Bowlers Shone As SRH Outsmart MI

Sunrisers Hyderabad stunned Mumbai Indians by handed them a 31 runs defeat at packed Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Tuesday (April 24). Chasing a modest target of 119, proved to be a hard nut to crack as they bowled out on the lowest total of VIVO IPL 2018. It was yet another heartbreak for MI as they collapsed to their fifth defeat in six matches. SRH again proved why they are regarded as best bowling attack of IPL after defending the second-lowest total of IPL history.

How MI made the mess of it



Chasing 119, should never that difficult for the power-packed Mumbai Indians. But some excellent bowling and poor shot selection made this chase difficult for them.

Evin Lewis, who struggled against swinging balls throughout in this IPL, got out to Sandeep Sharma's out swinging ball. He made only 5 off 9 balls. Ishan Kishan, who played blitzing innings in the previous game, caught out by Deepak Hooda while trying to hit over long off to Mohammed Nabi. Kishan couldn't open his account after playing 3 balls. Rohit Sharma's poor form, despite one inning of 94 against RCB, continued in this match as he caught in slip by Shikhar Dhawan of Shakib's ball. After losing 3 down on 22, MI needed a partnership. Suryakumar Yadav and Krunal Pandya played sensibly. Krunal hit 3 fours to Siddarth Kaul. After putting 40-run stand for the 4th wickets, Krunal got LBW to Rashid Khan. Umpire gave it not out but confident Rasid reviewed it and got him out. The wicket of Krunal open the door again for SRH, and this time they tightened the screw this time by picking Pollard and Yadav in two successive overs and followed McClenaghan and Markande in next over. After 16 overs, MI were 80 for 8. But Hardik Pandya was still at the crease. He played maiden over of Rashid Khan of 17th over of innings. But the pressure was building, Hardik played in the air and caught by Basil Thump at mid off. With Hardik's wicket, MI's last hope had also been gone, and bowled out on 87 in 18.5 overs.

How good SRH was with ball



Outstanding, after putting the disappointing show with the bat, SRH came hard on MI with the ball. Rasid Khan was the star with the ball yet again. He conceded only 11 runs in 4 overs and picked two big wickets of Krunal and Pollard. Sandeep Sharma was excellent with the new ball. He was troubling Lewis regularly and in the end got him out. His spell 3-0-9-1 was outstanding at the beginning of the innings. Kaul and Shakib were also good and shared 4 wickets with each other.

What positive can take MI from this defeat

Despite suffered batting collapse, MI's bowling was up to mark. Mitchell McClenaghan was outstanding with the new ball. He picked two wickets and conceded 22 runs in 3 overs. Young Mayank Markande continued to impress with his mystery balls. He picked two wickets and conceded 15 runs in 3 overs and he also regained Purple Cap (Leading wicket taker). While batting Suryakumar Yadav played sensibly in his shorts of 34 off 38 balls and shone good character in difficult situations. And also their Fielding was much improved than their previous games.



Where both teams stand now in points table

SRH with this fourth win in six games, found themselves in top 3 with 8 points. On the other hand, MI reduced to 7th spot after 5th loss in 6 matches.

Rasid Khan awarded Man Of The Match for his match-winning spell and Kane Williamson received Orange Cap (leading run-getter).

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