Mumbai Indians once again showcased never give up attitude against Sunrises Hyderabad and won their second match of IPL 2021. For the second match in a row, the SRH batting choked under pressure and couldn’t capitalize on their fine start.
One Jonny Bairstow departed Mumbai Indians sensed an opportunity to come back in the match and they needed no second invitation. The defending champs were relentless with the ball and brilliant in the field which meant Sunrisers Hyderabad was always behind the game in the last 7-8 overs.
Mumbai Indians defeats Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai
The great bowling duo of Bumrah and Boult were at their best in the death overs as SRH fell short by 13 runs while chasing 151. In the middle overs, Rahul Chahar once again proved his doubters wrong by picking 3 wickets.
Hardik Pandya executed two brilliant run-outs including that of SRH skipper David Warner which proved to be the turning point. Eventually, Sunrisers Hyderabad lost their third match of IPL 2021 and remain the only side with no wins this season.
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Meanwhile here’s what the winning skipper of Mumbai Indians Rohit Sharma and David Warner said in the post-match presentation. Meanwhile, for his impactful knock of 35 from 22 balls which took MI to a total of 150, Kieron Pollard was announced as the player of the match.
“I don’t know how to take that. Obviously disappointing. Two of us were set but it proves that if you don’t bat deep, you can’t win. That was my game-plan, a great piece of fielding from Hardik though. But that’s the game of cricket. These are very much chaseable targets, if you get a partnership and if there is one person at the end, you can chase it down. The guys need to play smart cricket in the middle, the bowlers have been fantastic and this wicket was slower than the previous wickets that we have played. You gotta learn from mistakes and it’s our responsibility at the top to bat deep”, said Warner.
“It was a great effort from the bowling unit. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy. On that pitch, when you’re bowling well, it’s not easy. I thought it was a good score on that pitch. You saw from both the teams, trying to capitalise on the powerplay. Having said that, I think we can bat better in the middle overs. All these guys have played a lot of cricket on pitches like these. So, there are areas to work on. At the same time, don’t want to be too harsh on the guys. I think the pitch gets slower and slower. Rahul was turning the ball in his fourth over, which was the 12th or 13th over. That doesn’t happen in Mumbai. The ball was reversing as well”, said Rohit.
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“The situation of the game (dictates the batting order). We always have to be padded up. It’s nice to see other guys also delivering, so not much pressure. Those runs at the end really helped us. You have to decide your strong areas (on such pitches) and see what you can do. We have to find ways. It was good to see the team finding a way to scrap a win. Hopefully this can take us through. Of course, when it’s coming out well (in bowling), you want to but I’m happy doing what the team wants”, said Pollard.
