SRH vs MI IPL 2024 Highlights: Suryakumar Yadav's special hundred as his disciplined bowling led to Mumbai Indians' seventh win…
Suryakumar smashed 102 off 51 balls in his second IPL 100, leading his team to an overwhelming victory in 17.2 overs. SRH had recovered to 173 for 8.
With this win, Mumbai Indians moved from the bottom of the points table to ninth place, while SRH remained in fourth place with 12 points from 11 games despite the loss.
Working together in the powerplay, the pair of Suryakumar and Tilak Varma (32 not out for 37) made a brilliant recovery with an unbeaten stand of 143 and an overall It depicts a great victory. Suryakumar's sensational knock included 12 fours and six sixes.
What's more, if Bhuvneshwar Kumar had not bowled the ball outside the leg stump in the fifth over and the veteran seamer had pinned Varma in front of the wicket, MI could have reduced it to 31/4. is.
Ishan Kishan (9) was once again wiped out early, but Naman Dil (0) withstood a nine-ball duck.
With his back to the wall, Suryakumar appointed Marco Jansen as his attacker and went to work collecting 22 runs at 26 and 24 from seven overs.
However, right after completing his 50 off 30 balls, Suryakumar was seen stretching and wincing in pain, presumably trying to heal the strain in his groin, which he had seen late last year. It was one of the reasons why he missed cricket for nearly four months.
But to his credit, the world's No. 1 T20 batsman hung on till the end to get MI over the line, hitting as many fours and boundaries as two sixes from the last four balls. I ended the game by saying “.
Apart from Suryakumar's struggles while batting, Rohit Sharma's decline in form also came to the fore as the Indian captain mistimed his dismissal after just four runs – four in the last five matches this IPL. It was his second single-digit score.
Pandya hit his stride early in the first half ahead of the T20 World Cup, with veteran Chawla also picking up three wickets as Mumbai Indians restricted Sunrisers Hyderabad to a below-average total.
Pandya found the rhythm and momentum to come back with 4-0-31-3, while Chawla (4-0-33-3) produced an impactful performance that troubled the SRH batting line-up.
However, it is to his credit that SRH captain Pat Cummins hit a 17-ball 35 (2x4s, 2x6s) late in the innings to cross the 150-run mark.
In complete contrast to the last time these teams met earlier in this IPL when SRH smashed 277/3, Mumbai's bowlers struggled as the usually free-flowing batsmen struggled with momentum and lacked initiative. I couldn't really bother him.
Travis Head led the way with 48 runs, while skipper Pat Cummins bowled 17 quick balls for 35 not out.