During the 23rd match of the 11th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Mumbai, Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians by 31 runs in a low-scoring encounter.
After Rohit Sharma put Sunrisers Hyderabad in to bat, the visitors lost wickets at regular intervals, which didn’t help their case at all. Hyderabad got bundled out for an underwhelming 118-10 in 18.1 overs.
In reply, Mumbai Indians too failed to stage a substantial opening partnership. Even the home team lost wickets at regular intervals which eventually led to their downfall. The increasing number of dismissals and the required run rate made the chances of them winning the match bleak. Eventually, they scored 87-10 in 18.5 overs.
Now, we will look at the hits and flops players in this match.
Hits
Mitchell McClenaghan (MI) – Opening the bowling for the Indians alongside Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell McClenaghan drew first blood as he picked up the first two wickets of for his team. McClenaghan dismissed Shikhar Dhawan and Wriddhiman Saha in the first over that he bowled. He ended up with bowling figures of 3-0-22-2.
Siddarth Kaul (SRH) – Siddarth Kaul was introduce into the bowling as the second change bowler who bowled his first over right after the powerplay finished. Despite Krunal Pandya hitting him for three fours in his second over, Kaul made sure that he picked up wickets in situations when his team needed them the most. To brush off Mumbai’s tail, he dismissed McClenaghan (0) and Mayank Markande (0) in third over. Hardik Pandya (3) became his third victim as he completed match figures of 4-0-23-3.
Rashid Khan (SRH) – After a couple of below par matches, it was vital for Rashid Khan to get into his groove in a bid to build some confidence. Adjourned as the ‘Man of the Match’ for registering bowling figures of 4-1-11-2, this spell would have worked for him in the most appropriate manner. In a situation where the opposition required 39 runs in 24 balls, he bowled a maiden over, something which is unbelievable to hear in this format.
Flops
Shikhar Dhawan (SRH) – Coming back off an injury, Shikhar Dhawan was seen in danger of doing damage to his foot in this match. In which was an infamous match for him with the bat in hand, he ended up scoring 5 (6) with the help of one four.
Rohit Sharma (MI) – It was expected of Rohit Sharma to guide his team through this low-scoring match. His reason of batting down the order at No. 4 was the provide balance to the line-up. Today was a situation where his needed that balance, but just couldn’t find it. He ended up scoring 2 (6).
Hardik Pandya (MI) – Hardik Pandya might have had a considerably better time with the ball in hand. When his turn to bat arrived, the younger of the Pandya brothers struggled big time. He ended up scoring 3 (19) in a chase where a couple of blows from his side would have changed the course of the match.
