Sunrisers Hyderabad won a low scoring thriller against Mumbai Indians by 31 runs. This is now the second lowest total to be defended in IPL history.
Opting to bowl first, Mumbai Indians did a wonderful job to reduce the star-studded batting lineup of Sunrisers for just 118 runs. Williamson and Pathan scored 29 runs each, being the highest scorers for them.
Right from the start, Mumbai looked so inconsistent in their chase. Lewis and Ishan weren”t able to make an impact on the scorecard. Though Suryakumar and Krunal batted well, it couldn”t stop them from an embarrassing defeat.
The middle order yet again failed as Rohit and Pollard displayed poor batting performances at home.
Hardik “s poor finishing skills cost the game for Mumbai as he scored just 3 runs off 19 deliveries and this slow inning from the no:7 batsmen came out of the box.
It is to be noted that Bhuvaneshwar and Billy stanlake weren”t a part of the squad. Nabi, Sandeep Sharma, Basil Thampi and Kaul bowled beautifully along with their spin heads Shakib and Rashid to clinch two vital points for the team.
Rashid ended with figures of 2/11 while Kaul”s scalps played an integral role in scripting the win.
Twitter went crazy as Mumbai Indians lost the match on mentor Sachin”s birthday.
Though it trolled Mumbai brutally, a lot of wishes poured on Kane Williamson who led his team to victory without frontline bowlers :
Outstanding defence from the @SunRisers . Without Bhuvi, defending 118 against a MI line up with superstars is an exceptional effort. Am very impressed with Sid Kaul who has been so consistent in the death overs. For Mumbai, it looks difficult to comeback after this #MIvSRH
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 24, 2018
Not the ideal birthday present for @sachin_rt : but then the master blaster belongs to India, not to a single franchise. Will always see him as the ultimate Indian icon, not just a Mumbai Indian brand ambassador! #MIvSRH
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) April 24, 2018
Contrary to laws of nature, the sun has risen in the west .. Wow @SunRisers – some comeback that! This one would hurt MI .. #MIvSRH
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) April 24, 2018
Sunrisers Hyderabad Beat Mumbai Indians By 31 Runs Despite Having A Low Score Of 118. Unbelievable Effort By Great #SRH Bowlers. 💪🙏😇 #MIvsSRH #MIvSRH #SRHvMI
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) April 24, 2018
One of the best bowling performances you'll see. Each bowler getting his A game to the field. Tough for a team to recover from this kind of loss #MIvSRH
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) April 24, 2018
Hardik Pandya Needs To Focus More On His Cricket Than His Hair. #MIvsSRH #MIvSRH #SRHvMI
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) April 24, 2018
19 balls 3 runs by hardik pandya
What a test record in T20 😂😂😂 while chasing 118
Where are the MSD haters?
Finisher role is not easy#VIVOIPL #MIvSRH @ChennaiIPL— chill venu (@chillvenu) April 24, 2018
Star plus nayi such award should go to hardik pandya as he played test innings in a t20 match. #MIvSRH
— Duncan James (@freak_adventure) April 24, 2018
A team that has Hardik Pandya at 7 is struggling to score 118 at the Wankhede….who would’ve thought 🤐 #MIvSRH #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 24, 2018
Looking at the performance of Mumbai Indians this year, Deepika Padukone and other GoIbibo users can max go to Juhu beach. #IPL
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) April 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/VinayShekawat/status/988849212463894529?s=20
SRH becomes first team to bowl out Mumbai Indians for less than 100 twice in IPL history…
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 24, 2018
Hardik Pandya faced 17 odd balls because he was waiting for perfect delivery to get out. WHAT. A. LEGEND. #MIvSRH
— Bhanu Gowda (@Ambhanugowda1) April 24, 2018
@mipaltan just showed us how someone can lose from the win win situation. Keep it up Boys. 👏👏😂 #MIvSRH
— Aakash Agrawal (@smashaakash) April 24, 2018
For all the CSK fans who are trolling MI, Mumbai Indians still has more number of trophies than your team does, also less number of match fixing and betting allegations. 😎
— 🇮🇳 (@Ojasism) April 24, 2018
Damn. Won't be able to see Mumbai Indians lose in the final over now. #MIvSRH
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) April 24, 2018
Mention Mumbai Indians' fans and say nothing..#MIvSRH #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/3OS8hdUMUW
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