A yr in the past, Sunrisers Hyderabad registered what was then the highest ever complete in the IPL
(277 for 3) towards Mumbai Indians at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium right here. Little over a yr later in a rematch at the identical venue, the customer got here out on prime, chasing the modest 144-run goal with seven wickets and 26 balls to spare.
Trent Boult rocked the SRH batting line-up with an early burst.
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Put in to bat first, Travis Head was dismissed for a four-ball duck. His fellow lefties in the top-order, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan, fell quickly after and Sunrisers ended the PowerPlay with the lowest rating (24 for four) by any workforce this season.
Heinrich Klaasen then went about saving Sunrisers’ blushes, starting by dispatching Vignesh Puthur into the second tier past deep mid-wicket. He painstakingly received the rating previous the 50-run mark and took the assault to Hardik Pandya, smacking three boundaries and giving the house followers a motive to cheer.
Klaasen stitched a 99-run stand with Abhinav Manohar, mentioning his first half century of the season alongside the means. By the time the pair fell, SRH had tottered to a reasonable complete.
MI took an early blow in its chase when Ricketon received a forefront and Jaydev Unadkat, with momentum taking him in the wrong way, caught his left hand and took a wonderful catch.
Rohit Sharma, nevertheless, ensured the customer remained in management. His early most over deep further cowl off Unadkat underlined his consolation in what was as soon as his house venue in the IPL.
Rohit continued the place he left off towards Chennai Super Kings, registering his second half century in as many matches, the first time he has achieved so since 2016. With Net Run Rate (NRR) seemingly on his thoughts, he switched gears, highlighted by three fours off Harshal Patel in the 14th over.
When he lastly fell after chipping a yorker from Eshan Malinga to Abhishek Sharma at midwicket, the win was all however sealed, with Suryakumar Yadav tying it up neatly with a boundary over deep sq. leg.
MI’s triumph takes it to third on the desk whereas Sunrisers languish at the different finish in ninth, simply above all-time low Super Kings by advantage of NRR.
Published – April 23, 2025 11:57 pm IST
