This season of Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen many things in these two weeks – from mankading to statistical changes. Two of the best teams- Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad faced each other on Saturday; where Mumbai claimed a convincing win over Hyderabad. Though it was unimaginable for the Hyderabad fans as the openers David Warner and Jonny Bairstow have been in a formidable form. But Alzarri Joseph’s 6-wicket haul in his debut IPL match dismantled Hyderabad batting line up.
Mumbai Indians also faced a batting dismal as they were 97/7 after 18 overs. But Kieron Pollard’s unbeaten 26-ball 46 powered Mumbai to 136/8. David Warner and Jonny Bairstow got dismissed within the powerplay which didn’t happen in previous four matches. The match clearly showed that if Hyderabad’s openers fail to contribute, middle-order cannot win the game on their own.
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However, the game showed some interesting stats as well:
Sunrisers’ lowest total ever:
96 – This is the lowest ever total by Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL. The previous lowest total was 113 which also came against the same team in Hyderabad in 2015.
137 – This is the lowest target in IPL that SRH failed to chase down. Before that, only once SRH has failed to chase down the target. They failed to chase 149-run against RPS in 2017 in Hyderabad.
136 – This is the third lowest IPL total that Mumbai defended comfortably. Earlier, they did it against Pune Warriors in 2012 (120) and against RPS in 2017 (129) in Hyderabad.
11-year-old IPL record broke:
6/12 – Alzarri Joseph’s debut IPL bowling 6/12 are the best figure in the history of IPL. He broke the record of 6/14 by Sohail Tanvir for the Rajasthan Royals against Chennai Super Kings in 2008.
2 – Alzarri Joseph became the 2nd player to bag a 5-wicket haul on the debut in IPL. Earlier, Andrew Tye had a hat trick and had the figures of 5/17 in 2017 for the Gujarat Lions against Rising Pune Supergiant.
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6/12 – This is the 8th best bowling figures and the 4th best by a pace bowlers in the shortest format of the game. This is the best bowling analysis in India in the shortest format of the game. Earlier, Sohail Tanvir and Deepak Punia had the best figures in the 2008 IPL and in 2015 Domestic T20 tournament for Services respectively.
The last one:
1 – This was the first defeat for the Sunrisers Hyderabad when Mohammad Nabi was featured in game. Hyderabad won all their previous matches whenever Nabi played. Three matches in 2017, two matches in 2018 and two in this 12th edition
