the second wicket with David Warner.

Trent Boult picked up the wicket of Kane Williamson which took SRH's three wickets down. James Pattinson picked up the all-important wicket of a set David Warner to deal Sunrisers Hyderabad a crucial blow. Priyam Garg also holed out to Rahul Chahar.

 Jasprit Bumrah picked up two wickets in the over to bring Mumbai Indians close to a win against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Quinton de Kock's 67 and Krunal Pandya's last over carnage helped Mumbai Indians (MI) score 208/5 on Sunday against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

MI's lower middle order of Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard and Krunal added a combined 61 runs for the fifth and sixth wickets in the last five overs.

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Krunal ended the innings with a six, consecutive fours and another six off the last over which started with Siddharth Kaul taking the wicket of Hardik.

MI captain Rohit Sharma was dismissed caught behind in the very first over of the match off Sandeep Sharma after hitting a six. His opening partner de Kock, who had failed to make a significant impact on a game before Sunday, anchored the innings for the first 10 overs. He put up 42 runs for the second wicket with Suryakumar Yadav before scoring 78 runs for the third with Ishan Kishan.

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de Kock was dismissed by Rashid Khan after which Pollard and Hardik went about trying to get MI close to the 200-run mark. Krunal's last over heroics pushed them over that line. However, this remains the lowest first innings total that has been scored this season in Sharjah and the second lowest score at this ground overall.

(With Agency Inputs)