Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Highlights: Sunrisers Hyderabad has defeated Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets. SRH has created history by achieving the fourth highest run chase in the history of the Indian Premier League. The MI team, after winning the toss, chose to bat and hit an ax in the foot as the ball started getting very wet in the second innings. Therefore Mumbai lost even after scoring 243 runs.
Fourth biggest run chase of IPL
Sunrisers Hyderabad has defeated Mumbai Indians by chasing the target of 244 runs. This is the fourth biggest run chase in the history of IPL and the second biggest run chase of Hyderabad team. In this match played at Wankhede ground, Mumbai, batting first, scored 243 runs on the basis of Ryan Rickleton’s historic innings of 123 runs. In reply, Hyderabad achieved this huge target with 8 balls remaining.
- 265 runs – Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals
- 262 runs – Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
- 246 runs – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings
- 244 runs – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians
How did SRH create history?
How Sunrisers Hyderabad was able to chase the record of 244 runs. First of all, Abhishek Sharma and Travis Ned laid the foundation of Hyderabad team’s victory by making an opening partnership of 129 runs. Abhishek played an inning of 45 runs in 24 balls. On the other hand, Travis Head definitely got a lease of life in the beginning of the innings, he took full advantage of it and played a quick inning of 76 runs in 30 balls.
Within 6 balls, SRH lost the wickets of Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Ishan Kishan. Just when it seemed as if Mumbai Indians would make a comeback, an 80-run partnership between Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy almost ended all MI’s hopes of victory. Klaasen returned unbeaten after scoring 65 runs in 30 balls. Salil Arora was also the hero of the victory of Hyderabad team, who played a cameo inning of 30 runs in 10 balls.
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