Suryakumar Yadav owned the night with a scintillating hundred as he paved the way for Mumbai Indians’ victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024. Having won just three matches in 11 outings before this, Mumbai Indians had their backs stacked against the wall. On top of that, a batting failure had seen them succumb to a loss at home in their last match. They were up against a side that had struck what is now the second-highest IPL total earlier this season. With every odds stacked against them, the five-time champions found a way to bounce back and hand the Sunrisers Hyderabad, one of the teams in contention to make the playoffs, a seven-wicket defeat. Probably such a performance, especially from the bat of Suryakumar Yadav, has come a bit late, but Indian cricket fans would be happy that it has arrived in time with the ICC T20 World Cup approaching. IPL 2024 Points Table Updated With Net Run Rate.
Having won the toss, Mumbai Indians opted to bowl first and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s fiery opening partnership between Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head yielded 56 runs before the former had to make his way back to the crease after edging behind to a Jasprit Bumrah delivery. Debutant Anshul Kamboj thought he had Travis Head only for the no-ball siren to go off and turn his happiness to gloom. He did manage to get the wicket of Mayank Agarwal, who made his comeback in this match. Mumbai Indians kept picking up wickets at regular intervals, not allowing the Sunrisers’ batting to gain any momentum whatsoever. Hardik Pandya (3/31) and Piyush Chawla (3/33) did the bulk of the damage in the middle overs before a 19-ball 37-run stand between Pat Cummins and Sanvir Singh saw the visitors post 173/8. Viral Moments From MI vs SRH IPL 2024 Match: Rohit Sharma’s Dejected Reaction, Suryakumar Yadav’s Flying Kiss and Other Highlights From Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Clash.
In response, Mumbai Indians’ lost their top three with just 31 runs on the board, giving fans a flashback of what happened at this venue against KKR few days ago. This time, though, Suryakumar did not fail to take his team over the line. He and Tilak Varma stitched an undefeated 143-run partnership off 79 balls, which helped Mumbai Indians chase down the target in 17.2 overs. Suryakumar completed the run chase with a six over covers which also fetched him a century, his second in the IPL off 51 balls, a knock that included 12 fours and six sixes. As Mumbai Indians gain confidence from this win, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s chances of finishing inside the top four took a blow and now they would look to do their best in the three remaining matches. MI vs SRH Memes Go Viral After Suryakumar Yadav’s Century Helps Mumbai Indians Beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024.
MI vs SRH IPL 2024 Stat Highlights
#Suryakumar Yadav scored his second IPL century
#It was also his sixth century in T20 cricket, the third-highest for an Indian after Rohit Sharma (8) and Virat Kohli (9)
#He also equalled Rohit Sharma’s tally of most hundreds for Mumbai Indians (2)
#His 143-run partnership is the highest partnership for the fourth wicket or lower for Mumbai Indians
#Mumbai Indians have lost the most wickets in the powerplay this season so far (25)
#This was the 12th century in IPL 2024, the joint-most scored in a season
Mumbai Indians will look to close out their campaign on a high as they face Kolkata Knight Riders next on May 11. Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, will take on Lucknow Super Giants on May 8 at home.
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