Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI) were playing in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader. Hyderabad won the toss and asked Mumbai to bat first on a slow pitch of Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Mumbai found them in a spot of bother immediately as their top-three went back in the hut inside the first 10 overs. Kieron Pollard tried his best to take Mumbai’s total to 136/7 in 20 overs.
In response, Hyderabad openers were poor with the bat and their openers failed to give them a 50+ opening stand for the first time in this season. Jonny Bairstow got out to Rahul Chahar while David Warner was cleaned up by Alzarri Joseph, who was breathing fire on debut. Joseph ripped SRH’s batting lineup apart and registered the best IPL figures. Hyderabad got all out for just 96 runs and handed Mumbai a 40-run victory.
Watch – Pollard ripped SRH bowlers in the last two overs
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Kieron Pollard (MI)
When every Mumbai batsmen got out leaving their team in tatters, big West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard played a gem of innings. He unleashed his beast mode in death overs to score 39 runs in the final two overs. Pollard scored unbeaten 46 runs in just 26 balls, where he hit two fours and four towering sixes. This was his efforts which took Mumbai’s total to 136/7.
Rahul Chahar (MI)
Young leg-spinner played a crucial role in Mumbai’s 40-run victory. First, he scored important 10 runs with the bat when every batsman got out. He then returned to grab two important wickets with the ball. Chahar gave Mumbai their first breakthrough with Jonny Bairstow’s wicket. His second wicket was Yusuf Pathan, which tilted the momentum in Mumbai’s favour.
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Alzarri Joseph (MI)
West Indies’ young pace was the star for Mumbai during this win. Making his debut, Joseph bowled in-form David Warner on his very first ball. He dismissed five more batsmen to register the best bowling figures in the history of Indian Premier League. His spell of 3.4-1-12-6 crushed Hyderabad’s batting lineup for just 96 runs.
